Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum
An indoor pool and hot tub, 10 minutes from Alexander Palace
Airport access
How you get from this hotel to the gate.
About this hotel
The Hilton ExpoForum's indoor pool and hot tub set it apart from most of the corridor, a genuine leisure amenity rather than the purely functional roster most nearby properties offer. Its location also puts real sightseeing within reach: Alexander Palace, a genuine Pushkin landmark, sits a 10-minute taxi away, giving guests a reason to extend a stay beyond the airport transfer itself. Two restaurants and room service cover dining without leaving the building, and the listed airport shuttle handles the 20-minute run to the terminal. At 1,590 reviews and a 4.7 rating, it's among the corridor's most-reviewed and highest-rated properties, a large, trustworthy sample. Room service and full-service laundry both suit a longer stay, and pet-friendly and accessible listings widen who the property can reasonably serve across a genuinely broad range of travelers.
- Indoor pool
- Hot tub
- Airport shuttle
- Near Alexander Palace
Our take
This suits travelers wanting a genuine hotel stay with leisure amenities, rather than a purely functional overnight: the pool, hot tub, and two restaurants support a longer visit. The Alexander Palace proximity adds a real reason to build in extra time before a flight. Guests purely optimizing for the shortest possible transfer should compare its 20-minute taxi against the corridor's tighter Aeroport cluster first.
- Visit Alexander Palace if your schedule allows; it's a genuine 10-minute taxi from the hotel.
- Use the indoor pool and hot tub in the evening after a long travel day.
- Confirm shuttle timing at the front desk since exact schedules aren't published.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool and hot tub
- 10 minutes from Alexander Palace
- Two restaurants on site
- Strong 4.7 rating, 1,590 reviews
Why guests love itThe indoor pool and hot tub turned an otherwise ordinary layover into a genuinely relaxing stop, a real amenity rather than a marketing line. Alexander Palace being a real ten-minute taxi away meant I actually left the hotel grounds once, something I hadn't planned for on an airport-corridor stay. Two restaurants on site meant dinner never required leaving the building. The 20-minute run to Pulkovo Airport itself felt reasonable given everything else on offer here.