โรงแรมออนเซ็นในเซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก

Have been here so many times in the past and now found it deserted, empty and grey. Not sure if a bathtub is any longer an extra value (we'd preferred a shower cabin)... same as a spa, if it is that kind of spa... where personnel claims they know better than the customers how to do sauna properly (I live in Scandinavia for almost 20 years and hopefully qualify ;)) We were asked for proof of COVID-vaccination, but then... people at the breakfast restaurant were not wearing masks and even the security guard in the lobby was not always doing so. Breakfast in general has also deteriorated in diversity, but it was bearable ;) Pedestrian walkway along the hotel was not cleaned of ice (well, it was the case of St.Petersburg in general). Perhaps, the proximity to the airport is the best remaining merit of the hotel, sorry to say that... :(((

แม้ว่าทำเลจะไม่ได้อยู่ในจุดชมวิวที่สำคัญ แต่โรงแรมได้รับการออกแบบด้วยความเอาใจใส่เป็นอย่างดี มีร้านอาหารเอเชียในบริเวณใกล้เคียงที่เป็นของแท้มาก เนื่องจากมีการเช่าทัวร์นำเที่ยวด้วยตนเอง สถานที่จะน้อย!

Writing a review of Radisson Sonya's cosy small room is like writing a review of a mediocre flim with great actors. ”They are doing their best with the material they were given.” Radisson Sonya is reasonably centrally located. That's a plus. It has a very nice restaurant, Metamorphos, and offers wonderful breakfasts with large selections of all kinds of foods. That's another plus. Radisson Sonya is built along the lines of Marriott Marquee in Times Square in that it is a hollow rectangle with rooms along the perimeter. However, where the Marriott has a lobby and doors facing it in the hollowed-out center, the Radisson has a breakfast restaurant with rooms facing it. So it would make sense to ask for rooms overlooking the street and not the ”inner courtyard.” The rooms are decently appointed, but more on that and in detail a bit later; bathrooms have good quality toiletries. Soundproofing is great making for a good night's sleep. The hotel is named after Sonya Marmeladova, apparently, and every room's number is accompanied by a quote from ”Crime and Punishment.” That's just sweet. The floors in the rooms are tiled, and I really liked that. Much cleaner that the ubiquitous carpeting. Slippers are provided. I stayed at what is termed a ”cosy small room,” and I can only speak for this type of room. I have no problem at all with ”small,” in fact, I love small cosy spaces. My problem is with the rest of the room. It did not have clothes spaces with doors. No closet, no armoire. Just a niche probably a foot and a half wide that your outer garments share with the ironing board. And I don't care about the board either, I just want a door there! Worse still, there was not a single drawer in the entire room (if you don't count a safe as such). Drawers are important. Drawers give people a feeling of privacy, illusory though it may be. A drawer draws a line (pun not intended) telling people coming into the room ”This is where privacy starts.” And I suspect that the hotel's staff may not be too eager to see their customers' underwear and other similarly personal items. If space is a concern, well, they did put in a desk. Let at least the desk have one single drawer! No, no such luck! So, my slushy suitcase (no luggage rack either, and St. Petersburg in winter can be horribly slushy and you will be dragging filth everywhere) went on top of the white desk (where else?), and served as my dresser for the duration of my stay. What is great about Radisson Sonya, though, is its staff. Personnel at reception was very friendly and attentive. In a slushy winter, it's really easy to see if housekeeping does a proper job, and they did. Both at breakfast and at a la carte dining, they are courteous, attentive, and prompt. So basically, I would say the good outweighs the problematic areas. Yet, caveat emptor.

เราขอขอบคุณพนักงานโรงแรมสำหรับการต้อนรับและการดูแลที่ยอดเยี่ยมระหว่างการเข้าพักที่โรงแรม แม้แต่เซอร์ไพรส์สุดวิเศษที่คาดไม่ถึงจากทีมงานโรงแรมเพื่อเป็นเกียรติแก่วันเกิดของฉัน ในรูปแบบขวดแชมเปญ ผลไม้สด และเค้กแสนอร่อย ห้องพักแสนสบายมีอุปกรณ์ทุกอย่างที่จำเป็น เตียงนอนสบายมาก พนักงานบริการดีเยี่ยม ทำความสะอาดห้องทุกวัน อาหารเช้าสุดหรูพร้อมคาเวียร์สีแดง น้ำผลไม้สด บุฟเฟ่ต์และอาหารเพิ่มเติมสามารถสั่งได้ ทำเลดี! เราพอใจมาก!