I stayed at the Oktiabrskaya during a business trip to Saint Petersburg. The hotel is one of the cheapest acceptable hotels in the centre of Saint-Petersburg, and that is the only reason why I would stay there again. The hotel is huge. In certain ways, it is still a very basic soviet style hotel. It has a grand reception, tiny... more

I stayed 5 nights in the new part. The service is just acceptable, but rooms are clean. The breakfast is not good. Location is good, but to reach the city center you need the subway. more

I stayed three nights at this hotel with my family as part of a tour. Previous reviews had me wary, but I was unprepared for the level of squalor of this hotel. The hotel is huge (our rooms were the equivalent of 2 city blocks from the elevators). There is no bell service, so be prepared to carry your own... more

i frequently stay there when sent to saint petersburg for 'business purposes'. the main building has good location and is overall satisfactory. but in 'ligovsky branch' of the hotel, just on the opposite side of nevsky / ligovsky prospekts, - not a single time there was that they didn't offer me a prostitute, well, straight through the hotel phone. i... more

This hotel is located in a very center of St Petersburg, so in 5 minutes you can reach the main street of the city. The location of this hotel is also very convenient, if you are travelling by train, it is just 5-10 min walk from the Moskovsky Railway Station. It is quite an old hotel, and it possess (and,... more

This hotel is close to Nevsky Prospect but at the far end, away from the main tourist attractions. The hotel reception staff proved surly and very unhelpful. Most requests for assistance to the front desk were met with a blunt "not possible". Restaurant staff were more cooperative and helped with problems after the reception staff had simply refused assistance. The... more

I was to spend 4 nights in a boarding-house reserved for me by Russian a friend in the satellite city of Pushkin. Unfortunately it was impossible to have my visa registered there, and it was too far from SPB. So, accompanied by my friend, I looked for a hotel in the center of SPB. I visited several, but the best,... more

I booked this hotel at the recommendation of [--] and was absolutely impressed with the value I received for the money charged. The hotel is impressively clean everywhere you go, the front desk people were extremely polite and helpful, the business center had first class computers and I felt safe and at home at all times. I really liked the... more

I stayed here as part of a Scandinavia/St. Petersburg escorted tour. Although the hotel advertises A/C, they don't really have it; the front desk will tell you "it's in process." If you leave your window open so as not to suffocate (assuming you can open both halves, which many people in our group were unable to do), you WILL have... more