Must-see hotels in St Petersburg

  • Pushka Inn

    St Petersburg

    On a particularly picturesque stretch of the Moyka River, this charming inn is housed in an historic 18th-century building. The 33 rooms are decorated in…

  • Kempinski Hotel Moyka 22

    St Petersburg

    Practically on the doorstep of the Hermitage, this superb hotel has all the comforts you’d expect of an international luxury chain. Rooms have a stylish…

  • Kultura Hostel

    St Petersburg

    Following the formula of other creative clusters around town, this one, behind the post office on ul Vosstaniya, is also home to a hostel. In this case,…

  • North West Hostel

    St Petersburg

    On the top floor of a building given over to small creative businesses, the dorm at this free-wheeling hostel is on the cramped side and the 'capsule'…

  • Nevsky Breeze Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This hotel is in one of the city centre’s most charming streets, just one block back from the Neva River. The 33 rooms are comfortable and simple, all…

  • Hotel Gogol

    St Petersburg

    There's great value to be had at this centrally located hotel, a conversion of the house where the great writer Nikolai Gogol himself apparently once…

  • Hotel Vedensky

    St Petersburg

    The Vedensky is a nine-storey hotel that draws a business crowd to its 190 modern, well-equipped rooms with dark-wood furnishings and masculine colour…

  • Anichkov Pension

    St Petersburg

    On the 3rd floor of a handsome apartment building with an antique lift, this six-room pension takes its name from the nearby bridge. The standard rooms…

  • Sokos Hotel Vasilyevsky

    St Petersburg

    Although this slick Finnish chain hotel offers 255 rooms, you'll hardly notice it from the street. It’s a well-designed place aimed at business travellers…

  • Dom Boutique Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Just off the Fontanka River, this newish place has stylish rooms with king-sized beds, classy furniture and gilded antique-looking mirrors, plus sleek…

  • Pio on Griboyedov

    St Petersburg

    There are just six rooms here and three of them share bathrooms and toilets, but it is much more like staying in a large apartment than a hostel. The…

  • Sky Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Wildly patterned wallpaper and retro theatre posters in the corridors create an impression at this above-average 15-room hotel in a great, central…

  • Polikoff Hotel

    St Petersburg

    For style gurus on a budget, this quiet haven of contemporary cool is just steps away from Nevsky pr, but can be hard to find. Enter through the brown…

  • Nils Bed & Breakfast

    St Petersburg

    Nils Bed & Breakfast is an excellent option at a great price. Four spacious rooms share two modern bathrooms, as well as a beautiful light-filled common…

  • Casa Leto

    St Petersburg

    A dramatically lit stone stairwell sets the scene for this stylish boutique hotel with five guest rooms named after famous St Petersburg architects. With…

  • Online Hostel

    St Petersburg

    The pick of the hostels on Vasilyevsky Island couldn't have a more convenient location, opposite the metro station. Dorms are pretty cramped but there's a…

  • Apart-Hotel Kronverk

    St Petersburg

    If you're after something more contemporary for your lodgings, then here’s a place for you. Occupying the upper floors of a slick business centre, the…

  • Simple Hostel

    St Petersburg

    The kitchen and common area is tiny, but if all you need is a bed, then this hostel works well and lives up to its name in its pared-back yet creative…

  • Hotel Azimut

    St Petersburg

    The ambitious Azimut hotel chain has done a great job of making you forget that you're in one of St Petersburg's ugliest buildings with their clever…

  • Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge

    St Petersburg

    This is the best of several hotels in the city run by Finnish chain Sokos because of its excellent spa and fitness centre with a wonderful large swimming…

  • Angleterre Hotel

    St Petersburg

    With supremely comfortable king-sized beds, huge bathrooms and a confidently understated style, the Angleterre's best rooms provide breathtaking views of…

  • Red House Hostel

    St Petersburg

    With its very desirable central location, the Red House Hostel is a fine choice. It's small, and rather cramped with six- to 12-bed dorms, but guests are…

  • Tradition Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This charming small hotel is a consistent traveller favourite due to its smiling, helpful staff who really go out of their way for guests. Its spacious,…

  • Vodogray

    St Petersburg

    Its Ukranian country-cottage style – all pretty patchwork quilts, pillows and dried flowers – puts this well-located mini-hotel in a grade of its own…

  • Friends by the House of Books

    St Petersburg

    This appealing branch of the popular, well-designed hostel chain has a great location with a superb view of the Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood…

  • Station Hotel A1

    St Petersburg

    The most central of a city-wide chain of small, modern hotels that are handy for short or business stays. Functional rooms pop with bright citrus coloured…

  • Friends on Bankovsky

    St Petersburg

    Social, party-oriented hostel that's part of the ubiquitous Friends chain. Rooms are decorated in the chain's trademark colourful, somewhat whimsical…

  • Statsky Sovetnik Hotel

    St Petersburg

    A modern hotel with 26 comfortable and well-equipped rooms that have a dash of style and are reasonably priced. Warm staff add to the appeal.

  • Friends on Chekhova

    St Petersburg

    Branch of the popular, well-designed hostel chain with small, clean rooms and an excellent location.

  • Art Hotel Trezzini

    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…

  • Petro Palace Hotel

    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…

  • Fortecia Peter

    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…

  • Cuba Hostel

    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…

  • Belvedere-Nevsky

    St Petersburg

    Automatic doors open onto corridors covered with golden, diamond-patterned wallpaper, while the tired-looking decoration of the larger than average rooms…

  • Artway Design Hotel

    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…

  • Tim Club

    St Petersburg

    Handy for the Hermitage and a slight cut above the average mini-hotel, this eight-room property has small rooms with exposed brick walls as a feature,…

  • Comfort Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Yes, it's comfortable> But with all rooms decorated in a simple style with indifferent and rather cheap furniture, it's hardly memorable. The location is…

  • Friends on Nevsky

    St Petersburg

    One of many central branches of the ubiquitous hostel chain, the Nevsky Friends has closet-sized rooms with bold design touches. Not for the…

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