Kupechesky Dvor — Hotel in Irkutsk

First I'd like to mention the pros of this hotel: |The building is situated in the heart of Irkutsk and not far away from the airport or the central railway station. Many buses marshroutkas and trams are stopping nearby.|Moreover there's a pedestrian area next to the hotel where you'll find many good restaurants and a huge shopping mall.|The staff is extremely friendly and speaks English.|You need to order breakfast one day in advance: you'll get a sheet where to sign the dishes you want to eat the next day ( there are plenty things to choose). That's really a big plus !!!|Unfortunately the staff was not able to help us booking some tours to the Baikal lake although it was mentioned in three different tourist guide books that every hotel will help.|Beside that it can get very noisy in the evening as there are often musicians in the nearby...

Conveniently located in the 130 Kvartal area, lots of nice restaurants and shopping around the area. One can also walk from here to other places of interest in the city. Taxi to train station to catch our train to Moscow was about 15min ride.||||The staff is helpful and friendly, assisted us with the luggage, booked taxi for us, gave us directions to bank, supermarket, restaurants etc. They have also accommodated our request for a late check out at 2pm as our train was at 4pm. Breakfast were yummy, carefully prepared and cooked everyday based on choices we made a day before.||||The down side is as it is located at 130 Kvartal area, noises and music from restaurants and pubs around the hotel will only stop...

The ideal hotel for a leisure traveller in Irkutsk. It is located in the 130 Kvartal area so there are lots of food and drink options just outside the door. Other sites are close by. The hotel is designed to be like an old Siberian building so is very charming but without being tacky. Rooms are good size, very comfortable and very clean. Even though it is a busy location, the hotel was quiet - in summer when windows are opened and more people outside, it might be noisier. The hotel staff were friendly and welcoming. On our last day, they organised a special early breakfast as we had an...