Mini-Hotel na Naberezhnoy — Hotel in Kazan

I was vising Kazan for the World Cup and had a rather complicated time to find something affordable. I booked this via Booking.com. My biggest concern was the lack of information on how to find this since it is in a rather discreet location. Thus, don't give up on this place until after you read my tips and tricks and other important information.||1. Other reviews are correct, they front desk Lady and Man do not speak english. However, if you have phone with a translator, the Lady is very receptive to this communication. She was really nice as I used this method for getting her help to pre-book an early morning taxi to the airport. ||2. The taxi from the airport was only 520 rubles and the taxi driver found this with no problem even though he had to navigate some out of the way streets to get there. You can take a train to the central station and walk from there - but the path is a bit rugged for a bag of any size that requires lugging. More info on the walk from the train station shortly.||3. The entrance is opposite where the main tracks are - it is simply a door with an awning but has the address and name. You enter the door and have to go up 2 flights of stairs - nothing inside the outside door is marked but trust me, this is what you need to do - at the top there is a door that is open 24/7. Here you will find the lobby. ||4. From the train station, you go south - or towards an old walkway that goes above the tracks. Just before this overwalk area, you will see a path across the tracks - be careful even if there is not heavy traffic. You will then go past the first building on the left and turn left... you should be walking right before a set of stairs up to the overwalk. Now continue down this 'road' past a gate, past a building on your right, past a parking lot and past another building. The road is a bit rough but this saves you loads of time over the long way by car. Once you reach the end of this road and it begins veering right, keep going. Before you reach the old tracks in the road, go right and you should see the entrance. I am including some photos of the route.||5. If you come from the city, there is a 24/7 entrance to the train station. You have to go through security every time but its not a big deal. When you go from the hotel to the train station, once you cross the tracks, go past the main building and depending on the time of day, you will have a few ways to exit to the city. ||6. The hotel itself is spacious rooms - nothing fancy in the way of mattress, furniture etc but you aren't paying for the Ritz Carlton. The Shared Bathroom is 3 sinks in an open area with two private toilet rooms. The showers are next to this area - 2 individual shower rooms (with locks). They have a breakfast room as well. ||||All in all for the price, I really liked this place. The unique location in the midst of nothing was strange at first but then I kind of liked the adventure. If you are open minded and budget conscientious, definitely don't hesitate...

I was vising Kazan for the World Cup and had a rather complicated time to find something affordable. I booked this via Booking.com. My biggest concern was the lack of information on how to find this since it is in a rather discreet location. Thus, don't give up on this place until after you read my tips and tricks and other important information.||1. Other reviews are correct, they front desk Lady and Man do not speak english. However, if you have phone with a translator, the Lady is very receptive to this communication. She was really nice as I used this method for getting her help to pre-book an early morning taxi to the airport. ||2. The taxi from the airport was only 520 rubles and the taxi driver found this with no problem even though he had to navigate some out of the way streets to get there. You can take a train to the central station and walk from there - but the path is a bit rugged for a bag of any size that requires lugging. More info on the walk from the train station shortly.||3. The entrance is opposite where the main tracks are - it is simply a door with an awning but has the address and name. You enter the door and have to go up 2 flights of stairs - nothing inside the outside door is marked but trust me, this is what you need to do - at the top there is a door that is open 24/7. Here you will find the lobby. ||4. From the train station, you go south - or towards an old walkway that goes above the tracks. Just before this overwalk area, you will see a path across the tracks - be careful even if there is not heavy traffic. You will then go past the first building on the left and turn left... you should be walking right before a set of stairs up to the overwalk. Now continue down this 'road' past a gate, past a building on your right, past a parking lot and past another building. The road is a bit rough but this saves you loads of time over the long way by car. Once you reach the end of this road and it begins veering right, keep going. Before you reach the old tracks in the road, go right and you should see the entrance. I am including some photos of the route.||5. If you come from the city, there is a 24/7 entrance to the train station. You have to go through security every time but its not a big deal. When you go from the hotel to the train station, once you cross the tracks, go past the main building and depending on the time of day, you will have a few ways to exit to the city. ||6. The hotel itself is spacious rooms - nothing fancy in the way of mattress, furniture etc but you aren't paying for the Ritz Carlton. The Shared Bathroom is 3 sinks in an open area with two private toilet rooms. The showers are next to this area - 2 individual shower rooms (with locks). They have a breakfast room as well. ||||All in all for the price, I really liked this place. The unique location in the midst of nothing was strange at first but then I kind of liked the adventure. If you are open minded and budget conscientious, definitely don't hesitate...

От семейной пары 50+. Забронировали на букинге, но там не дают приглашения на отзыв, т.к. мы якобы отменили бронирование. С такими фокусами еще не сталкивались. Но почитав отзывы сейчас, поняли, что частенько этот ход используется. На некоторое время это испортило настроение. Да, ладно, у администратора на все есть ответ. А лучше таких вещей не делать! Конечно из минусов расположение. В описании обозначено только близкое удобное расположение ж/д вокзала (это было действительно хорошо при отъезде в аэропорт), но! не сказано, что отель находится на служебной территории ж/д, и совсем рядом со зданием проходят товарные поезда с громким голосом диспетчера - а летом окна открыты (кстати, пассажирские поезда не мешают). Вечером возвращаться не очень удобно, страшновато, такси или через ж/д пути. Центр города и правда недалеко 15-20 минут пешком (через ж/д пути). Рядом речной вокзал (было удобно при ранней речной экскурсии) и пляж, хотя набережная Волги отнюдь не парадная, тусовочная. В самом отеле чисто (конечно, если прямо при входе надо переодевать тапочки), из туалетных принадлежностей только шампунь на дне флакона, малый напор воды, которую надо ещё и экономить. Завтрак очень скромный (хорошо бы к бутерброду кусочек масла), без альтернативы. Удивило, что при заселении не заправлены постели - нам не трудно, но это не уровень отеля. Видела один очень смешной ответ администратора на это: "чтобы не было сомнений, что тут уже кто-то спал". Назовитесь тогда честно хостелом и все будет ок. Мы возвращались с экскурсий поздно, только переночевать, а хотелось бы и отдохнуть.Номер двухместный в тихом уголке коридора,с ванной, просторный. Но не заметила, чтобы убирали. В целом достаточно бюджетный вариант (бронировали за полгода) для терпеливых романтиков. Персонал...