Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel is located in the city centre directly across from St. Isaac’s Square. The history of the building goes back to the middle of the 18th century. It was the private residence of Mikhail Yakovlev, a school friend of Alexander Pushkin, famous Russian poet. Then the building changed hands and before the revolution was owned by the famous wine trader Henrich Lepen, who sold French and Spanish wine under the “F.Raul” trade mark.The Hotel is surrounded by the city’s main attractions which include the Hermitage museum, the Admiralty, the Mariinsky theatre and the Yusupov Palace. Also it is within walking distance to the main business centres, airline offices, consulates as well as major shops and boutiques.