I turned up without a booking, however this was no problem for the staff who accommodated us in a good room. Being that it is in Eastern Russia it was surprisingly good, all the modern comforts you will need for a good stay.

We stayed for two days. short walk to the town centre, beach restaurants etc.....One problem was that fact I was a tourist I was probably charged about twice as much for the room, even though my Girlfriend is Russian!! But I guess thats the same all around the world even here in London!

very safe hotel, loads of security. I would stay there again!

We stayed in this hotel for only one night at the end of a Trans-Siberian tour. One night was enough. As another reviewer has commented, the bedroom lighting controls either don't work properly or there are just individual lamps or bulbs that don't work. Breakfast was served in the Korean Restaurant in a basement, and consisted of a Korean buffet, plus a sparse assortment of rolls and sweet pastries for people who don't want cooked vegetables for breakfast. Definitely not 4-star standard.

The hotel is not perfect, but the reality is that you won't get any better in Vladivostok, at least in the near future. Having said that, I personally did not have any beef with the hotel. I found it to be much better than the reviews let on.

The wifi was free and worked fine. The TV had Russian, Korean, Japanese channels, as well as BBC. The room was good size. Noise levels low.

The breakfast was dull and repetitive, but if you want, you can order a la carte and the menu is actually nice (but you have to pay for it, while the standard breakfast is included).

The location is very central, so you can easily do the sightseeing on foot, of which sightseeing there is not really much. There is an old submarine turned into museum and the embankments, the fishmarket. Not much else.

Right now (in 2011) Vladivostok gives an impression like a war just raged through it or something. There is a lot of digging/rigging/construction/reconstruction going on - the city is preparing for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in 2012. If you have any chance to avoid the city until 2012, I would recommend it. It should be much more beautiful and clean after 2012.

The city is very humid and in the summer there is fog in the morning and in the evening.

The perfect place for Korean , korean restaurant , korean airways office , they should consider to renew a bit the place I have been there 5 years ago and nothing changed except the TV but they still dont have international programs beside BBC world, bed are small and old , bathroom looks old too. Not to many option in this city but they should consider to renew the place. Good I stayed only 2 nights. dont expect much in this place.