Recommended Hotel (Best Buy Hotel)
This city hotel, which was renovated in 2005, offers its guests 123 comfortable rooms, 90 standard king and twin rooms, 23 studio rooms, 8 executive suites, 1 ambassador suite and 1 presidential suite. Guests can make use of the following services - national and international phone calls, Internet and WLAN access, computer, scanning, laminating, copying, printing, typing in two languages, as well as other amenities and services necessary for a successful day's work. A bar and 2 multi-purpose rooms with all the necessary equipment and amenities to hold a business meeting or a cocktail party also feature. It is air-conditioned and has a lobby with 24-hour reception, 24-hour check-in/check-out service, hotel safe, cloakroom, lift access, hairdressers' salon, bar, TV room, restaurant, as well as room and laundry services. Parking facilities are available to guests arriving by car.
Location
The hotel is situated in the central part of the city at the intersection of Bauman and Universitetskaya streets. Conveniently located in the historical centre of the city, the hotel is a short walk away from many historical and cultural places of interest, such as Kazan Kremlin (1 km, 15 minutes), Kul-Sharif mosque (1 km, 15 minutes), Bogoyavlenskaya Church (near the hotel), Opera and Ballet House (0,7 km, 10 minutes), Youth Theatre, Kazan Conservatory (0,7 km, 10 minutes), Kazan State University (0,5 km, 6 minutes), as well as a number of other attractions of cultural and national significance. Restaurants, bars, exciting nightlife, shopping opportunities, public transport links and the bus station can all be found in the immediate vicinity. The train station is about 1 km away.
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General
Centrally located in Kazan, the Shalyapin Palace is a 4-star hotel housed in a traditional Tatarstan building. The hotel has a total of 123 classically-designed guest rooms, offering the guest a clean and comfortable place to stay.