Holiday Inn Express St. Petersburg

The hotel is set inside a restored eighteenth-century building on Sadovaya Street, in the historic centre of St Petersburg. Its courtyard forms a quiet enclosed space away from the street, ringed by the same period façade that gives the building its address. Rooms run from a standard 20 m2 double up to a 27 m2 superior room with a double bed and sofa, and several look onto the courtyard or the surrounding streets. All rooms carry a mini-bar, a tea and coffee station, air conditioning, and blackout curtains, with an LCD TV and a separate desk for work. One room is built for wheelchair users, at around 25 m2 with a single bed. The hotel keeps seven meeting rooms, from a 35 m2 space for small talks to a 95 m2 hall that splits into two and takes up to 65 people. Breakfast runs buffet-style, and the Express Cafe & Bar operates around the clock. Guests can bring pets under 10 kg, and a gym is open at no extra charge. Parking sits inside the courtyard, with room for 20 cars. On foot, the main metro stations and the city's central sights lie within easy reach. Check-in runs from 3pm, check-out by noon.