Nearest metro: Sadovaya, Sennaya Ploshchad, Spasskaya
The Ambassador Hotel is located in the heart of St. Petersburg, close to the Mariisnky Theatre and St. Isaac's Cathedral. The area around the hotel is one of 19th century apartment buildings and winding canals that will be instantly familiar to readers of Dostoevsky and other classic Russian literature.The nearest metro station, Sadovaya, is around five minutes' walk from the hotel on busy Sennaya Ploshchad, where guests will also be able to find supermarkets, pharmacies, and a large shopping mall.
Pulkovo International Airport is located to the south of St. Petersburg, around 12km from the Ambassador Hotel. Some minibuses run all the way down Moskovskiy Prospekt from the airport to Sennaya Ploshchad, only five minutes' walk from the hotel. The journey by taxi or minibus will take around 35 minutes, or considerably more during rush-hour.
St. Petersburg's mainline railway stations are all within 30 minutes' drive of the Ambassador Hotel.
Local Sightseeing
The Ambassador Hotel is within walking distance of most of St. Petersburg's most famous historic attractions, including St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Hermitage Museum.In the immediate vicinity of the hotel, the most significant attraction is undoubtedly the world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet, under 10 minutes' walk from the hotel on Teatralnaya Ploshchad. One of the greatest musical theatres in the world, the Mariinsky celebrated its 225th anniversary in 2008, and is still one of St. Petersburg's biggest visitor attractions thanks to the sterling work of Artistic Director Valeriy Gergiev. Just over 100m from the main theatre building, the new Mariinsky Concert Hall offers a varied programme of top-class classical music.
A few steps from the Mariinsky, the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas is one of St. Petersburg's oldest and most beautiful churches. Dating from 1753, this glorious baroque building is historically linked to the Russian Navy, and the interiors are decorated with murals of historic sea battles.
The Yusupov Gardens, around five minutes' walk from the hotel, are filled with lilac trees and are a delightful place for a walk on a summers' evening. They once belonged to the Yusupov family, one of St. Petersburg's most prominent noble houses, whose palace at the far end of the gardens is now an engineering institute, and is unfortunately not open to visitors.
