Taleon Imperial HotelvsCosmos Saint-Petersburg Pulkovskaya Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals
Both properties are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Taleon Imperial Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Park Inn By Radisson Pulkovskaya. Taleon Imperial Hotel comes in at 86 with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Taleon Imperial Hotel
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Oyster Fodor's
59 Moika Embankment, Nevsky prospect 15, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
From $154/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge "Designed to appeal to the high rollers... a Vegas sensibility, with brocade, polished walnut, gilding and molding, Italian marble and whirlpool tubs."
Fodor's "The hotel conjures up plenty of grandeur and romance: Guest rooms are awash in light-gold wall coverings, marble-topped furniture, and loads of inlay and ornate plasterwork." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Taleon Imperial Hotel is a grand, gaudy affair where every tap is gold-plated, every towel monogrammed and every room decorated with real and reproduction antiques." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Spend the night in one of the 60 new suites at the Taleon Imperial Hotel, a favorite of Russian high rollers." Full review
Star Service "This luxurious boutique-hotel in a historic palace does not hold the name recognition of the Kempinski or Four Seasons, but it attracts an equally sophisticated clientele." Full review
Frommer's "Built as a palace in the 18th century, this five-star hotel lets you live like the nobility of yesteryear." Full review
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"The 120-room Taleon Imperial Hotel offers a luxury getaway in a former palace that dates back to the 1700s." Full review
Fodor's "Between them, the buildings that make up the Taleon could tell the story of St. Petersburg—the restored structures from the 18th and 19th centuries were private homes, literary salons..." Full review
Cosmos Saint-Petersburg Pulkovskaya Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals Frommer's Lonely Planet
Pobedy Square 1, St. Petersburg 196240, Russia
From $28/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "Pulkovo Airport has no airport hotels in the traditional sense; the closest equivalent is the Pulkovskaya, 10 minutes north on a straight highway toward the city center." Full review
Lonely Planet "Vastly more appealing in its public areas since its take-over by the Park Inn chain, the old Soviet-era Pulkovskaya remains the closest full-service hotel to the airport."
