Khalva Otel' Polyanka — Hotel in Yakimanka District

Accessibility is good - close to two metro stations. However, nothing is walking distance from the hotel.|The rooms, though clean, are very tiny and there are no elevators. Be prepared to lug up your suitcases over a couple of floors.|The wifi doesn't work on every floor.|What was really odd was the fact that the receptionist insisted on taking photocopies of our entire passport - including of older, non Russian visas and blank pages! When we protested, she insisted that it was required by the police and the authorities (whatever that means) and when we became adamant, very reluctantly she connected us with the owner who decided to "do us a special favour" by only taking copies of our details and Russian visa as per regular norms. We are flagging this because we found this practice very odd, especially in an era of...

This is a very nice little hotel, opened just a couple of weeks ago, in the center of old Moscow - one of the famous districts called Zamoskvorechie (behind the river). The rooms are not big but cosy. They have all the necessary comforts - their own bathroom with a lot of toiletries, slippers, bottled water and glasses. Everything is fresh and smells of timber - as the door and furniture are made of timber. They are going to open a cafe to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. ||And the prices are quite reasonable, particularly for the center location||I would like to thank Kristina, Svetlana and Katya for their help and hospitality. And I wish you success...

Nice warm little environmental friendly hotel, where you will love all the recycled creative ideas.|It is 25-30 min walk to red square area. But it is 10 min walk to a nice bars complex :). |Very close (5min) to Polyanka Metro Station.|Staff do not speak good english but try their best to help you.|tiny clean rooms with tiny bathroom. Do not expect breakfast. Hotel has plenty of coffee shops and a supermarket right...