When I booked a room, I was stupid and confused it with the Mercury hotel chain, which I like. In fact, I fell for a similar name and made a mistake. To put it mildly, the hotel is so-so. The room is tubby, more like a hostel, the parquet creaks and flies off the floor. For some reason, there is an extra bed in the room that covers so little free space. The bedspread on this bed has not been changed for a year. The cost of the room is comparable to a normal Mercury. Among the advantages of the city center, you can have tea with pastries, Russian-speaking, polite staff.
We liked the hotel. The rooms are small, clean, daily cleaning, quiet. Near the metro, tram stop, walk to the square and the Powder tower in 10-15 minutes. They settled in quickly. They don't speak much Russian at the reception, but they understand it. The breakfasts (buffet) are hearty and varied. The hostess is friendly, knows Russian and speaks it. Afternoon tea (tea, pastries) is free. The price/quality is comparable. We recommend it.
We lived a little less than a week in mid-November 2018. A very nice little hotel. The center is a 15-minute walk away. In my understanding, it is normal. An acceptable breakfast, no frills, but omelette, sliced, salads, everything is fresh, delicious) A nice bonus for us was free coffee with biscuits and croissants during the day. The rooms are large by the standards of this price range. Everything is clean and cozy. There was a problem with the hot water. Well, as a problem, in the evening it disappeared abruptly and only cold water flowed from the tap, and then it turned on for no reason)) I don't know what this is related to, maybe it was a one-time problem and we were just unlucky.
In general, the hotel is good, our expectations of price / quality are fully justified.