Samson Hotel

The world-famous palace-fountain and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark of Russian artistic culture of the 18-19th centuries. Hotel Samson appeared opposite the entrance to the Upper Park of Petrodvorets. By the beginning of the 20th century-the Samson Hotel became the best hotel in Peterhof. The restaurant of the hotel was especially popular - even Alexander Dumas praised its cuisine in his memoirs. One of the wide-known Russian writers Lev Tolstoy visited the place. The hotel worked till 1928-when it was destroyed by a fire. Nowadays-almost a century later-the Samson Hotel is revived to become once again the most popular hotel in Peterhof to create a unique atmosphere for guests in a new building nearby Imperial Palace. The hotel can accommodate 135 persons in 59 rooms. Rooms for low-mobility persons also available. All rooms are equipped with bathroom-hair drier-mini bar-international phone-safety boxes-satellite TV-access to Internet. All rooms are air conditioned. Deluxe rooms are equipped with DVD-player. A restaurant for 90 seats is serving authentic Russian and European cuisine and entertaining with live classic and jazz music Precious heritage and traditions come through the centuries and are embodied in the new Samson Hotel that opened its doors in 2008.