Choose hotels in Nizhny Novgorod near the Kremlin and on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, with Volga views or in merchant mansions on Rozhdestvenskaya — from hostels by the station to apartments and stays beyond the Volga.
Choose the upper town — the area around the Kremlin, Bolshaya Pokrovskaya or the Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment. The main sights will be within walking distance and you won't spend an hour traveling just to walk along the embankment. On a tight budget, look at guest houses and small hotels in the same area, in the lanes of the old town.
By metro it's about 10–15 minutes, changing at Moskovskaya station and riding on to Gorkovskaya. A taxi across the Kanavinsky Bridge takes 15–25 minutes depending on traffic, and on foot across the bridge and up the Chkalov Staircase it's roughly an hour with stops for the views.
It is, if quiet, walks by the water and the panorama of the city from the opposite bank matter to you. The cable car runs every few minutes, the ride itself takes about twelve minutes, and it's a quarter of an hour on foot from the upper station to the Kremlin. The main thing is to watch the schedule: the cable car doesn't operate at night.
The tightest stretch runs from late May through September, plus the New Year holidays. The CIPR forum in May and June adds extra pressure: hotels near the Strelka and in the upper town sell out weeks ahead. Check the dates of major events against your trip in advance.
The range is wide: the most affordable end is dorm beds in hostels and small hotels in Zarechye, the most expensive is hotels by the Kremlin and on the upper embankment, with apartments and small old-town hotels in between. The upper town is consistently pricier than Zarechye at the same star rating, and in high season and during forums prices rise across the city. For current figures, see the hotel cards on this page.
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