Ed,
No problem -- feel free to post my comments (without my name, of course). Our
agency strongly "encourages" its families to stay at the President. I have to
wonder who's getting a kick-back. I know there's parking, which is a concern
at other hotels, but at what cost? If memory serves, we paid about $188 for a
room w/ 2 double beds. They brought an ancient roll away for my 16 year old
son. He chose to sleep on the floor. Poor kid.
Stale cigarette smoke permeated our floor. (We're not smokers, so this, and
much of Moscow, was tough.) Puce green bed spreads -- I'm telling you, it was
a snapshot of the past. CREEPY. And to read so many families' posts praising
it...?!?
It WAS clean. BUT, the lighting in the bathroom was HORRID. And just because
it had a bidet doesn't mean it's a 4 star hotel. I'm sorry, but really.
We also had a very nice view of the river -- from the 13th floor. (I'm not
superstitious).
Another interesting aside -- they charged us 20 rubles each to register our
passports. not a lot of money, but the principle of it really annoyed me.
None of the other hotels we stayed at (in the region or Moscow) did this.