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Grand Hotel Europe vs Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg

Both properties are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Belmond Grand Hotel Europe is preferred by most writers compared to Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg. Belmond Grand Hotel Europe is ranked #1 in St. Petersburg with positive reviews from 12 publications such as Travel + Leisure, Oyster and Lonely Planet.

Grand Hotel Europe
Grand Hotel Europe
9 / 10
Mikhaylovskaya ulitsa 1 / 7, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
From $129 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
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Concierge Concierge
"After a comprehensive restoration, it's giving the Astoria a run for its money."
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Ask for a Terrace Room facing Arts Square, so you can overlook the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood while eating breakfast, or one of the 10 suites on the Historic Floor that were restored in 2009—the original decor in each is inspired by a figure in the hotel's or Russia's history.
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Russian staff upholds the highest European standards, and an endless list of amenities includes the hotel's own brand of cigars and chocolates." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"It has historic interiors and a wonderful, airy mezzanine café serving coffee and sumptuous cakes to visitors after an exhausting day’s sightseeing."
Frommer's Frommer's
"This hotel has every right to call itself grand. Grandeur seeps from its carpeting to its ceiling friezes, and it is one of the best places to stay in town." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"National landmark with neo-Baroque façade and Art Nouveau interiors that is the perfect base from which to explore the city's cultural attractions." Full review
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Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
8 / 10
1 Voznesensky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia
From $258 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Restaurant, bar, room service." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"With its ornate white-and-yellow facade and gilded cupola, this property captures the opulence and grandeur of St. Petersburg itself." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Housed in the beautifully restored Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace, this is the city's most celebrated hotel opening in years." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"A luxury property inside of a 19th-century palace. It's ideally located next to Saint Isaac’s Square and Cathedral. Old-World architecture and antiques blend with modern features." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
94.0
"Ornate, beautifully restored 1817 palace in the historic Admiralteysky District." Full review
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