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Alexander House, Old City

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27 Kryukov Embankment
St. Petersburg, Russia
(800) 525-4800 or 7-812-575-3877

COST: $


Owner Alexander Zhukov, a former war correspondent for the Associated Press, turned a 19th-century mansion about two miles from Palace Square into a hotel with a familial vibe (Zhukov and his wife personally attend to guests). Each of the 18 rooms is distinct and named for a global city: several, like the airy second-floor Paris, London, and Rome rooms, have canal views.

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From Travel + Leisure, May 2007

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