Free Wi-Fi is offered at this hotel at Nevsky Bridge in the centre of St Petersburg Akademiya Hotel is a historic building with a grand facade, directly overlooking the Neva River Rooms at the Akademiya Hotel St Petersburg are simply furnished Each room includes a TV, and most include a private bathroom with shower A breakfast buffet is provided in the elegant restaurant with artworks and stylish laminate floors European dishes are served here all day Novocherkasskaya Metro Station is an 8-minute walk away It takes just 10 minutes to walk to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra Monastery from the hotel On-site parking is free, and reception is open 247 A shuttle service is available to Pulkovo Airport, a 1-hour drive away