Grand Hotel Sofia is a five-star hotel in the center of Sofia, Bulgaria. Located in the Sredets district, the cultural center of the city, the hotel is a short distance from the Bulgarian National Theatre, the National Art Gallery, the National Archaeological Museum, and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Set in a modern marble-glass building, it has 109 rooms, 13 luxurious apartments, a gym, and a restaurant. It has a notable collection of over 400 original oil paintings. A number of Hollywood stars are known to have stayed there while shooting on location in Bulgaria. Between 2005 and 2007, the hotel hosted the M-Tel Masters annual chess tournament.