PRICE:
Frommer's Recommended

Improved service could make the Varshava a top-value locale. It's still in a decent location, with modern rooms and reasonable rates. The main challenge is the staff's reluctance to speak English, but informational material in several languages is available in the lobby. Though the hotel's name (left over from the days when Poland was part of the Soviet bloc) and service are outdated, the guest rooms offer plain Scandinavian-style furniture in primary colors and none of the patterned wallpaper of Soviet days. Most bathrooms have showers only. International and Russian business travelers often stay here. The hotel is next to the Oktyabrskaya metro station and up the street from Gorky Park. The restaurant on the eighth floor has a rather Mafiosi feel, though the breakfast hall is pleasant. A buffet breakfast is included in the price.

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

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