Astrakhan
This old luxury pile, dating from the 19th century and situated two blocks from the waterfront, has been given a thoroughly decadent makeover, with…
Astrakhan
This old luxury pile, dating from the 19th century and situated two blocks from the waterfront, has been given a thoroughly decadent makeover, with…
Volga Region
Smallish, family-run hotel located on a quiet alley, about 2km southwest of the centre. Spotlessly clean rooms, panelled in light woods, with crisp sheets…
Nizhny Novgorod
This cosy boutique hotel is one of the best in town. Rooms are modern and decorated in soft tones, some facing the yard. The cheapest are a bit cramped…
Volgograd
Behind the Univermag shops and part of the same building, this modern minihotel has nicely furnished rooms with individual touches. It’s especially worth…
Kazan
Run by a family with Italian ancestry, Hotel Guiseppe has spacious, comfortable rooms, with corridors decorated tastefully to give the atmosphere of a…
Nizhny Novgorod
Bright, friendly and efficient, this centrally located hostel has two doubles with twin beds that can be booked as a single, and five-, six- and eight-bed…
Volga Region
Despite the 'Hilton' name, this beautiful four-star hotel in the centre is a surprisingly affordable option and the best lodging option in the city…
Kazan
This former Marriott has retained a luxury feel at reasonable rates for what's on offer. Chief advantages include well-proportioned, spotless rooms and a…
Volgograd
This mid-market chain is highly recommended both for its excellent location, just behind the train station and five minutes' walk from the bus station, as…
Astrakhan
This is arguably the city's most impressive hotel, occupying a late-19th-century palace situated on one of the stateliest pieces of real estate, 100m east…
Volga Region
This reliable chain offering doesn't disappoint: large, clean rooms, good breakfasts and helpful multilingual staff. The central location is convenient to…
Volgograd
This is a vintage Soviet-era gem with the high level of service matching the bright, welcoming lobby. Rooms are well lit and tasteful.
Astrakhan
A good floating hotel that offers various excursions. It has one building on land and another on the water.
Volga Region
This art nouveau diamond in the rough recalls Samara's heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, though from the outside at least the hotel has…
Astrakhan
This acceptable business and tourist hotel not only has the best river views in town, it offers some of the best value, with comfortable, refurbished…
Volga Region
This hotel is housed in a lovely, mustard-yellow mansion from 1902 and is quirky in both good and bad ways. The stairways, corridors and rooms have…
Volga Region
This small, family-run hotel does not look very promising at first glance, but fortunes improve once you go inside and walk upstairs to find four stylish,…
Volga Region
The serene 'White Lotus' is professionally run, friendly and arguably the best of a small number of hotels in the city. It's tucked away on a quiet street…
Volga Region
This hotel offers excellent value, given the central location and quality of the rooms and service. Rooms are decorated in postmodern tones and spread…
Kazan
Named after Russia’s greatest opera singer, whose statue greets you at the door, this large hotel has rooms decorated in a classical style, a fitness…
Kazan
This modern hotel is a solid choice if being close to the main train station (Kazan-1) is a priority. Rooms are on the small side, but the furnishings and…
Volgograd
South across pl Pavshikh Bortsov, this hotel has professional staff and clean and comfortable rooms in one of the few buildings remaining from Tsaritsyn…
Astrakhan
This hotel, upstairs in a modern office building, offers good value with clean, parquet-floored rooms in tasteful colours. From the train station, take…
Volga Region
This comfortable business hotel in the central district (Tsentralnyy rayon) is your best option if you're staying overnight. The restaurant (mains R400)…
Astrakhan
This is a top-quality minihotel with a small pool for sauna-goers. Rooms are modern and spacious. The location is terrific, about 5 minutes' walk from…
Astrakhan
Unless you speak Russian, Rybnoye Mesto is best booked through agencies in Astrakhan – it’s a small hub for boat hire and transfers in this part of the…
Kazan
This centrally located chain hotel offers excellent value, close to ul Baumana. The reception gets high marks for English skills. Breakfast costs R420.
Nizhny Novgorod
This old-timer from the Soviet era has been renovated and is a comfortable option, with bright rooms, some with great views over the Volga.
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny’s Ibis offers a high standard of rooms and comforts, with the advantage that it's large enough to cope with busy periods.
Kazan
This central design hotel is close to the lively ul Baumana pedestrian zone. Sleek with modern rooms. Good rates apply for kids.
Volga Region
A towering Soviet block on the Volga waterfront, Hotel Slovakia is the most common option for visiting businesspeople. Rooms come in several classes,…
Kazan
The furbishing can be a little tired in some of the rooms and breakfast is a meagre affair, but the Volga is clean, welcoming and convenient to the main…
Volga Region
This hotel gets knocked down in reviews for its location, at the northern end of the embankment and a 30-minute walk from the centre, but in a city that…
Volga Region
This Soviet relic occupies two large buildings (Korpus 1 and Korpus 2), on the city's main street ul Lenina, which almost behave as separate hotels…
Nizhny Novgorod
This ugly concrete eyesore has good refurbished rooms, some with fabulous river views. Steps just to the left as you exit lead directly to the…
Volgograd
Occupying floors seven, eight and nine in the modern office tower of Sberbank, Hotel Finanz-Yug offers modern rooms, with breakfast served in the canteen…
Volga Region
With its superb location inside the river-station building and reasonable prices, this place is popular with Russian travellers. It has some very cheap…
Astrakhan
This well-run hotel is located just west of the enormous Yarmarka (Ярмарка) shopping centre, within easy walking distance of the train station. It also…
Volga Region
This formidable piece of Soviet hotel architecture in a towering block has clearly seen better days, though it is clean, central to sights, and has…
Astrakhan
A shiny business hotel with 36 rooms and the usual ‘business’ facilities such as a bar, a disco and a sauna. The hotel is located just north of the centre…