Grand Hotel EuropevsNovotel St. Petersburg Centre
Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Belmond Grand Hotel Europe ranks significantly better than Novotel St. Petersburg Centre. Belmond Grand Hotel Europe comes in at #1 in St. Petersburg with approval from 12 sources like Lonely Planet, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
Grand Hotel Europe 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
i
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 Telegraph
9.0
"A luxury hotel near the Hermitage in St Petersburg, with exquisitely crafted rooms, a caviar bar, a health club and beauty room." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Antique-inspired rooms feature tall ceilings and parquet floors in many, and top-floor rooms have terraces overlooking the city." Full review
Novotel St. Petersburg Centre
Mayakovskogo 3A, St. Petersburg 191025, Russia
From $44/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Business travelers especially like this smart chain, where they can count on unremarkable but comfortable, attractive, and quiet accommodations with good beds and comfy lounge chairs." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Chic in a very modern European way, the glass and steel architecture of the Novotel is a contemporary breath of fresh air in antique St Petersburg. In a very central location, yet tucked..." Full review
National Geographic
"Close to Nevsky Prospekt and Moskovskaya (Moscow) Station; 233 rooms with large semi-circular windows; smart, minimalist French design; imaginative gourmet restaurant." Full review