Hotel Peking — Hotel in Presnensky District

The location of the hotel is nice. That is the only compliment I am able to pay it. The lobby looked alright but then we started getting bitten by mosquitoes. There were also dead mosquitoes on the window sills of some of the rooms. Our room had a dead cockroach in it by morning. We also needed help talking to someone over the phone in Russian and the staff were completely unwilling to help us. The rooms were not small but they were not very comfortbly made. The ceilings are high but the room isn't very wide. If this was a hostel or a one star hotel I think I would be impressed. If you are used to the international standards of three star hotels then you will probably not be happy. There were two types of beds: one where there were two blankets made to look like one till you get in the bed. The next (my room) was a bed where the blanket did not reach the sides, as in it did not cover the bed fully. And two people were supposed to sleep in that bed... We requested another blanket and it turned out both the blankets and sheets were unbelievably itchy! We couldn't sleep the whole night! The soap and toothpaste were in little sachets which you had to squeeze out. Some rooms had shower cubicles (like the one I had when I was an undergraduate in uni accommodation). Our room had a bath but it was really difficult to switch from the bath tap to the shower handle. There was also a little panel in the wall which turned out to open to a bunch of rusty pipes. One of the other showers would constantly change temperature of the water from hot to cold and back. The corridor looked just like the one in The Shining. The walls were not very well soundproofed so often when people entered the rooms next to yours, it sounded like they were trying to get into your room. There were also some girls in the halls who seemed to be 'ladies of the night'. The price we prepaid was higher than the going rate - US$300/night - which is a complete rip off for what you're getting here.

The food at 25:45 is decent and it's great that they have so...

I came back from Moscow enchanted with one-week stay at the Peking.||||My room was a suite called deluxe double. No misrepresentation there; the wardrobe, the safe, bidet, sofa, kettle, free water bottles in the room every day, .....no hassle over mini-bar deposit, there was only an empty fridge......in a clean, no doubt recently appointed luxurious room, We used the luggage room on departure. The security personnel was appropriately reserved but courteous; the breakfast buffet, fresh, varied, delicious, sustaining and ample although however costly at Ru 1200 per person.||||Now, some advice: arriving by metro at the Mayakovskaya station, make sure to take the Tchaikosvky concert hall exit (Kontsertni zal Tchaikowskovo) and definitely not the Tverskaya oul. exit. You will then be on large square and there will be the Peking hotel easily recognizable on your left diagonally across the boulevard, and reachable via a crosswalk. ||||Foodwise: We went twice to the Cafe Tchaikosvky for a fancy and filling buffet on the above-mentioned square. The price was about half than at the Peking. However, it was not ready until about 9 a.m. and was closed on the week-end and on Russia day (June 12). ||||2 Grocery stores side by side nearby on Tverskaya oul. Just walk in the direction of Red Square.||||Russian type cafeteria: we discovered this cantina on metro line 2, one station away from the Peking hotel, on Tverskaya oul, at the Tverskaya metro stn, It is on north side of the Pushkin square, see attached photo for its russian name. We had both quick lunch and supper there when convenient. It was full of Russians and the food tasted good, but no line-ups, the place is over 3 floors plus terrace.||||In conclusion, the Peking hotel pleased us a lot; hotel wise, one of our...

Peking hotel was really a positive surprise, the only reason for 4 and not 5 stars in my experience is the fact it's a old hotel (plus lack of a gym) but that is also it's "charm". Built in majestic Stalinist empire style in the 50s. The remains of the Historical interior details (Peking restaurant) in 7th floor is almost worth a visit in itself. Historical district.

We had a deluxe double room (recommended) of spacious 35 square meter, really pleasant. High ceilings. Even if it was directed towards the garden ring road, traffic didn't bother to much, the walls are thick, windows ok with sound isolation. In the general the hotel has a "relaxed" pleasant atmosphere, service is great, they gave us early check in, late check out (which is no guarantee of course, and dependant of availabillity) Room service very fast. It's a central historically district, the Mayakovsky Metro is 200 m from the hotel. Pro tip, visit 7th floor for a journey in history of the first Chinese restaurant in Moscow. As well as visiting the Coffee house just around the corner (eggsellent) for brunch and great coffee. We had a pleasant stay in the Hotel at competitive price (value for the money) so we...