Comfort Hotel on Chekhova
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4.5 Stars - 3 Opinions
2 Chekhova Street, St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, 191104, Russia
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St Petersburg April 2008
by rfrlin
Hi:
My wife and I are thinking of a trip to St Petersburg in 2008. We want to have decent weather for sightseeing, but most importantly, miss the huge croweds. Especially the cruise ships. It looks like it all kicks in big time early May. To complicate matters, it looks like Easter 2008 is late next year. April 27th I think for the Orthodox church.
My questions:
1- Is Easter a big problem for sightseers in St Petersburg I am guessing not, given recent history, but are things changing? Problem?
2- Would like to take some boat tours. To Petershof? and the canals for examples. Reading the tour books, it looks like they do not begin until mid may. True? Alternatives?
3- I know April may be a bit of an iffy month, but in general late April Ex. 20th to 30th. should be okay?
4- I know we need visas and rooms to go with it. Anything else that time of the year we should book well in advance?
We are in our early 60's, good health and have done a fair amount of independent travel around western and southeastern europe, it that gives you any insight into answering our questions.
Thanks in advance for advice and your time.
Bob
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by rfrlin
Thank you so much Lev to the great information. It was much appreciated.
If you were to advise a friend that wanted to avoid large tourist crowds, but still visit St Petersburg, would you recommend spring or fall? Late April or early October for example.
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by Natalya2006
1. I think Easter time is not a problem to visit our city. But this period is not so beautiful as White Nights period - in April there there are no leaves on the trees and may be very dusty.
2. Boat tours start in May
About early autumn - I think it may be better - not so many tourists and the weather in early autumn usually is nice. Parks and gardens are very beautiful this time. But - who knows - it may be raining weather.
As for me - I like the summer better: many tourists but not so many locals :-)
I wish you to have a nice time in our city! If you have any more questions - don't hesitate to contact me.
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by rfrlin
Thanks Natalya et al. It is great for your information and I do appreciate the your time and thoughts.
Bob
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by malashen
Crowds of tourists are never a problem anyway except in museums like the Hermitage. The city center is crowded indeed, but mostly by local residents.
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by sennaya
The fountains at Peterhof are turned on in MAy, so you may want to wait.
Easter is no problem for tourists. Cruise ships are constant, but no problem to visit Pweterhof, you take a hydr0foil formthe Hermitage for about an hour to get there.
End of September it is pretty if no rain and October starts snow. Fall is a very nice time to be in St. Petersburg as the tourists lighten up Sept. 1. May is the first nice weather and June 15 is the heigth of the White Nights and the days go on forever. We can suggest viitng several times of year for a feeling for the moods of the city. We put some winter tips on our St. Peersburg pages to show it is not too bad, but dress for cold. The rivers are frozen and snow at least on the sides of road and ice onthe sidewalks in Jan-Feb (except new year) are quiet from tourists and museums are all open after the new year holidays.
Re: St Petersburg April 2008
by supavel
Hello. My name is Paul. Am working like a tour guide and driver in St.Petersburg. And I can organise tours for you. If irs interesting please contact me. Paul.
Travel Tips for Saint Petersburg
I had been living in...
by Yurievich
I had been living in S-Petersberg (SPb, an official abbreviation) for seven years. Here are some considerations about what you shouldn't miss there
-The Hermitage (Winter Palace). It is not only a large collection of different arts, but also the place where Russian emperors (tsars) used to live.
-Peter and Paul fortress.
-Isaakij Cathedral. Beautiful cathedral and the highest building in the city. You can observe the whole city from its top.
-Petergof(Petrodvorets). Former summer palace of tsar, nice parks with spectacular fountains. You should take a bus or train from Baltijskij railway station, the trip takes about 1 hour.
-Boat trip on rivers and channels of S-Petersburg. There are little boats waiting for tourists at the crossings of Moika river and Griboedov channel with Nevski prospect. It is worth to see the city from water.
-Opening the bridges. In summer time the bridges over Neva river are opened during the night to let big ships go up the river. And there is almost no night in SPb in summer, 'white nights' as we call them.
Those are the main sights to my opinion.If you had seen them I would say you saw the city.
If you have time for walking, I would recommend to walk along the whole Nevski prospectand in Petrogradski region (Petrogradskaia storona). Walking around Sennaya ploshchad (Hay square) would take you in Dostoevski's novels (if you like it, of course:).
1. Have a Baltika beer 2. ...
by polrbear
1. Have a Baltika beer
2. Try Russian ice cream (especially from khlodokombinat #1 - ice cream concern #1)
3. Walk the canals
4. Come during the summer to see the 'white nights'
5. Eat at the Literary Cafe (Literaturnoye Cafe)
6. See the 'Church on the Spilt Blood'
7. See Peter on his horse
8. Visit the Peter and Paul fortress
9. See some of the Hermitage (lots of art, but nothing extremely noteworthy)
10. Go to the Mozart Cafe for some coffee and sweets
Try to learn a few Russian...
by mshuey
Try to learn a few Russian phrases such as hello, thank you, goodbye, my name is, may I, etc. It's amazing how much people appreciate your attempt at trying to speak their language no matter how bad you are at it. Sometimes it's a real icebreaker.
Walk on the safe side
by filipdebont
When you walk along Nevskiy Prospekt, at Nr 210, watch for the blue and white Warning Message.
This Warning Message dates from the Siege of St Petersburg.
The Warning Message says : Citizens! This side of the street it the most dangerous side during artillery bombardments.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Monastery)
by Canadienne
The founding of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra is linked with one of the important events in the history of Russia. Military commander and Grand Prince Alexander Yaroslavich won a major victory over Sweden on the Neva in 1240, for which he was given the title Nevsky (Neva ~ Nevsky) and canonized by the Orthodox Church as the Holy Patron of Russia. Peter the Great decided to honour Nevsky in St. Petersburg and in 1710 ordered the monastery built south-east of the city centre.
In 1797 the Alexander Nevsky monastery was elevated to the status of Lavra (lavra, a high-ranking monastery, is a title held by only four locations in Russia).
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Comfort Hotel on Chekhova
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Address: 2 Chekhova Street, St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, 191104, Russia
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