http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T00:41:05Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Russia%20Hotel%20Guide http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/24/103226/786 <![CDATA[<p><i>Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Our last hotel in the series: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ritz-Carlton+Moscow/ian/238222"><b>Ritz-Carlton Moscow.</b></a> Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rhb_ritzmoscow.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>After a little sleepy time in Moscow, I woke up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/17/14176/1980/hotels/Russian_Hotels_for_Ballers_Ararat_Park_Hyatt_Moscow"><b>Ararat Park Hyatt</b></a> and pulled the blinds open. Snow was falling on Red Square, and it looked pretty, and pretty cold as well. <p>Though I was fearful that my day which began quite pleasantly would be tarnished by the blistery cold weather, I decided to brave the streets. When else would I HotelChatter 2008-04-24T10:39:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/17/14176/1980 <![CDATA[<p><i>Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up next: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ararat+Park+Hyatt+Moscow/ian/205927"><b>Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow.</b></a> Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/parkhyattmoscow.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/ru/St.%20Petersburg"><b>St. Petersburg</b></a> is cute and all, but it's a bit of a sleepy town. I found myself feeling a bit lost and isolated after three days there. I was very much ready to move on to the next phase of my trip, the capital city of Moscow. <p>After the most institutional airport check-in of my entire life, I was whisked on the one hour flight to HotelChatter 2008-04-17T15:02:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/15/15333/3131 <![CDATA[<p><i>Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up next: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hotel+Europe/ian/127219"><b>The Grand Hotel Europe.</b></a> Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandeuropepburg.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Now on to my favorite hotel in St. Petersburg, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hotel+Europe/ian/127219"><b>Grand Hotel Europe. </b></a> I actually didn't want to like this place, because well, it's an Orient Express property. And frankly, when I think of Orient Express, I think of Ben-Gay stank old ladies. The hotel is thankfully in a bustling part of St. Petersburg.<p> Before I made my way over to this area, known as Nevsky HotelChatter 2008-04-15T15:42:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/14/143338/275 <![CDATA[<p><i>Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up next: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eliseev+Palace+Hotel/ian/221153"><b>The Eliseev Palace</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Angleterre+Hotel/ian/189682"><b>Hotel Angleterre</b></a>. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eliseeveroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Eliseev Palace</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/ru/St.%20Petersburg"><b>St. Petersburg</b></a> is a lovely city, I guess. The architecture is delightfully institutional. The snow, I mean slush, is a wonderful hue of mocha. And nothing says warm and fuzzy like Russia, right?<p> When it comes to the sites, St. Petersburg is all history--lots of palaces and museums and pretty things. Pretty things get boring, though, so this hotel freak decided to HotelChatter 2008-04-14T14:43:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/164629/2964 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/astoria_room.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up first: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rocco+Forte+Hotel+Astoria/ian/240457"><b>The Hotel Astoria</b></a>. Enjoy.</i><p>It's not easy to travel to Russia if you're a picky Angeleno with the sniffles. Recently, though, I did the difficult and braved the subzero temperatures. I saw the two main cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow, and explored the cultural treasures of each. More importantly, though, I made stops at each of the city's key hotels for tours of the facilities and rooms, and have smuggled my reports HotelChatter 2008-04-07T17:18:52-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/