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eager service in fluent English—at a cost. M Hotel is a little farther along Nevsky, and the
Cronwell and Kristoff farther yet.
$$$PushkaInn does everything right—for a steep price. It has 33 rooms in a handsome
building set in a quiet bend of the Moyka River, just steps from the Hermitage and not far
from the Admiralteyskaya Metro stop. The word pushka means “cannon” and is also a play
on the name of the writer Pushkin, who lived down the street (May and July-Oct: Sb-5,700
R, Db-9,500 R, Qb suite-11,000 R; prices rise in June and drop Nov-April, visa invita-
tion-750 R, non-smoking, air-con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, Naberezhnaya Reki Moyki 14, tel.
312-0957, fax [phone], www.pushkainn.com , [e-mail] ).
$$$ Herzen House has 29 well-located rooms in a nicely remodeled building in a busy
downtown neighborhood, two blocks from the Admiralteyskaya Metro stop. The recep-
tion is on the fourth floor—there's a restaurant at ground level and another hotel on the
intervening floors (July-Sept: Sb-5,500-6,700 R, Db-6,200-7,500 R; higher prices are for
larger rooms, prices rise mid-May-June and drop Oct-March, check website for frequent
discounts, extra bed-1,400 R or 700 R for kids ages 3-12, visa invitation-1,000 R, non-
smoking, air-con, elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa 25,
tel. [phone], www.herzen-hotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
$$$ Cronwell Inn Stremyannaya offers 49 rooms on a pleasantly quiet street parallel-
ing Nevsky Prospekt a block to the south, close to the Mayakovskaya Metro (May-July:
Sb-5,400-6,400 R, Db-6,900-8,100 R; Aug-Sept: Sb-4,400-5,400 R, Db-5,400-6,600 R;
prices drop Oct-April, higher prices are for larger rooms, extra bed-1,500 R or 1,000 R
for kids ages 7-13, visa invitation-500 R, half-pension deals at attached restaurant, non-
smoking, air-con, elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, Stremyannaya Ulitsa 18, tel.
406-0450, fax [phone], www.cronwell.ru , [e-mail] ) .
Sleep Code
(33 R = about $1, country code: 7, area code: 812)
S = Single, D = Double/Twin, T = Triple, Q = Quad, b = bathroom, s = shower only.
Unless otherwise noted, credit cards are accepted, English is spoken, and breakfast is
included.
To help you sort easily through these listings, I've divided the accommodations in-
to three categories, based on the price for a standard double room with bath:
$$$ Higher Priced —Most rooms 6,000 R or more.
$$ Moderately Priced —Most rooms between 4,000-6,000 R.
$ Lower Priced —Most rooms 4,000 R or less.
Prices can change without notice; verify the hotel's current rates online or by email.