St Petersburg
Soul Kitchen blends boho hipness and boutique-hotel comfort, scoring perfect 10s in many key categories: private rooms (chic), dorm beds (double-width…
Must-see hotels in Russia
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Vladivostok
It's quite a leap to believe you're in a 'traditional Russian hostel' given Izba's location in a thoroughly Soviet tower block, but the charming staff at…
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Moscow
Nothing short of an art nouveau masterpiece, the 1907 Metropol brings an artistic, historic touch to every nook and cranny, from the spectacular exterior…
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St Petersburg
Since 1830, when Carlo Rossi united three adjacent buildings with the grandiose facade we see today, little has been allowed to change in this heritage…
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St Petersburg
The long-established Rachmaninov still feels like a secret place for those in the know. Perfectly located and run by friendly staff, it's pleasantly old…
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St Petersburg
This historic building opposite the Nikolsky Cathedral dates back to 1826, and contains a beautifully designed guesthouse. Each of the 20 rooms are named…
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Northern European Russia
This friendly, centrally located hostel is perhaps the region's best budget option. Clean and bright rooms are equipped with bunk beds and shared toilet…
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St Petersburg
Energetic Italophiles Andrey and Sasha extend the warmest of welcomes to travellers lucky enough to rent out one of their three apartments (by the room or…
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Western European Russia
This classy hotel in a 19th-century building is Pskov's best, with comfortable, nicely decorated rooms. An added perk is complimentary use of the pool,…
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Kamchatka
This charming option is located away from the centre of town (take bus 7 from Yelizovo's bus station to the magazin fiord stop), but it allows you to get…
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Northern European Russia
With three double-storey log houses, a fine restaurant and a woodsy setting, this is the island’s poshest hotel. Standard rooms are cosy, with wi-fi,…
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Northern European Russia
With tirelessly helpful, multilingual staff and a super-central location, this very comfortable boutique hotel is still Vologda’s top choice. Some rooms…
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Friends Hostel by Gostiny Dvor
St Petersburg
Sharing the top floor of a renovated historic building with a budget hotel, this is one of the best branches of the Friends chain. There are no dorms here…
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Western Siberia
Hip and funky, Ays is a self-contained party zone – a hostel, a pumping basement nightclub ('Bunker'), a cafe and the Clever Irish pub rolled into one…
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St Petersburg
Occupying a beautifully restored building on one of St Petersburg’s prettiest squares, the Rossi's 65 rooms are all designed differently, but their…
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Northern European Russia
Charming, family-run Priyut comprises two homely converted houses. The cheaper Yellow House (shared bathrooms) is adorably kitted out with dried flowers…
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Yakutsk
Bravo is a little tricky to find and is not marked at all from the street. But once you get here, you'll find several apartments stitched together to form…
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Western European Russia
Brightly painted rooms are comfortable and remarkably clean at this well-located hostel. Spacious dorms (mixed or female-only) come with lockers and…
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Western European Russia
In a quiet residential area that’s still close to the city centre, this cute boutique hotel offers 22 comfortable rooms with good facilities (room 5 has…
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Western European Russia
Sitting pretty on the banks of the Oka River, this hotel is within walking distance of the centre but offers respite from the hubbub. Despite being close…
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Nachalnik Kamchatki Mini Hotel
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
A much-needed new midrange hotel, the 'Chief of Kamchatka' occupies a cute collection of buildings in the city centre, just a short stroll from the beach…
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Western Siberia
Sibir’s rooms are comfortable, spacious and festooned with fading old photos, dark-wood furnishings and old-fashioned wallpaper, which gives it an…
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Western European Russia
This is country living, Russian style, at its finest. Rooms are inviting and cosy, the air smells of wood fires, and the grounds themselves are…
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Western European Russia
In a great location between the Assumption Cathedral and the city centre, this cosy hotel deserves some respect for its spacious, modern and sparkling…
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Sakhalin Island
A well sign-posted Russian hostel – rivals, please take note – you'll find Hostel 65 centrally located on the ground floor of an apartment building. It…
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Western European Russia
This sparkling hotel has exceptional river and kremlin views, comfortable beds and lots of nice little extras, including free hot drinks all day and good…
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St Petersburg
This spotless, smart and stylish hotel occupies a very tall, beautifully remodelled building with a striking exterior on this quiet side street. Its rooms…
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St Petersburg
The owner of Baby Lemonade is crazy about the 1960s and it shows in the pop-art, psychedelic design of this friendly, fun hostel with two pleasant, large…
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Western European Russia
A throwback to the town's heyday as a popular spa destination, this huge complex offers treatments, therapies and procedures for whatever ails you. There…
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Western European Russia
What it lacks in central location, sweet Cherry Garden makes up for with everything else. Friendly staff go out of their way to help, there's a decent…
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Western European Russia
With helpful, English-speaking staff, bright, clean rooms, a well-equipped kitchen, and a location within walking distance of the best of Voronezh, this…
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Western European Russia
Italian leather club chairs and furniture give the lobby here a classy atmosphere that extends to the pleasant, light-filled rooms. Helpful English…
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Russian Far East
Easily the pick of the hotels in Birobidzhan, the Bira is modern, with large and comfortable rooms that have fridges and safes as well as the more…
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Western European Russia
You couldn’t wish for a better location, on the edge of the lake with the cupolas of Trinity Cathedral right behind. The spotless rooms sport Juliet…
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Russian Far East
Komsomolsk’s most modern business-oriented hotel has bright, comfortably furnished rooms with modern bathrooms (including space-shuttle-like shower…
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Western Siberia
With cosy rooms, friendly service, a perfect location near the kremlin and a warm and inviting overall atmosphere, this 12-room hotel borders on boutique…
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Northern European Russia
Well-located mini-hotel with a fresh colour scheme, friendly staff and a small guest kitchen. Also has a hostel out back with bunk beds in bright rooms…
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Moscow
Long a fixture on the Moscow skyline, the infamous Hotel Moskva was demolished in 2003, but Four Seasons reconstructed the old exterior, complete with…
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Moscow
This deluxe hotel is an archetype of contemporary design: its glass-and-marble facade is sleek and stunning, yet blends effortlessly with the classical…
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Moscow
Built in 1912, the Savoy maintains an atmosphere of tsarist-era privilege for its guests, and is more intimate and affordable than other luxury hotels…
