Watch for last minute specials on my apartment. Yes, it may get as low as $70/night. As central as it gets, air conditioning, computer, printer, washer/drying, even a retro bicycle. 
Details ==>>  Availability dates ==>>

 

 

 

 

 

 Recommended:
 A panorama of Moscow from the top of the Federation Tower on a clear and cold February night.

 

Roommate matching: flatmates.ru/eng/  Please make a note of and use, and support this new initiative by my esteemed competitors at www.waytorussia.net. You may also find a few homestay offers there

Rooms, B&B, homestays, couch in the kitchen, floor space etc. starting at $10/night. Several quite decent $25/night offers while $50-60 will get you luxury room in the city center. Uncle Pasha's responds to recession by seeking out and adding new info to this list.
       
Related: Hostels

June 2, 2009  A few steps from the KGB, Drug Control Committee, and Moscow's oldest synagogue! An early 19th century couch in a room cluttered beyond imagination is yours for $20.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH LOTS OF PHOTOS

 
April 20, 2009THE CHEAPEST VALID & VERIFIED OFFER ON MY LIST!!!

From Leo/Eugenia Izmailovo, east end, about 20 min. walk from Metro Shelkovskaya. A room cluttered beyond belief. BUT CHEAP!!! Interesting hosts. $10-15/night!!!  Inexpensive airport pickup may be possible.

I stayed with Leo & Eugenia for two nights in April 2009, and was quite pleased. The room, as I said, is a cluttered dump but at $10 who cares. Bathroom and washroom sort of work. Washing machine. Cheap shopping nearby. Quiet. Your hosts Leo and Eugenia themselves are experienced extreme-budget travellers. Leo, a former TV producer, speaks English. Eugenia cooks well.

AVAILABLE ONLY TO AUTHENTIC BACKPACKERS!!!

New offer, no bookings for the Summer as of May 20 2009

 
June 1 2009  Kids, animals, including an overactive little canary, bikes. Tushino (Metro Tushino, Skhodnenskaya, very close to the Sheremetyevo airport), northwest end of Moscow, with lots of water and parks. 20Euro/night single, 25/night double,120/week, 400Euro/month. An offer from Snejana (Anna), a pleasantly (as opposed to annoyingly) sociable type, who will be happy to be your guide in exchange for a chance to practice her English. Very close to the bus station from where you can easily get to Staritsa and my dacha. SUITABLE FOR BUDGET TRAVELLERS WITH CHILDREN.

   

More about this offer from Snejana & kids >>

Always copy to me when writing to Snejana. She is often off-line for a few days in a row but always in touch with me via telephone.

 
April 2009 From Natalia Alexandrovna (Snejana's mother).  Room, quiet, freshly renovated, 10-15 min by bus from Metro VDNKh or Alexeyevskaya. 20Euro/night single, 25/night double,120/week, 400Euro/month. The other room in this 2-room apartment is occupied by a silent young woman, a vet. WARNING: FIND A POLITE WAY TO TURN DOWN HER OFFER OF FOOD. THIS YOUNG LADY HAS NO CONCEPT OF EXPIRY DATE, AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MISTAKE RAT POISON FOR VITAMINS. More ==>>
 
April 5, 2009

25$/night single, 35$/night double. Description as submitted by host:

Viacheslav / mobil +7-903-167-7704

16 square meters, clean, 16th floor (a great view from the windows), 10 min. walk from Domodedovskaia metro (green line).
features:Nice and newed interior, Telephone, TV DVD, Washing machine, Refrigerator, Fast wirless internet and all office equipment
Preference is given  to native speakers,
Contact information:   +7 903-1677704 email Calibre@mail.ru
I could pick you up from Domodedovo Airportor or from other airports

 
Feb. 10, 2009  From Alla & Sophie. A room in a "kommunalka". One minute walk from Metro Vodny Stadion, north end, green line. $25/night single, $35/night. Hosts are choosy about the type of guest. Alla & Sophie will be happy to act as your guides in exchange for English practice. Note that the room is in a "kommunalka" shared with an older working-class couple.

YES, YOU CAN BORROW ALLA'S BICYCLE!! MOUNTAIN BIKE TYPE.

VERY HIGH AVAILABILITY BUT YOU NEED TO CONVINCE ALLA/SOPHIE THAT SHARING SPACE WITH YOU WILL BE EASY AND PLEASANT.

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Feb. 10, 2009   from Valentina / valentina.jurina@rambler.ru / +7-905-552-0220. Full service and support, 5 min. walk from Metro Belorusskaya, quiet and dignified. $50-60/night. Stayed there myself and loved it. Your hostess Valentina will surround you with her care. Gentle force-feeding Russian style included. Lots of space. A 1923 building constructed for the Soviet banking elite, clean, quiet, and dignified.  High on character/authenticity scale. Stalin-era neighbourhood. Easy access to both city core, Sheremetyevo airport, and several train stations. Lots of good Russian books in the apartment. If into reading and sleeping, ask for my favourite "Oblomov" room.

THE MOST LUXURIOUS OF CHEAP OFFERS

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Asya Mikhailovskaya. Located on the Swamp Square (Metro Borovitskaya, Polyanka, Tretyakovskaya), across the river from Kremlin. 35 Euros/night single, 50 double (as of March 2008). This offer has been on my list for several years. Excellent feedback. The apartment is of the "communist boss" type and style. An excellent value/price ratio. Very close to my apartment so if it is booked or you are looking for something cheaper in the same area, consider Asya's offer. Hotels in this area will normally cost as least $200/night.

More info and lots of pictures ==>>

NB. Asya also has a friend who offers
 inexpensive accommodation in St. Petersburg

 
May 2009  Alexander, tel. +7-499-243-3889, +7-906-724-7720. An excellent room in the same building as the Ukraine Hotel, at the very beginning of Kutuzovsky prospekt. 50 Euros/night single or COUPLE (rate verified Feb. 2008). Internet access, breakfast included, friendly sociable host. Full board possible "at cost". Excellent feedback. This offer is on my list since at least 2004.

Also a room is available from Alexander's mother, near the US Embassy.

May 2009: Lots of construction in the area, be prepared for some noise.

VERY INEXPENSIVE (AROUND $30) AIRPORT PICKUP FOR ALEXANDER'S GUESTS

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Added May 21 2009   A room somewhere in the Metro Bagrationovskaya area. Description from the host (Ilya, trilliant25@gmail.com ):

the place is very close to metro; 15 minutes jogging on the overland
metro line to Arbat, 20 to Kremlin. I live alone with a cat in 2 room
apartments. Stalin's era furnishing... last floor, quite, safe... Looks
odd may be, but peaceful like dacha. One room available for guests, I
think USD 25 per person\USD 35 per couple will be fine. Please find
some pictures attached.

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RESPONDS FAST

 
Natalia & Victor, e-mail tihvinka2@mail.ru, tel. +7-495-978-2631 & +7-926-220-7664. A room in an apartment between M. Belorusskaya and M. Mendeleyevskaya. Computer, internet. 45 Euros/night. This offer has been on my list for several years. An apartment (2 bedroom) may also be available for about 80-100Euros/night. Fast response to enquiries. Lots of very good feedback.

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Added Jan. 6, 2008   Dasha & Nonna / ellicht@gmail.com / +79263358216.  Description from host:

Near M. Voykovskaya (one minute). 400 Euros/month + long-distance. Very easy access to the Sheremetyevo airport and to city center. Will suit a woman in the 18-30 age range. Washing machine. Dasha is a designer and speaks English well. Nonno is an architect.

 
skvo1971@mail.ru  Description as submitted by host:

"Two sisters offer a cosy 12m room in their two bedroom flat for a short-term rent, commencing on 20th Nov 07. Not far away from metro station VDNKh (ВДНХ), 10 min on foot. We are looking for one only (!) intelligent, reliable and accurate girl. The room has all necessities: a very big bed, wardrobe, chest of draws and broadband Internet. There is a bath/over bath shower, basin, w.c. and washing machine in the bathroom, and all basic appliances in the kitchen. Everybody cleans after themselves, cleaning of communal areas on equal turns, strictly no smoking permitted within the accommodation.  Monthly rent is 15.000RUB (including the bills and the Internet), plus security deposit of 10.000RUB (refundable on departure). Please write a bit more about yourself on skvo1971@mail.ru"

 
Anya / +7-495-360-9278, mobile +7-905-724-7247. Large room, 7 min. walk from Elektrozavodskaya, 3 stops/10 minutes from Red Square. Anya's letter:

"DBL ROOMS FOR RENT, 20 square meters each, cozy and  clean in Stalin-epoch 9-storey building, within 7 min of walk from  Elektrozavodskaya metro station- blue line (3 stops = 10 min from Red Square). Responsible, friendly & inoffensive hostess.
    Preference is given  to native speakers, that may give me an opportunity to improve my  knowledge of English. Photos and more details on my web site homestaymoscow.com or anyahomestay.spaces.live.com  You can e-mail (belozan@yandex.ru) or  call me +7(Russia) 495(Moscow) 360 92 78, mob.phone +7 905 724 724 7
 Welcome to share my place, you will never regret it."

October 11, 2006 client feedback:

My wife Rachel and I stayed with Anya in September (per email below).  We very much enjoyed staying with her and highly recommend her homestay.  She said she advertises on your website so I just thought I'd drop you a line to say it is a great place to stay.

We very much enjoyed our travelling in Russia as well.

Regards
 
 
Wallace McDowall
Como Consulting
 
Tel:      +61 7 49 820 554
Mobile: +61 417 787 076
Fax:     +61 7 49 821 545
26 Old Airport Drive
EMERALD QLD 4720
AUSTRALIA

 
Added Sept. 2 2008   Room, Patriarchy Ponds, accommodates two. 60 Euros/night, $600US/month. +44 (0)7523214431 , Russia  +7 495 690-2421. Letter from the owner:

> Dear friends,
> > I have two rooms (14 sq.m and 18 sq.m)in 4room apartment in the central
> > historical part of Moscow (Russia) for short-term (appx. 3 month) rent for
> > 600 USD per month. (weekly and daily rate can be discussed)
> > 18 sq.m room has two sleeping beds and can accomondate two people.
> > Catering can be provided on request.
> > Very good location, in walking distance from Pushkin Square, near the
> > Patriarshy Pond, very quet.
> > Contact information: UK  +44 (0)7523214431 , Russia  +7 495 690-2421

DAILY RATE PER ROOM, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY:
 60 EUROS

 
Added Sept. 2 2008    From the landlord:

> Flat (2 rooms, kitchen, WC, bedroom) in the centre of Moscow for tourists
> > (3-4 persons) and business trips.
> > Near Kremlin, Big Theatre, underground station Tulskaya.
> > Breakfasts, transfer from the airport, visa support (the letter of
> > invitation), guide are possible. 60 Euro/night from one person or 120 per room.
> > Phone +7906-074-25-98
> > E-mail: rumias@list.ru

HOW CAN METRO TULSKAYA BE NEAR THE BOLSHOY? THE RATE IS WAY OUT OF LINE. - PV

 
> Pasha,
>
> I have 2 room apartment in the centre of Moscow (m. Prospekt mira, 3 minutes on foot from  metro) and I would like to give a room for rent. It can be one day renting (from 35$ per day) or for whole month (500$/month) and longer. I have next features:
> Balcony
> Stylish interior (western standard)
> Telephone
> TV
> Washing machine
> Refrigerator
> Fast internet and equipment such as: printer, scanner
>
> Pls, let me know if it is possible to put add about it on your site.
>
> Waiting for your reply,
> Oksana
 
Homestay with Olesya.  Other support services, from purchasing tickets to extensive library research, are also available.  Please note Olesya's Tomsk roots and her general knowledge of Siberia.  Her site www.russiangirlfriday.com described in detail how she can be of assistance in just about any project that require attention and thoroughness. Recommended for visiting academics on a budget. Her old homestay offer on this site is HERE.
 

Marina Barrett  offers several B&B, M. Mayakovskaya area, 20-35Euro/person or 25-30 per couple.  A very civilized place, with concierge and all, for 20-25Euros/person or 30-40/couple on Dmitri Donskoi boulevard, close to Metro, just outside the Ring Road. Near Varshavskoye shosse, with easy access to Domodedovo & Vnukovo airports. This is FAR from the city center, thus high availability and possibility of discounts. 

Tel. in Holland, where Marina lives permanently:  0031 16666 32 25
E-mail: russianguide@mail.ru
URL: www.russianguide.20m.com

POSITIVE FEEDBACK, APARTMENTS AVAILABLE TOO, QUICK RESPONSE, HEARED OF SOME GREAT DEALS OBTAINED THROUGH HER.

 
Received July 21, 2007. From the owner:

Three rooms, 15, meters, 17 meters and 23 meters, new construction (2007), super view, green area in prestige district, 10 minute walk from metro Park Kulturi, easy access by foot to city center and Gorky Park, 90-150 euros per day.  Bike rental and transportation to/from airports and rail lines available.  Discount for extended stays.  Accepts cash, credit cards through PayPal. Contact Jerome by email at JeromekJerome@gmail.com or phone +7-926-746-2118..

THIS IS RATE FOR A ROOM. I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A RATE FOR A ROOM.

Another version received a few days later:

Three rooms in new construction (2007) with a super view surrounded by many green areas. It's just a 10 minute walk from metro Park Kulturi, easy access by foot to city center and Gorky Park, 45-75 euros per day.  American owner also offers bike rental and transportation to/from airports and rail lines.  Can also arrange guides and interpreters for English, German or French. Discount for extended stays.  Discounts at local restaurants and bars.  Owner accepts cash , personal checks, credit cards through PayPal.

Contact Jerome by email at JeromekJerome@gmail.com or phone +7-926-746-2118..
 

THIS SILLY OFFER IS POSTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE MARKET. RUSSIAN LANDLORDS HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT ASKING FOR RATES THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE.

 

 
Homestay with Maria (Masha) in Pechatniki, east end. A young attractive hostess with a fun personality.  The whole apartment may also be available.  [MY OLD DESCRIPTIONFROM 2005]
 
From Svezhy Veter's highly recommended BBS:

Comfortable & secure accomodation offered for rent on a daily basis in Moscow Centre area (Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya street). Tourists welcome! To rent a room in a nice two-room apt please contact me at my mob 8903 241 1619

 
From my mailbox. Of course 30Euros for a bed is considerably high given the is from the outskirts if not from outside of Moscow. Please also note how this character has creatively adapted my "Making your Russia Safe etc." slogan. Adding to this list "as is", as everything else. - Pasha
Your friend and companion in Moscow 
 Basic bed and breakfast 30 euro/person/night
"Making YOUR MOSCOW Safe,Predictable,Interesting,Friendly and even FUN"
travel escort
www.luxlana.net    c_sveta(at)mail(dot)ru
home:+7095 704 49 07    mob:+7903 126 12 90
 
И если можно еще это:
 
Are you going to visit Moscow or may be you've already come here on business,don't you know enough the russian language? In order not to feel yourself lost in the "jungle"of the tremendous megapolis-turn to me. Wherever you go- everywhere a good fellow traveller doesn't hinder you. I know and like Moscow and i can show you a lot of interesting places. .

.....FROM WHAT I HEAR SHE IS BACK IN MOLDOVA, NOW BUSY CARBON-COPYING PHRASES AND WHOLE PAGES FROM WWW.MARISHA.NET  - PV

 
www.geocities.com/moskva_2012/   Tried putting people up with them, unsuccessfully...
 

$10/night per person or $15/couple. Whole room for $20-30. Mattress-on-the-floor type of sleeping arrangement, north end but near Metro, helpful host, and underpaid physics teacher whom I've seduced into trying herself in the hospitality business. WHOLE APARTEMENT, AROUND $40, ALSO SOMETIMES AVAILABLE, NORTH END (M. BABUSHKINSKAYA, CLOSE TO THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION). VISA SUPPORT, REGISTRATION ETC. no problem.  Write her. More info on Marina K. 

...... THINK THE RATE INFORMATION IS HOPELESSLY OUTDATED. EXPECT TO PAY $30/NIGHT PER PERSON FOR THE ROOM, EVEN A VERY BASIC ONE, EVEN FOR A BED IN A DORM-TYPE SITUATION, AND NO LESS THAN $90-100 PER NIGHT FOR AN APARTMENT......

From my mailbox. Received March 14, 2008.
You will never meet Marina, but her son, a total asocial, rude and autistic teenager, who opens the door and ask you 1) When do you go out/be back home: there is only one housekey; 2) You stay x.. nights, so it will be x.. X 1500 roubles: do you can all pay now ?; and sudden runs to his computer to tap nevrotically as continuously day and night, persiuing devils and hitches, eating twice a day at the nearby mac do (that helps you having an idea when to get out or come back: he holds the key). Never expect any spontanuous attention from that human being (?)

 
Yelena Nifakina, nif63@hotmail.com. Recommended by one of my clients a long time ago. Vaguely recall it is somewhere by the Moscow State University.
 
Alexander: www.geocities.com/alexmsc/ He has an apartment for $40 someplace in the southern outskirts of the city and also I believe offers bed and breakfast in not too bad of an area. My impression is that he is not exactly overrun with guests and will offer a very attentive and personalized service.  DOES NOT RESPOND TO INQUIRIES
 
xxxxx   This landlord asked me to advertise his offer on my site without revealing his name, contact information, and the nature of his offer out of his fear of Mafia, tax police, and space aliens. As requested, I am posting his offer to allow you a glimpse into the workings of the Russian mind and a sample of the Russian secrecy culture.
 
HI
ONE ROOM IN MOSCOW IN A TWO ROOM FLAT IS AVAILABLE AT 30 DOLLARS PER NIGHT.MAXIMUM 2 TWO PEOPLE CAN STAY
THANKS
MANOJ
MPINR@YAHOO.CO.IN
 
June 7, 2008 - NOT AVAILABLE   May 27, 2009      A couch in a room full of philology and biology books. This Kuzminki apartment (southeast end of Moscow, 12 min. walk from Metro Kuzminki) is occupied by an off-beat overeducated aikido-obsessed English, Italian, and Japanese speaking journalism professor and her three quiet not-too-smelly dogs adopted off Moscow streets. Rate: $20/night or whatever you can afford. THIS OFFER IS NEW ==>> AVAILABILITY NEAR 100% Contact Tatiana, dajma@mail.ru, +7-495-379-9645, +7-910-456-8816. Meals can be arranged! Among her other qualifications your host is a certified cook working in the French and Chinese style, or a creative mix of both. Bicycle! Piano! Close to a large Kuzminki park/estate/cultural center. Riding stables and boat renal in the park.
Don't forget to praise her dogs to be on good side of Tatiana!
 

 

Landlords and hosts! If your place is available make a LOUD announcement in my GUESTBOOK!


April 12, 2009

Hosts wishing to be added to this list need to write to with a brief informative description. Adjectives such as "nice" or "beautiful" annoy the crap out of me. Facts! Small photos or sketches welcomed. 10% site upkeep contribution expected.

Recently added or verified offers tend to be at top.

I've overhauled the page. If your offer got lost in the process please accept my apologies and re-submit.

 

 

Mini-hotel: beds on Sukharevka and Stary Arbat, 600-700 roubles/night ($25-35).
Private rooms around $60.

Inspected AND LIKED by the webmaster in March 2008. A detailed report with photos of the place and the Sukharevka neighbourhood of Moscow coming up.
(Inserted in this place of honour, contrary to the procedure, in exchange to them keeping my
Horse Riding & the Dacha Experience
cards at their reception desk.)

Offers I deem most valuable tend to be on top of this list. New ones also tend to be added to the top to give new hosts a boost..

You can directly contact most homestay hosts listed here. No in-betweens, no extra cost, minimal delays and misunderstandings. Unless you plan to hire me, please refrain from imposing the role of an agent or go-between on the owner of this resource. A copy of your enquiry and feedback about your experience is all I need in most cases.

PLEASE REPORT HOSTS WHO DON'T RESPOND! THEIR OFFERS WILL BE MOVED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY TAKEN OFF THE LIST.

 Homestays are NOT for everyone. You will be sharing space with your host/roommate. Think carefully of compatibility. If in doubt, opt for an apartment or even better a hotel.

Know of any good places to crash cheap? Help your fellow travellers and local hosts by sharing this information. 

Hints and recommendations welcomed. Leave a note in my Guestbook from where it will eventually get to this or other lists and/or send me an e-mail.

Don't hesitate to complain. Hosts too are welcomed to complain about guests. Complaints from hosts help me to develop the profile of a traveller who needs to be discouraged from staying with a local family.

Hosts! Adding your offer here is free and easy. Just e-mail me what you want to say it will be added within hours and uploaded within days. It is your responsibility to monitor that your information shows up.

If you start to receive clients from this site regularly I'll expect a 10% site upkeep contribution from you.

Hint

If looking for homestay type arrangement, try advertising in www.izrukvruki.ru or post a notice in the Foreign Languages Library (Taganskaya subway station)

Lots of "accommodation in exchange for English" opportunities floating around but not always quick and/or easy to find.

See my new
Free Accommodation
page

Russian-only resources through which you may try looking for a room (or apartment):

www.tenant.ru

sutki24.narod.ru

mflat.ru 

An agency that **specializes** in rooms, $280-300/month range

sdam-snimu.com
has LOTS of rooms, some without agents

kvartiranasutki.
boom.ru

kvartiranasutki2006.
narod.ru

An excellent new resource:
www.slando.ru

....

An extensive list of Russian hostels
As of the moment (April 22, 2008) it is in Russian but the English version is promised soon.

 

 

Fellow Muscovites! Got a spare room? LIVING ROOM COUCH? Make new friends and let them subsidize your utility bills! Offer a room or even a living room couch to backpackers. Appropriate rates are from $10/night for the humblest of "floor space" type setups to $50 for a good room.  Send a short description for this list. Many travellers are not looking for anything fancy, just cheap and with character... I'll even make a page and feature your offer I deem particularly valuable! Need an English teacher? Post your offer on my Board, or e-mail it to me to be added to the Free Accommodation page, or go to my big list of Russian travel resources, to the Forums section...

 

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An article about my dacha by Liz Fudge

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