I'd stayed in a much nicer place on my last visit, but this was booked for me. Staff were extremely polite and helpful, though: -showers exuded either stone-cold or boiling (dangerously scalding) water, and little in between -breakfast of pancakes was barely edible -room was made up twice in four nights (didn't bother me so much) For the price (less... More

The level of service at this hotel is comparable to what is called "Pension" in many countries. Basic accommodation with few or no amenities other than free WiFi. If you book and plan in advance you can surely find something much better for the same price.

This was probably my worst experience as far as the hotel staff goes. Very unprofessional, rude and unhelpful. I wouldn't recommend staying there.

There's nothing Royal about this place. The problems started when my family and friends arrived and we discovered that they had messed up the bookings. We showed them a print out of the confirmation letter that they had emailed to us and they admitted the problem was their fault. However, the next morning they started to change their story when... More

We were very disappointed with this mini hotel and think "4 star grading" should be 1 star. Our rooms overlooked the main road, Nevsky Prospect, and traffic noise went on all night. The curtains did not close at all, because they had come off the runners, and it was daylight the whole night. The person in charge was extremely rude.... More

We stayed at Royal Antares mini hotel for 4 nights and really enjoyed it. The hotel is located on the famous street of Nevsky Prospect but at the very south end of the street which takes a good 20 minutes walk to reach Admirality (the north end of Nevsky Prospect). There are frequent trollybuses (#22) and buses (#27) that stop... More