DOM Boutique Hotel

I have traveled the world and have stayed at some of the finest hotels, eaten in the best restaurants and had great service. For my very first trip to St. Petersburg, Russia I decided to enlist the Russian Travel Office (London) to assist with a private car, tour guide and recommendations on hotels. While I was thrilled at their ability to organize a government approved tour guide and also a car and driver - I wasn’t satisfied with their recommendations for a hotel – I discovered the DOM Hotel on my own. It is located in the centre of the old town and very near the main attractions, including St. Michael's Castle, the Faberge Museum, Church of the Savior of the Spilled Blood, the State Hermitage Museum (about a 20 minute walk) and others. It is located on a small street which is quiet and accessible. The hotel is just a little over one year old – and has been completely renovated to a high standard. Since it’s a small boutique hotel, some of the amenities of a larger hotel aren’t present but they make up for it in charm and wonderful service! If you're looking for a Ritz Carlton, Sheraton Hotel or other large luxury hotel chain then you're not the right guest for this hotel. Try the State Hermitage Official Hotel, expensive and large. My deluxe room was charming and very well appointed. The bathroom was up to top European luxury standards. The main feature of my room was the balcony, which overlooks the Neva River. They have very few rooms with balconies so this must be booked way in advance. I was lucky during my visit that the weather was mild and comfortable enough to walk around with just a light sweater – so that I used the balcony every evening to smoke a cigar, have a cup of tea or just to watch the boats meandering down the river. I experienced the hotel restaurant for breakfast and for lunch and found the food and service up to a high standard. In the reception area is a library-style room available for guests for meetings, conferences or just to chill! The reception staff was well versed in English and knowledgeable regarding making recommendations for restaurants and places to visit during my stay. I found the staff going out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and had enjoyed their recommendations. Even though the hotel did not have a facility for changing foreign currency they made an excellent recommendation of a nearby bank on the Nevsky Prospect, which afforded me an excellent rate in exchanging US dollars and UK pounds to Russian rubles. Don’t change money at the airport – they are rip-offs! I would definitely stay at this property the next time I find myself in St. Petersburg!

The deciding factor for chosing the Dom Boutique Hotel was its location, as we had business nearby. The hotel itself seats in a quiet street near the Summer Garden. Its stylish design interior and yet cosy, gives a feeling of real peacefulness. Our room was beautifully furnished, ultra clean, bright and quite spacious. The bed was very comfy, with high quality duvet. The bathroom (bathtub/shower combo) was neat, clean, and again, beautiful in its design. While the accomodation side of the hotel is faultless, the same can't be said about the breakfast. It is served up until 11am during week-ends (10am working days). When we came at 10am, most trays containing hot dishes were almost empty. Few lukewarm dry sausages here, a bit of baked beans & grilled veggies there, no eggs & pancakes at all (breakfast itself is ok, but nothing groundbreaking). We asked the buffet staff many times for a refill with assurance it would come in no time. It took more than 15min. for the eggs to come, almost 30min. for the pancakes. At that time, we had finished our meal and were on our way out (but we did stay an extra 5min. to sample the pancakes, and to be fair, they were quite tasty). So, you're left with the choice of sleeping late or having a decent morning meal. But apparently not both. Recommanded, but not for the somewhat faulty breakfast.

My husband and I and three other friends stayed in the Dom hotel for 3 nights. We books 3 rooms but they did not have them available at the same floor. However we realised that the most of the rooms were empty or because the hotel is so brand new, the rooms were not ready. Also the elevator close to our room was out of service and we had to go to the other side to go to the lobby. Our room was nicely decorated and I liked the decoration and the room's colour. My favourite place in the hotel is the bathroom with is so cute and cozy. Our bed was two single beds with separated bed sheets and duvet which was not good. I asked for the king size bed as a note when I reserved the room but they may did not have any queen/king size bed. The breakfast was OK, I had cheese, butter and bread for the whole 4 days. The staff are friendly and english speaking. The location was not good it was about 20-30 minutes walk to the city centre. We took the Yandex for around 200 from the city centre to the hotel and 700 to the airport.

It was a great pleasure staying at the lovely Boutique Dom Hotel inSt. Petersburg. For my 60th Birthday journey, me and my daughter choosed the perfect city and the perfect hotel too. After a day, full of sightseeing, wonderful cafés, restaurants and bars, it was always an enjoyment returning to the hotel, which is situated in a very convenient and central area. The design is beautiful and the rooms are very clean. The hotel staff is very kind and obliging and when we had a questions,they gave us all the necessary information. The rich breakfast buffetwas also perfect with a lot of choice. We highly recommend this hotel to everyone and if we return once to St. Petersburg, we would choose the Dom Boutique Hotel again. Daniela und Lara from Switzerland

Rooms clean and quiet, good size. Breakfast had a good choice. Service was attentive to us. If some things to improve: light in the bathroom. You cannot shave when the lamps next to the mirror have the black caps. Not possible to see whether you did a good job. Also shelf in the shower would be convenient to put your shampoo or shower gel. You can walk to the most important places in St. Petersburg. It takes around 15-20min walk to reach the Church of the Savior on Blood