Russ Hotel: Saint-Petersburg, Russia

	Russ Hotel
		Rate from: 60 USD Address: 1 Artilleriyskaya Street, Saint-Petersburg, Russia Business Hotel Russ is located in the very heart of the historical and business centre of St.Petersburg, within ten minutes walk from the main thoroughfare of the city, Nevsky prospect. Built in the thirties of the last century the Hotel has recently undergone thorough refurbishment.

LOCATION

The nearest Metro stations Mayakovskaya and Chernyshevskaya, are a 10-15 minute walk from the Hotel.

Area Attractions

• less then 1 km from Nevsky Prospekt, the main avenue of St.Petersburg and perhaps the most famous street of Russia. Nevsky Prospekt runs from the Admiralty and the Hermitage Museum via Ploschad Vosstania to Alexander Nevsky Monastery
• Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral was the main church of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, the first and most famous regiment of the Imperial guard. The wrought iron fence of the church consists of Turkish canons, which were taken as trophies by the regiment
• Mikhailovsky Castle was a residence of Emperor Paul I, son of Catherine the Great. Paul I was constantly afraid of assassinations and ordered a fortified palace (castle) to be built for him. The unfortunate monarch was killed by officers of Imperial guard shortly after he moved in to his new residence. Now the palace houses part of the collection of the Russian Museum
• 1 km from Russian Museum, the collection of Russian art from medieval icons to realistic paintings
• 1 km from Kazan Cathedral, an outstanding example of the early 19th-century Russian architecture, erected on the site of a small stone church to hold the ancient icon of Our Lady of Kazan
• 1 km from Church of the Resurection (The Savior on Blood), an important landmark that was created on the exact site where the Russian Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881; here you will see the fantastic art of Russian mosaics, which covers an enormous area
• 2 km from Alexander Nevsky Lavra, one of the four lavras in Russia; it contains cemetery monuments to famous persons from the 18th and 19th century
• 2 km from the Hermitage (Winter Palace), the largest museum in the world; former winter residence of Russian tsars
• 3,5 km from Yusupov Palace, a beautiful example of St.Petersburg's early 18th century architecture; there you will have a chance to see the room where Rasputin was killed.
• 3,5 km from Mariinsky Theatre, where act one of the best troupes in the world, classical ballets and international operas
• 4 km from Peter & Paul Fortress, former political prison; it is the burial place of Romanov dynasty and presently an exhibition of the city's history
• 4 km from the St.Isaacs Cathedral, the 4th greatest cupola cathedral in the world, richly decorated with monolithic columns, paintings, mosaics, sculptures, marble and semi-precious stones
• 25 km from the Suburbs (Peterhof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk), former summer residences of Russian tsars with beautiful parks

ACCOMMODATION

Standard room of the Hotel Russ is spacious and light; it has two separate beds and a sofa that may be used as an extra bed if you book triple accommodation. Rooms' windows face the inner yard.

Amenities

• Direct dial telephones
• Radio
• Satellite TV
• Private bathrooms (except for 4 single rooms)

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

2 Cafes on the floors, a Night bar serving traditional Russian cuisine.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

• Safe at the administration
• Sauna
• Swimming pool
• Beauty parlour
• Hairdressers'
• Luggage room
• Newsstall
• Currency exchange office
• Parking
• Medical centre and pharmacy
• Souvenir shops
• Room service

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES

A Conference hall for 100 persons, and a Meeting room for 30 persons. In Business Centre at your service:

• Fax
• Phone
• Secretarial service
• Computer
• Courier services

	Russ Hotel