Opened in April 2011, the Friends on Griboyedov Hostel offers 39 rooms for 200 guests. The hotel is in a peaceful courtyard on the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal, a minute walk to Nevsky Prospekt with its crowds, cafes and shops. Some rooms boat superb canal & Kazan Cathedral views. Range of comfortable private and dorm rooms, clean bed linens, free wireless as well as computers for guest use, free national and international phone calls, washing machines, an iron, three fully equipped kitchens, free tea, coffee and a never-ending supply of biscuits, free postcards, envelopes and stamps, board games, library. Each room has a wardrobe, a fold-down table, folding chairs, a mirror, a TV set & a rug. The beds are bunk beds. There’s also a comfortable sofa bed that sleeps two. Bathroom facilities are shared and can be found in the corridor.

Almost all the major sights of St Petersburg are located within easy walking distance of the hotel: Kazan Cathedral - 50m,Nevsky Prospekt - 70m,Dom Knigi Bookshop - 100m,Gostiny Dvor Shopping Centre - 200m,Church on the Spilled Blood - 500m,Russian Museum - 500m,The Hermitage - 900m,St Isaac’s Cathedral - 1000m,Mariinsky Theatre - 1900m. Nearest Metro Stations:Gostiny Dvor (Griboyedov Canal exit) - 100m, Nevsky Prospect - 200m

Rates:

Rates start from 400 rubles for dorms and 1000 rubles per private rooms.