You could still hear the thumping noise from the the nightclub although it didn,t disturb my sleep. The view from 25th floor is astonishing. The price of souvenirs from the bookshop lower ground is cheaper than outside. There is money changer which opens at 9am with reasonable rate.

I participated in a conference, and was accommodated in this hotel. It is modern, fancy, with a lot of glass, glitter and shiny floors. I had a huge room with a nice view towards two directions. The hotel is on the top of a shopping mall where you can find expensive stuff and nice restaurants. And the top floor bar/restaurant has absolutely wonderful view over Kazan. You might be asked to pay for 'a deposit' to get seated - the deposit will be deducted from your final bill, though. If you just want to have a drink, the deposit might be more than your eventual bill.

The 'hospitality manager' of the hotel was absolutely fabulous and made huge efforts to get tickets to the local hockey game - and was helpful in advising about transport. Reception was also helpful in anything we needed.

I would have rated this with 5 stars, but I don't actually like to stay in a shopping mall. And... the TV speakers were installed also in the bathroom - and TV set to switch on automatically whenever the key card was inserted into the slot.