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"Best bet in St. Pete" We had the fortunate experience to arrive at the hotel a few days prior to Dubya (who was to stay at the attached Astoria Hotel for the G8 summit) so our hotel was loaded with secret service men. I think this may have had a positive affect as the staff were "on their toes" and security was noticeable. Front desk check-in was smooth and efficent and we were immediately given a room even though it was 11:00am. (I was a bit scared that they took our passports at check-in but understand this is necessary for immigration out of the country.) The champagne was a nice gesture although it did taste like donkey urine. Loved the elevators since there was never a wait. Our room was a gorgeous split-level number that was modern and tastefully furnised with everything in working order and a great view of St. Isaac's Cathedral. Ate and drank at Cafe Borsalino in the hotel; food was great but the drinks were very expensive ($12USD for a vodka and tonic). Also tried Davidof (restaurant) next door in the Astoria. Great service, nice selection but also expensive. Everything in Russia is expensive though - welcome to democaracy and capitalism!

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"Good location, nice room - good bet" We stayed in St Petersburg in September. We booked late and the Angleterre Hotel was the only decent place where we could find a room. I was prepared to be a little disappointed but was very pleasantly surprised. The holiday started well when I emailed the concierge to book us some restaurants and tickets for the ballet. They responded within the hour and sorted everything out - hassle free. They arranged for cars to pick us up from the airport - and were there on time. The room was spacious and clean and my husband and I were both pleased. The hotel Italian restaurant was nice - but I would recommend finding a good traditional russian restaurant for dinner and leaving the pasta for lunch or Italy. The location is ideal and we walked to all of the major sites and hopefully you will be lucky enough to have a view of St Isaacs cathederal from your bedroom like we did. I am sure that it is nowhere near as grand as the Astoria or the Kempinsky - but it did the job well. I have recommended it to my boss and his family.

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"I liked it" I stayed at the Angleterre for one week on a work trip. The location was great, right across from St. Isaac's Cathedral and just a few minutes walk from the Admirality, Hermitage, and Nevsky Prospekt. The staff was very helpful when communicating by email prior to arrival. I was able to get a discount from the published rate by asking. A great buffet breakfast was included in the room rate. There was also a free business center with an internet-connected computer, printer, tv and phone included in the rate for our "club room." The rooms weren't as nice as they looked on the website, but they were fine, and the bathroom was very nice. The housekeeping staff came by at least twice per day. There is an ATM and currency exchange counter in the hotel. I would definitely stay there again.

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"Delightful Visit" If you are the sort of person who is made uncomfortable by tales of suicide (and I am not), best not check into the Hotel Angleterre. But it was such a romantic suicide. The Russian poet Sergei Esenin (1895-1925), whose stormy marriage to Isadora Duncan was brief, hanged himself at the Hotel Angleterre on the 28th of December. With his own blood, on a wall of his hotel room, he wrote his last poem: Goodbye, my friend, goodbye My love, you are in my heart. It was preordained we should part And be reunited by and by. Goodbye: no handshake to endure. Let's have no sadness - furrowed brow. There's nothing new in dying now Though living is no newer. It's unlikely that Mr. Esenin's ghost haunts this 4-star hotel. The place was entirely refurbished in the late 1990s and ghosts do not remain in spaces with which they are not familiar. Just as the first rule of residential real estate is 'Location. Location. Location.' so it is with a hotel. The Hotel Angleterre is situated in the best possible location, St. Isaac's Square. It's a pleasure to walk out the door to see the grand Cathedral of St. Isaac, the monumental bronze to Tsar Nicholas I, and the fine park that stretches between them. Try to visit in late spring when the fragrance of the park's lilac bushes perfume the air. Ten minutes away is the Winter Palace and the Hermitage facing Palace Square. Two minutes away is the city's emblem, Peter the Great on horseback, known as the Bronze Horseman. And beyond that is the River Neva and its beautiful vistas. As we did, you can easily walk to the Mariinsky Theatre where you will be dazzled by the magic of the ballet. The spacious lobby is understated. The staff is efficient and responsive to your needs (an iron and ironing board was brought to room in an instant). The hotel's restaurant, the Borsalino Brasserie, hosts the filling, wide-ranging complimentary breakfast each morning, and diner there is very good. Or you can linger over coffee and pastry as you gaze out over the square in the gallery portion of the restaurant. If the suites that face the square prove to be a budget buster, request a room on the interior courtyard with a fine view of the dome of St. Isaac's, such as the one we enjoyed. The bed was very comfortable, the room clean and pleasant with plenty of closet and shelf space. The white marble tiled bathroom was equipped with a pleasantly, and an unexpectedly, deep and wide sink, a warm towel rack, and shelves for stowing toiletries. The Hotel Angelterre is a very fine value.

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