Baikaler Hostel in Irkutsk

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

Jack Sheremetoff, a Lonely Planet recommended guide, welcomes you to stay in his Baikaler Hostel (he'd rather call it a '3 guest room apartment') in the epicenter of Irkutsk (corner of Lenin and Karl Marks streets).   The location of the hostel is unbeatably central and ultimately convenient. You can walk everywhere you need within minutes: ATM (3 min), pizza or restaurant (5 – 15 min), Art Museum and supermarket (15 min), Angara river (15 min)   The hostel has all facilities, good shower, clean and roomy. All the rooms are separated, have comfortable beds and well lit. Shower. GOOD shower.   There are 3 rooms for guests:   LONG rooms is a 5 bed mixed dorm (2 bunk bed + 1 bed), GREEN room is a 2 bed twin and BALCONY room is a 6 beds mixed dorm (3 bunk beds).   Toilet and shower are shared!   What is included into the price:   - small towel and the bedding set (2 sheets, a pillow case and blanket) - fast and free internet access (1 public computer) and WiFi - tea and sugar   IMPORTANT NOTE: Fast and smooth visa registration is arranged upon request (add 300 Rub per visa).   Tours to lake Baikal, transfers to Listvyanka or Olkhon island and other destinations can be arranged *. Suggestions on how and where to go in Irkutsk or lake Baikal**. Also, you are welcome to join our ongoing tours (if any)   * Jack Sheremetoff is the only one guide working at the hostel. Keep in mind that he may not always be available for a short notice tours. ** Suggestion means we can comment your travel ideas, itinerary or give practical hints. We are not on the position of retelling the guidebooks or answering questions like: OK, tell us all about lake Baikal!   Welcome to Baikaler Hostel!   Please keep in mind that all trains in Russia run on Moscow time (Irkutsk time = Moscow time + 5hr). So if you train ticket says: arrival time is 3 am that in fact means 8am local time.

Wegbeschreibung

A) 30 min walk over the bridge, continue along the Stepan Razin street, follow the tram tracks. The building is almost on the corner of Lenin and Gorky streets.

B) Take a tram (any #) and get off at the 3rd stop (in about 7 min). Alternatively, take a bus #70, or minibus #64, 20 and get off at the Art Museum / Khudozestvenny Muzei.

Please make sure you’ve got this direction page printed – this will save you lots of time.

Cross the Lenin street, to your right there will be a long coral-violet building # 9 with signs 'OPTIKA',
walk in its yard - our entrance is the second from the left corner of the building.(apartment on the 3rd floor).!
The main entrance door is dark brown and has a door phone with a little sign – please use it as the main metal door is locked.


C) 200 Rub private taxi.

From the airport:

A) a trolley # 4, bus # 20 (takes 20 min)
B) minibuses ## 20, 61, 49, get off at the Art Museum / Khudozestvenny Muzei and walk 5 min backwards.