Accomodation

Location

Moscow is a vast spread out city. It's not so easy to get around this huge metropolis.  Where is it most convenient to stay?
 
1. If you come to Moscow for a short time it's better to find a hotel or an apartment in the historic center. It'll make it easier to explore the city on your own without your Moscow tour guide. You can walk to Red Square at night and watch its beautiful illumination, go shopping to Gum or stroll around Arbat Street.
 
2. It's very helpful if your hotel is close to the metro station. For example a popular 3-star Izmailovo hotel complex is far from the downtown but there's a metro station nearby.  It might take you more than an hour driving to Red Square but only 15-20 min to go by metro.
 
3. Some areas outside the downtown can also be interesting to the visitors of Moscow. If you stay in Cosmos hotel (a huge hotel in the North-West of Moscow) you'll find a Space museum and a beautiful Soviet theme-park nearby. The guests of Izmailovo hotel complex (North-East of Moscow) can go to explore a popular souvenir market, which offers the best choice of Russian gifts in the city. A nice area is near Moscow State University. You can walk around the University park, or watch the city panoramic view from the nearby Sparrow Hills.
 
4. Moscow has hotels next to major business centers and airports. Near the Sheremetevo airport are the 3-star Sheremetievo-2 and the 4-star Novotel Sheremetievo-2. Near the airport Domodedovo is the 4-star Aerotel Domodedovo.

Moscow hotels

Most of what you can find in the downtown are up-market five star hotels boasting top class facilities and breathtaking city views. A usual price of a single or a double room in a 5-star hotel costs 300 EUR and higher. Cheaper alternatives can be found a bit outside of Red Square area. There're plenty of nice hotels scattered around the historic center of Moscow. Among them are Marco Polo Presnja, Kebur Palace, Courtyard de Mariott, Mamaison  hotel.
 
Unfortunately there're not many comfortable budget hotels. Most of them are Soviet--style buildings meant for a large number of guests. Reasonably priced hotels are usually outside of the city center. Among the most well-known are Cosmos and Izmailovo, both have a convenient location near the metro. Other budget options include Maxima Zaria hotel, Hotel Molodyozhny,  the hotel Universitetskaya (a 10-minute walk from the metro station, doubles from 90 EUR), a cruise ship Alexander Blok (anchored close to the center of Moscow near the Exhibition Complex on Krasnaya Presnya, doubles 90 EUR).

Moscow apartments

Renting a flat is usually cheaper then staying in a hotel. It's a good option for those coming on a long term to Moscow. Some agencies offer apartments for short term periods. A 2-room apartment in the city center can cost from 120-130 EUR.
Here you can learn more about Moscow apartment services

Moscow hostels

Budget travelers willing to live closer to the city center can try one of Moscow hostels.  The charges range from 15 EUR for dorms and from 20- 70 EUR for private rooms. There're not that many of them in Moscow, among the popular hostels are Napoleon Hostel, Moscow Home-Hostel, HM Hostel Moscow, and Yellow Blue Bus Hostel.