Golden Palace Hotel Resort and Spa, is a 5-star grand luxury hotel in

Tsaghkadzor Tsaghkadzor ( hy, Ծաղկաձոր) is a spa town and urban municipal community, as well as one of the most popular health resorts in Armenia, located north of the capital Yerevan in the Kotayk Province. According to the 2011 census, the town has a ...

, a popular

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and health resort in

Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...

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. It was opened in 2013 and is operated by the

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n ''Luxury Group'' organization. With 120 guestrooms, the Golden Palace Hotel is the largest hotel in Armenia outside the capital Yerevan.

History and location

The 5-story domed Golden Palace Hotel was officially opened on 2 March 2013, with the presence of president

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

. It is the second hotel opened by the Golden Palace LLC in Armenia, after the Golden Palace Yerevan (later turned into Radisson Blu Yerevan). The Golden Palace Hotel Resort and Spa is located on a hill near Mount Teghenis of the Tsaghkunyats mountain range, approximately 2100 meters above sea level, around 55 km north of the capital

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

. The resort is adjacent to the Tsaghkadzor ski resort and the Tsaghkadzor ski lift, on 34/1 Tandzaghbyur Street. The Tsaghkadzor Olympic Sports Complex is also very close to the resort. The hotel is the only officially recognized ''5-star Grand Luxury Hotel'' in the region.

Features

The hotel has 120 guestrooms, including 26 suites (with royal and presidential suites). The hotel is home to 4 conference halls (''Grand'' hall, ''Tsaghkadzor'' hall, ''Hayk the Great'' hall, and ''Hayk the Small'' hall), a health and spa centre, an indoor swimming pool, an indoor tennis court, and a large billiards hall. The hotel is topped with a gold-coloured central dome, while the building is covered with white marble. Inside the dome of the hotel, the work of renowned artist ''Ruben Yeghiazaryan'' could be seen painted on the ceiling. The hotel has 2 restaurants and a cigar bar. With its unique design, the lobby bar of the hotel is the largest in Armenia.

Casino

Tsaghkadzor is among the 4 towns of Armenia that are allowed to accommodate gambling houses and activities in urban settlements. The Golden Palace Hotel is home to the "Senator Casino", one of the few elite casinos in Armenia. It has 3 game halls: large, VIP and private. The "Senator Golden Palace" casino is among the largest entertainment centers in Armenia.

Notable events

Golden Palace Tsaghkadzor hosted the 2015

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between 18 and 29 April 2015. The opening ceremony of the championship took place in the large lobby of the hotel with an artistic performance attended by the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan (who is also the president of the Armenian Chess Federation), the

president

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (russian: link=no, Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов, ; Kalmyk: Үлмҗин Кирсән, ''Ülmcin Kirsən'', ; born 5 April 1962) is a Russian business oligarch, administrator and po ...

, and the delegates of the 10 participant countries. The event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the

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which had its reflection in the opening ceremony. The

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national team had eventually won the title.

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