The 68-room property has brought one of Romania’s historic mountain landmarks back into use, combining alpine hospitality, wellness and year-round access to the Bucegi Mountains at an altitude of 1,400 metres.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Sinaia Cota 1400 has officially opened in Romania’s Bucegi Mountains, following the transformation of a historic building dating back to 1939 into a five-star mountain hotel.
The property began welcoming guests on 5 August 2026, with its official opening event taking place on 24 September. It is positioned by Radisson Hotel Group as Romania’s highest-situated luxury branded hotel.
Located at an altitude of 1,400 metres above Sinaia, the hotel sits directly beside the cable car connecting Cota 1400 with Cota 2000, giving guests immediate access to skiing, hiking and other outdoor activities across the Bucegi Mountains.
A historic mountain landmark returns
The hotel occupies a building originally completed in 1939, when the property was associated with the Romanian Royal House.
Following an extensive conversion and expansion, the building has been restored as a contemporary mountain resort while retaining elements of its historic character.
That heritage is an important part of the proposition.
Rather than creating a new-build resort detached from its surroundings, the project brings an established Sinaia landmark back into active hospitality use while introducing the design, service and operational standards of the Radisson Blu brand.
The result is a hotel that sits between two identities: a historic mountain retreat and a modern international luxury property.
68 rooms with a strong wellness focus
Radisson Blu Hotel, Sinaia Cota 1400 comprises 68 rooms and suites, including an 89 sq m Presidential Suite.
Many of the rooms have been designed around views of the surrounding mountains, with contemporary interiors influenced by alpine materials and the natural setting.
Wellness is another major part of the hotel.
The property includes approximately 700 sq m of spa and wellness facilities, alongside indoor leisure areas and mountain-facing spaces intended to make the hotel as relevant for restorative breaks as for skiing and outdoor travel.
Its FORÊT KITSUNE Spa & Wellness forms part of that positioning, giving the hotel a year-round offer beyond the traditional winter season.
Dining designed for an alpine setting
The food and beverage programme includes COCON Restaurant, serving contemporary European cuisine with an emphasis on local and seasonal ingredients, and TONIC Bar & Cigar Lounge.
A further concept, STUDIO 1400 Après Ski & Terrace, is planned to add casual dining, cocktails and après-ski experiences during the autumn 2026 season.
That mix reflects the hotel’s attempt to become a destination in its own right rather than simply accommodation for visitors passing through Sinaia.
For mountain hotels, that is increasingly important.
Guests may arrive for skiing, walking or sightseeing, but dining, wellness and social spaces determine whether the property itself becomes part of the experience.
Opening event puts culture alongside luxury
The official opening brought together hospitality, automotive and cultural elements against the mountain setting.
Guests were presented with Ferrari vehicles and a Tesla Cybertruck, while champagne house De Lossy featured as part of the evening.
Romanian culture was also part of the programme, including music by Ciprian Porumbescu, creating a deliberate link between the international luxury positioning of the new hotel and the destination’s local identity.
The launch underlined the type of guest experience Radisson Blu Sinaia Cota 1400 is seeking to create: contemporary and internationally recognisable, but still rooted in the character of its Romanian mountain setting.
A new benchmark for Prahova Valley hospitality
The opening is particularly significant for the wider Prahova Valley market.
Romanian business publication Ziarul Financiar described the property as the first five-star hotel under an international brand to open in the Prahova Valley. ZF.ro
Sinaia already has a strong tourism identity, built around winter sports, Peleș Castle, mountain recreation and its royal history. But much of its accommodation stock has traditionally been independent or locally branded.
Radisson Blu adds a different layer.
Its international distribution, loyalty platform and global brand awareness could make the destination more accessible to international leisure travellers as well as corporate and incentive groups.
The hotel also includes meetings and events facilities, broadening its potential beyond weekend and seasonal demand.
An internationally branded hotel at altitude
From a development perspective, the location itself is one of the most distinctive aspects of the project.
Guests reach the hotel at 1,400 metres, around 4.6 kilometres from Sinaia railway station and roughly two hours by road from Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport.
That creates a hospitality experience fundamentally different from a conventional resort at town level.
The mountain becomes part of the arrival, the view and the daily guest experience.
For Radisson Hotel Group, the property also extends the Radisson Blu brand deeper into European leisure destinations, where mountain, resort and wellness hotels are becoming an increasingly important complement to traditional city properties.
Radisson Blu Sinaia Cota 1400 therefore represents more than the reopening of an old hotel.
It brings an historic Romanian mountain property back into use, introduces an international luxury brand at an unusual altitude and gives Sinaia a new hospitality product built around heritage, wellness and direct access to the mountains.
