Domina Hotels, the Milan-based company, is to open six new properties in Russia this year.

The 108-bedroom St Petersburg hotel will boast a restaurant, a bar, a fitness centre and a spa.

The Novosibirsk hotel will feature 250 rooms, as well as two restaurants (one of which will be panoramic), a bar, a fitness centre, a sauna and spa.

The Lipetsk property will have 160 rooms, with a fitness area, sauna and spa.

The 165-bedroom Tyumen site will feature two restaurants (again, one of which will be panoramic), meeting and event rooms, a bar, a fitness suite and a spa.

The hotel in Russia’s westernmost city, Kaliningrad, will boast 180 bedrooms, a restaurant, a bar, meetings rooms, a fitness centre, a sauna and a spa.

Finally, the 150-bedroom Tomsk site will boast a restaurant, a bar, meeting rooms and a fitness suite.