Forty kilometers south of St. Petersburg, Gatchina is located - the largest settlement in the Leningrad Region with inhabitants of about one hundred thousand people. The city has several large enterprises in the construction industry, as well as actively developing the service sector, including the hotel business. Gatchina offers hotels in the form of hotels, guest houses, mini-hotels in the city center and on the periphery near picturesque parks and lakes.
As for the sights, the pearl of the palace and park complex is the Great Gatchina Palace, surrounded by three parks, as well as the Priory Palace, around which there is a park of the same name. The palaces were built at the end of the eighteenth century and reflect the ideas of the development of suburban imperial residences.
Gatchina History
Gatchina received the status of the city in 1796, and its name as a result of several phoneme changes came from the village of Hotchino. The first mention of a settlement in this area is found in the Novgorod annals of 1500. Catherine II bought the estate with the "house there" and gave it to Pavel Petrovich, from that moment the construction of the palace and park ensemble began, which became the favorite suburban residence of the imperial family.
Gatchina: hotels
Hotel "Gatchina" (Gorky St., 21) is located in a quiet and cozy corner of the historic city center. The newest hotel in Gatchina is built in the style of an eighteenth-century city estate, it provides 22 rooms of various categories (with breakfast), free parking and WI-FI.
The Priory Hotel (59a Chkalova St.) is located near the Priory Palace and the park near the Gatchina Museum. At the moment, the hotel can accommodate 25 people. There are single, double and family rooms with private bathrooms, a TV and a minibar.
Hotels in Gatchina inexpensively provide a full range of middle-class services at an affordable price with high quality.
Mini-hotel "Slavic Dvor" (Dostoevsky St., 2) is also located in close proximity to the palace ensemble. It has well-equipped rooms of varying comforts and, according to customer reviews, an excellent restaurant.
Hotel "Academic" (Krupskaya St., 12) is departmental, has single and double rooms of different comforts. According to visitors' reviews, there is a good value for money, which is very convenient for short-term business trips.
VIP hotels
Gatchina VIP hotels can also offer. They are located in the city center near magnificent palaces and parks. Boutique Hotel Capital (21a Chkalova St.) has sixteen spacious rooms with high ceilings, a private bathroom with bathrobes and free toiletries, massage services and meals are included in the room rate. For sports and leisure, bicycle rental and horse riding are organized, and for business meetings you can use the conference room, there is also a banquet room. There is free parking, pets are allowed.
Garden House (Prospect October 25, 3) is an architectural monument of the nineteenth century, located opposite the Pavlovsk Palace. The hotel has 29 rooms, decorated in a classic style with wooden furniture and matching decor, the rooms have all amenities, minibar, hairdryer. Toiletries, beauty products and breakfast are included. In the evening, you can relax in the lobby bar, there is a conference room, a banquet room, free parking and WI-FI, pets are allowed by prior arrangement (free of charge).
Economy class
Gatchina also offers economy class hotels.
Mini-Hotel Yagodka (25 Maksimkova St.) has nine rooms with a private bathroom, hairdryer and toiletries. Guests have access to a shared kitchen, sauna and free parking.
Mini-hotel "Region" (Volodarsky St., 24a) provides 14 rooms with all amenities, free WI-FI, the building has a hairdresser and shops.
Hotel Aksioma (Izotova St., 20). The mini-hotel has nine inexpensive rooms with shared bathroom, free parking and WI-FI. Pets are allowed upon prior arrangement (service may be charged). For leisure and sports, bicycle rental, bowling, horse riding are organized.
Gatchina also offers cheap hotels, as well as hostels and affordable apartments.
Hostel Sova (Izotova St., 12) consists of five rooms, a shared bath, a shared kitchen, a TV and free WI-FI, pets are allowed. Apartments on Chekhov 26, apartments on Karl Marx, 45 and many private apartments will provide warmth and homeliness during your stay in Gatchina.
Hotels and guest houses in the countryside
The guest house on Dvinskaya 9 is located in the south of Gatchina near Kolpan Lake, it has rooms with all amenities, a banquet room for 30 people, a Finnish sauna and a Russian bath.
The guest house in Jaegerskaya Sloboda (Polevaya St., 25) is a two-story building with a large hall and three bedrooms, fully equipped with everything necessary: a kitchen, a dining room, a fireplace lounge, a sauna, a heated garage for four cars.
Guest House "At Evgenicha" (Tsentralnaya St., 25) provides 12 comfortable rooms, a common room, a Russian wood-fired sauna with a warm pool, on the street there is a summer pool and a barbecue area.
Hotel complex "Orbit" (Novyi Svet, 41a). The hotel has 28 rooms of various price categories. At your service: restaurant, sauna, solarium, billiards, karaoke, evening entertainment, conference room, banquet hall and free parking.
Residents of Gatchina, hotels and hotels always welcome travelers with excellent service, and historical attractions leave an unforgettable experience.