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Salyut Hotel      K     +7 (095) 234-9371           www.salyut.ru

Street Address: 158 Leninsky Prospect - Moscow, Russia

Location: Poor.

Nearest Metro: Yugo-Zapadnaya ...far, far away.

Staff Speaks English? No.

Would I Stay Here? Yes, in one of their renovated rooms, but only if I couldn't find a better located hotel.

* Grudgingly, They Showed Me The Rooms *

The Salyut is quite a large hotel. It was completed in 1980 in time for the 1980 Olympic Games. Upon arriving I walked in and saw that the lobby has had an incomplete renovation. And I don't like the design.

At the front desk, they passed the buck and sent me to the director's office. The person in that office said it was impossible to see any rooms because they were all occupied. That's 1200 rooms! Fully booked, huh? Well, she caved in and grudgingly showed me some rooms. First she said she would show me their worst. I saw old dark corridors with carpet that needed replacement. Room "0710" was basic and old, but not horrible. Then she took me to one of two "superior class" floors. Wow, everything is new on the 11th floor. I saw room 1126. The bathroom was really nice. But the bedroom had a decor that was a bit tasteless. Next I went to the 15th floor. I was surprised again. This floor was nicer! I saw their business-class room 1502. It was air conditioned, had a really, really nice bathroom, but small twin beds. It was a comfortable room. Next I saw 1503, which was a single. It is also brand new - very nice.

Each floor has a "key lady;" that's the old style of hotel operation, which is fairly common in Russia.

On the ground floor is a nice oriental style cafe - it looks brand new. There is a fairly new hotel restaurant, but I felt it did not have the ideal atmosphere. Casino gambling/slot machines are there, plus a strip bar. They say they are trying to improve the hotel a little bit at a time.

Room prices are listed between 1150 to 3800 rubles (as of March 24, 2004). The location is quite bad in my opinion. You will need a driver if you stay here.

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