Mini-Hotel Prospect

Yakutsk


This very central, spotless budget option is effectively a self-service hostel. Three rooms share a bathroom and kitchen, but are otherwise totally independent. The owner, Lena, speaks some English and will meet you on arrival and give you a key. It's a great option if you want to be central without paying for a fancy hotel.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yakutsk attractions

1. Yakutsk Regional History Museum

0.14 MILES

A good place to delve deeper into Sakha culture, the Regional History Museum contains local minerals, information on the region’s first Russian settlers…

2. Treasury of the Sakha Republic

0.42 MILES

Pay a visit to this unique museum for a look at Yakutia's rich mineral wealth combined with fine craft traditions. You'll see exquisite carvings in…

3. Lenin Statue

0.43 MILES

Vlad Ilych still stands on Yakutsk's main square doing a particularly directional pose.

4. National Art Museum

0.49 MILES

If time is limited, don't miss this excellent museum, with Sakha-themed exhibits covering local craftmaking traditions (mammoth tusk carvings, reindeer…

5. Pyotr Beketov Monument

0.5 MILES

This rather brash gold-plated pillar in the old town honours Cossack explorer and founder of Yakutsk, Pyotr Beketov.

6. Transfiguration Church

0.53 MILES

This mid-19th-century church with gorgeous golden domes in Yakutsk's old town is the city's most attractive.

7. Khomus Museum

0.82 MILES

Khomus (Jew’s harps) play a big part in Sakha culture. Concerts occur year-round, when performers imitate natural sounds such as a horse neighing. The…

8. Mammoth Museum

1.48 MILES

Despite its rather exciting-sounding name, this one-room museum is rather a let-down due to its total lack of signage in English. On the plus side, there…