Must-see hotels in The Urals

  • Hotel Tsentralny

    Yekaterinburg

    Opened in 1928, this historic hotel is housed in a grand art nouveau building in the heart of town and has seen its fair share of celebrity guests. It has…

  • Eva Hotel

    The Urals

    Located in the centre of town on a quiet street, Eva Hotel is a delightful boutique stay with just 10 light-filled rooms. Staff are courteous and will…

  • Congress Hotel Malakhit

    The Urals

    This hotel has reinvented itself as a spa hotel with a sauna, a small sauna pool and treatments. Rooms are modern and clean, at rates often considerably…

  • Red Star Hostel

    Yekaterinburg

    This excellent hostel opened in 2014 and has quickly established itself as a comfortable, very professionally run place, with 44 beds divided among male,…

  • Hotel Chekhov

    Yekaterinburg

    Hotel Chekhov offers modern, stylishly furnished rooms that make good use of exposed brick in a historic building. Take bus 23 from the train station to…

  • Hostel P

    The Urals

    Nine clean and pleasant rooms make up this friendly hostel, located close to Perm-II railway station, about 15 minutes' walk to the centre of town. There…

  • Novotel Yekaterinburg Centre

    Yekaterinburg

    This excellent four-star chain hotel in the centre has variable rates and good deals online. Rooms are clean and comfortable and service always comes with…

  • Parkcity

    The Urals

    This hotel has friendly, efficient staff and, as well as the usual business facilities, bicycles for hire. Mini-standard rooms for singles cost R2900, and…

  • Vicont Hotel

    The Urals

    A pleasant boutique hotel located close to all the city attractions, Vicont Hotel has nine double rooms, with continental breakfasts served in-room or in…

  • Byngi

    The Urals

    Seven kilometres from Nevyansk, the lovely Byngi is the perfect place to experience Russian life in an Old Believers’ village. Here an entrepreneurial…

  • Hotel Azimut

    Ufa

    Located 5km from the central area, Azimut is a comfortable, contemporary hotel with good connections to the centre and train station. Two excellent places…

  • Etnotur Irandik

    Eastern Bashkortostan

    Etnotur Irandik, about 20km from the town of Sibay, offers travellers the opportunity to live life like the Bashkir nomads used to, sleeping in yurts …

  • Stalagmit Tourist Complex

    The Urals

    This popular complex is close to the cave entrance and offers excellent rooms with their own bathroom (the cheaper ones don’t have fridges and TV). Take…

  • Ecopark Zyuratkul

    The Urals

    This resort consists of cottages and a simple hotel. Stays of less than two nights cost about 20% more. You'll find yourself in a realm of manicured lawns…

  • Tenet Hotel

    Yekaterinburg

    Opened in 2016, this hotel is conveniently located in the centre of town and attracts a mostly business crowd. The design is contemporary with nods to the…

  • Abzakovo Bungalo Club

    Eastern Bashkortostan

    This popular resort has skiing in winter months and is located 20km along the road towards Ufa from Lake Bannoyeis. Prices are for the summer season and…

  • Hostel Afrika

    Ufa

    This hostel run by a Russian couple is used to putting up foreigners. Rooms are bright and there's a communal kitchen. It doesn't do registrations. Bus 74…

  • Live Hotel

    Yekaterinburg

    A newcomer to Yekaterinburg, this large and modern complex includes a hotel, a hostel, a communal work space and a conference centre. Rooms in both the…

  • Taganai Travel Turbaza

    The Urals

    Located at the Taganay National Park’s entrance, with spartan cottages and banya on the premises. Organise stays through Taganay Park Headquarters.

  • Hotel Ural

    The Urals

    This one-time Soviet monolith rising up in the heart of the city has adapted to the age and boasts a shimmering, high-tech lobby and modern, reasonably…

  • Hotel Bashkiria

    Ufa

    Recently renovated, Hotel Bashkiria offers a comfortable and convenient stay in the centre of town.

  • Turbaza Malinovka

    Eastern Bashkortostan

    Located 10km away from Beloretsk (R400 by taxi; call 347-922 4155) under the Malinovaya (Raspberry) mountain, this place has several log houses sleeping…

  • Marins Park Hotel

    Yekaterinburg

    Marins Park has successfully reinvented itself as a modern congress hotel; all rooms are small, and while renovation in the cheaper ones is simply a coat…

  • Hotel Park Vista

    Yekaterinburg

    Rooms are large and excellent value. The only downsides of this minihotel owned by a local metals-cutting company are the minimal service and that…

  • Club-Hotel Golden Beach

    The Urals

    One of the prime resorts on Lake Turgoyak, Golden Beach has several large log-house buildings with joyfully polychromic rooms, each with an individual…

  • Yuzhny Ural

    The Urals

    The higher-priced rooms in this hotel are shoddy and poor value for money, but the rooms without bathrooms – though in even worse shape – are a safe,…

  • Zyuratkul National Park Guesthouses

    The Urals

    Zyuratkul National Park guesthouses are a 10-minute walk along the main road curving around the lake shore from the settlement around Ecopark Zyuratkul…

  • Hotel Iren

    The Urals

    In the centre of town, Hotel Iren is good value, but it doesn’t have a lift. Even the rooms without bathrooms are pleasant enough, and the shared toilets…

  • Sanatorium Yubileyny

    Eastern Bashkortostan

    Located in Lake Bannoye (Yakhty-Kul in Bashkir), 43km from Magnitogorsk, this large health resort has a surplus of activities available for both adults…

  • Park Inn

    Yekaterinburg

    Offers rooms with cheering colour schemes and all the amenities you would expect for the price. Bus 1 from the train station stops at Dom Kino close by.

  • Hotel Prikamye

    The Urals

    Nicely spruced-up rooms in this former Soviet eyesore make Prikamye a very decent option. Deals are better if you book well ahead on the web.

  • Hotel Agidel

    Ufa

    Rooms are comfortable, tastefully furnished and fully renovated in this centrally located hotel almost opposite Gostinny Dvor.

  • Hotel Astor

    The Urals

    Spotless white dominates this hotel’s colour scheme. It's a favourite among business travellers, and rooms are low-allergy.

  • HHotel Apartments

    Yekaterinburg

    Very centrally located apartments in new buildings for short stays of a couple of days or more.

  • Transhotel Yekaterinburg

    Yekaterinburg

    A small and friendly hotel behind the Novotel, but fittings are a little long in the tooth.

  • Hotel Bellmont

    The Urals

    A good business-class option in Zlatoust with sauna and beauty treatments.