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Grand Hotel Europe  J‘ www.grand-hotel-europe.com      St. Petersburg, Russia
Phone: 7 (812) 329-6099

First let me say that out of all the hotels I visited, the Grand Hotel Europe did the finest job of giving us a facility tour. They really know how to wow people. For location, comfort, service and luxury, this is Saint Petersburg's best hotel.

Rates: Classic standard room $310 to $350; classic superior room $340 to $380. Junior suites $420 to $490. Suites: $750, $1400, $1600, $2800. Tax not included. Extra bed $40.

Location Rating: Excellent. This is the best hotel location in the city.

Proximity to Metro: Excellent. It's right across the street.

Surroundings: Gostiny Dvor is across the street (major, upper-end department store). Tons of stores, restaurants, everything is right there. The Russian Museum is right there. A park. The street entertainers. The artists. The excursion buses. It's all here. You can easily walk to Palace Square and the Hermitage and the riverfront. This hotel has the perfect location.

Lobby Appearance: This is a very classy hotel. And the lobby is very comfortable.

Room Appearance: On March 16, 2002 the hotel was almost fully booked (and they have 301 rooms). I saw two rooms and that was all that were available. One was a modern-style 2 story room with a skylight. The stairwell to the bedroom might be difficult for some people. Very, very nice. I liked it a lot. Then we saw a room with antique furniture. This is the kind of hotel that strives for perfection and excellence with everything and you can see they make every detail important. It seems like nothing gets overlooked and for whatever you want, they'll take care of it.  

Useful Nearby Businesses: Everything is right here. This is the heart of the city.

Hotel Restaurants: Wow... numerous different places to eat here - seven - each with different, interesting and really classy surroundings. These are top notch dining places.

Other Amenities: They have all the luxury amenities you would expect from a bona fide 5 star hotel.

Would I stay here? Absolutely! It's a beautiful and unique hotel in the center of all the action here. It is a very interesting place with different atmospheres in different sections.

Staff Speaks English? Yes, of course.

Comments: All I can say is "Wow." You will not be disappointed. It is an interesting experience to be welcomed into the peak of luxury. People are a vital element to the success of a hotel like this and I observed that they have the right kind of employees. We were made to feel very comfortable. Despite what you may have heard about the difficulty of getting a room here, they say to please try anyway. The hotel was built in 1824 and was the first 5 star hotel in Russia.

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