Rachmaninov Art-HotelvsTaleon Imperial Hotel
Rachmaninov Art-Hotel and Taleon Imperial Hotel are both recommended by writers. On balance, Taleon Imperial Hotel ranks significantly better than Rachmaninov Art-Hotel. Taleon Imperial Hotel ranks #6 in St. Petersburg with recommendations from 7 sources including Lonely Planet, Star Service and Frommer's.
Rachmaninov Art-Hotel
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Kazanzkaya, 5, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
From $34/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "A piano in the lounge, a private art gallery, and cozy, Old-World guest rooms furnished with antiques handpicked by the owners lend a bohemian feel to these elegant quarters." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The long-established Rachmaninov still feels like a secret place for those in the know." Full review
Taleon Imperial Hotel
Concierge Fodor's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Frommer's
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
OysterLuxury
"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
