Choose a small hotel in Irkutsk to suit your plans, whether you want to explore the centre, stay near the station or cook your own meals. Check the kitchen facilities and bathroom arrangements for your chosen room type.
These small hotels are handy bases for exploring Irkutsk, with sights nearby. At Aristocrat, you can order breakfast to your room and walk to the Angara embankments, while at Business Hall you can have breakfast in the grill bar. If you’re travelling by car, consider 130 Hotel with its free parking; Arena has cafés and affordable canteens nearby.
For a trip through Irkutsk, staying near the railway station is convenient: SMART HOTEL is inside the station building, while DiaDay is 200 metres away and has a kitchen for preparing meals. Within walking distance of the station, Dobry Kot offers private rooms or a bed in a shared six-bed room. Vitim, near the station on the Angara riverbank, has standard rooms with shared showers and toilets, or suites with private bathrooms.
These two places in Irkutsk are close to the airport: Albatros is 2 km away, and RiverSide is 3 km away. Albatros offers rooms with private bathrooms and home-style food in its café, with meals charged separately. RiverSide is a hostel 600 m from the Angara River, a good option for travellers who enjoy riverside walks.
If you like cooking for yourself when visiting Irkutsk, Irkutsk City Lodge and Spektr both have shared kitchens; City Lodge also has a children’s play corner. Lavita has just six rooms, each themed around a different city, and you can book with or without breakfast.
Vorobyovy Gory on Baikal is an option for a trip beyond Irkutsk: this glamping site sits on the Little Sea shore in Tutaysky Bay. Choose a cottage, sphere or dome with a private bathroom; parking is available if you’re driving. Keep in mind that there is no mobile reception, and Wi-Fi can be unreliable.
Consider the historic centre, with the Lower Embankment and Karl Marx Street as starting points for walks. Kupechesky Dvor is in the 130th Quarter, within walking distance of the Musical and Drama theatres.
Irkutsk City Lodge has a shared kitchen and a children’s play corner, while Spektr also has a shared kitchen. If you prefer to stay near the railway station, consider DiaDay: it is 200 metres away and has a kitchen for preparing your own meals.
No: at Vitim, for example, standard rooms have shared showers and toilets, while suites have private bathrooms. Rooms at Marussia Boutique Hotel have en-suite bathrooms with shower cabins, so compare room categories as well as hotels.