Stayed in Guru Hotel for 2 nights, and was pleasantly surprised at the friendly attitude of the staff, after 3 nights in Irkutsk without a smiling face! The 2 receptionists helped me sort out tours, taxis and all the other things that a non-Russian speaking solo traveller would find nearly impossible.
The rooms are modern, clean, well stocked with the essentials, and the only reservation I had was that the hotel was the top two floors of a building complex so not directly accessed from the street. But I learned to cope with that, and enjoyed my stop in Ekaterineburg on my Trans Siberian Railway excursion. more