Hotel Amursky Zaliv & Hotel Vladivostok

Pretty cheap and not too bad

The entrance to the hotel is a little on the strange side as you enter from the roof, but once inside, the lobby looks quite impressive. The reception staff were polite and there is a fantastic view. Prices vary, but it is 200 roubles cheaper if you book in advance. We paid 1,700r for an unrenovated double room in winter (as of Jan 2010 the summer price for the same room is 2200r). All the rooms have an ocean view and face West, so you can see the sun set. There is a 24hr shop on the 8th floor, café on 4th and restaurant on the ground floor. Breakfast is in the café and from 7 am to 11 am. It is a typical Russian buffet (called Shvedsky stol or Swedish table in Russian) with bread, cheese, ham, blini (pancakes), porridge, fruit, yoghurt, and more non-breakfast style foods such as chicken, cauliflower, fish, etc. We didn't eat in the restaurant, but we did go there for a drink. It was non-smoking, although people were allowed to smoke in the toilets, were there was a sofa provided for the comfort of smokers! Check out the back of the menu for a very confusing set of rules such as minimum amount you must spend and drinks that can be brought along rather than ordered there. When asked the waitress told us there rules did not apply during the week. The was a cheesy disco in the restaurant until 12 or 12.30 am.
All in all, I would say that this hotel is typical for its price in Russia. It wasn't fantastic, but had everything we needed and it all worked.

Unique Quality: Now for the ups and downs:
Advantages - near the centre and on the ocean. Great views. Polite staff. 24 hour shop. Breakfast till 11 am. Good pressure in shower. Balcony.
Disadvantages - rooms were a little cold, but they did provide extra heaters (if there isn't one in the room, you can ask). Music from the restaurant was loud and audible from our room on 3rd floor. It stopped at about 12.30 am. Ugly Soviet décor in unrenovated rooms.

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Related to: Backpacking, Museum Visits, Budget Travel

Hotel Amursky Zaliv & Hotel Vladivostok Photo: View of the front of the hotel

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