Charming and beautiful in every season, St. Petersburg – Russia’s most accessible and tourist-worthy city has all the ingredients for a memorable travel experience. Peter the Great founded the city in 1703, inspired by such European cities as London, Paris and Vienna and soon St. Petersburg became Russia’s cultural capital with many grand palaces, theaters and art museums, including the magnificent Hermitage; not to mention the mysterious twilight of the White Nights that attracts thousands of visitors annually from around the world.
Accommodation options in St. Petersburg range from grand historic properties to budget mini-hotels to short-term rental apartments, which are definitely one of the most convenient and economical options you will find in the Northern Capital. All 5-star hotels in St. Petersburg meet international high standards in terms of facilities and services, providing the best leisure, dining and relaxation and all are found in the city center, a stone’s throw from the city’s top historic attractions. Here are 3 of them.
Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
Standing proudly in the very center of St. Petersburg, at the corner of Nevsky and Vladimirsky Prospekts, the stunning Radisson SAS Royal Hotel is housed in a beautiful mansion, once belonging to one of the city’s wealthiest merchants. Opened in 2001, the hotel boasts 164 luxurious rooms including 17 suites, all decorated with discrete good taste and fitted with the ultimate facilities and amenities to ensure guests’ pleasant and comfortable stay.
The stylish corner bar is surely one of the highlights of this hotel, along with a la carte restaurant, offering international menu with a wide variety of traditional Russian and European favorites.
For business guests the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel comes with 5 dedicated boardrooms and three function rooms that have some of the finest meeting facilities in Saint Petersburg. A free fitness room is also available, equipped with suitable amenities so that guests can stay in shape while traveling. The hotel’s concierge services will help to arrange for the events or traveling and transportation.
Astoria Hotel
Conveniently located in the heart of St. Petersburg, by the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the luxurious Astoria Hotel is a 7-storey building that was built in 1912 and renovated in 1991 and probably one of the city’s most famous hotels with much to offer in terms of accommodation, services and quality.
The 227 air-conditioned luxurious rooms at Astoria Hotel are decorated in a simple traditional manner using high-class natural materials and relaxing color schemes. Rooms comes in various categories with most of them boasting majestic views over St. Isaac’s Square and the imposing neo-classical Cathedral. 24-hour room service is available.
Guests can enjoy dining in the Davidoff Restaurant, a traditional Russian restaurant, featuring authentic Russian cuisine and an exclusive atmosphere. Other highlights of the hotel include a health club, a ballroom, a library, ATM/banking. Babysitting or childcare and airport transportation are available for surcharge.
From energizing at the fully equipped gym to rejuvenating your body, mind and soul in the state-of-the-art spa to enjoying live music at the attractive Astoria Lounge, Astoria Hotel will ensure your memorable stay, leaving no room for disappointment.
Grand Hotel Europe
Close to the Russian Museum, the Philharmonic Society and the Mikhailovsky Opera and Ballet Theater the Grand Europe Hotel is another leading 5 star hotel in St. Petersburg with top levels of service and attention to detail throughout. Owned by the Orient Express travel group, the hotel is an ideal getaway for both leisure and business visitors and for those looking for luxury beyond imagination. The hotel was first opened in 1875, and fully renovated in recent years, featuring refitting of all its guestrooms.
The hotel offers 301 spacious guestrooms, all brightly colored and warmly decorated. Most luxurious rooms and suites at the Grand Hotel Europe are found in the first floor, known as historic floor, which runs along the length of Mikhailovskaya Street from Nevsky Prospket to Arts Square. In-room devices are comprehensive to make hotel guests’ stays as comfortable as possible.
In the gourmet restaurants fine international and Russian cuisines are celebrated, while the hotel’s top-notch fitness club welcomes guests to work out and relax. Other facilities include: sauna, solarium, bar, Turkish bath, café/bistro, and adjoin conference center among others. The hotel also features 5 wheelchair-friendly rooms.
The hotel has always been the getaway for the rich and famous: the world-famous master of Russian music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky spent his honeymoon here; George Bernard Shaw met Maxim Gorky in a private dining room; Johann Strauss stayed in the ‘comfort room No 26’ for 14 days and so on.
Other popular 5 star hotels in St. Petersburg include: W St. Petersburg, Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 St. Petersburg, Taleon Imperial Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg and Angleterre Hotel St. Petersburg to name but a few.
