Guesthouses in Saint Petersburg
St Petersburg’s guesthouses offer a choice of central sightseeing, home-style conveniences, and quieter stays closer to nature. Compare the location, kitchen facilities, and luggage arrangements.
Guesthouses for Exploring Central St Petersburg
Both guesthouses make a good base for exploring St Petersburg on foot. Art-Mokhovaya is within a kilometre of the Summer Garden, Mikhailovsky Castle and the Russian Museum. Solo on Liteyny combines walks with everyday convenience: the Neva embankment is a five-minute walk away, and you can heat up food in the shared kitchenette.
Central Stays at Your Pace
These guesthouses and apartments in central St Petersburg are handy for exploring on foot and by metro. Pyat Vecherov includes breakfast in the room rate, while Samsonov on Ligovsky has a microwave, kettle and dishes for heating up food and eating in. Adelia is set in a quiet courtyard, while Kholstomer suits those who enjoy interiors inspired by late-19th-century St Petersburg.
Guesthouses for Exploring Central St Petersburg
These guesthouses make a convenient base for exploring central St Petersburg. Elegia and Vikena have shared kitchen facilities, while Vikena also lends umbrellas free of charge. Akme Polikoff combines quiet courtyard-facing rooms with a five-minute walk to Gostiny Dvor metro station, while Guest House 59 is close to several metro lines.
From the Centre to Quiet Outskirts
Demidov is a convenient base for exploring Vasilyevsky Island, with the metro and Neva embankment nearby. Logos has rooms with kitchens as well as a shared kitchen, while Guest House on Slobodskaya includes a continental breakfast. Novoselkovsky suits drivers thanks to its secure parking and proximity to the ring road.
Guest Houses Close to Nature
Grafskoye offers a quiet stay in Pesochny near Dibuny station, with a restaurant, parking, and apartments with kitchens. Domik Okhotnika in Toksovo is well suited to families: the lake is 300 metres away, and the guest house has an indoor pool and a playground. Every apartment at MonrepoApart has a kitchenette, while Monrepos Park is a 15-minute walk away.
What to consider when choosing
The centre is convenient for exploring on foot: Art-Mokhovaya is within a kilometre of the Summer Garden, Mikhailovsky Castle, and the Russian Museum. Casa Leto is a ten-minute walk from the Hermitage, St Isaac’s Cathedral, and the Admiralty.
If you plan to cook, choose an apartment with a kitchen: Casa Leto provides a fridge, hob, and microwave, while Logos offers rooms with kitchens as well as a shared kitchen. For simple snacks, a room near shared kitchen facilities, such as at Elegia or Vikena, may be enough.
For a peaceful stay, consider Adelia in a quiet courtyard or Akme Polikoff’s courtyard-facing rooms. If you have luggage, note that Casa Leto’s apartments are on the third and fourth floors with no lift; Garrah provides luggage storage.