The Soviet practice of having lady floor attendants still remains at Alfa Hotel when I stayed from 15 - 17 June 2006. You will need to exchange your hotel registration card for your room key before you enter your room and vice versa when you leave your room.
The Alfa Hotel is located adjacent to Ismailovsky Park and the Ismailovsky weekend flea market. The nearest metro station, Partizanskaya is only 30m away and it takes only 20 minutes to get down to the Red Square by metro.
