Yalta-Intourist Hotel Complex was built in 1977 with joint effort of Krymspetsstroy local construction company and Union Engineering INGA (Yugoslavia).

The original design allocated floors 2 to 15 for guest rooms, and lower floors were occupied by public facilities such as cafes, bars, restaurants, an excursion bureau, a souvenir shop, a variety theatre, a post office, and hairdresser's and barber shops, with independent access to all of those.

The concept of the hotel complex exterior and interior decoration was developed with participation of Zurab Tsereteli, a muralist, painter and sculptor.

The main building of the hotel reminds one of an ocean liner crowned with a light boat of the ancient seamen.

[citation needed] Restaurants with a range of gala and banquet halls, bars and cafes, both indoor and beachfront.