Grand Hotel EuropevsTaleon Imperial Hotel
Taleon Imperial Hotel and Belmond Grand Hotel Europe are both praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Belmond Grand Hotel Europe ranks significantly better than Taleon Imperial Hotel. Belmond Grand Hotel Europe has a TripExpert Score of 97 with recommendations from 12 reviews such as Oyster, DK Eyewitness and Frommer's.
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
Taleon Imperial Hotel
59 Moika Embankment, Nevsky prospect 15, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
From $154/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Designed to appeal to the high rollers... a Vegas sensibility, with brocade, polished walnut, gilding and molding, Italian marble and whirlpool tubs."
Fodor's
"The hotel conjures up plenty of grandeur and romance: Guest rooms are awash in light-gold wall coverings, marble-topped furniture, and loads of inlay and ornate plasterwork." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Taleon Imperial Hotel is a grand, gaudy affair where every tap is gold-plated, every towel monogrammed and every room decorated with real and reproduction antiques." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Spend the night in one of the 60 new suites at the Taleon Imperial Hotel, a favorite of Russian high rollers." Full review
Star Service
"This luxurious boutique-hotel in a historic palace does not hold the name recognition of the Kempinski or Four Seasons, but it attracts an equally sophisticated clientele." Full review
Frommer's
"Built as a palace in the 18th century, this five-star hotel lets you live like the nobility of yesteryear." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The 120-room Taleon Imperial Hotel offers a luxury getaway in a former palace that dates back to the 1700s." Full review