Hotel Astoria Part of the Rocco Forte Collection, the five-star Hotel Astoria is located in St Isaac's Square at the heart of St Petersburg's city centre. The hotel is decorated in an elegant, contemporary style. Many of the 188 rooms and suites have views of St Isaac's Cathedral, and others overlook a quiet inner courtyard. All rooms have wooden parquet flooring and luxurious marble bathrooms. Breakfast and afternoon tea are served in the Rotonda Lounge, and the hotel's Astoria Cafe serves French cuisine with a Russian twist.
28th June 2021 - Russia Hotels
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow The Ararat Park Hyatt is the most modern of the luxury hotels in central Moscow and often regarded as the best, all just a few minutes walk from the city's most iconic landmarks and next door to the Bolshoi. There are 206 rooms and suites with king size beds, linen sheets and mirrored glass bathrooms. The glass theme continues throughout the hotel creating an impressive sense of space.
28th June 2021 - Russia Hotels
Five books that make us want to visit Russia, through space and time, from the Russian countryside of the early 19th century to Siberia, via St. Petersburg and Moscow 1 Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol In the Russian Empire of the early 19th century, the word 'soul ' was used to count serfs. Well, the male ones, anyway. Women were perceived to have no soul or value. The number of souls in an estate made it possible to work out its value.
28th June 2021 - Russia Culture
'Why would you want to go to Russia?', has pretty much been the stock response from people for the last decade or so when I've told them I'm heading there, and that's usually followed by a slight shudder and questions about prison camps, Putin and whether the food is terrible. However, before my most recent trip there in April, news of my departure was met with squeals of jealousy and protestations along the lines of 'I've always wanted to go there, actually, and Tolstoy is my favourite author thank you very much'.
28th June 2021 - Russia Culture
We present our selection of the 10 most prominent neighbourhoods at present. You liked Lisbon, London, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Athens, Bogota... You'll love Príncipe Real, Bankside, Vila Buarque, Shahpur Jat, Metaxourgio, San Felipe... Use the guide to see the rest: Where: The Tsars' former capital overthrows the cliche that Moscow is forever the queen of alternative Russia: insiders know full well that 'Peter' (St Petersburg) has slowly but surely started to shift.
6th November 2019 - Russia Travel Inspiration
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