This hotel is very conveniently located near the Palace of the Republic and the Presidential residence. It made me feel extra safe to walk past the presidential guards when I came home at night. The hotel doesn't look as fresh in person as it does on their web site, but it's clean everywhere and the staff is universally friendly. This... more

Since my first review of this hotel I have stayed at the Oktyabraskaya several more times, but this time I felt I needed to send an update to my former comments. While I have known the Belarussian people for years, this hotel is still my favorite for a few comedic reasons, but realizing that many will have other reasons to... more

I expected very little when entering in a Belarus hotel, Oktyabrskaya, as in the country not everything works. I was though pleasantly surprised. Room was very clean and contained furniture one would expect to see in a 60's luxury hotel, I thought that was actually great! There were no prostitutes round the area, as the presidential palace was right next... more