Hotel "Karelia"

warnings: this hotel is unbelievable , they has 4 star sign at checkin counter at first, the hotel booked 3single rooms instead of triple room and let customer wait for checkin for 45min in room , no telephone inside room dryer is out of order after every using for15sec no amenities at all but small tiny pack of shower gel and shampoo that cannot ask for more has shower and shampoo pump in bathroom but nothing inside no toothbrush, no shower cap, no lotion no water bottle given no kettle , no coffee or tea

One of the best and worth money hotel in Saint Petersburg.

Nice rooms and breakfast

Quiet, friendly staff, moderately priced, business oriented, within easy reach to downtown, apartments equipped for easy living

I stayed in a suite with a room, a living area and a bathroom. The room had everything you needed as a traveller on a budget. Washing machine in the bathroom, refrigerator, safe deposit box. It was very neat and service was good. The hotel is about 12 kilometres from the city centre but there is a bus stop just 100ft from the hotel that takes you to the metro (about 20 minutes) then you can reach almost anywhere in the city centre from there and is relatively cheap. There is the taxi of course or UBER. The only downside is the facade of the building which looks a bit run down and the breakfast was nothing to write home about even if its free. Contrary to most earlier comments about the internet, it worked perfectly for me. Finally, all TV programs are in Russian language so have your Netflix or Amazon movies or whatever.