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Where in the city is the hotel located?
The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is located in the historic centre of St. Petersburg on Vasilevskiy Island, surrounded by historic buildings and within comfortable walking distance of both the Winter Palace and the Peter and Paul Fortress. |
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What's the nearest metro station to the hotel?
The nearest metro station is Vasileostrovskaya, on the green line and just over ten minutes' walk from the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. |
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How do I get to the hotel from Pulkovo Airport?
The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is approximately 19km from the international terminal, Pulkovo-2, and 21km from Pulkovo-1, the domestic terminal. By taxi or pre-booked transfer, the drive will take around 45 minutes. If you prefer to use public transport, then buses run from both terminals - nos. 3, 13, or 113 from Pulkovo-2 and no. 39 from Pulkovo-1 - to Moskovskaya Metro Station. From there travel north on the blue line seven stops to Nevsky Prospekt. Change there to the green line and travel one stop west to Vasileostrovskaya, which is just over ten minutes' walk from the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. |
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How do I get to the hotel from Moskovsky Station?
To reach the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge from Moskovsky Station by taxi or pre-booked transfer will take 15-20 minutes. Alternatively, take the metro from Mayakovskaya Metro Station (attached to the mainline station) and travel two stops west on the green line to Vasileostrovskaya, which is around 600m from the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. |
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How do I get to the hotel from Ladozhsky Station?
The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is approximately 10km from Ladozhsky Station, and it will take 30-45 minutes to reach the hotel by taxi or pre-arranged transfer. If you prefer to use public transport, take the metro from Ladozhskaya Metro Station, and travel two stops west on the orange line to Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo. Change there to the green line, and continue west three stops to Vasileostrovskaya. From there, it is a little over ten minutes on foot to the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. |
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How do I get to the hotel from Vitebsky Station?
If you are travelling by taxi or pre-booked transfer, the 4km drive from Vitebsky Station to the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge will take around 20 minutes. By public transport, take the metro from Pushkinskaya Metro Station (next to the mainline station) and travel two stops north to Ploshchad Vosstaniya. Change there to the green line from Mayakovskaya, and travel east two stops to Vasileostrovskaya. The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is approximately 600m from the metro. |
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Where can I get Internet access at the hotel?
WiFi Internet access is available throughout the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. For those not travelling with laptops, PCs with hi-speed Internet access are available in the hotel's business centre. |
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Where can I park near the hotel?
Secure underground parking is available at the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge. |
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Does the hotel have satellite television?
All rooms at the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge have satellite channels, including English-language news and sports channels. |
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How do I get from the hotel to the Hermitage?
There are no particularly convenient public transport options from the Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge to the Hermitage, so guests are encouraged to take the 20-minute walk along the embankment and across Palace Bridge, enjoying some of the most spectacular views in St. Petersburg. The main visitor entrance to the Winter Palace and the Hermitage collections is to your left as you come off the bridge. |
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How do I get from the hotel to the Mariinsky Theatre?
The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is not particularly conveniently situated for the Mariinsky Theatre, and it's probably worth ordering a taxi for the 20-minute journey. If you do prefer to use public transport, the best option is to walk to the corner of Bolshoy Prospekt VO and 1-ya Liniya (about 10 minutes' walk from the hotel) and board a southbound 6 bus or K350 marshrutka minibus. This will take you to the corner of Ulitsa Glinka and Teatralnaya Ploshchad (three stops on the bus), just over 100m form the Mariinsky Theatre. |
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What visitor attractions are located near the hotel?
The Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is situated in the oldest district of St. Petersburg, surrounded by many of the city's most significant and beautiful buildings. It is possible to walk to both the Winter Palace and the Peter and Paul Fortress in less than 20 minutes, while even closer to the hotel superb examples of 18th century architecture include the Twelve Colleges (first built to house government ministries and now the main campus of St. Petersburg State University), Peter the Great's Kunstkammer, now a museum of ethnography, and the often overlooked but ravishingly beautiful Menshikov Palace, which served as Peter's unofficial court. |