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Hilton Moscow Can't Do Omelets But Price Is Right

Where: 21/40 Kalanchevskaya, Moscow, Russian Federation, 107078

Moscow is certainly not known as a good value town these days, so when the New York Times stayed at theHilton Moscow Leningradskaya in a queen room for $325 a night, we sat up and took notice.

Hilton's first Russian hotel opened in mid-2008 after they refurbished the Hotel Leningradskaya; more grandly, the PR describes the building as "one of the historic Seven Sisters skyscrapers." And it's true that the exterior of this place looks kind of palatial.

Inside, according to the NYT, it's not exactly fitted out for royalty but it's satisfyingly good with lots of "soothing wood" in the décor. The service was a bit varied and the reviewer was especially unhappy with the omelets he ordered for a room service breakfast, but we figure if an oddly-made omelet features as one of his biggest complaints, the whole experience can't have been too bad.

One of the reasons the Moscow Hilton isn't as exorbitantly priced as some of the city's other haunts is probably its distance from the city, so don't expect to be reaching the Kremlin on foot from here. Nearby: A "rough" crowd and three train stations. Negotiate these at your peril.

[Photo: NY Times]