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Baltiets Hotel   J P   www.baltiets.ru   St. Petersburg, Russia suburbs
Phone: 7 (812) 231-6221

Rates: Brand new double 2500 rubles ($83.33); brand new suite 3400 rubles ($113.33); unrenovated suite 1900 rubles ($63.33); unrenovated, basic room for two people 1300 rubles ($43.33). The room prices include breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Location Rating: This hotel is in the northern suburbs. The rooms we saw on the 11th floor had great views of the Gulf Of Finland, the surrounding neighborhood and its abundant pine trees. You are quite far from the city here and you need a driver who is familiar with this hotel in order to find it, because it is off the main road. Tip: Two roadways will get you there. On one there is an unusual, modern green building to the left of the highway. Part of the building appears to slant as a part of its modern design. You turn off the road there and take the driveway to the left of it. Then keep going. With the other road you will see the hotel sign.

Proximity To Metro: The Baltiets is nowhere near a metro station. It is a one hour commute by the 411 bus to Staraya Derevnya Metro Station. They expect a mini-bus service will become available in the summer which will cut that commute time in half.

Lobby Appearance: A little old, but nice. New elevators.

Room Appearance: The views higher up in this tower are very interesting. On this visit I could see the vast iced-over Gulf Of Finland and the local village. I liked the pine trees. There are lots of them there. They have 40 brand new doubles that are of excellent quality and 7 brand new suites that are also excellent. The older, unrenovated rooms just don't compare. If you are interested in staying here, I recommend you only ask for a new room with a Gulf view.

Useful Nearby Businesses: I saw a "productie" (snack) store about a mile or so away. There is also a Japanese restaurant near that store.

Hotel Restaurants: They have a nice, modern bar/cafe area and a small German restaurant, plus another bar near the movie theater.

Other Amenities: Sauna, nice indoor pool, a gym that is currently being renovated (as of March 2002), massage, solarium, internet access, billiards, stadium seating movie theater.

Would I Stay Here? Yes. Their new rooms are very comfortable and overall this facility is not bad.

Staff Speaks English? A little.

Comments: This hotel exceeded my expectations. Some of it is old, but other parts are new. The new rooms are dynamite and very comfortable. I especially liked their new cafe. It may be a difficult hotel to find.

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