Superior hotels in St. Petersburg are mostly large 4-star properties oriented to business travellers. At superior hotels, guests can expect to find a full range of modern amenities including hi-speed Ineternet and air-conditioning. Some hotels in the category are small hotels offering little in the way of extra services, but boasting particularly high quality accommodation.
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Nearest metro: Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky prospekt
Enjoying a truly superb location on the Moyka River, a short walk from Palace Square and the Hermitage, as well as numerous other top visitor attractions, the 3MostA Hotel is a small hotel housed in a historic market building, offering very stylish superior accommodation at reasonable prices, and a good range of standard services, as well as a rooftop restaurant with fantastic views of the Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood. »»»
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Nearest metro: Chernyshevskaya
Located in one of St. Petersburg's most attractive neighborhoods, a few minutes' walk from Chernyshevskaya Metro Station and just across the road from the US Consulate, this small hotel occupies a beautifully restored Art Nouveau building and offers eight elegantly fitted apartments, ranging in size from 28 to 75 square meters. All apartments are air-conditioned and have full kitchen facilities, and several also boast balconies overlooking the boulevard.
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Nearest metro: Admiralteyskaya
A small modern hotel with an excellent central location in a courtyard off the Moika River Embankment, the Arkadia Hotel has only 15 guest rooms housed in a new-build townhouse that also contains a small restaurant and sauna complex. Rooms at the Arkadia are spacious and elegantly furnished, with a full range of in-room amenities. The hotel is only a short walk from St. Isaac's Cathedral and Nevsky Prospekt. »»»
Nearest metro: Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky prospekt
A popular small hotel which occupies two floors of a historic building on Ulitsa Kazanskaya, right next to Kazan Cathedral and only a few steps from Nevsky Prospekt, the Art Hotel Rachmaninov has 26 guest rooms, ranging from simple economy rooms to the spacious and beautifully fitted Rachmaninov Suite. All rooms have free Wi-Fi coverage and air-conditioning, and the hotel also has a charming breakfast room and lounge. »»»
Nearest metro: Admiralteyskaya
Another small superior hotel with a prime downtown location, the unfortunately named Big Marine Hotel was opened in 2014 in a 19th century apartment building with some wonderfully preserved interiors, including a magnificent oak-panelled dining room that now acts as the hotel's restaurant. The 15 guest rooms are simply but attractively fitted, and the location is great for sightseeing, with St. Isaac's Cathedral and Palace Square a short walk away.
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Nearest metro: Mayakovskaya
Located just outside St. Petersburg's "Golden Triangle" of major visitor attractions on a peaceful historic side street, the Boutique Hotel 1852 is a small private hotel with little in the way of facilities but 31 guest rooms that offer spacious and stylishly fitted modern accommodation. Public areas are also very attractive, mixing contemporary design with original period elements. The hotel is just around the corner from one of St. Petersburg's best areas for dining and bars.
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Nearest metro: Admiralteyskaya
Just off the Neva River Embankment in the western part of the historic centre, within comfortable walking distance of the Mariinsky Theatre, this small superior hotel has little in the way of extra facilities but does offer comfortable, good-value accommodation with very elegant traditional interiors. The hotel also has a small on-site bar and basic business and concierge services. The location of the Boutique Hotel Balzac is picturesque, but far from the metro.
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Nearest metro: Zvenigorodskaya, Vladimirskaya, Dostoevskaya
The Brothers Karamazov Hotel is a small hotel offering attractive superior accommodation and friendly service in the heart of Dostoevsky's St. Petersburg. The hotel boasts 28 spacious and elegant guest rooms, including a range of rooms with deluxe period interiors. Air-conditioning and hi-speed Internet are available throughout the hotel. The Brothers Karamazov also has a charming on-site restaurant that can be used to host meetings and celebrations. »»»
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Nearest metro: Admiralteyskaya / Nevsky Prospekt
The location of this 40-room hotels is absolutely superb, a short walk from the Church on the Spilled Blood, the Summer Garden and Palace Square. To add to this, the Ekaterina offers genuinely elegant and unusual accommodation with a wealth of ornaments and artworks. While facilities are limited to a single small meeting space (also very ornate), the hotel can offer a superior on-site restaurant. For leisure travelers, it's likely to be more than enough.
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Nearest metro: Dostoevskaya, Vladimirskaya
Originally opened as part of a luxury shopping and leisure centre that was once focused on a casino, the Golden Garden is not as luxurious as its surroundings or name might suggest, but does offer comfortable and traditionally elegant accommodation at reasonable prices. There are also two quite smart restaurants in the building. Located just a few steps from Nevsky Prospekt, the Golden Garden is in the very centre of St. Petersburg and very convenient for the metro. »»»
Nearest metro: Krestovsky Ostrov
Located on Krestovsky Island near the bridge to the park and palace on Yelagin Island, this small superior hotel has only eleven rooms, all decorated in an elegant traditional style. While there is little in the way of amenities or services, the Hermes Park does have reasonable event space for smaller meetings and celebrations. The peaceful riverside location is also only 20 minutes from the downtown, with Krestovsky Ostrov metro station only 200 meters away.
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Nearest metro: Vyborgskaya
Located on the Vyborg Side, around ten minutes' walk from Vyborgskaya Metro Station in an area with few other decent accommodation options, the Lancaster Court is a full-service four-star hotel that is popular with Russian business travelers. Boasting a traditional English theme, the Lancaster Court offers comfortable superior accommodation, and on-site restaurant and modern meeting space, as well as standard concierge and business services.
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Nearest metro: Mayakovskaya
A small design hotel with very attractive contemporary interiors, the Martin Hotel is located on Ulitsa Marata a few steps from Nevsky Prospekt and from Mayakovskaya metro station. The hotel has 18 stylish guest rooms and is praised for its friendly and accommodating staff. Basic concierge and business services are offered at reception but, without even having writing desks in most rooms, the Martin Hotel is definitely best suited to leisure travelers looking for a cozy downtown base.
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Nearest metro: Primorskaya
A large hotel with a location that may be very handy for some, close to Lenexpo and St. Petersburg's passenger sea port, MFK Gornyi is attached to a geological institute and designed to host conferences and seminars. The 212 guest rooms are all brand new and well above average for St. Petersburg, while MICE venues are extensive and very well equipped. Distance to the metro is the hotel's main disadvantage, but its still well worth considering for business events and travel groups.
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Nearest metro: Vasileostrovskaya
A surprisingly stylish small hotel purpose-built in 2006, the NashOTEL is situated close to the metro in the historic neighborhood of Vasilevskiy Island, providing fast access by public transport to the city's top visitor attractions. The hotel has 58 rooms and suites, all decorated in an attractive contemporary style with floral themes and Art Nouveau influences. The NashOTEL also has equally stylish conferencing venues, restaurant, and lobby bar. »»»
Nearest metro: Zvenigorodskaya, Pushkinskaya
This large hotel located next to the Obvodny Canal and a little over five minutes' walk from Vitebsk Railway Station is a very mixed bag. There is a wide range of business and leisure facilities, including excellent fitness center with large pool, gym and squash courts, while accommodation ranges from very basic budget rooms to better equipped standard rooms with air-conditioning. All are beginning to show their age, however, and the hotel feels tired and a little charmless throughout. »»»
Nearest metro: Mayakovskaya
A small hotel with designer interiors right next to Mayakovskaya Metro Station on Nevsky Prospekt, the Nevsky Forum offers stylish superior accommodation and facilities in the very centre of St. Petersburg. Part of a small local hotel chain with an excellent reputation for friendly, efficient service, the hotel offers 29 stylish - if quite small - rooms and suites, as well as a range of small meeting venues, an attractive restaurant, and a 24-hour lobby bar. »»»
Nearest metro: Ploshad Vosstaniya
Boasting a prime - if somewhat noisy - location for business and leisure travellers a few steps from Moscow Railway Station on St. Petersburg's famous central avenue, the Park Inn Nevsky Prospekt is a modern superior hotel offering comfortable and well equipped accommodation as well as international four-star business and leisure services including fitness centre, stylish meeting space, and a convivial pub-restaurant. »»»
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Nearest metro: Prospekt Veteranov
At present the only hotel within walking distance of Pulkovo Airport, the Park Inn Pulkovo is connected to the terminal building by a walkway. A new-build that offers superior quality to St. Petersburg's other Park Inns, the hotel offers 200 bright and cozy rooms and suites, plus a full complement of 4-star facilities including fitness center, extensive and well-equipped meeting space, and an above-average in-house restaurant.
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Nearest metro: Primorskaya
St. Petersburg's largest hotel, the Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya is a colossal monument of late-Soviet architecture that has recently undergone a full refit, but can't entirely shake its history. Nonetheless, it offers 1200 well-equipped guest rooms, as well as a huge range of meeting space and a whole village of restaurants, bars, and shops on-site. The Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya is located on the Gulf of Finland, close to Lenexpo exhibition centre but some distance from St. Petersburg's downtown. »»»
Nearest metro: Moskovskaya
For many years the main hotel serving St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport, which is around 8 kilometers or 15 minutes' drive away, the Park Inn Pulkovskaya is located in the far south of the city, a a short walk from Moskovskaya Metro Station. A large superior hotel offering comfortable and well equipped guest rooms as well as a wide range of meeting and conferencing facilities, the Park Inn Pulkovskaya also boasts good quality in-house dining, and a fitness centre with 15m swimming pool. »»»
Nearest metro: Admiralteyskaya
Opened in 2014, this small superior hotel is located opposite the Admiralty, a few minutes' walk from St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Winter Palace, and the Bronze Horseman. The hotel has nothing in the way of extra amenities and services are restricted to basic business and concierge services at reception, but does offer very comfortable and cozy superior accommodation and friendly, efficient service at a wonderfully picturesque location.
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Nearest metro: Vladimirskaya/Dostoevskaya
Comprising only 11 rooms and suites, including apartments with full self-catering facilities, this small hotel offers superior accommodation at reasonable rates on a pretty side street less than ten minutes' walk from Moscow Railway Station. Rooms are very plushly fitted and quite stylish, with excellent in-room amenities including air-conditioning. The hotel offers little in the way of extra services or facilities, but there is plenty of dining and shopping in the neighborhood.
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Nearest metro: Sportivnaya
Recommended for families and guests on longer stays in St. Petersburg, Sharf Hotel is a small superior hotel offering stylish apartments of various sizes, all decorated in a simple contemporary style and fitted with modern amenities including air-conditioning and well-equipped kitchens. The hotel is located in a sleepy, picturesque corner of the Petrograd Side, next to small park and only five minutes' walk from Sportivnaya metro station.
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Nearest metro: Nevsky Prospekt / Gostiny Dvor
Boasting a prime location on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Bolshaya Konyushennaya Ulitsa, a short walk from Palace Square, St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Church on the Spilled Blood, this new mini-hotel offers a notably high standard of accommodation in nine elegantly fitted guest rooms. Staff are friendly and efficient, and the lack of extra amenities beyond basic concierge services is compensated by the convenience of excellent dining and entertainment options.
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Nearest metro: Chernyshevskaya
Managed by St. Petersburg's municipal administration, the Smolninskaya Hotel is a small superior property with a slightly stuffy, old-fashioned atmosphere. Guest rooms are recently renovated, however, and the hotel also offers basic meeting space and a sauna. The hotel is located near the many government offices located around Smolny Cathedral, and if you need to be in the area there are few better options available.
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Nearest metro: Chkalovskaya
Located on Bolshoy Prospekt, the elegant main thoroughfare of the Petrograd Side, this superior business hotel offers plain but well equipped accommodation and a reasonable range of facilities and services, including modern meeting venues and a Spa of sorts. The hotel is functional rather than cozy, and aimed primarily at Russian business travelers. The hotel is less than ten minutes' walk from three metro stations, and about 15 minutes from the Peter and Paul Fortress.
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