With high-speed services now operating to/from Helsinki and Moscow, St. Petersburg is becoming ever easier to access by rail. For many business travellers, and those using St. Petersburg as a starting point to explore deeper into Russia, a hotel near one of the city's mainline terminals is by far the most convenient accommodation option.
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Nearest metro: Zvenigorodskaya, Vladimirskaya, Dostoevskaya
Just under ten minutes' walk from Vitebsk Station on a quiet side street, the Brothers Karamazov Hotel is a highly rated small hotel offering comfortable standard accommodation with above average facilities (all rooms have air-conditioning, and free Wi-Fi is available throughout). Among the 30 guest rooms are five very attractive "Design Interior" rooms with 19th century period furnishings. The area round the hotel is very quiet, but it is only a short walk to the metro and to several good restaurants and cafes. »»»
SUPERIOR
Nearest metro: Gostiny Dvor, Mayakovskaya, Ploshad Vosstaniya
One of St. Petersburg's best known luxury hotels, the Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg is within ten minutes' walk of Moscow Rail Station, occupying two historic mansions on Nevsky Prospekt. Targeted mainly at business travellers, the hotel has tasteful modern interiors and provides a full complement of services and facilities, including excellent meeting venues. While some rooms are a little basic in terms of comfort, they are priced accordingly, and full five-star luxury is available in higher room categories. »»»
Nearest metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Of all the chain hotels that have opened near Moscow Station in recent years, the Crowne Plaza is the most luxurious. Located on the opposite side of Ligovsky Prospekt, less than 200 m from the station entrance, the Crowne Plaza St. Petersburg Ligovsky has 195 guest rooms and suites, all with air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi and classically elegant interior design. The hotel is mainly targeted at business travellers, and superior facilities include five modern meeting spaces. There is also a 24-hour fitness centre, and a full-service restaurant offering Mediterranean cuisine. »»»
BUSINESS CLASS
Nearest metro: Dostoevskaya, Vladimirskaya
Part of a local chain of small, inexpensive 3-star hotels, the Dynasty Hotel is located on historic Ulitsa Rubinshteina, just over ten minutes' walk from Vitebsk Station and roughly the same distance from Nevsky Prospekt. A good base for exploring St. Petersburg's downtown, the hotel has 39 rooms and suites with simple modern decor (the hotel opened in 2007) and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout. The hotel occupies a 19th century mansion, the only disadvantage of which being that there is no lift in the building. »»»
Nearest metro: Dostoevskaya, Vladimirskaya
Named after one of St. Petersburg's most famous landmarks (an elegant apartment building at the convergence of four streets), this popular small hotel is under ten minutes' walk (or a short bus ride) from Vitebsk Station, and is praised for its unusually friendly and helpful staff, as well as the high standard of inexpensive three-star accommodation. Large and stylish guests rooms with free Wi-Fi throughout, and a great location within walking distance of Nevsky Prospekt, and only five minutes' walk from the Dostoevsky Apartment Museum and the beautiful Church of the Vladimir Icon. »»»
STANDARD
Nearest metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya
This modern deluxe hotel can disappoint guests expecting international 5-star standards and close proximity to top visitor attractions. However, a quick price comparison will show the hotel in fact offers reasonably good value for well equipped and spacious guest rooms with a fair range of services including superior fitness facilities. Just over ten minutes' walk from Moscow Rail Station, the hotel is very convenient for anyone needing fast access to Smolny, the city's administrative and business centre, and a 20-minute bus ride away from the sightseeing heart of St. Petersburg. »»»
Nearest metro: Ploshad Vosstaniya
Located around 400m from Moscow Rail Station along Ligovsky Prospekt, this modern standard hotel works hard to provide the efficient service and basic but comfortable accommodation for which the Ibis chain is famous. Air-conditioning and free Wi-Fi are available throughout the hotel, the Ibis has several rooms fitted for mobility impaired travellers, and also boast excellent meeting venues. The hotel is very well located for public transport and has numerous amenities nearby, including a large shopping centre with supermarket and a public swimming pool. »»»
STANDARD
Nearest metro: Novocherkasskaya
Long rated as one of the best standard hotels in St. Petersburg, the Ladoga Hotel is a little under a kilometer from Ladoga Rail Station. Clean, comfortable and very reasonably priced guest rooms combined with friendly, efficient service and good transport links to the city centre (Novocherkaskaya Metro Station is around five minutes on foot from the hotel) have all helped win the Ladoga Hotel its excellent reputation with tour groups and individual travellers. The hotel also has reasonably good facilities for business travellers. »»»
Nearest metro: Mayakovskaya, Ploshad Vosstaniya
This small standard hotel just a few steps from Moscow Rail Station on Nevsky Prospekt is ideally located for train travellers seeking comfortable, good-value accommodation. The hotel boasts elegant public areas and 28 recently refurbished guest rooms, as well as friendly, efficient staff. Although the hotel has little in the way of amenities, guests will find almost anything they need, including 24-hour shops, large supermarkets, and a wide range of dining options all within a couple of minutes' walk of the hotel. »»»
STANDARD
Nearest metro: Mayakovskaya
Located in an attractive 19th century building on Nevsky Prospekt, a little over 100m west of Moscow Rail Station and right next to Mayakovskaya Metro Station, the Nevsky Forum packs a lot into fairly limited space. Provided guests are not put off by the steep staircase to reception, they will find 29 guest rooms and suites that make up for their small proportions with sleek modern interiors and a good range of amenities, including individual climate control and hi-speed complimentary Internet. One of the highlights of the hotel is its stylish, award-winning restaurant. »»»
Nearest metro: Ploshad Vosstaniya
Spread across two buildings right on Ploshchad Vosstaniya, both less than 100m from the mainline station concourse, the Oktiabrskaya Hotel is one of St. Petersburg's most famous, with a rich history as the Grand Hotel du Nord pre-Revolution and a workers' hotstel in the early Soviet period. Nowadays, it is somewhere between the two in terms of services and facilities. The great advantage of the hotel is its excellent central location, and that it offers plentiful standard accommodation at very reasonable rates. »»»
Nearest metro: Tehnologichesky Institut
Located just over ten minutes' on foot to the south of Vitebsk Station, the Original Sokos Hotel Olympia Garden is a modern deluxe hotel managed by Finland's top hotel chain. Comfortable, spacious, stylish and very well equipped guest rooms are the hotel's main selling point, although business services and meeting venues are also of a very high level. The hotel is situated next to a small park off Moskovsky Prospekt, making it reasonably convenient also for the airport, while it's only five minutes' walk to the metro station and from there only two stops to Nevsky Prospekt. »»»
BUSINESS CLASS
Nearest metro: Ploshad Vosstaniya
Literally a few steps across the road from Moscow Railway Station on Ulitsa Goncharnaya, the Park Inn Nevsky is ideally situated for intercity train travellers, with excellent underground and overland transport links to the rest of the city. This ultramodern 4-star hotel offers comfortable and attractive accommodation and superior facilities including modern meeting space, 24-hour fitness centre, and a large but cosy Bavarian brew-pub and restaurant. »»»
SUPERIOR
Nearest metro: Ploschad Lenina
One of the very few hotels within walking distance of Finland Station, the Saint-Petersburg Hotel is gradually undergoing renovation, but is something of a Soviet throwback in terms of accommodation and service standards. On the plus side, rooms at the front of the hotel have some of the most breathtaking river views available anywhere in St. Petersburg, and offers among the cheapest hotel rooms in the city. Just under ten minutes' walk from the station, the hotel is only a little further from the Peter and Paul Fortress and several other major visitor attractions. »»»
