In the era of change, the imprisoned become the freest.

In 1922, Count Rostov was deemed an unrepentant nobleman and sentenced to house arrest in the Metropolitan Hotel opposite the Kremlin.This gentleman, who had never worked a day before and whose only priority in life was the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge, could only live in the attic of this five-star hotel since then, watching the great changes unfolding in Russia under the wheel of history from a unique perspective.

A new chapter has begun in his life.Mysterious actresses, quirky girls, chefs and waiters with different personalities...all kinds of encounters and interactions made him experience diverse, subtle and rich emotions.The limited space of the hotel allowed his spirit to enter a broader world.

In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Count Alexander Rostov discovers that his glamorous past places him on the wrong side of history.Not immediately executed, he was banished by the Soviet Revolutionary Tribunal to the attic of the Metropolitan Hotel, where he faced death if he ever set foot outdoors again.As time passed, Russia outside the hotel experienced its most turbulent decades, and Rostov's restricted situation allowed his spirit to enter a broader world.As he builds a new life inside the hotel, Rostov discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.