The “House with Lions” situated next to St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg, Russia, has reopened as the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace following a multi-million redevelopment.

This unique project is a modern replica of the famous Hotel Moskva from the 1930s, with an identical façade constructed on the site of the original building, which was demolished in 2002.

The hotel will offer 175 rooms and suites and a four-storey spa complex that will open late 2013.

Constructed within a triangular courtyard of the original palace, the spa is dedicated to relaxation and rejuvenation.

The Luceo Spa will offer eight treatment rooms – including a deluxe couple’s suite with private lounge – a salon, 24-hour fitness centre and a glass-topped year round pool.

The changing rooms each feature an experience shower, dry sauna and steamy Russian-style sauna, complete with birch branches to invigorate the skin.

The hotel's 24-hour fitness centre provides cutting-edge equipment for cardio and weight training.

Other facilities include two restaurants plus tea lounge, bar and poolside café; and event and meeting spaces.

The opening of the first Four Seasons in Russia will soon be followed by the second: in 2014, Four Seasons Hotel Moscow will open in Manezhnaya Square.