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Herzen University Hotel   K   St. Petersburg, Russia   Phone 7 (812) 314-7472

Rates: Higher quality rooms 2260 rubles ($75.33); lower quality rooms 1600 rubles ($53.33).

Location Rating: Excellent. A little more than a block away from Nevsky Prospect and Kazansky Cathedral. Tink Off, an expensive restaurant/nightclub type place is right down the street.

Lobby Appearance: Modern, nice. A snack shop is to the right of the lobby; a nice corridor is to the left.

Room Appearance: We only saw a higher quality room. The bathroom was new. The room was recently spruced up, but the beds are too small.

Useful Nearby Businesses: If you walk to Nevsky Prospect, everything is there.

Hotel Restaurants: On the first floor they have a cafe that looks fine. The floor is beat, but the atmosphere is still okay, and the prices are really cheap. It's like a non-profit cafe. On the second floor, up an interesting marble and steel spiral staircase, you will find a karaoke bar. Nobody was singing when we visited, but anybody can ask for the microphone and go at it. The prices at this bar were also cheap. If you are downtown and want a cheap place to eat, here's one place where you won't go broke.

Other Amenities: Laundry service. Internet access. Billiards (was not open during during our visit).

Would I Stay Here? Maybe. The location is very good.

Staff Speaks English: I'm not sure.

Comments: This hotel has a student atmosphere. They were listed on an internet hotel reservation website. That's how I found this place, yet they told us when we visited that their rooms are only available to those who are invited guests of this university. The phone number above is to the administrator of this facility. She is the decision maker about whether they will let you have a room or not. They have just 15 higher quality rooms and "about" 15 lower quality rooms. Take a close look at the picture. Kazansky Cathedral is right down the block.

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