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Reviews of Original Sokos Hotel Olympia Garden

4 out of 5
Original Sokos Hotel Olympia Garden
Bataisky pereulok 3a, St. Petersburg

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 123 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 125 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 281 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Удобно и уютно
Останавливаюсь в этом отеле каждый раз, когда приезжаю в Питер. Уже лет 7 или 8. Все устраивает - близость к метро, чистота, комфорт. Вкусный завтрак, внизу шикарная сауна, в ресторане у камина уютно.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Takhmina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ruana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Front desk staff were very helpful and friendly! Stayed in Superior Room which was quiet comfortable and was cleaned every day!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was lose to city center Great breakfast every morning
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel, terrible check in and worse bed!
Hotel is nice, and location great. However, check in was a disaster, and after arriving early and being told we could check in till 2 (understandably as they were full), we then watched as about 50 people (no exaggeration) checked in before us. We didn’t get up to our room till about 2:45 and only then because we complained. The room itself was clean and a decent size, but the bed was a double base with two single mattresses on top and two separate divers. The result was that after a few hours it was falling apart and a real pain to sleep on. All in all, a disappointing experience for what is a nice hotel, in a great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ritika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
THE STAFF WAS VERY RUDE AND AGGRESSIVE. we get to the hotel very early in the morning after traveling all night and having no sleep, the rooms were not ready and they make us wait in the bar, at that time in the morning nobody was there, after a while of doing nothing we closed our eyes and the staff come and start to yell to us and treat us as if we have done a crime. NEVER STAY IN THIS HOTEL.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Chris, Ec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and great Location
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Kobi, San Fran

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff not friendly, not polite.
-Ordering a taxi was a complex assignment, we had to ask three times -When we asked at the restaurant why it takes more than one hour to get two burgers the response was “you can go and cook yourself”. To their defense, it was during a World Cup game so they had a huge load, but regardless, their response was rude.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

TripppleDutch, United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, next to a small park, and nearby a Metro station. In general the staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast was amazing, but unfortunately after the first morning there was no more yoghurt or cereals. We still haven't found out why. The hotel was very busy with business people, having conferences, but generally it was a pleasant stay, albeit a bit expensive...
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Sevil, Turkey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel located in quiet area
Hotel is good to stay for short stay 3-4 days. Perfect for business trips.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern, stylish, comfortable
Excellent facilities, superb breakfast. Very relaxing.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the metro. Excellent restaurant and bar. English speaking staff. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Wenchyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
toilet seat need to be replaced
a very simple replacement of toilet seat from current old and somewhat damage black color to white one can improve the quality of the hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

David Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!
The hotel is perfect for my needs. It was about 400m from the nearest Metro station too so it was easy to get back and to into the city. The room was ideal except the double mattress was a thin camping type one on top of two single beds pushed together and it was a continual battle to stop falling down the gap in the middle. The best part was the restaurant: the evening bar menu was fantastic, and the breakfasts were delicious and all served by attentive staff in beautiful surroundings

8/10 Good

Sung, Seou;, Korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel
nice hotel but sightseeing places are not within walking distance. But using Uber is convenient and cheap.

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location & decent Facilities
It was a great location for a weekend break and the hotel was very good value. The only problem was the two single beds put together to make a king size bed would separate in the middle and we often sank through the middle.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel but expensive
The hotel is ok but not worth the price. The room was full of mosquitos, we couldn´t sleep well.

8/10 Good

Ekaterina, Moscow

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, nice room, very comfortable bed
Stayed with my husband for 4 nights in May. Didn't spend much time at the hotel though. The room was nice and neat, it was clean and quite cozy. Nothing extra but it has all that's needed - a very comfortable bed with a choice of pillows and nice soft blankets, an iron and a board, a fridge with a couple of complementary bottles of water, slippers. Although the bathroom could have more toiletry items. It only has soap and shampoo in dispensers - you would expect more from a 4 star hotel. But in general the room is nice, the furniture looks quite new, everything is ok. We like walking so we walked to the city center every day. It took us about 35-40 minutes depending on destination. The hotel is near the metro station, so it can be less then 10 minutes to the center if prefered.

8/10 Good

Anton, Moscow

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to metro, close to sightseeing
Good one, but lots of in St. Petersburg are better for same money.

8/10 Good

Jekaterina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Graham, Brighton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient though not too central
A very nice place to stay for a short business trip

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

craig, Des Moines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay in St. Petersburg
Really nice hotel. It is a about a 10 min cab ride to Nevsky prospect street. Great breakfast and clean and quite rooms. Also om the correct side of the city.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good hotel
Good rooms With all the amenities. People very Nice they speak English and Spanish Very good breakfast A little far from the center

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with an extremely helpful staff.
I had to renew my passport and then get a Russian visa and I needed the hotel to send me a second invitation letter quickly with my new passport number. They responded immediately so that I was able to complete the necessary paperwork and get my visa in time. When I got to St. Petersburg, they were very helpful with directions, assistance with printing some documents for work, and recommendations for good places to eat and things to see as well as arranging for transportation to the airport.

8/10 Good

Tatjana, Vantaa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for your money
very nice stay i liked the room very much and finnish sauna was very relaxing

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boys, if I only could tell the details ...
A nice non-sovjet style hotel. A good choice if you accept to use metro in order to reach the historical part of SPB. Nevski and at least one of the bridges were lovely lighted, i.e. Christmas decorations builded a basis for a good atmoshere everwhere. The number of nice cafes and pubs was increased. If you are going to museums etc., check the opening hours. Because I walked a pretty long way to the blockade museum just to notice it is closed on Tuesdays, not Mondays. Well, nice to look around also in the surroundings. The Metro stations are not very easy to find, therefore a bit of Russian language is recommended, like "meetro, tudaa ili tudaa?" Ask the reception call a taxi or chooce the one with more than just a dim taxi sigh on the roof of the car.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice non-club hotel, safe area, metro not far away
A nice, not Sovjet-style hotel. Only, if you want to rest after dinner with your girl friend, it is a bit laborous to carry a passport with but I think it a govermental must and aimed for the safety of a customer. (Many people have dropped out of the window by hookers for a small amount of money). That does not mean that my friend is a hooker. So, I understand that. I paid the room in cash, and I calculated 500 banknotes instead of 100. So I was paying 28.000 rublas too much and I would not have realized that never if miss Alexandra would not have noticed me I was paying too much. And that is very strange in Russian, so however you can award her, it will not be too much.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Victoria, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Good hotel. Convenient location.Very friendly and responsive staff.Rooms are nice with comfy beds.Two things I didn't like 1, breakfast + dinner time my room smelt of BBQ, 2, walls are very thin and you can hear your neighbours upstairs ,downstairs and on the sides. if neighbours bang the door your mirror on the wall shakes.But I still think is a good hotel.

8/10 Good

Mr. Vlad Dorf, Michigan,USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Centre of the city and close to subway station.
Very good hotel. I will stay there again.

8/10 Good

Idan, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good businness hotel
clean, good food and goos service. the surrounding is OK but not super center

8/10 Good

Shimi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Suh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Sarasota FL USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Base for wonderful stay
Location is great for tourism once realize the subway is 10 min walk away -- 2 stops from Nevsky Prospect. Food in hotel bar is great for a late supper. Rooms are modern, clean, quiet & air conditioned.

8/10 Good

Osato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jaanika M., Jaanika M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with best Scandinavian qulaities
Absolutly worth the stay as for business as well as leisure. Of course you can be very fancy and stay in Corinthia but should you if you have the cosy, homy and friendly atmosphere, good kicthen and "good old Scandinavian quality" that can except for location meet expectations of also most critical guests. Very good value for money and guaranteed quality,

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern comfort in historic city
Conveniently located within moderate walking distance of city centre, close to urban transit systems and on the route to the airport. Pleasant bar with snack foods and a good restaurant , this was great value for non-russian speaking visitors.

8/10 Good

bkink23

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not bad
Clean & comfortable. Pricey breakfast, poor drainage in sinks and bad gym are the only problems.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Location
Brekfast buffet was not that great.

10/10 Excellent

Phyllis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Very nice bedding, well mantained. Close to metro, lovely breakfast. Only thing missing is an electric kettle for hot water.

10/10 Excellent

BrianL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unexpectedly good hotel
I chose this hotel for a three-day business trip because of the pricing of other 4-star establishments during the late June "White Nights" festival in St Petersburg. I took a single room here at a rate approximately 50% cheaper than that of my normal choice, therefore was willing to accept some shortcomings . However, I was delighted with all aspects of this hotel, which - even as a regular traveller to Russia - was new to me. The hotel was clean, airy and welcoming. Although obviously used mainly as a tourist hotel during summer, it has everything required for the business traveller. The single room booked was relatively small, but was well-equipped, including an ironing board/iron and coffee-making facilities. The free water was an appreciated gesture on arrival on a hot, sticky day. The wifi - which requires re-entering after three hours to keep it free - was good enough to support trouble-free Skype communications. The room and bathroom with shower were modern, equipped with clean linen and towels. Reception staff - a mixture of Finnish and Russian nationals - were universally helpful with a very good standard of English. One additional advantage of the hotel is that the Technological Institute metro station is only five minutes' walk away, which gives cheap and quick access to the city centre. I will certainly use this hotel again for future business trips.

8/10 Good

BP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the stay and would stay again
At first I was concerned about distance to city square (2.5km). I first walked it getting familiar with the area. Then I realized that the metro station is a 5 minute walk from hotel entrance. Once on the blue line heading north, you take the second stop and you are in Nevsky Prospekt Station. Thing to keep in mind is the metro runs from 5:30am to 12:30am. So if you stay out past 12:30, plan to either take taxi or stay until 5:30 :-). Will definitely stay there again.