Must-see hotels in Russia

  • Demetra Art Hotel

    St Petersburg

    In a grand art nouveau building dating from 1913, the Demetra Art Hotel has plush rooms with oak flooring, richly patterned drapes and duvets, and touches…

  • Hotel Indigo

    St Petersburg

    A total overhaul of the original building – a pre-revolutionary hotel in its day – paved the way for the sleek and stylish Hotel Indigo, a big step up…

  • Official State Hermitage Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Despite its incongruous location, the 126-room Official State Hermitage Hotel is a dazzling affair with enough Italian marble and chandeliers to keep even…

  • Chao Mama

    St Petersburg

    In an excellent location, Chao Mama has nine stylish rooms, each boasting a unique design, and offers excellent value for money. The best rooms have small…

  • Guest House Amelie

    Moscow

    Amelie benefits from its superb location right by Pushkinskaya pl – it's unlikely you will find a room much cheaper than this in the vicinity, and it's a…

  • Grand Hotel Polyana

    Black Sea Coast

    Offering Krasnaya Polyana’s finest accommodation, Gazprom's sprawling 400-room resort has spacious, handsome rooms, decked with oil paintings on the wall…

  • Pur Navolok Hotel

    Northern European Russia

    Though the exterior resembles an air-traffic control tower, the professionally run Pur Navolok offers bright, international-style rooms accessed by glass…

  • Godzillas Hostel

    Moscow

    Tried and true, Godzillas is Moscow's best-known hostel, with dozens of beds spread out over four floors. The rooms come in various sizes, but they are…

  • Bolshoi Hostel

    Moscow

    It might be just a hostel – bunk beds, shared showers and all that – but the location is indeed five-star, amid boutiques, fancy restaurants and luxury…

  • Golden Apple

    Moscow

    A classical edifice fronts the street, but the interior is sleek and sophisticated. The rooms are decorated in a minimalist, modern style – subdued whites…

  • Chocolate Hostel

    Moscow

    Chocolate lovers rejoice – this charming hostel will soothe your craving. Bring your favourite brand from home for their collection. In return you’ll get…

  • Hotel Palisad

    Northern European Russia

    Right near the river, Hotel Palisad has compact, modern rooms, decked out in neutral tones, attentive personnel and a generous buffet breakfast featuring…

  • Istoriya

    Northern European Russia

    Cute little hotel a couple of blocks from the kremlin, with classic decor in its several buildings and on-site restaurant (full board available). Rates…

  • Hotel Astoria

    St Petersburg

    What the Hotel Astoria has lost of its original Style Moderne decor, it more than compensates for in contemporary style and top-notch service. Little…

  • Zolotaya Seredina

    St Petersburg

    Tucked into a quiet courtyard in the narrow streets north of Sennaya pl, this friendly little hotel is a great bargain. A few antiques are scattered…

  • Optimum Hostel

    Vladivostok

    Set in a grand eight-storey 1930s building topped with statues and in a perfect central location, Optimum Hostel offers wood-floored dorm rooms, free…

  • Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace

    St Petersburg

    Housed in a meticulously restored palace, the Four Season's lower priced rooms fail to match the lavish promise of the lobby and grand staircase, but…

  • Bridge Mountain

    Black Sea Coast

    In Krasnaya Polyana village, this friendly, modern hotel is an excellent midrange option for travellers who do not intend to spend their holiday in their…

  • Friends on Vosstaniya

    St Petersburg

    Branch of the well-designed and run Friends hostel chain. The colourful private rooms are quite small (you'll have to climb across the bed to open the…

  • Hotel Arle

    Western European Russia

    The 4th floor of an entertainment and shopping complex is not where you'd expect to find such a sparkling clean and great-value boutique-y hotel. Arle…

  • Art Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This rather misleadingly named hotel retains a straightforward elegance in its 14 rooms, but has nothing particularly arty about it. Indeed, the mood is…

  • W Hotel

    St Petersburg

    If you're familiar with the W brand, then the striking interior design at this hotel won't surprise you. Rooms in several different categories are…

  • Green Apple Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This modest hotel in the backstreets of Liteyny has small but adequate rooms, which are clean but lack character. Although it's nothing fancy, the Green…

  • Pushkin Hotel

    Moscow

    Just off the eponymous square, this hotel strives to fuse 19th-century style with the modern perception of comfort. We'd call it plush, if not for the…

  • All You Need Hostel

    St Petersburg

    With a great location, this friendly hostel is basically one large apartment with a double room and two dorms sleeping six or ten. The dorm room has…

  • Arbat Nord Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Facing an unsightly Soviet-era hotel across the street, the sleek modern Arbat Nord seems to be showing its neighbour how to run a good establishment. The…

  • Pio on Mokhovaya

    St Petersburg

    This lovely lodging is the second Pio property in St Petersburg. It's very spacious, stylish and comfortable, as well as being child friendly, with family…

  • Nevsky Forum

    St Petersburg

    This smart bolthole has the whole range of facilities and comforts you’d expect, but compared to the other luxury properties in town, it caters to a more…

  • Felix Hostel

    Western European Russia

    Moments from some of the city's top attractions and across from Lopatinsky Gardens, Felix Hostel is small and nothing flash, but a great find. Dorms are…

  • Hotel & Garden

    Western European Russia

    While perhaps falling short of boutique aspirations, this charming, brown-brick English-style inn nevertheless makes for a good choice. Its modern motel…

  • Swiss Star

    St Petersburg

    This welcoming 2nd-floor guesthouse earns high marks for its spotless rooms with wood floors and its fair prices. The design is fairly minimal, though if…

  • Sovremenik

    St Petersburg

    This small, cheerfully decorated mini-hotel has nine rooms tucked inside an apartment building a short stroll from Alexandrovsky Park. It's a colourful,…

  • Brothers Karamazov

    St Petersburg

    Pack a copy of Dostoevsky’s final novel to read while staying at this attractive boutique hotel – the great man penned The Brothers K while living in the…

  • Location Hostel

    St Petersburg

    Come and stay in St Petersburg’s coolest art gallery and cultural space – the 3rd floor of Loft Project ETAGI is given over to this super-friendly hostel…

  • Izborsk Hotel

    Western European Russia

    This pretty complex ticks all the twee boxes: it's romantic and quaint with lace curtains and floral wallpaper. The attached craft shop sells charming…

  • Onix Hotel

    Western European Russia

    A short walk from the Borisoglebsky Monastery stands this welcoming hotel in a cream 18th-century building with neat and comfortable rooms. The helpful…

  • Taiga Hostel

    St Petersburg

    Tucked down a narrow lane off busy Zagarodny pr, the Taiga is a friendly, welcoming spot with white plank floors, exposed brick walls, a small chillout…

  • Hostel Rus

    Western European Russia

    You'll be doubting your Google Maps directions when you wander around a back street to a random corner apartment building, but that's exactly where you'll…

  • Ognivo

    St Petersburg

    Ognivo earns high marks for its attractive, well-maintained rooms and quiet location. There's a bit of whimsy to the design in some of the 15 rooms, with…

  • Trezzini Palace Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This elaborately decorated hotel gives you a taste of 18th- and 19th-century imperial grandeur without compromising on modernity or convenience. The 21…

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