City Overview:

Truly a magical city of palaces, pastel painted buildings, sparkling waterways and an abundance of art treasures - this is definitely a city to visit all year round.

St. Petersburg grew out of a swamp to become one of the most stylish and beautiful cities in the world and is considered the 'Venice of the North' . This title is very true for a city criss-crossed by canals, boarded by elegant buildings and crossed by hundreds of individually crafted bridges. The whole ensemble is particularly attractive under a layer of snow, sparkling in the winter sun, or spectacular with the never ending days of early summer.

Hotel Information:

Dostoevsky Hotel 3* BB

The "Dostoevsky" Hotel represents the new standard among Sankt-Petersburg hotels. It’s conveniently situated in the very heart of the city to the address 19, Vladimirsky prospect in the "Vladimirskiy Passage" trading center. Nevsky prospect - the main street of the city, the center of business and night life of Sankt-Petersburg is just 5 minutes away from the hotel.

A Costumer's Review:

No complaints at all. Good location, friendly and helpfull english spoken staff (front desk and concierge), confortable and clean room, good breakfast buffet….. Would definitely stay there again.

How to get from the airport to the city centre?

Road: Bus: Airport Express (tel: (812) 388 0845) runs fast services every 20-30 minutes between the the two terminals and metro stations Moskovskaya, Tekhnologichesky Institut, and Pushkinskaya in the centre of St. Petersburg. Public buses 13 and 39 also serve the airport. Bus 13 leaves for St Petersburg from the front of the central office building at Pulkovo 2. There are two stops. Buses leaving from the stop nearest Arrivals will take passengers to the Moskovskaya Metro Station. Bus 39 departs from in front of the Pulkovo 1 west entrance/exit and runs to Moskovskaya Metro Station, stopping at Kievskoe Shosse en route. Travellers can also take shuttle bus 39 from Pulkovo 1 and shuttles buses 3, 13 and 113 from Pulkovo 2 to the centre of St Petersburg.
Taxi: Taxis are available. Companies include Peterburgskoe Taxi (tel: 068), Evrotaksi (tel: (812) 740 1313) and Fortuna Taxi (tel: (812) 322 0000). There are minibus taxis that are only marginally more expensive than local buses; these depart for St Petersburg from outside both terminals and run to Moskovskaya Metro Station.

Top Attractions:

1. Isaakievskii Sobor (St. Isaac's Cathedral)
2. Dvortsovaia Ploshchad' (Palace Square)
3. Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)
4. Smolnyi Sobor (Smolnyi Cathedral)
5. Domik Petra Pervogo (The Cabin of Peter the Great)
6. Edmond J Safra Grand Choral Synagogue (The)
7. Peterhof
8. Ermitazh (Hermitage, The)
9. Khram Spasa na Krovi (Saviour on Spilled Blood Cathedral and Museum)
10. Petropavlovskaia Krepost' (Peter and Paul Fortress)