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Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

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Buck Turgidson · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 96

When I was in Moscow I stayed at the hotel Tsentralnaya. It is on Tverskaya street about a ten minute walk from Red Square. It is a no- frills, Soviet style hotel with common toilets and showers, but it's in a great location. And it only cost 800 rubles a night for a single room. However, the reservation was made by a Russian and they may try to screw with foreigners who call or wander in off the street. As far as I know they don't have a website. You could probably contact a Russian tour agency for info.

Buck

Albulbul · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364

Do they still have a dual pricing system for hotel rooms ? In the old days in the USSR and other states in the "bloc" there was one price for citizens and another for non-citizens. Residents were usually, but not always, allowed to pay the "citizen" rate.

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

Dear Albulbul:

As far as I know, there is no dual pricing system in Russia today. Wink

I did experience this highly unpleasant phenomenon in Romania 8 years ago, but I haven't encountered it here in Russia during the 2 years I've been here.

If you don't speak Russian well enough, you might get 'ripped off' a little at the big outdoor markets, where prices are not always clearly marked ... but that could happen anywhere.

ItsOnlyMe,
kEnT