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Taleon Imperial HotelvsKristoff Hotel
Both Taleon Imperial Hotel and Kristoff Hotel are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Taleon Imperial Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Kristoff Hotel. Taleon Imperial Hotel is ranked #7 in St. Petersburg with accolades from 7 publications including Oyster, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
Taleon Imperial Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Frommer's
Oyster
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
"Designed to appeal to the high rollers... a Vegas sensibility, with brocade, polished walnut, gilding and molding, Italian marble and whirlpool tubs."
"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
"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
"Spend the night in one of the 60 new suites at the Taleon Imperial Hotel, a favorite of Russian high rollers." Full review
"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
"Built as a palace in the 18th century, this five-star hotel lets you live like the nobility of yesteryear." Full review
Luxury
"The 120-room Taleon Imperial Hotel offers a luxury getaway in a former palace that dates back to the 1700s." Full review
Kristoff Hotel
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Zagorodny prospekt 9, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
From $25/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Hotels such as this are ubiquitous in western European capitals -- bigger than a bed-and-breakfast but small enough to make guests feel cared for and part of the family." Full review
"This 31-room hotel at a busy confluence of shopping streets near the heart of Vladimirskaya is a safe and comfortable good-value place to stay." Full review