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Last minute
accommodation search
assistance
On your way to
Moscow? No place to stay? Hotel wouldn't confirm your reservation?
Your homestay host decided that your desperate e-mails can wait till
his is done planting potatoes at his dacha?
No problem.
You describe to us what you ideally require. We then make a round of
calls on your behalf shortly before your arrival, or even on the way
to the airport to meet you. We tell you what reasonable
approximations to your dream lodging are available, and help you
with making your choice.
The cost of
this service is $25. Cheaper than several long-distance calls.
Better than worrying for hours or even days.
You will NOT
be left out on the street. You will NOT be forced to check into
$200/night hotel. Buy and hour of our time on the phone, and relax.
Presently
Olesya is responsible for such last-minute help with accommodation.
Write to olesya1111@yandex.ru,
or call her at +7-495-159-1246 or +7-916-754-0538.
In case Olesya is out of reach
contact me by writing to
paul_voytinsky@yahoo.com
or calling +7-910-932-5546 in Staritsa or
+7-916-117-1527 in Moscow
Pasha
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Moscow apartments
in the "decently budget" range, direct from landlords or
via
small operators. Formally, this information
is available "as is". I do, however, collect and share feedback, including
unconfirmed rumours.
Non-binding advice and
apartment search assistance
available.
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Landlords please don't take offence, I post all i deem relevant. I'm in
the information/advice business, and my loyalty leans towards travellers,
some of whom become my clients. Please do not expect me to sell you.
that is not to say I will not be happy to see you do well. those who
offer good accommodation at the right price take care to present it
well, respond e-mails fast etc.
(added
after two complaints from landlords received in one day!!)
Disclaimers:
I only collect
information.
There **a*r*e** errors here.
I am **n*o*t** a travel agent.
in view of the
coming travel season with all the extra communications it brings please
be warned that those sending me 10 e-mails over two days of renting my
"Dutch Loft" will receive a rude response. The record so far is 50
communications over $50 worth of business. When pointed to this absurd
situation the character responded by saying "what the big deal you are in
business you must be used to lots of e-mails". I am glad if you find the
information I compiled useful. I can be hired. But hiring me still does
not release you from using my time and energy efficiently. please
understand. I did have to say that out loud after a
succession of particully annoying and tiresome situations. |
Skip
blah-blah-blah
written at the end of particularly long and unpleasant day and
go straight to the
list of
apartments
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RENTED OUT TILL AT LEAST
NOVEMBER 2008. SORRY.
 Studio,
sleeps 2-3 comfortably, 7-10 min. from Red Square, $120/night double
occupancy, small surcharge for 3-4.
A computer
with high-speed Internet access, courtesy cell phone etc. etc. AND
EVEN A BICYCLE!
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
This offer is from
me, the
owner of this site. By renting my flat you not only get a good deal
but contribute to the sum total happiness of humanity by confining
me to my "dacha" in Tver backwoods.
RENTED OUT TILL AT LEAST
NOVEMBER 2008. SORRY.
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Added May 17, 2007
15 min. walk or two minute tram ride from Metro
Voykovskaya. Easy access to Sheremetyevo, not bad connection to the
city center. Available starting June 11 at $80/night. Two rooms,
sleeps 4 comfortably, well equipped. See
Olesya's site or
write to her. PHOTOS
OF HER APARTMENT
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 Added
May 4 07
Budget (under $70/night for an apartment or $50/night
for a room) options available from my assistant
Valentina:
- A one room apartment in Khimki, just north
from Moscow, very close to the Sheremetyevo airport. $40/night,
$800/month. Freshly renovated, washing machine, linen, kitchen
and other standard apartment things. A driver friend of hers who
lives in the same neighbourhood will get you from Sheremetyevo
to Khomki for $25. A great alternative to the $250/night
Novotel Sheremetyevo. Total travel time to the center of Moscow:
just over an hour. Available starting May 20, 2007.
- A two-room apartment near M. Altufyevo. You
can take the whole place for $60/night, or just a room for $30.
Even less if you are staying more that a few days.
- A room near M. Bagrationovskaya. Prime
neighbourhood. $40/night.
- A one-room apartment near M. Perovo, east
end. Probably $700/month. Available till end of August.
- A two-room apartment near M. Kievskaya.
The rates are those I suggested
based on my general knowledge of the market but are no more than
$70/night for an apartment and $50/night for a room. The only
exception may be the two-roomer near M. Kievskaya. The figures may
be adjusted after I see these places or receive competent feedback.
You are welcomed to make your offer but please no wild bargaining as
the last thing I want is to have my assistant squander her energy.
Write to Valentina, with a copy to me, or
visit her page on my
site.
Pasha
PS. In renting these
apartments and rendering associated services Valentina is
acting on her own. I'm always ready to help you communicate
or sort out any problems but please don't hold me
formally/legally responsible.
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Dear
Pasha. Here is one more address to your list. We are ready to invite
quests to our just repaired 3-BEDROOM apartment 5 min.walking from
Mendeleevskaya (10 min from Novoslobodskaya or Bielorusskaya).
Pictures attached. ..... Breakfast & dinner at request. Russian traditional or
vegetarian quisine. Transfer from airports/railway stations is possible.
Unlimited access to Internet. Quite place, old brick house (1930) inside
the block, trees all around. Preferably english-speaking quests.
We can accept small groups. We also have 5 br country house 50 km from
Moscow for outdoors fun Natalia
tihvinka2@mail.ru, tel. 978-26-31,
8-926-220-7664 ....
Rooms also available from
Natalia
Some
photos of the place on Natalia's site
PRICES
AS OF APRIL 2007:
85EUROS FOR THE WHOLE APARTMENT AND 45 FOR ONE ROOM. RESPONDS
ENQUIRIES FAST.
NOV. 2006:
GOOD FEEDBACK
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Apartment from Maria Leonova in Pechatniki, east end. Room
or "plce to sleep" may also be available. [MY
OLD DESCRIPTIONFROM 2005] [ MARIA'S
DESCRIPTION, DEC.2007] Probably inexpensive but I'm presently (Dec.
2007) not in touch with her. |
Received a request to list this one on June 18, 2007
2/5, rooms area 27 sq m, glassed-in balcony,
intercom, broadband (6 Mbps)
unlimited internet, reconstructed, all appliances, including washer,
dish-washer, vacuum cleaner, kitchen unit (food processor) etc. All
appliances and sanitary engineering are new and of decent brands.
Leasing
for a first time because of a move to another city. I'm a private
individual, not a real-estate agency. For rent from July.
Contacts:
+7 (963) 651-7525 Boris (10 am - 11 pm, please)
greatdeal07@gmail.com
See
http://population.nm.ru/rent/en for more details and pictures.
Thanks.
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Marina Barrett.
A couple of
apartments near M. Kantemirovskaya and Avtozavodskaya, $22-45/night
depending on the length of stay and the number of persons. Not your
central Moscow but an OK neighbourhoods. Also has a better one-bedroom
near M. Avtozavodskaya for $70, a 3-bedroom near M. Mayakovskaya, and a
2-bedroom near the Theatre Square.
 1-bedroom,
M. Novoslobodskaya, 50-60Euro/night, negotiable.
[details &
photos] SOMETHING IN THE NORTH END, GREEN METRO LINE...
Tel. in Holland, where
she lives permanently: +0031 16672024 [checked May 5/07]
E-mail:
russianguide@mail.ru
URL: www.russianguide.20m.com
Jan. 2006 feedback from her client
from Quebec, Canada :
- Rented an apartment near M.
Tsaritsyno (10 min. walk) for a month for 500Euros
- Single large room, kitchen, bathroom
- Clean, nice kitchen
- Marina Barrett answers e-mail enquiries promptly
- Her housekeeper (possibly the owner) speaks a little bit of English
- Would stay there again
A note recevied from Marina on
May 4 in response to an enquiry from a client who wanted to rent
something for his friends near
my
apartment:
Hello everyone,
In the Tretjakovskaya area I have the following B&B:
http://www.russianguide.20m.com/tretjakb&b.htm that rents 2
rooms total.
The neighbors of this B&B rent also 2 room really nicely furnished
property - same building as this B&B, total amount of sleeping
places is 4,
extra bed can perhaps be arranged. Prices are from 80 Euro per night
per
apartment. I do not have pictures of this property, but it is close
in style
to this one:
http://www.russianguide.20m.com/belorusb&b.htm
Greetings,
With best regards,
Marina Barrett
Russian Guide Travel Agency
www.rusianguide.20m.com
tel. 0031 166720243
Netherlands
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Received
June 12 2007 -
ATTENTION, ATTENTION!!! CENTRAL LOCATED FLAT GREAT OFFER IS WAITING
FOR
YOU!!!
We have a lovely centered flat at Leninski Prospekt (Zamoskvorechye), 5
mins
from the station and 15 mins walking from the circle line "Oktjabarskaya".
The flat is perfectly located, opposite the park "Neskuschni Sad", and
10
mins walk to the Moscow River and the MGU Hills where you can take a
boat
tour. Just 20 mins walk through Gorky park and you reach "Kropotinskaya"
where Cathedral of Chirst the Savioiur, Glazunov Gallery, world famous
Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, Rerikh Museum and Tolstoy Literary Museum are
located. From there on is short walk untill the Kremlin.It is a 3 room flat full furnished (TV, broadband internet, stereo). The
kitchen provides you all utensils and the breakfast is INCLUDED. In the
bathroom we offer cleaning towels and in the bedroom clean bedsheets. We
are
also happy to borrow you a LONELY PLANET CITY GUIDE, as well as giving
you
insider tips of the city.ALL that just for US$80 double bed room or the whole flat for US$230 a
day.The best flat offer in Moscow, do not wait anymore, book now and enjoy
the
city!!!!
....
Paul!!
Im sorry again, but i forgot something else, i wanted to add in the
description:
PS.:We also offer a transfer from/to airport (under arrangement) and
city
tours with a modern air-conditioned bus.
Ok, thats defintily all now........heheeh sorry again for the
confusion!!!
thiagoberger@hotmail.com
NOT
RECOMMENDED. $80 FOR A ROOM AND $230 FOR AN APARTMENT IS TOO HIGH EVEN
FOR MOSCOW. AVOID OFFERS DESCRIBED WITH SUPERLATIVES. NOTE THAT THE
LOCATION IS GOOD BUT CAN HARDLY BE DESCRIBED AS "CENTRAL".
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www.moscow-apartments.net
An agency that states that all of their apartments in Moscow have high
speed Internet and free International phone calls.
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"Way to Russia", a
versatile and dynamic agency apparently run by enthusiasts of the
travel business.
http://apartments.waytorussia.net Also visa support and a
bunch of other services.
Good feedback.
Apartments for rent moved to
http://rentline.ru, the
original www.waytorussia.net houses travel guides. |
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THE RATE WENT UP TO AT LEAST $80
Small apartment near the Pushkin Square,
beautiful view onto the center of Moscow (Kremlin, Hermitage Garden,
etc.), 10 min. walk to Red Square, great neighbourhood with all the
amenities open 24 hours a day... Concierge, secure parking lot.
Friendly landlady, a painter with good connections in the arts
community who lives with her 13 cats in the same building, and will
be happy to cook for you and otherwise surround you with care and
attention and make you feel warm and welcomed. Of course she'll
leave you alone if you so desire. Contact her through her fluently
English-speaking daugher Sofia at
sofiabrook@hotmail.com or call (+7-495)
200-4341. If you call, English OK but speak s l o w l y !!. Great
price: $40 for one, $50. Light breakfast included.
NO
COMPLAINTS
THE PRICE IS HOPELESSLY
OUTDATES. CHECK WITH THE LANDLORD.
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Studio, M. Serpukhovskaya, fluently English-speaking
landlady, $70-80/night, breakfast included.
http://uk.geocities.com/at_home_in_Moscow ,
at_home_in_Moscow@yahoo.co.uk
Recommended, high
availability, friendly fluently English-speaking host
well-connected in the academic community. Price information
is from 2005 but I would still expect this apartment to be
under $100.. Check with the landlord!
From my Board, posted July 4, 2007:
Apartment in Moscow
Posted on July 4, 2007 at 10:14:43 PM
by James jrmacnab [at] telus [dot] .net
For anyone interested in renting an apartment in Moscow, I
can recommend one near Serpukhovskaya metro. I have stayed
there twice and will probably stay there again if it is
available when I return to Moscow. It is reasonably priced,
clean, comfortable, nicely decorated, has internet
connection, satelite television, washer and is just steps
from the metro. I can get to the Bolshoi, Moscow
Conservatory and other venues within 30 minutes of leaving
the apartment. There is also the Danilovsky market for fresh
vegatables, fruit and meat; one metro stop away. Plus the
landlord is a very nice and interesting person, always
willing to help with advice.
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I lease my own 2
rooms apartment in Moscow(Russia), centre
> of Moscow, near "Kievskaya" metro station (5 min. by bus)
> and 3-rd circle highway of Moscow, 2-nd Setunski proezd,3
> floor of 12,rooms 10/15 sq.m., diner room 7
> sq.m.,telephone, good meubles, refrigerator, TV,
> microwave, washing machine price 1500 USD/month and 1500
> USD deposit, or 70 USD/night. I'm not an agent, no any
> additional fee.
> I have some friends with room for rent only 50 USD/night.
> I could be Your guide-interpreter in Moscow and all
> Russia, I'm speaking English, French, Chinese, Russian, a
> little German, Spanish, Italian.
> My e-mail: ryu@ru.ru
> Phones: 7(495) 4450358 (Pavel), 7(906)7079133 (for sms or
> from russian mobile numbers)
>
http://moscowapartment.narod.ru/index.html
Note the need for $1500 deposit. Also
$50/night for a room seems to be a bit excessive. Received an
unconfirmed report to the effect that his guest are expected to
bring their own linen. Not recommended. - PV
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"Long-term rental (2 months
or more), from $400 in the outskirts of the city to $5000 for a
top 5 room unit in the very heart of the city. Average price for a
2-room central Moscow apartment $1000-1500, with 50% as agent's fee.
I speak English and understand requirements of foreign travellers to
Moscow. Andrej, andrejr@yandex.ru,
ICQ 340-520-432, tel. +7-926-538-9309, +7-495-744-4732 |
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An
agent recommended by on
www.expat.ru forum by her happy client:
olga.baranova@cmsrussia.com, tel. 937 55 72 |
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From
www.studyrussian.com forum
I
give for a rent 2 roomn apartement in Moscow, near "Kieevskaya"
metro station ( 5 min. by bus) and 3-rd circle highway of Moscow, 2-nd
Setunskii proezd,3 etage,rooms 10/15 sq.m., diner room 7
sq.m.,telefon, good meubles, price 1000 USD/month or 40 USD/day. I'm
speak English, French.
My e-mail: ryu@ru.ru
Phones: +7(495) 4450358 (Pavel), +7(906)7079133
...I hear rumours the asking price is now
$70/night but can be negotiated down to $50.. also a big security
deposit is now required.. |
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Metro
Belorusskaya, large 2 bedroom, sleeps 5, free airport transfer,
$160-205 depending on length of stay. [MORE] |
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Studio, residential area,
inexpensive. See
http://www.geocities.com/alexmsc/
Been there. A well-kept
apartment. Recommended if budget is among your primary
consideration. Extra services, eg. tickets available from this
landlord. I believe a room is also available from the owner.
DOES NOT RESPOND |
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Bachelor, 20 min. walk from Metro
Polezhayevskaya. $30-40/night.
Ludmila Semenova,
ludmila_prof@inbox.ru. An OK apartment, as cheap as you can get
for a private place in Moscow. You'll spend a lot of time in transit.
COMPLAINTS!! |
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From my
www.unclepasha.com/guestbook.htm:
 Modern
Apartment in Moscow
Posted on June 26, 2004 at 03:43:12 PM by
Lena
A modern one room apartment conveniently located with all necessary
essentials including telephone and computer within short travel time to
center. You can find more information about this apartment including
photos as well as other services I can provide for the visitor at my
website.
MoscowByDay |
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I propose my two-room apartment in Moscownear metro for rent. It is close to metro station Babuskinskaya
(orange line, 20 min to the center by metro). The flat is furnished,
renovated (Russian renovation), new Western washer, new TV, safe steel
door, intercom, renovated lean entrance, new lift (5 floor), intercom.
Price 350 ISD for long-term rent. For short-term rent price is negotiated.
From the owner. E-mail:
moscowap@yahoo.com |
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One bedroom, M. Sokol (easy
access to both the city center and Sheremetyevo Airport). $70/night,
$60 if you are staying a week or over, $1200/month. Asya
Mikhailovskaya shokarev@rol.ru TEST
E-MAIL BOUNCED MARCH 17, 2006 8-926-272-2250 (as
dialed from within Russia) or (+7-495) 951 96 71 from abroad. This
landlord also has a room in a super location on the river across the
Kremlin - see
Rooms and Homestays. Responds to
inquiries within a couple of days.
COMPLAINTS!!! |
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One bedroom, Chertanovo area,
south end, 10-15 min. walk to the subway station, 5 stops from the
city center. $70/night, water mattress, concierge... Svetlana,
sunshine@dataforce.net . No feedback so far but she
RESPONDS TO INQUIRIES!! Not a
small thing given how Russians treat communications. REMOTE LOCATION
AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE TREATED AS YOUR LAST CHOICE.
Feb. 26, 2003
comment from one of my clients:
> She has cheated my out
of some money. I'd put an advice on your site, to
> those who want to use her services: "carefully count your fingers
after you
> shake her hand".
NO OTHER COMPLAINTS
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2 rooms, $70, Presnensky
Val., M. Belorusskaya, close to Tverskaya Street and US Embassy.
Oxana & Simon,
clubrussok@mail.ru,
Telephone (+7-495) 475-5352 or (+7-902) 665-2812
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Apartment for rent in Moscow
Posted on August 4, 2004 at 06:08:38 PM by
Simon
Apartment for rent MOSCOW center
just remodeled, fully firnished
$900 mo/$350 week
for more info call simon at 305 761 7386(russian/ english) |
>Hello Pasha,
>The apartment Lena has is now
on her web site with prices and photos. Any >feedback and
suggestions are welcome of course. Please take a look. I hope this
>can be mutual beneficial relationship.
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Luxury grade apartments in
the $80-120 range. Rick,
webmaster@enjoymoscow.com (095)
741-7606.
Although these are "luxury"
rather than "budget" I am listing Rick here because his service
style really stands out. Perhaps the only Moscow operator who will
not give you a flat no if his apartments are booked but go out of
his way to set you up with something appropriated. Recommended
for service quality. Apartments are good too and well worth the
price. Also he may have "last minute" specials. Please don't be
put off by American jingoism on his site
www.enjoymoscow.com . You
are renting his apartments, not his attitude.
RECOMMENDED
....got a letter from his client
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From Marina,
my former housekeeper:
One-room, 4 min. from M. Babushkinskaya (north end, easy access to
the Sheremetyevo airport). $50 per night, probably less if
staying for a week or longer, less in the winter till about the
middle of April.
Write her to
marinacus@mail.ru or call +7-495-775-9776 (speak slowly
and distinctly). Her page on my site:
www.unlepasha.com/marina.htm
$25/NIGHT ROOM NEAR M.
BELORUSSKAYA, CLOSE TO THE USA EMBASSY, OR THE WHOLE PLACE FOR
$75-80.
JUNE 30, 2006: $80 FOR THE
APARTMENT, $30 FOR THE ROOM. PROBABLY VALID IN THE 2007 SEASON.
June 30, 2007 - AN COMPLAINT TO
THE EFFECT THAT MARINA FAILED TO WARN THE CLIENT THAT THERE IS NO
HOT WATER IN THE APARTMENT [FULL STORY]
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An agency but their
offers seem attractive enough to be added to this list:
http://razmestim.com/index_eng.html Prices start at
$70-75/night.
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Related pages:
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Landlords! Please use
examples here to compile your descriptions. Make sure you state
clearly what differentiates YOUR offer from others. Travellers who
want standard arrangements prefer hotels; those who opt for an
apartment want something with a twist. What sets your offer APART?
Send, informative three-dimensional descriptions. |
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Hints, recommendation,
and offers are welcomed. Leave your info in my
Guestbook from where it will eventually make its way to this or
other lists. |
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Q. What do I do about
registration in case of private accommodation?
A. First, you don't need to get
registered if you are staying up to three working days, not counting
the days of arrival and departure. Second, your visa sponsor will
often register you no problem. Just make sure it is a Moscow-based
visa support agency. Third, you can check into a cheap hotel. Forth,
but don't quote me on that, it may be easier and cheaper to risk
paying a fine on exiting the country. Again, No. 4 can't be
"officially" recommended but many travellers who are here for a week
or so just ignore this requirement and still escape any
consequences..
PRESENTLY
(JAN. 2006) ABLE TO GET YOUR VISA STAMPED, AVERAGE BILL $40
May 2007
Still doable, easily, $25 for my clients, $40 for others.
Write or call.
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