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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Astoria

HotelHistoric mansionsRooms with a view

A 1912 hotel on St Isaac's Square — a listed architectural monument of federal significance.

The Astoria stands on St Isaac's Square next to St Isaac's Cathedral. The hotel opened on 23 December 1912; it was built by the German firm Wayss & Freytag. The building is an architectural monument of federal significance.

Together with the neighbouring Angleterre, the hotel is run by Rocco Forte Hotels. It was fully renovated in 2012.

In the lobby is the Rotunda lounge: a lobby bar open daily from 8:00 to 1:00, with breakfast in the morning, afternoon tea with live piano, and live music on Friday and Saturday evenings.

History

From 1916 it was the “Petrograd Military Hotel”, after 1918 the “First House of the Petrograd (later Leningrad) Soviet”. The historic name Astoria returned in 1991.

Views from the rooms

Rooms on the square side look onto St Isaac's Cathedral.

Who it suits

For trips to Saint Petersburg with a cathedral view and walks around the centre.

What to see nearby

  • St Isaac's Cathedral — opposite.
  • The Bronze Horseman, New Holland, the Mariinsky Theatre.

Location

39 Bolshaya Morskaya St, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Where to eat nearby

  1. The rotunda lounge in the Astoria lobby is a lobby bar, open daily from 8:00 to 1:00. Breakfast is served in the morning (8:00–12:00), afternoon tea with live piano in the afternoon (15:00–18:00), and on Fridays and Saturdays there is live music with vocals from 21:00 to 23:00.

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  2. Cinéma Michèle

    Café, 101 m

    A small cinema-café at 24 Malaya Morskaya — in the Angleterre hotel building, next to the Astoria.

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All places — Saint Petersburg

Checked by our editors: 28 October 2026.

Sources:

Wikipedia (EN); Wikipedia (RU); Official website; photos — Wikimedia Commons (free licences, authors credited under the photos)

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