米爾飯店(Hotel Mir)

The hotel itself is right next to the metro, so no issues there. A quick ride up to Derzhprom and the centre, where all the bars and cafe's can be found. Also the very nicely renovated parks and fountains! The hotel itself looks well past its prime and in some places looks completely abandoned. Some groundskeeping and a little TLC for the bottom floors would certainly help. The entrance is spartan and there appear to be some unfinished shops by the reception counter. The staff speak good English however, and are very cheery. The rooms are spotless and very clean, the shower (although a little leaky) was decent. Nice big windows for a view over the city and BBC/other western channels on the TV. No breakfast was seemingly available however, which seemed odd for a large hotel - perhaps due to lower numbers in the pandemic? Very good value and I would visit again, depsite the external appearance of the hotel. A good loaction and clean well appointed rooms.