The hotel is 3 stars. Booking questions are answered quickly, all staff are very polite and friendly.
Positive:
- lots of parking spaces
- acceptable location: 10-15 minutes walk from 2 metro stations in different directions. In principle, you can walk to the center in half an hour if desired
- there are many shops, cafes, pharmacies, bakeries nearby, opposite the Palace of culture with a swimming pool and gym
- the Palace of Culture has a small square with a place to relax, a fountain, and small attractions are brought on weekends
- in the room there are plates, spoons, forks, knives, mugs, glasses, a corkscrew in sufficient quantity, a kettle, a mini-refrigerator, two TVs, a huge bed, a sofa, a large bathroom, a hairdryer, individual hygiene kits, strong water pressure
- very spacious and clean room, the children could afford to run around
Minuses:
- the sofa turned out to be broken in disassembled condition, the price of an additional seat is almost the same as the price of the room itself
- there is no air conditioning, but we were lucky that it was not hot. There was a fan in the room. We slept with the windows open except for one (there was no mosquito net on one for some reason), the windows faced the courtyard
- old-fashioned design of the room and the hotel in general
I will also note separately the buffet breakfasts. The price is 20 bel.₽ (free for children under 8 years old!). There was a variety, but there were both half-cooked dishes, and burnt and sour ones. I was pleased with the presence of a coffee machine, delicious fruit drinks. It was also possible to have lunch in the business lunch format.
In general, a solid four, but for the good-natured attitude of the staff I throw another star.
It's a great hotel. Very clean and cozy. I was pleased that the room has something like an entrance hall separating the bedroom from the common corridor. We stayed in a room on the fifth floor, the hotel is equipped with an elevator. The elevator is small, but we could fit in it even with a peg perego wheelchair (not the most compact option). I liked the large bathroom with a window, the presence of large clean mirrors. The room had a TV, internet, mini fridge, hair dryer. The bed is clean and neatly made. The hotel has a restaurant on the ground floor, you could go down for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but of course for a fee. I would also like to mention the reception staff: very pleasant, attentive and polite girls.
The hotel is located a 10-minute walk from the Kovalskaya Sloboda metro station, from where you can get to the center quickly enough. There are ground public transport stops right next to the hotel, and there is also a Savings Bank building with an ATM.
We really liked the hotel, and we will definitely stay there again upon arrival in Minsk. For families with children, a very good accommodation option in terms of price-quality ratio (and the price is low for such quality).