In which neighborhood to stay in Moscow?

As you can see, Moscow is a giant city! It is better to choose your place of accommodation wisely to avoid spending hours on transport and later regretting your stay. So in which neighborhood to stay in Moscow?

In which neighborhood to stay in Moscow?

Keep these two limitations in mind:

• The belt of boulevards marks the end of the city center. If you want to stay in a central location, don’t stray from the heart of the belt.
• The garden belt, which delimits the extensive historic center of Moscow.

On any map, you will be able to see it clearly.

If you are staying in the heart of the boulevard belt, it will not take you more than 30 minutes on foot to reach Red Square. If it takes longer, we recommend taking public transport, especially if it’s cold!

In this way, you will find the different options that we propose below according to availability, your wishes and your budget:

• The Moscow hypercenter : around Red Square, not far from the Moscow Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral.
• The Tverskaya Street district : just above Red Square, near the Bolshoi Theater (it will take 10-25 minutes on foot to get to Red Square).
• The Kitay Gorod area : east of Red Square. About a 15-20 minute walk to the center of Red Square.
• The Chistye Prudy district : northeast of the Red Square, you will find this area, with a lot of life. You will be about 30 minutes walk from Red Square, 15 minutes by metro.
• The Arbat Street district : west of the Kremlin. The area is very touristy and lively. It takes between 20 and 30 minutes to reach the center of Moscow on foot, or a quarter of an hour by metro.
• The Patriarch’s Ponds District : If you want more peace, choose this district in the northwest of Moscow. You will be 30 minutes from the center on foot. The only problem: public transport is very poorly connected.