Pilau Hostel
Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург), Russia

Mini-hotel “PILAU” on Rubinshteyna Street placed in the historical centre of Saint Petersburg 5 minutes walk from Nevsky Prospect, the main avenue of Saint Petersburg, and 2 minutes walk from the Dostoevskay / Vladimirskaya metro station. You can get to us from Moscow Train Station by metro (just one stop) or 15 minutes walk. You can also take one metro stop from Vitebskiy Train Station or 10 minutes walk.

Important cultural and historical places of interest such as Kazan Cathedral, The State Hermitage Museum, Dvortzovaya Square ( where main city celebrations take place), Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood, The Summer Garden, Mikhailovsky (An Engineer) Castle, the State Russian Museum, the Admiralty, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and others are all within walking distance.

In February – March 2008 all “PILAU” premises have been fully refurbished. All rooms have been equipped with new double-glazed windows and anti-mosquitoes netting.
In spite of the fact that some rooms have their toilets outside, on each floor, nobody experience discomfort about that, because we have 7 showers, 8 toilets and 12 washbasins, all brand new, for just 54 people staying with us.
Everyone in a room gets their own personal reading light, so you can read without disturbing or being disturbed by other residents.

“PILAU” Hostel is designed for both Russian and foreign tourists, travelling individually or in groups. Registration is available for all our visitors in officially prescribed manner.

Facilities available:

Self-service kitchen;
Refrigerator;
Micro-wave oven;
Electric kettle;
TV;
Individual safe deposit for valuables;
Hair-dryer;
Washing-machine;
Iron/Ironing Board;
FREE Internet Access;
FREE SKYPE
WI-FI Internet;
FREE coffee, tea, sugar;
FREE linen and a towel.

Also we make invitations (visa support) - 17.5 Euro per person. The invitation letter is sent after making a reservation (and pre-payment). You can pay for it on arrival.

According to the Russian legislation our hostel is required to register all foreign tourists who stay in PILAU. This service costs 4.5 Euro per person and can be paid on arrival.