Must-see hotels in Irkutsk

  • Baikaler Hostel

    Irkutsk

    Experienced tour guide Jack Sheremetoff had a super-central apartment hostel in Irkutsk long before the word even entered the Russian language. Despite…

  • Hotel Sayen

    Irkutsk

    Described by some as the finest luxury sleep east of the Urals, this very central Japanese hotel gets rave reviews and justifiably so. The 24 rooms enjoy…

  • Kupechesky Dvor

    Irkutsk

    Rising high above the 130 Kvartal, this professionally run, freshly minted timber hotel mixes traditional wooden architecture with boldly contemporary…

  • Modul

    Irkutsk

    Not your honeymoon dream, but a budget hotel that goes an extra mile to compensate for cheap decor and drab surroundings. Smallish rooms are clean and…

  • Hotel Viktoria

    Irkutsk

    Just a few steps off ul Karla Marksa, the 30 rooms at this purpose-built tower hotel remain stylish and unfrumpy despite the antique-style furniture and…

  • Admiral Hostel

    Irkutsk

    With its Kolchak-inspired name, this cosy 13-bed apartment hostel has become well-established digs for Trans-Siberian wanderers. The lower bunks sport…

  • 52°17' Travel Center

    Irkutsk

    The stated goal of opening sister hostels in every major city of the world is yet to be achieved, so for now this hyper-ambitious project is confined to a…

  • Marussia

    Irkutsk

    This timber-built 14-room boutique hotel in the 130 Kvartal has an unpretentious feel with a brown-beige colour scheme and stripped wooden floors sporting…

  • Trans-Sib Hostel

    Irkutsk

    Well-established, cosy backpacker hostel around a 10-minute walk from the train station offering a kitchen, washing machine, a high bathroom-to-bed ratio…

  • Best Hostel

    Irkutsk

    Yet to live up to its immodest self-description, this airy modern place stands out in the long list of Irkutsk's claustrophobic converted-flat hostels…

  • Hostel Katyusha

    Irkutsk

    Freshly opened when we visited, this brightly coloured hostel occupies a new building and has lots of common space, unlike its labyrinthine competitors in…

  • Hotel Zvezda

    Irkutsk

    Within a Swiss chalet–style building, the 64 rooms here are modern and comfortable, service is pleasant and English is spoken, though you’d expect little…

  • Baikal Business Centre

    Irkutsk

    If you’re in Irkutsk on business, this white and blue-glass tower is where you’ll want to unsheathe the company credit card. Rooms are just about…

  • Hotel Yevropa

    Irkutsk

    Behind nine Doric columns, immaculate rooms are realistically priced at this gleaming four-star favourite. Reception staff speak English and the Western…

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