Kempinski Moika 22 (*****)

The Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 is housed in a Petersburg mansion, designed by Basil von Witte in 1853, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I. This elegant building is situated on Moika Embankment, one of the many rivers and canals which make up the historical and cultural heart of the city, known as the ‘Golden Triangle.’rnPeter the Great wanted his new capital to be a ‘Window on the West’, and the hotel looks onto one of the city’s most famous sights – Palace Square and the State Hermitage Museum.rnThe hotel is just two minutes’ walk from Nevsky Prospect, and is close to all major sights and shopping; Pulkovo Airport is only thirty minutes away.