Palantin Hotel

Замечательный уютный отель

Muito bom atendimento feito por Nikolay e sua equipe. Vivi dias agradáveis em São Petersburgo. Uma cidade apaixonante que se completa com os excelentes hotéis, especialmente o Palantin. I love Russia. I love SPB.

The Palantin is located within a private courtyard. Reception staff speak English and were always helpful. You pay extra for fast internet connection (100 roubles a day) and for registration (200 roubles for foreigners). Rooms are fairly basic but comfortable. The nearest Metro station is a 10 minute walk away.

Отзывчивый персонал, 10 минут от метро. Для своей цены (1950 руб), комната оказалась супер. Как небольшая квартира-студия. Кровать удобная, микроволновка, кухня. Обязательно въеду ещё раз в этот отель как буду в Питере!

The photo of the front of the hotel is not the hotel but an apartment complex. The hotel entrance is through the gate in the middle which leads to a court yard with apartments on two sides and hotel on another . The hotel was clean and tidy, and all staff spoke good English and were very helpful with visa support and other enquiries. We had a family room which was of a good size with a double bed and sofa bed. Free wifi is available but I couldn't get a signal in every part of the room. Complimentary breakfast is available in a small seated area, best to go early as will not seat all guests at once, there is a reasonable choice with cereal, toast and more local produce. The area around hotel is a little run down but most of st Petersburg. Hotel is a 10+ min walk to metro, but if weather good can see different bits a walk to metro or were ever. We had are 2 & 14 year old children with us and never felt worried and all locals seemed friendly.we went in August and weather high 30s and take mosquito spray.

Overall, the Palantin Hotel was a great place to stay. It was very clean, the room was HUGE and comfortable, and the location was only a few minutes from a metro station, although it was too far to walk into the city center, it would have taken about an hour. The staff was very friendly and there was clean water provided in the lobby so you could refill your own bottles instead of buying bottled water continually. The bathroom was large and had a heated floor, which was really nice in the mornings. The price was great too. The only thing I was really disappointed in was the breakfast. It was god-awful, just bad coffee, wonder bread or dark Russian bread and jam (no butter) and a few odd choices like cut-up hotdogs, green peas, and canned corn. We only ate breakfast here one day and then got pastries from a bakery near the metro stop on subsequent mornings. Not a big deal, since the bakery was cheap and convenient, but breakfast was far below the standards of the rest of the hotel. The front desk was always open and was happy to book us a cab to the airport for less than half what we were charged to get one coming from the airport. Overall, I would still recommend the hotel and would stay here again.

Very clean excellent hotel. Breakfast OK room is big. Free parking

A friend and I booked this hotel after much debate. In the end, we book the Palantin due to what looked like a good location, good rates and the fact that is appeared to be new and modern. The only part we were right about were the cheap rates. The location is about 10 minutes walk from the nearest metro (Baltiskaya), but the neighbourhood around it is not great, particularly for two females going out at night. The hotel itself is located behind a gate and there is no lighting from gate to the hotel at night. The rooms were clean, but extremely outdated and cheaply decorated. We had a bath tub with a shower attachment that did not fit to the wall. Taking a bath in yellow water was hardly appealing. We also had a sink that leaked all over. I am fairly certain we didn't get new toiletries each day. The front desk failed to tell us the living room had a pull out sofa until one of our other friends staying in the hotel informed us of this. The staff was mostly unhelpful and tried adding charges to our bill, thinking we were someone else! Breakfast was pitiful. One type of cereal, undercooked meat, a bowl of peas, some stale cookies and a few other sad items. St. Petersburg is a wonderful city and this did not ruin our trip, although it certainly was not how we wanted to end it. We are in our thirties, so this hotel might work for students looking to really save money, although I think there are hostels that would be better located and better overall value.

Bed mattress is terrible. Do not have breakfast at the hotel, not clean.

Had a hard time finding the lobby. It was inside the courtyard, then through an unmarked door. The hotel staff registered our visas without telling us they were doing so, then charged us for it, even though we were spending only one night in St. Petersburg. The room, however, was impressive, with air conditioning and a 2-person jacuzzi tub (but no shower stall). Since we were leaving before breakfast was served, the staff kindly packed us food to take with us.