Novosibirsk is the third most populated city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg. This metropolis has many interesting sights. It is also not a secret that Novosibirsk is an intellectual and business center of the east of the Russian Federation.
But no matter what quality you came to this metropolis - on a business trip or as an leisure tourist - you need a hotel. And best of all, not somewhere on the outskirts, but closer to the city center.
This article describes the Avanta Hotel in Novosibirsk. It is known that its facade is decorated with four stars. But in Russia this is not always an indicator of comfort. What do the reviews of those visitors who stayed there report about the hotel’s rooms and service?
For now, it should be noted that the hotel is suitable for both tourists who want to see the sights of the city without spending much money on transport, or business people.
Address of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk)
This hotel has an ideal location. The bustling city center is three kilometers away. But within walking distance there are three metro stations at once. Thanks to the subway, you will be in the business center of Novosibirsk in ten minutes.
However, it is a very quiet, calm and respectable place. Guests do not feel at all on the outskirts, because some sights of the city, such as the opera and ballet theater, the church of Alexander Nevsky, the cathedral mosque, the banks of the Ob, go no more than fifteen minutes.
The hotel address is as follows: Novosibirsk, Dzerzhinsky district, Gogol street, 189/1. If you look at the map of the city, the hotel is located in its northern part. Hotel guests put "Avante" 7 points out of ten for the location. This is a quiet residential area where the city hospital is located, many kindergartens. Well developed infrastructure. Near the hotel there are grocery stores, pharmacies, ATMs. 600 meters from the Avanta Hotel is located the Siberian Mall shopping center.
How to get there
The Dzerzhinsky district of Novosibirsk is connected to other parts of the city by a well-established public transport network. A seven-minute leisurely walk from the Avanta Hotel is the Birch Grove recreation park.
This is a wonderful place to walk at any time of the year. On its territory is the Assumption Church and a small pond. There is a park on Dzerzhinsky Avenue.
Near the PKiO "Birch Grove" (Novosibirsk) there is a public transport stop. You can drive here:
- on buses No. 6, 18, 35, 30, 41, 39 and 44;
- trolleybus number 23 (convenient for travelers from the railway station), 10 and 22;
- minibuses No. 48 and 44a.
The Avanta Hotel is located almost at the intersection of Gogol and Krasin Streets. Therefore, it is most convenient to access it by buses 19 and 64. The stop is only 130 meters from the hotel entrance - two minutes walk.
If you prefer underground transport to avoid traffic jams, the nearest station is a quarter-hour walk away. It is called "Birch Grove." Novosibirsk has a not too branched metro. There are only two lines. Station "Birch Grove" belongs to the green branch.
By the way, the Avanta hotel offers its guests a private transfer to the airport and railway station and back for little money.
Territory
This hotel is urban. Therefore, it has no territory except a small parking lot in front of the entrance. But the building of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk) impresses passers-by.
It was built in 2011 on an individual project. The building is an eight-story building, beautifully lined with blue glass. The Russian Architectural Festival awarded the hotel the highest award - the Golden Capital.
The administration did not put four stars on the facade on its own whim. This classification is confirmed by the State Certificate, which can be seen at the reception.
The hotel is open around the clock. Guests are always welcome here. There are a lot of hotels in Novosibirsk, but it is in Avanta that the touring stars who come to the city stop.
Number of rooms. Standards
Guests are offered to choose a room from four price categories: standard, business, comfort and luxury. Each of the rooms is individually decorated. Wherever you settle, you will feel comfortable at home.
What is the description of the rooms of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk) provided by its guests? Most reviews of standards. Since the hotel building is not a dull “box”, the rooms in it are not always rectangular.
The standard is small, only 15 square meters, but you do not feel crowded in it. The room is a bedroom with a dedicated working area. This is a very important circumstance, because in Avanta people who are on business and come to Novosibirsk often stop.
The bathroom adjoins the bedroom, equipped with a modern shower. From the technical equipment of the standards, guests mention a TV with a LCD screen, a safe, a minibar with drinking water, a hairdryer and a telephone.
Slippers, earplugs are offered, and a set of cosmetic accessories includes not only shower gel, soap and shampoo, but also a toothbrush, toothpaste and comb. A glazed loggia adjoins some standards.
Superior rooms
Comfort rooms in the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk) have more spacious bedrooms - an area of 20 square meters. They also have a dedicated work area with a desk, chair, and a comfortable lamp.
All rooms have spacious glazed loggias. Comfortably fits one very wide bed or two separate bunks. In the bathroom, these rooms do not have a shower, but a bath.
Otherwise, in terms of technical equipment and amenities, comfort does not differ from the standard. Only air conditioning has been added to it.
Room category business is even more spacious - 25 square meters. m. On this square is placed not only a working, but also a recreation area with upholstered furniture. Some business rooms do not have loggias, but French windows.
Suite
These apartments are the real pride of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk). The suites consist of two rooms with a total area of 55 square meters. The bedroom has a huge bed and a work area.
There is a bathroom adjacent to it, which has a hot tub and a separate shower room. LCD TVs are located in both the bedroom and the living room.
All rooms are air-conditioned. Another toilet adjoins the living room - for visitors. In the recreation area with upholstered furniture there is a cooler with drinking water, a set of dishes, a refrigerator. In addition to the above-mentioned amenities that are standard, guests of the suites are also offered bathrobes, an electric kettle with bags for making hot drinks, a clothes brush and other pleasant little things.
In the living area there is a folding sofa, which can serve as an overnight place for additional guests. Each suite adjoins a loggia of 6 square meters.
For budget travelers
Under the roof of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk) there is also a hostel with the same name. It includes several common eight-bed rooms. About these rooms with bunk beds, guests say that they are clean and spacious.
In addition to beds there is a large-screen TV on the wall, air conditioning, safe, minibar, hairdryer. The bathroom has either a bathtub or a shower.
Some rooms of the hostel do not have windows at all (in the basement). Others have either a small loggia or a French window. Hostel guests can use the hotel infrastructure.
But breakfast is not included. It can be purchased at the reception upon check-in. But a bed in the general dormitory (for 8 people) costs only 360 rubles.
Nutrition
For all guests of the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk), breakfast is served in the restaurant. The hours of its holding - from 7 to 10 in the morning - allow you to get enough of both those who are in a hurry for business and those who love to sleep.
The guests say that breakfasts are not on the set menu, but in the buffet format. Guests can take their favorite meals as much as they want. And there is plenty to choose from!
Sausage and cheese slices, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruits, cereals, scrambled eggs, sausages, soft-boiled eggs, several types of yoghurts, pancakes and other pastries. For lovers of healthy nutrition, cereals and milk are offered.
For drinks, guests can choose from coffee, tea and juices. In a word, such a breakfast energizes the body for the whole day. But at 10:00 the restaurant does not close. He works around the clock.
From noon to two in the afternoon you can order a business lunch for only 250 rubles. Since the hotel hosts conferences, business meetings, and celebrates special events, the chef has developed several types of menus for participants.
There is a bar in the Avanta Hotel. An extensive wine list and affordable prices will pleasantly surprise visitors.
Hotel Avanta (Novosibirsk): service
The "trick" of the hotel is free and fast Wi-Fi. It operates throughout the hotel - and in rooms, and in public areas, and in the hostel. The hotel has two conference rooms (65 and 25 seats), as well as a room for business negotiations.
All these rooms are fully equipped with the necessary audio and video equipment for meetings. There is also a banquet hall with 42 seats.
And what kind of service can ordinary guests get? At their service are two saunas, where you can sing karaoke in the relaxation rooms. There is also a large nice pool. In the morning (before 11 o’clock) you can take a steam bath in the bath at half price. The hotel provides such paid services:
- transfer to the airport and train station;
- late eviction;
- room service;
- Ironing
- laundry;
- shoe shine;
- visa support;
- photocopying, scanning, fax poisoning in a business center.
Parking in front of the hotel guests arriving on their own vehicles can use freely.
Cost
Of all the hotels in Novosibirsk, Avanta provides the most services in its segment. Many tourists write in reviews that here you can get comfort, like in a four-star hotel, but at a price of 3 *.
A place in a hostel costs only 360 rubles. The cost of accommodation in hotel rooms depends on the date, day of the week, length of stay, as well as cash or bank transfer. Therefore, here we give only approximate prices.
Accommodation in the standard will cost one guest 2500 rubles. This price includes breakfast. In a comfort room, accommodation will cost three thousand rubles, in business - 2700, and in a suite - from 6500 to 7 thousand rubles.
Reviews
Guests in 95 percent of cases were satisfied with their stay at the Avanta Hotel (Novosibirsk). Visitors' reviews mention the friendliness of the staff and a sincere desire to help, cleanliness and thorough cleaning of the rooms, rich and varied breakfast, delicious dishes in the restaurant, fast Internet, well-heated saunas.
Also, guests praised the location of the hotel. The only negative that guests noticed is the insufficient soundproofing of the rooms. That is probably why earplugs are included in the welcome kit.