Suzdal
Vlad and Lena offer three nicely furnished rooms in their wooden dacha-style house with a lovely garden on a quiet side street. It's a great option for…
Must-see hotels in Golden Ring
Golden Ring
At this 'Birdhouse' you may not want to leave the nest. Six artfully designed rooms are fitted with natural materials (wood, cotton, Kostroma linen),…
Golden Ring
Double rooms and cottages are set amid flowering gardens with pet rabbits, with an on-site art gallery and banya (available at extra cost); interiors are…
Golden Ring
A large wooden building resembling a traditional Russian gingerbread cottage and perched on the slope of a deep ravine leading to the Volga, with…
Suzdal
This 11-room boutique guesthouse is positioned at a particularly picturesque bend of the Kamenka River across from the walls of the Saviour Monastery of…
Golden Ring
For a taste of country life, try this resort on Lake Nero 7km south of Rostov-Veliky. Pine-log cabins contain duplex doubles; the 'family' cottage (from…
Yaroslavl
If you don’t mind a Soviet spy or a medieval tsar staring at you from the wall when you wake, here's your chance to immerse yourself in Russian cinema…
Yaroslavl
A central location just off Volkov pl and elegantly decorated rooms with white furniture and light floral wallpaper make this new hotel in a historic…
Golden Ring
Each of the seven en-suite rooms at this lovely B&B are decorated in a different palette of warm hues, with natural-wood walls and hand-painted furniture…
Suzdal
This attractive riverside holiday village has everything you might want for a Russian idyll, including accommodation options in traditionally styled log…
Golden Ring
Towns in the Golden Ring are surrounded by deep forests, but few travellers ever venture outside city walls. About 30km from Kostroma, off the road…
Golden Ring
This stylishly designed, boutique izba (log house), which sleeps six to eight, is built around a tiled hearth and set in a garden. Three en-suite bedrooms…
Golden Ring
Perched on a bluff with tremendous views of the valley, this hotel has one of the most scenic locations in the area. Outside is a quiet neighbourhood of…
Golden Ring
A heritage house on the main street has been transformed into a plush little hotel that gets rave reviews from guests. We counted seven pillows topping…
Golden Ring
Occupying a prime spot on the edge of a spectacular Volga-facing bluff, this sweet wooden cottage with country-style rooms filled with antiques – some…
Yaroslavl
Modern and stylish – light-coloured wood abounds – this hostel is in brand-new digs in a quiet but central location. Accommodation is in bunk or twin beds…
Golden Ring
Tastefully fitted rooms and a location right on the Volga make this an appealing choice for an overnight in Rybinsk. Spend the extra R300 to get a…
Golden Ring
This very modern multi-floor hotel is one of Kostroma's newest, and the location down the street from Susaninskaya pl can't be beaten. There's 24-hour…
Suzdal
This little B&B a few minutes' walk south of the kremlin is neat as a pin and cute as a button. Attentive host Alexander provides a filling, homemade…
Yaroslavl
With a central location in a heritage-listed building on a quiet street, and 14 modern and comfortable (even if somewhat bland) rooms, Hotel Modern offers…
Golden Ring
Occupying a large old house on a quiet corner just two blocks from Bolshaya Moskovskaya ul, this hotel offers nicely appointed and comfortable (if rather…
Golden Ring
You can't miss this jolly-looking red-brick and green-wood building on the main road, which has dorm rooms (R500) and conventional private rooms (family…
Golden Ring
Equipped with dorms sleeping four, six and eight, as well as twin and double rooms (R1400 to R1500), this friendly hostel occupies the 1st floor of a…
Yaroslavl
Themed on Russian fairy tales and slightly kitschy in a post-Soviet theme-park way, Alyosha Popovich occupies what looks like an old Russian terem (wooden…
Sergiev Posad
Choose from four room styles: Budget, Economy, Standard and Deluxe. All have private bathrooms and mini-fridges; the rooms get larger, with seating areas…
Golden Ring
Want a taste of New Russian opulence? This large neoclassical hotel on the Volga delivers from the moment you pull up to its colonnaded facade guarded by…
Sergiev Posad
Built in 1822 as pilgrim accommodation, this massive monastery hotel has been revived in its original capacity, with nothing to distract its supposedly…
Suzdal
This large, manicured resort near the St Euthymius Monastery has comfortable, contemporary rooms and suites (as well as four- to eight-bed dorms, R1300)…
Yaroslavl
Large, brightly coloured four- or six-bed dorm rooms (as well as private rooms) in this upstairs hostel offer basic but clean accommodation. There's a…
Golden Ring
Right inside the kremlin near the east gate, this building dating from the late 17th century has clean, wood-panelled rooms with heavy doors and very…
Golden Ring
This new-ish hostel won't win any design awards, but it's spotless and offers a free breakfast in the common kitchen. Dorm rooms (male-only, female-only…
Suzdal
A cross between a Russian gingerbread cottage and a Swiss chalet, this medium-sized hotel constructed with all-natural materials offers large, airy rooms…
Suzdal
With just two dorm rooms (a six-bed mixed and a four-bed women-only), this new hostel is pocket-sized but spotless, and a short walk from the St Euthymius…
Sergiev Posad
This little hostel about 750km south of the monastery is very convenient for the train and bus stations. There are four- and six-bed dorms (one for women…
Golden Ring
This sprawling, eclectic lakeside complex has seven small rooms (available in summer) with very basic furniture and shared bathroom and kitchen, as well…
Golden Ring
The rather bland rooms don't really match the Italianate courtyard of this central hotel, but they're clean and get good light. 'Standard' rooms are…
Golden Ring
On the main road just south of the centre, ‘Albitsky Garden’ resembles an old manor house, with a flower-filled garden at the back. It offers 16…
Troitse-Sergiyev Varnitskiy Monastery
Golden Ring
Get a taste of the religious life with an overnight stay in this quiet monastery just outside town. There are men's and women's dorm rooms (R400), as well…
Golden Ring
Six apartments on the 1st floor of this 19th-century building on the river embankment offer some of the best-value accommodation in Plyos. They're on the…
Yaroslavl
This small hotel occupies a former dormitory upstairs in a grand neoclassical 19th-century building that’s part of a management school. High-ceilinged…
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