 The hotel portrayed in the movie where Gorton, Dresner and Shumate  stayed and Tatiana ran the campaign was the "President Hotel." This  hotel was known as the "Oktiabraskaya" during Soviet Times, and was  where the Soviet Politburo stayed when in Moscow. In addition to a  Kremlin view and crystal chandeliers, each room was equipped with  gas masks, and the hotel compound was said to be secretly linked to  the Moscow metro system for occupants to escape or reinforcements to  arrive.