Thread: St.Petersburg, Russia - need advice? ask! I'm local!

Hi all! My name is Sergei, I live in St.Petersburg Russia and I am geared to give any tips to those, willing to come to St.Petersburg. If you ever come, please, don't hesitate to contact me - we'll meet and go off the beaten path!
I am here to assist with some your questions concerning trip to Saint-Petersburg and Russia.

To start with tips:
My hotel overview:
http://www.theastoriahotel.ru/- premier 5-star hotel with antique furniture and fully equipped with all mod-cons, pretty penny
Гостиница Коринтия Невский Палас в Санкт-Петербурге. - a 5* right on Nevsky prospect
http://moika22.ru/- 4*, super location near the Hermitage
Silver Age Bed and Breakfast Hotel in St Petersburg, Russia - small, but very English hotel for 70 euro per night (I stayed in May 2012)
Nevsky hotels – big chain of small hotels with average service
Мини-отель Абажур в Санкт-Петербурге - chain of mini-hotels, small rates for good quality lodging
http://en.friendsplace.ru- no stars, hostel chain - cool, clean and cheap! would recommend!
RA group - small dirty hotels - never ever
http://www.hotel-sonya.ru/loaction- a radisson hotel, very cosy, not big, well-priced, but location leaves much to be desired
Гостиница «Октябрьская» в Санкт-Петербурге, лучшие цены на отель «Октябрьская» - well known from the Soviet times big hotel near Moscow Railway station
http://www.hotel-moscow-petersburg.ru/- a huge hotel and shopping mall near in front of Alexander Nevsky Lavra


Russian Visa and visa invitation - visa to russia

Главная - Аэропорт - Pulkovo airport
Russian River Cruises : All inclusive Moscow St Petersburg River Cruise : Black Sea : Volga : Waterways Cruises Lines : Russia Tours By Ship : Crucero Fluviales Por El Rusia - Russian Cruises

St. Petersburg Times - The St. Petersburg Times | The leading English-language newspaper in St. Petersburg - leading English language newspaper.
St. Petersburg State University - http://www.spbu.ru/e - why not get your degree in Russia?
The Hermitage - The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia -- Powered by IBM - Take a virtual tour of St. Petersburg's amazing State Hermitage Museum
The Mariinsky Theatre - http://www.mariinsky.spb.ru/en - Official website of the Mariinsky Theatre, formerly the Kirov.

The American Medical Clinic - American Medical Clinic
EuroMed Clinic - EuroMed Clinic - Why Euromed Clinic?

Interfax Information Services - Interfax.com
Official List of Museums in Russia - Museums Russia Museums Moscow Museums Petersburg. Kremlin museum Hermitage museum Tretyakov gallery art Pushkin museum. RuЯlands Museen, Musйes Russes, Musei di Russia, Museos de Russia.
Russian Embassy and Consulate Locator - Russian Federation Embassy and Consulate Locator.

Please feel free to ask any questions. I will be pleased if I can help.

How many days are needed to visit the main recreation St. Petersburg, it is advisable to walk on a yacht?

It was very exciting when my friend from SPb showed me interesting places there. Unusual pubs, houses, yards, clubs, museums. There are a lot of amazing graffitis, some roofs are very beautiful too. But you really need a guide for this kind of stuff. When i left SPb, my friend still had a lot of things to show me (I've been there for 2 weeks). If you ask about river trips inside the city we never thought about it (for me it looks a bit weird, so i didn't want to waste my time).

The most impressive _well known_ places for me were Peterhof, cathedrals (especially where you can go upstairs and to the roof), Peter and Paul Fortress

Я надеюсь увидеть вас в июне тогда я иду туда с другом