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After a grim period of more
demand than available beds, a fresh crop of new
smaller hotels is appearing in St Pete’s
these days. With our own office on-site in St
Petersburg and our Managing Director based full-time
in Russia... we hunt them down before they open,
and contract them if they hit the spot. But you
might not always find these, or the latest info
on them, in guidebooks, especially if your guidebook’s
a little dated!
Special note about
St Petersburg locations: Tsar Peter the
Great, for his own reasons of wanting to build
a city of elegant Amsterdam-style waterways, built
St Petersburg on a bog. Large sections of the
city – including even Palace Square and
the Hermitage – don’t have a metro
station remotely near them, because tunnelling
is impossible. Having a metro nearby is not a
guide to being central, and won’t always
help you get to central places either!
hotel
Vesta 3*
92 NEVSKY PROSPEKT; METRO
PLOSCHAD' VOSSTANIYA: Our old friends at Vesta have done it again! They've
moved two blocks down the street, doubled the number of rooms and now they've
all got air-con and private bathrooms. But still less than 20 rooms, charming
family-run service from owner-managers who really care. Oh, and did we mention
it has the best location in town? Book now, before the guidebooks find it. All
located in a carefully-converted C19th apartment-house in a quiet courtyard 50m
off Nevsky Prospekt.
Single
Additional Nights
Twin
Additional Nights
01 Jan 2005 - 30 Apr 2005
£255
£85
£180
£60
01 Oct 2005 - 31 Dec 2005
£255
£85
£180
£60
01 May 2005 - 30 Sep 2005
£285
£95
£210
£70
Prices are per person, and include bed & breakfast for 3 nights.
HOTEL ON 15ya LINIYA 2/3*
12 ULTCHAIKOVSKOGO; METRO:
VASSILEOSTROVSKAYA: A new private boutique Hotel. The elegant location on St Basil's Island - 8 mins walk to
metro, one-stop journey to Nevsky
Prospekt, central avenue of the city. Only 8 spanking-new 3* guest-rooms, all
with en-suite facilities, arranged in the small town house of a minor C19th
nobleman. Breakfast buffet included, internet available, English speaking
staff. 15 mins walk from hotel: Prince Menshikov's Palace (oldest in city),
Kunstkamera (Chamber of Curiosities). Walk 5-10 mins further to St Isaac's,
Bronze Horseman, Admiralty, Palace Square and the Hermitage.
Single
Additional Nights
Twin
Additional Nights
01 Jan 2005 - 30 Apr 2005
£225
£75
£165
£55
01 Oct 2005 - 31 Dec 2005
£225
£75
£165
£55
01 May 2005 - 30 Sep 2005
£225
£85
£195
£65
Prices are per person, and include bed & breakfast for 3 nights.
SPICING IT UP! Linking the two cites together
could not be simpler, with frequent, high quality sleeper trains between the
two.Please see Spicing It Up, which lists a full range of additional services: which
includes train tickets, transfers, and buddy guides.
BROTHERS KARAMAZOV HOTEL 3*+
11A SOCIALISTICHESKAYA STREET;
METRO: VLADIMIRSKAYA: Our on-the-spot staff in Russia
spend ages sleuthing the latest hotels, and here's a real gem. An all-new building
with lovely large rooms, in the heart of Dostoyevsky's historic St Petersburg,
off Zagarodny Prospekt (amidst all the latest restaurants, like Ginger
and its neighbours). They only
take individuals - no groups, and the charming
personal service reflects that.
Single
Additional Nights
Twin
Additional Nights
01 Jan 2005 - 30 Apr 2005
£315
£75
£215
£55
01 Oct 2005 - 31 Dec 2005
£315
£75
£215
£55
01 May 2005 - 30 Sep 2005
£325
£85
£225
£65
Prices are per person, and include bed & breakfast for 3 nights.
Hotel neva
3*
Tchaikovsky St; Metro:
Chernyshevskaya: This eccentric pre-Revolutionary hotel has 3* renovated rooms
but less good public areas - so we gave it a 2+* rating. Superb Old City
location five minutes walk from Metro, the main sights are a walk away. (nb
this hotel also has lower-grade unrenovated rooms – which we are not
using, but have been written-up in guidebooks).
Single
Additional Nights
Twin
Additional Nights
01 Jan 2005 - 30 Apr 2005
£315
£75
£215
£55
Prices are per person, and include bed & breakfast for 3 nights.
