St Petersburg
Named after Domenico Trezzini, who developed the original architectural plan for Vasilyevsky Island in the 18th century, this place is well located, clean…
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Northern European Russia
Wood-panelled rooms inside the monastery with simple beds come complete with an icon in a corner niche. From the top of the main approach stairway, enter…
Russian Far East
Faded but fine option in centre; Dervla Murphy recuperated here while writing Through Siberia by Accident. You can get wi-fi literally on one sofa in the…
St Petersburg
This 194-room hotel, superbly located between St Isaac’s Cathedral and the Hermitage, has excellent facilities, including a great basement fitness centre…
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
The rooms at Petropavlovsk's main business hotel are attractive enough but retain Soviet dimensions, especially the bathrooms. Budget travellers will be…
Sakhalin Island
This sky-blue building facing pl Lenina is the best cheapie and a fun place to revisit Soviet-style arrangements. Rooms share toilets (beware, it's a…
Vladivostok
Looking rather shabby these days next to the slew of new hostels in Vlad, this pleasant but simple six-room hostel nevertheless has a central location and…
Black Sea Coast
Named after the Oscar-winning film by director Nikita Mikhalkov (Burnt by the Sun in English), this midrange hotel has clean but basic rooms in Krasnaya…
Yakutsk
This very central, spotless budget option is effectively a self-service hostel. Three rooms share a bathroom and kitchen, but are otherwise totally…
Northern European Russia
The good value rooms at central Veliky Ustyug’s most appealing option are smart and occasionally graced by the presence of Ded Moroz dolls. Single rooms…
Western Siberia
A fairly central renovated Soviet high-rise with bright rooms and fine views of the river from upper floors. 25% discount on weekends, 40% discount if you…
Western Siberia
This four-storey hotel describes itself as the ‘cosiest place’ in town and while other establishments might beg to differ, there’s no denying the Berloga…
Moscow
This long-standing rental company has a range of apartments – mostly in the Tverskoy and Presnya districts – starting at US$120 per night. The apartments…
Northern European Russia
Friendly and fairly cosy, most of the Dvina’s cream-coloured rooms are decent-sized and almost all have water heaters (in other hotels centralised hot…
Western Siberia
One of the biggest hotels in the area and as close to the ski lifts and nightlife as you can get, Olga's is a typical large, ski-resort hotel – in other…
Western European Russia
These are some of the cheapest rooms in Smolensk, and while they're certainly – ahem – interesting (mismatched everything), this place is an okay option…
St Petersburg
Just seconds from the Hermitage, this pleasant eight-room mini-hotel is found in a quiet and unassuming courtyard. Staff are friendly, some English is…
Western Siberia
It's 1977 all over again at this massive, echoey throw back to the Soviet era. Fortunately, though, the rooms have been somewhat renovated and brightened…
Russian Far East
Birobidzhan's Soviet-era hotel was undergoing a renovation in mid-2017, and even though it's never going to be able to hide its origins due to the small…
Vladivostok
This grey-brick yet cheerful place has an endearing lobby with a stuffed sailor, the hotel namesake. The rooms are compact with thin walls (and mattresses…
Western Siberia
This former Soviet monstrosity has seen a massive facelift (inside, at least) and now boasts modern and, dare we say it, quite stylish and comfortable…
Western Siberia
The dazzlingly bright primary colours this central hostel is painted in could liven up even the dullest Siberian day. It has tightly packed four- and…
Western European Russia
It doesn't have the lakefront location of other offerings, but what you spend in leg power, you save in your pocket. Rooms are the usual shiny-bedspread…
Yakutsk
Fresh from a full refit in 2016, the Lena is looking good these days, even if it's impossible to truly disguise a Soviet hotel due to the small rooms and…
Western European Russia
A surprisingly decent budget option, given it's at the bus station, this clean and functional hostel offers spacious, spick-and-span dorms. Private rooms…
Hotel at Grandfather Frost's Estate
Northern European Russia
For the full Veliky Ustyug experience, stay at Grandfather Frost's Estate. This two-floor hotel is situated in a pine forest. The rooms are clean and…
Black Sea Coast
Thirty metres from the beach, Adelphia occupies a striking building with an unusual curved edifice. The 44 rooms are comfortable, if a little formal for…
St Petersburg
One of the first modern hostels in town is still a great place to stay. Rainbow-coloured paint covers the walls in dorm rooms that are equipped with metal…
Vladivostok
Rack rates at the 'Pearl' are fairly high, but they often offer deals making it a far better value choice than it might first appear. It's a fairly…
Northern European Russia
Dismiss the lobby’s chemical smells (a hair salon is attached) – this is a decent and very central base with spacious rooms. It’s also right across from…
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Rooms here have great views of Avacha Bay and are decently outfitted with flat-screen TV, desk and fridge. The fact that this is a Soviet-era hotel is…
Black Sea Coast
Just across the street from Gorki Gorod, this attractive property is one of the more affordable options in town. An open fireplace warms the lobby. (If…
Sakhalin Island
On a peaceful street, the Lotus Hotel has clean and classically furnished rooms, with wood or parquet floors, natural light and a small desk. Pricier…
Western European Russia
The convenient location opposite the train station makes up for the shabbiness of Moskva's cheapest rooms, which come with attached bathrooms and are fine…
St Petersburg
Automatic doors open onto corridors covered with golden, diamond-patterned wallpaper, while the tired-looking decoration of the larger than average rooms…
Russian Far East
This 150-room beast overlooking the river won’t win any beauty contests, but the location near pl Lenina is ideal. Rooms are simple spruced-up Soviet fare…
St Petersburg
The feel here is more like a hostel than a hotel, with one lofty room split to create two levels of smallish, simply furnished rooms. The main lounge…
Black Sea Coast
Located in Dagomys, about 13km north of Sochi, this is a fine Soviet-era property that overlooks a decent beach. Rooms are modest but comfortable. This is…
Northern European Russia
Kargopol's best hotel, with modern rooms, all with fridge and good bathrooms (with underfloor heating in the suites). The basement restaurant is Kargopol…
Moscow
Friendly, small and convenient, the Atlanta is an anomaly in the airport world. Reduced rates are available for six- and 12-hour layovers. Transfer to…
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