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Hotel Iskra    J     www.iskrahotel.spb.ru        St. Petersburg, Russia      Phone: 7 (812) 230-6027

Ground floor, immediately to the right.

email: iskrahot@mail.ru

Street Address: Malaya Pocadskaya ulitsa 10/1

Location: Very Good.

Nearest Metro: Gorkovskaya (6 to 8 minute walk)

Staff Speaks English? A little.

Would I Stay Here? I like the neighborhood.

The hotel has 7 rooms on the ground floor and the hotel is located in an interesting part of the city known as "Petrogradskaya." The hotel was opened in the Summer of 2002. A hidden (no signs) VIP bank is across the hall from the hotel's entrance. Police also are stationed in that bank. And upstairs lives some state duma people. There are also "serious companies" in the neighborhood and security cameras and security people are everywhere according to the Iskra owner. Hmm... I didn't see this.

The communal foyer and stairwell were dirty on my visit. The hotel said this was because of renovation work taking place at apartments upstairs.

The owner said this mini-hotel was rated among the 50 best mini-hotels in Russia. They have a "double system" of cleaning the water. The air is also filtered. The owner said the filters were huge. I asked to see them - hmm... the filters are enclosed in ducts in the ceiling, so I couldn't verify it. The hotel has no air conditioning. The owner says the building walls are so thick in this old building that heat in the summer is not a problem.

Other features: Fire resistant walls with special paneling made by a German company. Internet access just 30 rubles per hour and 15 rubles per hour if you bring your own laptop. Most bathrooms have heated floors. Free extra blankets and heaters! There is a nice little kitchen/breakfast area. There are protective shutters on the windows and security sensors in the rooms. "Never a burglary."

I like the neighborhood. But the room decor does not thrill me. This location is fairly quiet. And you can have some really interesting walks from here.

Pricing as of January 23, 2004 is 85 to 100 y.e.

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