The boat was built to accomplish the order of the Russian Romanov tsar family of building a new passenger ship with protocol purposes. The boat was built in the city of Nizhny Novgorod at the Sormovsky shipyard. After placing it on water on the 21st of May 1903 and named after Velilikij Knyaz and then Alexander Mikhailovich, the boat was serving the tsar dynasty as excursion boat traveling on the Volga, Caucasus and Mercury. The boat was present at the major events of the beginning of the 20th century.
The boat was renamed in 1917 to Kharkov and it was using this given name until 1924, following it the boat was baptized to Pamjaty tovarisa Azin than Pamjaty Azin. After this there is no more data found in the Russian Naval register regarding the boat. The new owner of the boat rebuilt it to the actual shape and capacity emphasizing its historical past with the totally renovated steamboat engine, amusing its fans under the glass flooring of the Romanov coffee shop. House in a reconstructed Russian paddle-wheeled steamboat built at the beginning of the 1900s, this boat hotel offers its guests an amazing experience for their trip to Budapest. Moored on virtually the only intact NUBE bank in the city - Római Part, it is in one of its loveliest green areas, just 6km from the city centre and double digit metres from shops and restaurants.
Guests wanting to explore the city can use the direct boat service that runs to the city centre from May to August or the bus stop that is just a 5-minute walk away. The closest HÃV train station is reachable within a 15-minute stroll. Those who want to taste the delicious Hungarian cuisine can head to the onsite restaurant, where they can also find one of the best kept secrets of the country - its outstanding wines. Afterwards they can head to the cosy bar for a chilled drink and some pleasant chat.