PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

This tower, overlooking the Moscow River, the spires of the Foreign Ministry, and enormous Smolenskaya Square, offers different levels of accommodations and good quality for the money. It's around the corner from the Arbat and all the dining and shopping that the pedestrian street has to offer. A 2003 renovation upgraded half the rooms; others are due for remodeling later. The renovated rooms (called \"tourist\" class) are larger; are air-conditioned; and have fresher carpeting, brighter lights, and fewer plumbing issues than the older ones (called \"standard\" class). Don't miss the generous breakfast ($30/£15). Service can be stiff, but the hotel is tourist-friendly overall. It's popular enough with business visitors to offer all the essential services that executives demand, but it doesn't feel like a conference center.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Moscow & St. Petersburg, 2nd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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