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I chose the Arena hotel for one night after arriving about 8pm from Vilnius. Minsk is a huge city and the airport is far from the city. This hotel is literally at the end of the highway before you get into central Minsk. As such it’s the closest thing to an airport hotel. It’s a good base if you fly in and want to be near the westbound highway if you’re doing a Road trip across Belarus the next day. So it was convenient. Check in was super efficient. Tatsiyana, the night receptionist, was cheerful and welcoming , and ready with information as needed . She explained the registration requirements for Belarus, which are unusual for Europe, and took care of everything professionally. When I got to my room I was pleasantly surprised to find it well appointed , far better than I expected for a hotel I chose largely for its convenience more than anything. WiFi was excellent. There is a bank across the street so it’s easy to change money (dollar is your best bet in Belarus). There’s an on-site third party restaurant which has a decent breakfast buffet for 7 USD. Highly recommend if you want to stay one night and be close to highways , and it really is as close as you can get to the airport if you’ve arrived at a strange hour. They’ll even arrange a transfer for a charge, which is useful as rentacar offices close at 7.30 and taxis are a bit pricey

Мы с друзьями приехали в братскую Беларусь. Для проживания на две ночи в Минске выбрали гостиницу Турист. Когда заказывали номера на сайтах было либо ОЧЕНЬ дорого, либо гадюшник, либо не хватало номеров, а нам нужно было четыре. Что такое гостиница Турист. Это подуставшее творение ещё советских архитекторов. Мы с женой останавливались в ЛЮКСе. Двухкомнатный номер – спальня и гостиная, санузел. В гостиной – диван, кресла, телевизор, большой встроенный шкаф, маленький холодильник. В спальне – кровать с тумбочками, телевизор, стол, кондиционер (в стандартах, где проживали мои друзья – кондишена не было). Всё очень уставшее, матрас не удобный, кресла продавленные. В санузле (у нас) было и достаточное количество полотенец, и все требуемые умывальные принадлежности. Холодильник пуст, на столе стоит графин и стаканы, воду можно набрать в кулере на этаже. Номер был на 10-м этаже. Окна на ночь и утром лучше не открывать – близость дороги. Большой плюс гостиницы – находящееся в 100 метрах станция метро. 20 минут и ты в центре. Завтрак – это отдельная тема, которую хотелось бы осветить. На 6-х за завтрак мы отдали 4 т.р. (российскими). Ну казалось бы… Ан нет. Шведский стол очень беден, да и ещё этот завтра в нашей переписке получил название «завтрак дорблю». По названию куска хлеба с «благородной» плесенью, который был на столе. Каша оказалась кислой!!!! Ну и вообще – почти 700 руб за завтрак и получить убогую сырную нарезку, бумажные сосиски (это в стране с прекрасными колбасными изделиями). Реально можно было есть только омлет и глазунью. На второе утро мы не пошли на столь приятный завтрак, а поехали в центр, где за гораздо меньшие деньги с удовольствием хорошо и вкусно позавтракали в небольшом ресторанчике. Подводя итоги. На ночь-две остановится можно, если нет альтернативы. Сами, наверное, останавливаться не будем при последующих поездках. Как нам сказал гид, которого мы заказали для поездок по Беларуси: «За три года своей работы в этом бизнесе, я первый раз забираю кого-то из Туриста».

The place is really good. Staff is friendly. Location is super. I recommend it for solo short trips.

Hotel is little bit far away then Minsk centre. But with 5 mins by walk is possible to reach metro station. Good price, good care, reliable stuffs, safe place liked to be here and it is recommended. Only one thing that i think about as negatively restaurant price is expensive.

Great thanks to the hotel staff. I stayed at this hotel when I participated in the form of social entrepreneurs. And only one night. ⠀ So it turned out that 😒 left the children's wallet, and I didn't have the opportunity to return to Minsk in the near future. ⠀ 👍 And the staff of the hotel already in a day!!!!!!! sent me my loss by a letter!!! . My daughter, who owned this toy purse, was very happy.not very nice that you showed such care and attention. Because on the side it is a small thing, but for my daughter it was very important. ⠀ 🙏 Thank you again for the hospitality, kindness and attention you have shown. ⠀ I will be happy to stay with you if I travel to Minsk. ⠀ Thank you and wish you success. You have 10 out of 10 for the service

The view were so nice when it was snowing. rooms are warm and comfortable. Room service and reception are kind. The only thing makes us upset that this order doesn’t contain breakfast, and we should pay it every morning. To be honest, the breakfast was a little bit expensive than other hotel.

I have been travelling Europe on a budget since July 2020. Also been to Turkey, Dubai and now in the US. I have now stayed in the Hampton Minsk on two separate occasions and both times have been excellent. Check-in and out both times were easy and pleasant. The rooms excellent. The receptionists spoke great English, a Godsend to a person who is trying to learn Russian, but getting nowhere fast. If the future of Belarus is to become more European and attract tourists to it, then this hotel is the standard every hotel should aspire to. Not only that, I will look at other Hampton's in the chain as I continue my travels. I hope the consistency is there, if not then this hotel is where budding Hampton Hotel managers should visit to see how the standard can be achieved. Great job!

The environment is good and the room is big enough. The breakfast in the hotel was over budget and I couldn't eat it. But the Chinese restaurant on the first floor is really delicious and the most important thing is it's not expensive. I will stay here again next time.

Stayed here for nearly one week. It’s a quite new and modern hotel. The luxury rooms were big and spacious. The hotel staff were helpful and nice. The hotel has a big swimming pool and sauna. This hotel has some challenges with coordination of their airport taxi service. I feel the hotel staff can improve in this area, and therefore I give it only 4 stars. For example, I pre-ordered airport pickup from the hotel. When I arrived, no taxi was there and I called the hotel to ask where my taxi was. To be honest, the hotel was perceived as quite uninterested to help. Eventually the hotel gave me the taxis registration number and told me to go out on the parking space and search for it myself!! I felt that was quite rude and unprofessional. Besides, I have never experienced that a traveler is expected to leave the airport and search for the taxi on the parking space. Turned out that the taxi was late and wasn’t even at the airport by that time.