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Hotel Youzhnaya   L   St. Petersburg, Russia    Phone: 7 (812) 166-10-88

Rates: Single with bathroom 740 rubles ($24.67); for 3 people with bathroom 970 rubles ($32.33); suite for 2 people 1140 rubles ($38); double with no bathroom 460 rubles ($15.33); for three people with no bathroom 580 rubles ($19.33); for four people with no bathroom 650 rubles ($21.66); for 5 people with no bathroom 820 rubles ($27.33). For the rooms without a shower, it costs 8 rubles (27 cents) to take a shower in the communal shower room.

Location Rating: Very poor. Across the street are two very large smokestacks. The neighborhood seems a little isolated. The excitement of the city center is not nearby.

Proximity To Metro: Fair? We arrived by mini-bus here. They told us it is possible to walk to Pushkinskaya Metro Station in 12 minutes. Ligovsky Prospekt Metro Station is 3 tram stops away. We were in a hurry so we stopped a private car and hitched a ride to Ligovsky Metro for 20 rubles.

Lobby Appearance: Fair. Old. A small lobby store is there.

Room Appearance: Very basic. The rooms without a bathroom have a sink and mirror. The bathrooms in the better rooms are old and depressing.

Useful Nearby Businesses: Within 5 minutes you can walk to a snack shop.

Hotel Restaurants: They have a 10 table cafe. It looked fair, and low budget.

Other Amenities: None.

Would I Stay Here? No.

Staff Speaks English? No.

Comments: The first thing I hate about this place are the two giant smokestacks across the street. They are too close. The corridors are old with bad lighting and tired carpet. I checked out the shower facility on one of the floors. It wasn't very nice. Then I saw the toilet - no seat! Come on... how come you guys can't spring for a toilet seat? Pitiful. But then they showed me the floor's second toilet - ah, a seat...

Our guide Elena joined me for this visit. She thought the hotel had a soviet style mentality. I hate to trash somebody's business, but the standards here are just too low. I recommend against staying at the Youzhnaya.

The view across the street from the Youzhnaya è

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