Guest rooms and apartments Grifon

The hotel location is incredible since its full of bars and restaurants. The main avenue is just blocks away. The service is high and low. We met young Anastasia who tried to be helpful but wasn't. The next day an old lady helped us with the cab and the air conditioned, she also provides very helpful information. The hotel is too expensive for what it offers, would never go back again

Convenient location and very good value for St. Petersburg. Staff were helpful and spoke English very well.

Musty staircase hints at this hotels former grandeur. No elevator to get to the 4th floor lobby and 5th floor rooms - but the stairs are wide and reasonably pitched for easy climbing with bags. Super location with easy walks to the water and many sights. Breakfast included, and though not fancy or huge quantities (if thats your thing) prepared with love just for you. The staff was the best, no problems there... Highly recommend. If showing up at night, the area SEEMS creepy at first (tatoo parlor next door, long vacant road, etc) but it was safe and comfortable. We emailed ahead to request a taxi (late nite arrival into airport - LED, initials for its previous name!), the request was acted on promptly and fairly.

This hotel is located at the top of the 4th floor and there is no elevator the floors are very high and the stairs are very long, there was an unpleaseant smell in stairwell. . As a 65 year old I had difficulty in climbing those stairs with my suitcase. I had just travelled overland on the Silk Route through China, Kyrgystan , Uzbekistan ,Russia etc and this was the worst hotel to get in to. The room itself was nice and clean and the view over the canal great. The hotel is close to the metro and I had no problems getting around. The staff however need to be instructed to help people up the stairs with their luggage they have closed circuit TV so they must have seen me, or put in an elevator

Location is the big plus for this hotel. The 4-5 flights of stairs with luggage is a negative, just be prepared. Breakfast very basic, but adequate. Room fairly large, beds a little hard, but that seems to be everywhere in Russia. Great shower, clean room, nice large windows that open onto canal area for nice views. Excellent restaurants, all close by to choose from, as well as many coffee shops. Staff wonderfully helpful, speak excellent English and offer good suggestions for sights, tours, PO box etc.