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March 2, 2024
The House with Lions has a chic location - in the very heart of the historical part of the city, opposite St. Isaac's Cathedral. Arrived at the hotel around 9 am. Five-star service did not take long to arrive. The brave porters immediately ran up to the car to help with the luggage. At the counter I was warmly greeted and informed that check-in would only be possible at 15:00. At the same time, they hastened to please me with the news that instead of the Premium category room I had booked, I would be upgraded and given a similar room, but with a terrace. After thinking a little about which of this news was the least pleasant, it was decided to go to the city to do our own business. By the way, at Four Seasons, rooms with terraces are smaller in area than similar categories of rooms without a terrace, but at the same time, they cost a little more. If we talk about the winter period, then the terrace as such does not make much sense. Therefore, of course, it’s difficult to call it a full-fledged upgrade, but I still agreed to it. Also, this room category has some more nuances, but more on that later 😊 I had to wait longer than planned for check-in - I only got into the room at the beginning of the fourth, having met a girl from room service there who was delivering the last glasses. I don’t know what caused such a delay in check-in. Perhaps the reason lies in a major interstate event, which during the period of my residence took place in St. Petersburg. I got room 565 on the 5th floor. The room is quite small in size, but at the same time very cozy. Decorated with light shades of classic palace style. The design features of the room were somewhat surprising, namely a small staircase leading from the corridor to the main room. It would seem that there are only 4 steps, but when sorting things out, each step makes itself felt in the form of lost calories, and at night you need to be as careful as possible 😊 I was impressed by the bathroom. This room can truly be called a full-fledged room. There is even a TV built into the mirror part. All the classic attributes of cosmetic accessories were also present. I was pleasantly surprised by the presence of sea bath salts. The cosmetics were presented by the Acqua di Parma brand. Of the minuses, I would note the lack of scales and the absence of toothpaste in one of the dental kits. Also, having a sewing kit would be helpful. Still, in a hotel of this level, such little things should be mandatory. The main room is quite elegant. A canopy develops above the bed with an abundance of pillows, which is probably intended to give guests a feeling of belonging to the highest nobility 😊 Next to the bed there is a portable speaker. However, the method of connecting it to the phone remained a mystery to me. I was disappointed by the lack of an ironing board and iron. In my opinion, in a 5* hotel such things should be in the room by default without any additional requests. Also, I would add a full length mirror to the room. A similar full-length mirror was only in the bathroom, which is not very convenient. To uv
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