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Street Address: 1/2 Leninsky Prospect - Moscow, Russia

Location: Good.

Nearest Metro: Oktyabrskaya

Staff Speaks English? No.

Would I Stay Here? Hmm... I'm not sure.

From their brochure...

"Ladies and Gentlemen! We are glad to inform you that 'Academicheskaya' hotel has been renovated. Today you may sence absolutely new quality of the whole comfort and high level service. New comfortable rooms with modern furniture, fine interior, cosy atmosphere are at your service."

Here is reality:

1. The exterior appearance of the building lowered my expectations by quite a lot.

2. The brand new, stylish lobby surprised me and raised my expectations back up.

3. Then the standard floors shocked me.

It was a roller coaster.

I was surprised to see 13" televisions in their "half luxury suites." Bathroom lighting is subdued. I don't like that. There was a strange odor in the 3rd floor hallway. There is no air conditioning. The only room I saw that seemed comfy to me was room 319. I got the impression that locals use the hotel for "quickies." The nicest part of the hotel is the lobby. Unless you are prepared (mentally) for rough conditions, don't get an un-renovated room. Those old rooms have very unattractive bathrooms. As of March 22, 2004 pricing ranges from $47 to $200. Restaurants and shops are all around in the surrounding busy neighborhood.  Yet, I advise travellers to go elsewhere for a room. The Academicheskaya is nothing spectacular at all. Check out the Warsaw Hotel instead, which is in the same neighborhood. That is a much better value.

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