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Welcome to St Nicholas apartments.

The apartment facing St Nicholas cathedral is called N1. It is an historical apartment with high ceilings and mouldings, old chimneys, antiques furniture and artworks from all around the world decorates the walls. Most of windows have an amazing view over the Saint Nicholas cathedral and its park. From the balcony in Tatiana’s room you may have your morning coffee and enjoy the panorama from Trotsky cathedral, the canal Griboedova to the St Nicholas park.

Description:

A living room with a sofa bed, a sofa, television with Euro news in russian, stereo with a few classical discs so you can enjoy nice evenings looking at the cathedral and relaxing from the city and jazz music from New Orleans to put you in the right mood in the morning.
(Please handles them with care, merci)

And a large corridor displaying artwork from russian artists and from all around the world.
As part of our project with artists we can put you in contact with painters and visit the art gallery on the basement floor in our building.
The apartment is situated around the corner from the famous Marinsky theatre and we would be happy to organize for you a memorable evening there.

We can also invite a quatuor in your living room to play Mozart , Vivaldi and many other famous compositors. The room has very good acoustics and price is reasonable. We can also cook for you a delicious dinner so you can rest quietly the first evening in your apartment, Russian cuisine only. ( if you are interested we will send you more information)

As part of our concern for the environment we will donate 10 euros from each stay to a project that we support. ( we will send you information so you know where your 10 euros will be used for )
In January 2007 we changed all light bulbs of the building for less energy consuming bulbs.

It is also very important for me  that we all live better and this means my neighbours. They didn’t have my chance and I’am happy to offer my talent  of organizer and also creation.

The communist system has left our building in very poor conditions. In 2006 I took away the building from the city management so that I could manage it myself with the help of an assistant and lawyers. We have fought for month and continue to do so to obtain what we are entitle to but bureaucratie and corruption do not help.
You may see me making cement to fix a wall or simply coordinating the renovation of main communications.
Thank you for staying with us, it really helps.

You may buy our delicious jams made from fruits collected from“Babouchkas” (it means Grand–mother in Russian) so they make a better living. 

Also we have lately had a lot of foreign parents coming to St Petersburg to adopt babies and children.If you have any children clothes or toys please bring them with you and we will donate them or, and you can make a small donation of your  last roubles when you leave for the airport. ( at the airport you won’t need them as you pay in euros and dollars at the duty free shop)
We will have a special box in each apartment.

Thank you very much. We will do everything possible so that you want to come back or tell your friend to do so.
Have a wonderful stay in our apartment.

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The apartment is situated in a quiet neighbourhood surrounded by canals. The famous Marinsky theatre and the music academy are around the corner. The Youssoupov palace is also very near and famous places to eat are walking distance from the apartment. ( Information posted in apartments) Just one minute away you have a supermarket open 24 hours with all you need but I prefer to go to the farmers market on Sennaia plochad where you can buy fresh fruits and milk product directly from the farm and caviar by the spoon…. Dostoievsky used to stroll around this area, his favourite neighbourhood. Nevsky avenue and the Ermitage museum are 10mn away by bus or you can walk in about 30mn along the canals. (see transport)
Have a good walk….

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A very large kitchen all equipped with a stove, a fridge, a freezer for your vodka, a toaster for your toasts with caviar, a coffee machine and all ustensils for you to prepare a good meal. A dining table and chairs. A dishwasher (optional)

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3 closed bedrooms with queen size beds. ( 160 by 200cm) All beds have been recently purchased and are confortable.
~First bedroom (16m2) has a view over the cathedral. (Roman,s room)
~Second bedroom (16m2,Kirill’s room) has a beautifull cheminey.
~Third bedroom (22m2, Tatiana’s room) has a view over the cathedral and a small balcony where you can have your morning coffee.The room has a fridge and a table, microwave and ustensils to have your breakfast.This room is optional as it has an independent entrance and shower and toilet facilities. ( see below)

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A large bathroom with a queen size bath , a toilet and a washing machine (optional). An independent shower room with a small sink and a toilet (optional).

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Telephone and internet available (optional





livingroom

Living room

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Living room at night

Tatiana's room

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gallery

kitchen

View from the balcony

Meet artists in their studio

quartet in your living room
un quatuor dans votre salon

be carefull for pickpocket on Nevsky
attention au pickpocket sur Nevsky

we can order your ballet ticket
commander nous des billets pour le ballet

Information pour obtenir votre visa:

Pour le visa il vous faudra une invitation, je peux vous l'obtenir par un organisme de tourisme. La plupart des hotels incluent le prix de l'invitation
Je prefere vous donner le prix car on peut aussi obtenir une invitation par un organisme ayant pignon sur rue en France et qui se chargera de tout.
L'invitation coute 20 euros par personne.
Une fois en russie la police demande que vous soyez enregistre et le prix est de 35 euros par l'organisme russe.
Personnellement je ne m'enregistre pas et je ne connais personne qui le fasse mais il y a quand meme un petit risque de tomber sur un policier qui souhaite vous soutirer quelque sous. (je prefere vous avertir ).
Avec l'association France Oural l'invitation est a 35 euros et l'enregistrement est gratuite en telephonant a une personne a St petersbourg qui viendra a l'appartement.

Si vous me demandez l'invitation veuillez me faire parvenir
NOM PRENOM
DATE DE NAISSANCE (en chiffre
NUMERO DE PASSEPORT
CYTOYENNETE
ET DANS CETTE ORDRE et n'ajouter rien de plus
( passeport valide plus de six mois)
Par Fax ou par courriel je peux vous renvoyer l'invitation en 24h,
(certaine ambassade n'accepte que les originaux, au canada il faut l'original, en France ca depend, vous informer)
Par courrier express 3 jours mais payant. 25 euros.
La solution la moins cher, nous vous l'envoyons par courrier de la France quand l'un d'entre nous reviens sur la France, donc ne vous etonnez pas que l'on vous donne une lettre a renvoyer.
Surtout envoyer la des votre arrivee en France ou autre pays ou la poste est sur.
Ensuite il vous faudra vous occuper en france du visa avec l'ambassade de russie. On peut soit aller faire la queue pour deposer les documents ( voir documents demande par France oural)
soit passer par un organisme comme France oural.
Avec France Oural
Tel 01 47 63 21 71 ou courriel franural@globenet.org
Pour le visa il faut obtenir une invitation et le tarif par personne est le
suivant.
35 euros sejour de moins de 15 jours
40 euros sejour entre 15 et 28 jours
le delais pour l'invitation est de 3 jours ouvres.
Pour les visas nous pouvons nous en charger, le prix est de 65 euros par
visa plus frais d'expedition si vous n'habitez pas Paris.
Le delai pour le visa est de une semaine ( je prefere vous dire 2
semaines sauf si souhaitez un delai plus court et le prix est different.
Pour obtenir le visa vous devez fournir a france oural ou autre organisme comme tel les documents suivants.
Passeport dont la date de validite est superieure a 6 mois a votre date de retour.
Une photo d'identite
Une attestation d'assurance rapatriement,non manuscrite et originale, pas de fax, ni de photocopie.
Un voucher/ invitation ( dont on a tant parle)
Le formulaire de demande de visa du consulat rempli.
Pour l'assurance France oural peut vous assurer aupres de la Maif pour 0.6 euros par jour.
( vous pouvez vous meme faire la demande aupres de votre assurance, c'est gratuit a la Maif ou la filia, la GMF ne fournit pas d'attestation)
AU Canada et aux Usa et en Ukraine on ne m'a jamais demande d'assurance.
Encore une fois cela depend du pays et de l'ambassade.
Les frais de dossier avec france oural sont de 15 euros par personne.
Veuillez nous contacter a l'adresse ci dessus.
Il y a d'autre agence qui peuvent vous fournir ces prestations, je vous recommande France oural car mes amis ont toujours ete contents de leur service.