St. Petersburg Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

Off the boat first thing in the morning and driven out of St.Petersburg to Peterhof Palace. Sumptious interiors with gold plus plus. We were out in the garden by 11am at which time classical music starts and the fountains are switched on. None of the many fountains are powered by electricity- it is all done by water from the hills and gravity as...

Today I woke up with a fresh perspective and planned out a route for my day. First I walked through the summer palace area which was quite near to the hostel. Called the Letny Sad, it is between the open space of Mars Field (Marsovo Pole) and the Fontanka River. It was laid out for Peter the Great with fountains and pavilions along a geometrical...

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What to do? Last day here and I still haven't seen the Summer Gardens and Palace, Peter and Paul Fort, Part 2 of Hermitage visit, Pushkin, the Ice Palace, etc........ but why not leave some sights for a return trip? Had a hilarious time getting to the State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg...including being completely mis-directed on th...