Отель MEININGER Санкт-Петербург Никольский

Meininger is a brand new hotel located in a historic building. That gives a flavor of a real St.Petersburg life in the city center. Griboyedov canal is right across the street, and all historic places of the city are within pleasant walking distance. We trotted from the hotel to St. Nikolay's, then to St. Isaac, then to Peter the Great monument, and so on. Location is perfect. Room is designed in a very efficient way: lots of storage and floor space, a couch, TV on the wall, spacious bathroom with shower stall. 'Kitchen' that combines cooking facilities and a laundry room with ironing board, washers and dryers, is on the ground floor. WiFi is free, and reliable. I'd say hotel is designed to provide everything a traveler needs, while doing it in a cost effective way. We were on the top (3rd) floor, so our room had a skylight window. Buffet breakfast is provided at extra cost, and it is worth it. There is a choice of sliced hams, sausage and cheese, porridge, hard-boiled eggs, bananas, fresh yogurt, juices, tea and coffee. Breakfast room has enough space for all the guests. Hotel offers a luggage room, free of charge. I was a bit surprised that no receipt was issued for my suitcase, but I got it back without an issue. The only improvement I can suggest is thicker bed pillows. Those offered are wafer-thin, and provide no head support, so in the morning my shoulders hurt a lot.

Old building refurbished but not capable of the demands required of a modern hotel. Blocked drains in the shower required us to change rooms. A marathon walk across the hotel later we suffered the same fate in the replacement room. Good service and helpful staff but not really very cool.