The Wyndham Hotel Group has announced the opening of Ramada's first hotel in Russia, the 156-room Ramada Yekaterinburg.

Owned by Mayak Corporation and managed by Sophos Hotels, the property is the brand's fifth hotel to open in a new market in the past year and gives the brand a presence in 48 countries. Situated 3.5 miles from Kotsovo International Airport, the six-storey hotel comprises 132 guestrooms, 24 suites and six cottage apartments, plus business and fitness centres, heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, a full-service restaurant, three bars and a night club.

Rooms feature high-speed wireless internet access and 32in flat-screen televisions. Yekaterinburg-based Mayak Corporation is a private construction and property development company, most recently working with Wyndham Hotel Group to develop a presence in the Central and Eastern Europe hotel market.

Switzerland-based Sophos Hotels is a privately held hotel management company currently managing over a dozen hotels throughout Central and Eastern Europe, including the Days Inn at Lourdes, France.