[3] The issue of Russian Riviera dated by 16 September 1912, posted an announcement about opening of a comfortably furnished hotel "Villa Elena" on Yalta sea-front promenade.

More detailed information about the new hotel was published in the guidebooks of that time: "A four- storeyed building constructed in 1912 in the style of modern after the project by architect L.N.

[citation needed] All rooms with balconies face southern direction and overlook a big decorative garden.

Due to the favourable hotel location it is remote from the urban noise, dust and winds.

In 1969, Villa Elena was declared a historical monument of local significance because the building hosted the command of Yalta Red Guard militias in 1918.