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Taleon Imperial HotelvsMoscow Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Taleon Imperial Hotel scores significantly higher than Moscow Hotel. Taleon Imperial Hotel comes in at #3 in St. Petersburg with recommendations from 7 publications including Lonely Planet, Fodor's 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
Moscow Hotel
Frommer's
Fodor's
Aleksandra Nevskogo Sq., 2, St. Petersburg 191317, Russia
From $27/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"A standard on the tour-group circuit since its appearance in the 1970s, the Moskva's most salient feature is its size." Full review
"This gargantuan Soviet-era hostelry is a thowback to a different era, and though the rooms are hardly sophisticated or fancy they're neat and clean... a hike to any of the city's... landmarks." Full review