Neptun, ul. Teatralnaya 37/2, tel.
(4842) 57-47-13 or 56-34-40. This is more of an
entertainment center, Russian style, with rooms rented by the hour as well
as by night. Starting rates for a single are about 1000 roubles ($35).
Oka, Teatralnaya
41/8, tel. (4842) 53-10-97. Said to be a cheap rundown place. Other source
give Karpova 10 as its address and (4842) 569527/531097 as its telephone
numbers. Rooms from 400 to 2000 roubles ($15 - 75).
Priokskaya,
Suvorova 132, (4342) 503804, 503800 (fax). Most rooms around 1000 roubles
($35US)
Kaluga, Kirova 1,
tel. (08422) 49154 or 4-9101, or (484) 790212. $55 or so for a "business
class" room said to be very good. Stumbled on a few reports of a
Soviet-style service.
Zul, Gogolya 2,
(4842) 749649. Rooms from 600 to 1500 roubles ($20-50). "Place to sleep"
starting at $15.
Tashir, Voronina
4, (4842) 591684. Rooms in the 2000-3000 range ($75-100US). The hotel is
part of an entertainment complex.
Ugra,
Village of Sosnovy Bor (Pine Forest), 9. Tel. (4842) 755555. On the Moscow
to Kiev highway, the nearest hotel if you are travelling to
Babynino / Svetlitsy. The cheapest
and most decent of all the hotels on this list BUT IS NOT IN KALUGA ITSELF.
Club na Dvoryanskoy
("Club on the Noble Street"), Suvorova 29, (4842) 549296. Calls itself an
"entertainment hotel". Business-class rooms are $50 but most are in the $100
range.
Baden-Baden,
Plekhanova 4A, (4842) 741642. Average price range, ie. $35-90 for a decent
room.
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As of
the time of last update I was not able to find any private accommodation
offers in Kaluga. If the situation is anything like in
Tver, then private
apartments should be available for $20-25/night.
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Not much found in the English part of the
internet. Hear are a few pages that open and offer meaningful content:
Organized visits to Kaluga,
geared to English-speaking travellers:
http://ntravel.kaluga.ru/eng/tours.html
An guide to Kaluga, with
emphasis on art and photos:
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/cloisters/207/
Regional History Museum:
http://kaluga.amr-museum.ru/index_eng.html
A comprehensive review of the
Kaluga region from Kommersant:
http://www.kommersant.com/tree.asp?rubric=5&node=387&doc_id=-44
A collection of links on
Kaluga:
http://www.russiatrek.com/r_kaluga.shtml
Submissions of materials
related to Kaluga, in English, are welcomed.
Write to paul_voytinsky@yahoo.com
