Garden Apple hotel

A small, privately-run hotel which opened in 2007 with 11 luxury rooms aimed specifically at business travellers 'who value comfort, safety and excellent quality'. 

It is on the way from Tolmachevo Airport to the City Centre, and nice touches include a 24 hour restaurant and laundry, with breakfast included in the price. 

Boasting business class and European standards, it seeks to offer an individual touch to its demanding clientele, with a staff who seek to cater for the habits and tastes of their guests. 

Novosibirsk is Russia's third city after Moscow and St Petersburg, and the largest in Siberia with a population of 1.47 million. An educational, scientific, cultural and entertainment centre, it also has significant industry. 

Hotel choice and standards in Novosibirsk are dramatically improving for business and budget travellers alike. The Doubletree by Hilton, opened in 2011, a pioneering new-build Western chain hotel in Siberia, offers all you would expect, with fabulous top floor gym, pool, and sauna facilities. 

Hugely improved is the Azimut Hotel Sibir and the River Park Hotel, close to a remarkable winter ice park. If you prefer the more intimate atmosphere of a boutique hotel, try either the Garden Apple Hotel or the Boutique Hotel Nord Castle.

Whether you're here for work, or a quick respite from crossing Siberia by train, Novosibirsk has a wide selection of places to stay, eat, drink and relax.

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It is regarded so awful that it is forever stuck around the bottom of world cuisine polls (not below English though, I hasten to add!)