The hotel “Rostoshi” was presented to the administration of Orenburg: now it is a municipal facility

This asset has been sold several times. At the beginning of last year, the hotel was planned to be sold at an auction at an initial price of almost 125 million rubles - the seller was Our Gorodok LLC, the founders of which are Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg LLC and Clinic of Industrial Medicine LLC. The lot included a four-storey building with an area of 3715.6 square meters, a land plot of almost 10 thousand square meters, a boiler room, engineering networks and 644 positions of movable property. The second attempt at sale was in December last year: the seller was already Ozon LLC, the initial price was reduced by almost 23 million to 102,076 million rubles. But even then, the complex was removed from the auction. As a result, the owner got rid of the asset, giving it to the city hall

Between Ozon LLC and the Administration, a donation agreement was concluded from 02.09.2026, on the basis of which the property located at the address: Orenburg, the village of Rostoshi, 26 Tsvetnoy Boulevard St., was transferred to the ownership of the municipality of the city district "Orenburg". According to subparagraph 4.1 of paragraph 4 of the gift agreement, the terms of the contract, agreements to it, as well as information regarding the progress of its execution and the results obtained, are confidential and are not subject to disclosure, Orenday said.

According to the mayor’s office, now the building of the hotel “Rostoshi” is fixed on the right of operational management for the municipal autonomous institution “Center for the Promotion of Tourism Development of the City of Orenburg”. It is a new institution registered on October 2, 2026. The main profile of its activities is related to consulting and informing in the field of tourism. Nikolai Safonov, who previously headed the ICP “Orenburg Passenger Transportation”, was appointed UIA Director. When asked whether Rostoshi will remain a hotel or be used for another purpose, the mayor’s office said: “The use of this object is planned in accordance with the statutory activities of the institution.”.

The hotel itself explained that in connection with the change of ownership, they do not yet accept guests, but this is due exclusively to legal procedures - registration is underway. They are sure that soon the complex will work again, at least this position was voiced to the team.

The story with the hotel "Rostoshi" looks unusual: instead of selling at auction, albeit with a reduced price, the owner simply gave the complex of the city hall. This decision seems logical, considering that twice to sell the object failed. Now the hotel has been transferred to the operational management of a new institution - the Center for Tourism Development, registered just a month before the transaction. Formally, this corresponds to the statutory activity, but the question remains how the complex will be used: as a hotel, as a tourist center or otherwise. The hotel itself says that the reception of guests is suspended due to legal procedures, and promises a quick return to work. However, the gift agreement contains a confidentiality clause, which does not allow you to know the details of the transaction. For the city, this acquisition can become both a useful asset and an additional burden on the budget, if the maintenance of the complex is more expensive than the income from it. For now, it remains to be seen whether prices for rooms and sauna visits will decrease after the hotel becomes municipal property.

Do you think the administration should develop the hotel business, or would it be better to transfer such an asset to a private investor who could manage it effectively?