It-Park Otel' — Hotel in Kazan

They whole hotel represents an attempt to make a world class hotel and congress hall but here and there something goes wrong. We had a conference organized at this place. The hall was equipped with top class sound system and projectors but acoustics there generates awful echo so it was all useless. ||||Now to the hotel. On the reception at check in they give a silly card for the tourniquet but it never seems to work and even reprogramming doesn't solve the issue so numerous times you must wait at the gate for security people to open it manually. ||||The rooms are just fine, everything is new and seemed to be working but there's only one chair in the room so no chance for you both to work together, not even an armchair to help the situation. ||||Forget about opening the window if it faces the other wall, where offices are. The sound of huge air conditioners might force you to close the window as tight as you can. The amount of doors that you have to open with your card while walking with bags to your room may also find you wondering who designed all this environment. The building lacks some 2-3 extra elevators to help people move up and down. Office people contribute greatly to the lines at the elevators. ||||But breakfasts were perfect and staff is always helpful at the restaurant. ||||So generally, nice place but some funny things prevent you from calling ideal...

They whole hotel represents an attempt to make a world class hotel and congress hall but here and there something goes wrong. We had a conference organized at this place. The hall was equipped with top class sound system and projectors but acoustics there generates awful echo so it was all useless. ||||Now to the hotel. On the reception at check in they give a silly card for the tourniquet but it never seems to work and even reprogramming doesn't solve the issue so numerous times you must wait at the gate for security people to open it manually. ||||The rooms are just fine, everything is new and seemed to be working but there's only one chair in the room so no chance for you both to work together, not even an armchair to help the situation. ||||Forget about opening the window if it faces the other wall, where offices are. The sound of huge air conditioners might force you to close the window as tight as you can. The amount of doors that you have to open with your card while walking with bags to your room may also find you wondering who designed all this environment. The building lacks some 2-3 extra elevators to help people move up and down. Office people contribute greatly to the lines at the elevators. ||||But breakfasts were perfect and staff is always helpful at the restaurant. ||||So generally, nice place but some funny things prevent you from calling ideal...

If you have no sense of direction and do not carry a GPS with you, you might find yourself wandering through the corridors searching for your room. The hotel is sandwiched between a business center complex and electronic security is extended nearly to the absurd. From reception you have to pass through a turnstile by use of the room card, take the lift to the second floor, pass over a connecting bridge through three more locked doors, head down a corridor to another locked door, walk down a flight of stairs to reach another locked door to the corridor where you finally encounter your room. Once you are inside, you need to push a button to unlock the door. Of course, any time you wish to exit the room you need to retrace your steps. I suppose an optimist might consider the journey as a form of fitness challenge.|Nevertheless, if you do in fact find your room, it is clean and comfortable--basic but adequate. Breakfast is substantial and the reception personnel are friendly and helpful. There is little to see in the proximity of the hotel other than the Children's Puppet Theatre, but most visitors stay here for business purposes rather than sightseeing.|If I should ever come back to this hotel I will bring some breadcrumbs to leave a trail to follow or hire a guide to navigate. All in all, a rather unique...