Address: 21 Lenin Avenue (проспект Ленина, дом 21), Yakutsk/Russia.
How to get: From the airport by a taxi (~20 min, 150-250 rubles, max. 300 rubles, don’t pay more for the ride) or by buses # 4, 14, 109 (30-35 min, 15 rubles for one way, bus driver might ask to pay extra for huge luggages).
How to book: by phone +7 (4112) 42-13-92. In Russian only.
Type: appartment-based hotel/hostel.
On the map: see the below.
It is located in a Stalin-like appartment building in the very center of Yakutsk. On the main street, Lenin Ave. Across the road in front of ALROSA s 4-stars hotel Polar Star. Click the photo to enlarge.
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