Moryak — Hotel in Vladivostok

Our stay here was very unpleasant. We made a prepaid booking on the hotel's website, but the reception staff tried to insist that we pay again in cash. They were completely unaware that their own hotel's website accepts online prepaid bookings. After 20 minutes of arguing (they pretty much accused my Russian-speaking girlfriend of being a prostitute) they finally called the manager and realised that in fact we had already paid.||||They also do not know the policy with registration for foreigners, which can (and for us it did) cause problems in later travels. They charged us money for registration, but gave us no registration.||||Our room was on the fifth floor. They have no lifts, so we had to walk with our bags all the way up. ||||The room was a standard Soviet era inspired stinky box. The toilets are VERY small. By 'very small' I mean, when you sit on the toilet your knees are outside the bathroom. You cannot comfortably close the door when you are relieving yourself. ||||I would like to say to other travellers - do not be tempted by the central location of this hotel. Yes it is close to the railway station and various tourist sites, yes it is cheaper than other hotels in down town Vladivostok. But it is a horrible...

Very well located, with the train station and much of central Vladivostok within walking distance. As such, the price is absolutely excellent. The hotel staff respond quickly and helpfully to email enquiries.||||Although the reception staff are professional, unfortunately the security guards we encountered ranged from rude to unhelpful. This included being screamed at (rather than simply explained to) that we hadn't parked in the particular space that a day guard wanted, and on one hot night having fallen quite unwell in the room, a snoozing night guard who refused to respond despite one of us trying to ask for a fan to cool down.||||Perhaps we just met the guards on a bad day, but it was not a pleasant night of illness and, after that experience, we wouldn't feel confident about finding a member of staff available to help if there was a more serious problem overnight.||||The hotel does visa registration and provides a slip without having to request it. Rooms are simple and small, but clean with working wi-fi and comfortable beds. The hotel has reserved parking spaces at the back which can be used for free, a drinks fridge in reception, and a restaurant upstairs that serves tasty and inexpensive...

I think hotels in Vladivostok are generally expensive, price/quality ration very low. I chose this hotel mainly because that it has twin bedding rooms available. Also, price is comparatively low. The best of this hotel is its location, can walk leisurely everywhere. Hotel is like 5 minutes to Maritime Terminal, 8 minutes to the Fighters’ Square. Restaurants. Of course, with that price in Vladivostok, don’t expect any luxury from this hotel, or indeed, more like a hostel. If you need a low-budget hotel with excellent location with twin bed, this can be a choice. My booking is inclusive of breakfast. This hotel offer set breakfast any time of the day. Go to the canteen (not restaurant) any time of the day and order the set you want. Well, of course, don’t expect any good quality breakfast, but I think the best is the...