Getting Around Town:
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Restaurants
We Like:
-the restaurant in the hotel is good - offers discount
Tipping:
- Tipping is increasingly encouraged in Russia. 10-15% is the accepted rate for tipping in restaurants, however restaurants do not allow you to add the tip to credit card charges. If you are paying with a credit card, leave the tip in cash.
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Shopping
Finds:
-Authentic sturgeon caviar (approx $300/kilo); Vodka, but alcohol counterfeiting is a big problem, your best bet on price and safety is to buy it at outlet shops of vodka distilleries such as Cristall, or at supermarkets. (from Fodors)
"Exercise caution when shopping - you will stand out no matter what you do. There are pickpocketing and mugging rings often operating in small bands." (from Fodors)
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What
to See:
| Red Square |
St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square |
| The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex - Official residence of the Russian President - closed on Thursday |
Lenin's Mausoleum on Red Square |
| Bolshoi Theater - concierge can arrange for tickets |
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts |
| The Subway is a work of art! |
Armory Palace |
| Novodevichy Monastery |
Novodevichy Cemetary |
| Park of Sculptures |
Gorky Park |
| Vorobyovy Gory - best view of Moscow |
Moscow State University |
| Karl Marx Monument |
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| What's
On Around Town: Check with concierge for Bolshoi tickets.
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| Travel
Time to the Hotel: 1 hour, but can be as long as 2, if traffic is heavy. |
Flight
Time from IAD: 9&1/2 hours |
| Nearest
ATM : Hotel has ATM* (see note)and currency exchange. There is a bank ATM on the corner. We encourage use of bank ATM's (inside the bank) * Recently f/a had problem with theft of debit card numbers after using ATM in hotel lobby. |
| Nearest
Grocery: small grocery nearby, large grocery on the way to Red Square - accepts credit cards |
| Closest
Gym: In hotel |
| Best
Place to Run: |
| Good
Walks: To Red Square |
| Easy
Day Trips: |
| Safety:
Always carry passport or visa with you. See our sister site Realworldsafety.com and check the US State Department Travel Page at www.travel.state.gov |
| Misc: Voltage is 220 - use 2 prong , round tip electric plug. Hotel has in room coffee/tea, refrigerator, iron, safe, hairdryer, alarm clock, free wi-fi in lobby. 20% disc. on food and beverage. Don't leave expensive personal items laying around your room - use the safe. Mosquitos are a problem in cities in suumer. Use mosquito repellant on summer evenings |
