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Grand Hotel EuropevsFriends Life
Both hotels are rated very highly by writers. On balance, Belmond Grand Hotel Europe scores significantly higher than Hostel Life. Belmond Grand Hotel Europe has a TripExpert Score of 97 with praise from 12 reviewers like Frommer's, Concierge and Michelin Guide.
Grand Hotel Europe
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Oyster Show All Reviews
Mikhaylovskaya ulitsa 1 / 7, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
From $129/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Concierge "After a comprehensive restoration, it's giving the Astoria a run for its money."
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Ask for a Terrace Room facing Arts Square, so you can overlook the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood while eating breakfast, or one of the 10 suites on the Historic Floor that were restored in 2009the original decor in each is inspired by a figure in the hotel's or Russia's history.
Fodor's "The Russian staff upholds the highest European standards, and an endless list of amenities includes the hotel's own brand of cigars and chocolates." Full review
DK Eyewitness "It has historic interiors and a wonderful, airy mezzanine café serving coffee and sumptuous cakes to visitors after an exhausting day’s sightseeing."
Frommer's "This hotel has every right to call itself grand. Grandeur seeps from its carpeting to its ceiling friezes, and it is one of the best places to stay in town." Full review
Travel + Leisure "National landmark with neo-Baroque façade and Art Nouveau interiors that is the perfect base from which to explore the city's cultural attractions." Full review
Jetsetter "Opulent 19th-century hotel on Nevsky Prospekt, with Art Nouveau interiors and four decadent restaurants." Full review
Star Service "Declared a national and cultural landmark with a preservation order as a historic monument, the hotel shows burly caryatids that punctuate its magnificent facade." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This building in the neoclassical style was built in 1875 by Ludwig Fontana to house a luxury hotel." Full review
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The atlantes on the façade lend it quite a stylish look, on a par with the interior decor offering everything its prestigious clientele could ask for(shops, restaurants, a post office and a beauty salon).
The Telegraph9.0
"A luxury hotel near the Hermitage in St Petersburg, with exquisitely crafted rooms, a caviar bar, a health club and beauty room." Full review
OysterLuxury
"Antique-inspired rooms feature tall ceilings and parquet floors in many, and top-floor rooms have terraces overlooking the city." Full review
Friends Life Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Nevsky 47/1, St. Petersburg 191025, Russia
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Family Friendly
Fodor's "Spartan but stylish, these basic and clean lodgings have two draws—price and a location right in the fashionable center of the city." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A fantastic hostel right in the heart of the city, Life opened in 2010 and is a thoroughly modern, progressive place." Full review
