St. Petersburg Hostels

Hostel Na Sadovoy.
The name of the hostel Na Sadovoy reveals the location of cozy, cheap & one of the most centrally-located affordable accommodation places in town. Stopping here is a great opportunity to walk the routes of Fyodor DostoevskyÍs characters,

 
Nord Hostel.
A walk from the kitchen to your bed at Nord hostel will probably take you as long as walking to the doors of the Winter Palace, as you are staying right by the Arch of Generals Command, a most common way to the Palace square from the main street. One of the recently-opened DJ bars called ïNovusÍ extremely popular among students and clubbers for cheap alcohol and great parties is located next doors, so even clubbing is included in your accommodation package.
Location: Palace Square is your courtyard. The major problem for all the visitors in this very central area is a bunch of annoying crooks who try to sell you souvenirs or pick your wallet or camera while youÍre busy looking at the beauties of imperial capital of Russia. Watch out!
Facilities: ItÍs a typical hostel, so only basic services are provided. PC with internet connection point is available for all the visitors around the clock for no extra charge, so are the local phone calls. ThereÍs a tiny library at the hostel with books that you can borrow or leave once youÍre done with ïem. ThereÍs a laundry service (¸5 per load, 2-3 kilos). ThereÍs a TV lounge located at the staircase on a little ïbalconyÍ between two floors that hostel occupies available for all the visitors around the clock. Visitors can take a DVD player and watch movies from the hostel collection or the ones of their own. There are two kitchens (one on each floor) fully equipped with everything you might possibly need while cooking. You can always have a cup of coffee, tea, or water at the kitchen for free (and cookies too!). You shouldnÍt bring people to visit you for security reasons; main hostel areas are monitored by cameras, videotaping everything in case if something goes wrong. No smoking in the rooms (thereÍs a special area at the staircase). Transfers to & from the airport and train stations are pretty cheap (from EUR 9 to EUR 22, depending on a distance). Visa registration is free for guests.
Interior & Rooms: All rooms are dorms, except for one double: there's one room with 6 beds, two rooms with 8 beds and the largest one is for 10 people. Double costs EUR 50 during low season and EUR 65 in the summer. Bed in a dorm costs EUR 18 in the winter & EUR 24 during high season. All prices include breakfast. There are two showers and three bathrooms on the first floor and two showers/bathrooms on the second floor. Every bed has a locker for personal belongings (EUR 30 deposit is required for a key), there's also a safe-box at the reception.
WayToRussia.Net comments: If you're a student or freelance traveler you will absolutely like this place: not a lot of personal space, but lots of socializing.
Hostel Services & Facilities: internet, laundry, safe-box, transport services (tickets/taxi), visa registration, train tickets booking.
Room Facilities: bathroom & toilet (shared), personal lockers.
Area Features: bar nearby, bunch of fast-foods nearby, historical city center.
Address: Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 10. Contacts: Tel: +7 (812) 571-0342, Fax +7 (812) 312-7302. Rates: from ¸18 to ¸24 in the dorm, from ¸50 to ¸65 for a double. Total Rooms: 5 (40 beds maximum).

 
Sleep Cheap Hostel.
A nice retreat from the noisy streetlife is offered for budget travelers at Sleep Cheap hostel, located in the quiet courtyard at Mohovaya Street, in just a couple of blocks away from Peter the GreatÍs Summer Garden and Fontanka Embankment ¿ the border of XVIII century St. Petersburg, an ïold townÍ of today.
Location: The closest metro station is Chernyshevskaya, though one could easily take a walk from Gostinny Dvor to Sleep Cheap in about the same time. The area is fantastically popular among students of three schools all situated around this block: the art college, music college and theater academy. Read: a lot of great small bars & hangouts. Sights arenÍt far either.
Facilities: ItÍs a hostel, so only basic services are provided here. PC with internet connection point is available for all visitors around the clock for 90 rubles an hour (2.5 EUR); the local phone calls are free of charge (IP telephony cards are sold here for international access). ThereÍs a laundry service (EUR 4 per load, 2-3 kilos), a kitchen with a big fridge, microwave and a stove. There are two combined bathrooms with showers in the dorm part. In May 2006 Sleep Cheap opened its new wing with three doubles and three twins (all cost around a 1000 rubles, group discounts available). ThereÍs a TV at the kitchen (local channels only, though). Transfers to & from the airport and train stations cost from ¸10 to ¸30, depending on a distance. Visa registration is free for guests.
Interior & Rooms: There are two dorm rooms at the moment (8 beds in each room) with 16 beds and few more beds available as extras. Night during low season costs EUR 17, in the summer season the price goes up to EUR 19, extra bed is half a price. All prices include breakfast. There are lockers for personal belongings in the corridor, which visitors can use for free.
WayToRussia.Net comments: Quite small, but if grows bigger can rival some better-known hostels in the city. Good location for such a budget accommodation.
Hostel Services & Facilities: internet, laundry, safe-box, transport services (tickets/taxi), visa registration, train tickets booking.
Room Facilities: bathroom & toilet (shared), personal lockers.
Area Features: bars and restaurants nearby, historical city center.

Address: Mohovaya Street, 18 - 32 (In the courtyard, black door on the right). Book Online through WayToRussia.Net Contacts: Tel: +7 (812) 115-1304, Fax +7 (812) 273-5709. Rates: from ¸17 to ¸19 in the dorm, around ¸30 for a double (starting May, 2006). Total Rooms: 2 (around 20 beds maximum so far).

Hostel Holiday - CLOSED!. Location: This hostel is located around 10-15 minutes (taking the metro + walking) or 25 minutes walking from the central St. Petersburg street –– Nevski prospekt. It's in a large building just on the bank of Neva river overlooking Kresty prison.
Facilities. A meeting room with a tv and satellite channels, a ping-pong room, a piano room, an open terrace with a view to Neva river (but the terrace is a bit small and dirty), a breakfast room, a luggage room, and a kitchen.
No laundry, but you can ask a maid to do it, she takes $1-$2 for a kilo.
No lockouts. Internet access. Security - video surveillance.
Interior & Rooms. Toilets and showers for dorm rooms are shared. The hostel is being renovated, so some shared showers and toilets are crappy and some are ok. The same with the rooms: there are some renovated rooms on the first floor, which are quite good, the rest is quite neat, spacious, but nothing fancy.
There's a really decent renovated double room with a separate toilet, bath, shower, a tv (with satellite channels), a fridge, a ventilator – costs $50.
Rooms & Prices. High season (May 1 to Oct 15) / low season (Oct 16 to Apr 30) - a bed in a dorm room: $14 / $12 a night, a bed in a double: $19 / $15 a night, a single room: $37 / $29 a night. The decent renovated double room with a private toilet costs $50 (for two people). Breakfast is included in these prices, the accommodation is $1 cheaper if you don't breakfast. Visa, MC are accepted. Discounts for groups (+10 persons) from $4 to $7 a day. And ISIC or Hostelling International cards – $1 a day.
WayToRussia.Net comments: the cheapest hostel in St. Petersburg, the price can go down to $12 (high season); a meeting room that can be good to meet other travelers; but the hostel is located a bit far from Nevski Prospekt - the main entertainment / sightseeing steet of the city.
THIS HOSTEL IS CLOSED. IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN A HOSTEL, PLEASE, SEE THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW.
Address: Mikhailova Street, #1 / Arsenalnaya naberezhnaya (embankment), #9; Map: D2 (square #1) Contacts: phone/fax: (+7 812) 327-1070, (+7 812) 327-1033; Email: info@hostel.spb.ru;

Puppet Theater Hostel. Location: 10 minutes walk from the oldest and main avenue of St. Petersburg – Nevski Prospekt. Closest to the main sights, clubs and places to eat. 15-20 minutes walking from Moskovski railway station or the nearest metro: Mayakovskaya
Facilities: Shared showers, toilets, a breakfast room (opened 8.30-10.30), luggage room, security (video surveillance) no laundry, no meeting rooms.
Interior & Rooms. The hostel is quite nice inside, renovated. The rooms are standard and clean, the same as in the other hostels. There's a nice view on the typical St. Petersburg street outside (Nekrasova street).
Prices. A bed in a 3- or 5-bed dorm room: $16, a bed in a double: $19, an extra bed is for $10. Breakfast (cereals, milk, juice, cakes, bread, jam, butter, cheese, tea, coffee) included. Discounts with Hostelling International and ISIC cards ($1 / a night). Visa, MC accepted. Write to us if you want to know how to save some money on accommodation in this hostel.
WayToRussia.Net Comments: We stayed there on our last trips to St. Petersburg, and it was quite nice. The good things are: great location, clean rooms, nice staff. The bad thing is that this hostel is just a place to sleep, because there are no meeting rooms or something like that. They'll register your visa only if the invitation was issued with them.
Address: Nekrasova street, #14, St. Petersburg, 191014, Russia. Map: C3 (square #2) Contacts: phone: +7 (812) 272-5401, fax: +7 (812) 272-8361. Email: puppet@ryh.ru;

St. Petersburg International Hostel. Location. This hostel is located in St. Peterburg centrum, 5 minutes walk from Moskovski railway station and Nevski prospekt street, and there are nice vegeterian places to eat around.
Facilities: No lockouts. Common showers, toilettes, safe, luggage room, cafe, a "cyberroom", laundry, security (video surveillance) etc.
Interior & Rooms. Located in a pre-revolutionary renovated building, the halls and rooms are quite clean and neat, though the toilets and showers aren't clean enough.
Prices: High season (March 1 to Oct 31) / low season (Nov 1 to Feb 28) - a bed in a dorm room: $19 / $15; a bed in a double: $24 / $21 a night. Discounts for groups (+10 persons) and with ISIC (-$1 a night) and Hostelling International (-$2 a night) cards. Visa, MC accepted. Breakfast is included.
WayToRussia.Net comments: the first hostel in St. Petersburg, overpriced. They don't put boys and girls in dorm rooms together, which is silly. They'll register your visa only if the invitation was issued with them.
Address: 3rd Sovetskaya street, 28; Contact: phone: +7 (812) 329-8018, fax: +7 (812) 329-8019; Map: D3 (square #3). Email: ryh@ryh.ru;