Hotel Minsk

Minsk


For decades this was Minsk's hotel of choice, but it was eclipsed long ago. The rooms are somewhat squashy but sparkling clean, with flat-screen TVs and desks for business travellers. Front-facing rooms, with views of the glorious Central Post Office building, are preferred. You'll get a 10% discount at weekends. Breakfast costs BYN29.

The rich history of the hotel dating back to the '50s is documented in black-and-white photos lining the central staircase.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Minsk attractions

1. Pr Nezalezhnastsi

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The capital's main thoroughfare impresses with its sheer size. Formerly pr Francyska Skaryny, it runs from what travel writer Colin Thubron dubbed the …

2. Church of SS Simon & Elena

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The red-brick Catholic Church of SS Simon & Elena, built in 1910, is worth popping into for a peek at its unique, wave-like, arched ceiling. Its tall,…

3. National History Museum

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Two freshly modernised museums in one here. The national history museum proper occupies the upper floors with exhibits of ethnographic and archaeological…

4. Pl Nezalezhnastsi

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Independence Sq, formerly pl Lenina, is dominated by the 1930s constructivist Belarusian Government Building (behind the iconic Lenin statue). The red…

5. KGB Headquarters

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An entire block of central pr Nezalezhnastsi is occupied by this yellow neoclassical building with an ominous, temple-like Corinthian portal – the KGB…

6. Bust of Felix Dzerzhinsky

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Between pr Nezalezhnastsi and vul Karla Marksa is a long narrow park with a bust of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the KGB's predecessor (the Cheka)…

7. Belarusian State Art Museum

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8. Pl Svabody

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In the heart of the Old Town just off central vul Lenina is charming pl Svabody, lorded over by the white medieval Ratusha (town hall). Off the northern…