Saint Petersburg, Russia
Astoria
A 1912 hotel on St Isaac's Square — a listed architectural monument of federal significance.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Grand Hotel Europe
An 1875 hotel on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Mikhailovskaya Street with Art Nouveau interiors by Fyodor Lidval.
The Grand Hotel Europe (the Hotel Yevropeiskaya in Soviet times) occupies the entire odd-numbered side of Mikhailovskaya Street off Nevsky Prospekt. The building was constructed in 1873–1875 to a design by the architect Ludwig Fontana.
In 1907–1914 Fyodor Lidval remodelled the interiors in Art Nouveau style, and Leon Benois created the stained-glass window and the ceiling of the dining hall.
History
The hotel opened in February 1875. It was fully restored in 1989–1991 and was later managed by Reso, Kempinski and Orient-Express (Belmond). Belmond stopped managing the hotel in 2023.
Views from the rooms
The windows look onto Mikhailovskaya Street, Arts Square and Nevsky Prospekt.
Who it suits
For classic Saint Petersburg, theatre and museum trips.
What to see nearby
- The Russian Museum and Arts Square.
- The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Nevsky Prospekt.
Location
1/7 Mikhailovskaya St, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Open in Yandex MapsWhere to eat nearby
Cinéma Michèle
Café, 1.2 km
A small cinema-café at 24 Malaya Morskaya — in the Angleterre hotel building, next to the Astoria.
The Rotunda lounge at the Astoria
Café, 1.2 km
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.
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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