Nikolaevskiy Hotel Club

Northern European Russia


Instantly forgettable, compact rooms, but solo travellers are well catered for, and the restaurant is quite grand. Also has an in-house whiskey bar. A good buffet breakfast is included. It’s 4km out of the centre – alight at Kostromskaya (Костромская) stop, then walk eight minutes west.


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5. Lenin Statue

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6. Bell Tower

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7. St Sofia’s Cathedral

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8. Resurrection Cathedral

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