Good service and low prices, nice rooms and close to many interesting places in Moscow

I stayed for 5 nights at the Kebur Palace with my husband for our 12th wedding anniversary. The Kebur is a four star hotel, but small in comparison to some of the generally enormous Moscow hotels. We were 10 minute walk from Arbat and 15/20 minute walk to the Kremlin. Metro station only 5 minutes away. The staff are helpful, friendly and professional, breakfast provides everything you could possibly want (buffet style - hot and cold choices), the pool is lovely and the jacussi welcome after a long day sightseeing. The rooms are elegant, the bathroom, sensational. Everywhere is spotless.

We used the company, Russian Gateway UK, to organise the trip here and then transfer and stay in St Petersburg. They were excellent, organising Visas, guides, entrance to all the sites, ballet and circus tickets.

I have already stayed in TIFLIS (recently been renamed into KEBUR PALACE HOTEL) hotel couple of years ago and this year there was no doubt in my mind where to stay when I'd be in Moscow this July. Location-wise it couldn't be better, situated in one of the upmarket areas of Moscow, the Ostozhenka street is only 5 min walk away from the biggest cathedral in Moscow, the Cathedral of Christ The Saviour, and about 20 min walk from the Red Square. The walk is not much for a young traveller, my parents preferred to take a taxi though. Beware of the Moscow poor road planning: plagued with severe traffic jams it's best to avoid taxis altogether in the rush hour.
The rooms are standard top end of 3-4* hotel, immaculately clean and cleaning ladies are polite. There is a wonderful Georgian restaurant on site which gives guests a 15% discount on the bill. The breakfast was great: fresh fruits salad (not from a jar!), selection of breads and hot meals: omelet, bacon and egg, sausages, cured hams, cheese, porridge etc.
In the basement they have a smallish swimming pool and sauna, very pleasant. I would probably recommend any of my friends to stay there. Have a happy holidays!

The hotel is okay for business travelers, but not for leisure travelers. There is no concierge to help make arrangements or provide information about tourist activities such as tours, etc. The front desk personnel do not have the knowledge level necessary to help with these types of requests, nor do they have the time.

Watch out for the wake-up call service as they forgot to call us one day. This is not good if you have an important appointment.

Rooms are clean, but a bit noisy if you are near the Georgian restaurant that is attached to the hotel. However, avoid the 2nd floor, as for some reason you will hear the rumble of the metro trains passing underground every three minutes until 12:30 am each day. They start up again at about 5:30 am.