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Overview - Oktyabrskaya Hotel

The 3-star Hotel Oktyabrskaya is centrally situated in a busy neighbourhood near to the Moscow train station and Nevsky Prospect - perfect for travellers arriving from or travelling to Moscow by rail. The main building is the former station hotel and has undergone extensive renovations to bring it tointernational 3-star hotel status, offering good accommodation at a sensible price. The hotel is within short walking distance of the metro station Ploshad Vostaniya. the Hotel annex is around 100M from the main hotel with its own entrance and restaurant.

Accommodation - Oktyabrskaya Hotel

The refurbished rooms in the Oktyabrskaya Hotel are all large and are equipped with telephone, satellite television and minibar. All rooms have modern ensuite facilities and rooms correspond to a western 3 star standard. Rooms is the annex are all of excellent standard too offering good 3-star accommodation in a more intimate environment as this part of the hotel is far smaller than the main building.

Restaurants and Bars

Guests can enjoy a meal at any of the two hotel cafes, have a light snack at the cafe, or enjoy a cocktail at the bar. Buffet breakfast is included in our prices and it is served in the hotel cafes. Also, 24 hour room service is available. The annex building has its own restaurant.

Other Facilities

The hotel has its own billiards hall, solarium and a hairdresser.
The Oktyabryskaya also has a conference hall, and a business centre for business meetings or gatherings. For the convenience of guests, the hotel offers shops and a currency exchange desk within the main hotel.

Hotel History

The parcel of land which Hotel Oktyabrskaya currently occupies, was recorded into St. Petersburg history as early as the middle of the 18th century when the tsar’s menagerie 'Elephant’s Yard' was located here. Construction of the railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg and the building of Nikolaevsky Railway Station, started the development of a large square in front of the railway station. It’s design was approved in February 1845, by Emperor Nicholas I himself. He ordered impressive looking facilities to be built opposite St Petersburg's new Moscow Railway Station.
The building of Oktiabrskaya hotel was designed by architect A.P.Guemilian.
Newspapers of that time described the construction works in details, stating that this building is large, they said, it would consist of 100-150 various facilities for guests. Looking at the rooms, as yet unfinished at that time, one could confidently state that the hotel would be magnificent.
The hotel was equipped with amazing technical innovations of the time: the rooms were heated by "pneumonic stoves", fans were installed to purify the air, passages were equipped with "talking tubes". The hotel was called 'Znamenskaya' and opened in December, 1851 a year and half later, when regular communication by virtue the first Russian railway was established.

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In the second half of the 19th century the hotel was reconstructed several times, it changed owners and names. After Znamenskaya it became Severnaya, then it was renamed Big Severnaya.
At the beginning of the 20th century it acquired particular respectability. The building was decorated with a dome, inside of which there was a restaurant. An elevator with electrical motor was added to the building’s facade. The hotel had its own omnibus which was pulled by horses, it was available for the guests. The rooms at the hotel numbered more than two hundred. There were 23 bathrooms. Many rooms were equipped with the city telephones. The restaurant, one of the largest in the city, accommodated up to 500 people. The hotel rooms were furnished with elegant furniture and carpets.
After the revolution the building was given to the October Railway Administration. Only in 1930 the hotel was opened again, with the name it bears today.

Arrival

We strongly recommend our own transfer service for arrival transfers to the hotel to avoid problems of quality and overcharging.
St Petersburg airport terminals have many taxi services with varying standards of price and quality. We will advise a meeting point, meet you with a sign board and transfer you directly to your hotel promptly and efficiently.

Visas for Russia

We can provide you with the official ‘visa support’ required to support your application for a tourist visa to Russia. Our local offices are accredited with the ministry of foreign affairs and are fully licensed to issue these documents. Restrictions may apply to certain nationalities.
A visa support does not guarantee the granting of a visa by the authorities.
Please select your hotel and any other services, then select the option ‘Add visa support’ which will require your passport details. The visa support is issued only for the duration of your booking with us.
This information is for guidance only and you MUST check current regulations before travelling.

If you require visa support only, without booking a hotel with us, please go to www.myrussianvisa.com where you can purchase a visa support online using your credit card.