All of the reviews we read about this guesthouse said that it was nearly impossible to find. That would definitely be true if you couldn't read any Cyrillic at all. Luckily, we knew what the building looked like, and we knew the Russian word for house. We got on a trolley bus outside the bus station. We got on going the wrong direction, so we went about 15 minutes the wrong way, then the bus turned around. The attendant was nice enough not to charge us twice, and she told us where we had to get off the bus when we got to Krasnaya Square.
We easily found the building from Krasnaya Square, and luckily we found the sign for “Guesthouse” right away. We went inside, walked upstairs, and saw a soldier. Without saying a word, he pointed us toward the reception desk. We checked in, and everything was fine. The wireless was amazing at the guesthouse. This wouldn't be an important point, but Richard had his interview with Yonsei University the morning after we checked in.
The rooms were set up like a military academy dorm. The locks were extremely loud when being opened and closed. You couldn't hear your neighbor talk, but you knew when they came and went. That wasn't really a problem, because most of the coming and going died down after 10PM.
The breakfast was the only terrible part of the entire experience. It was prepared well ahead of 7AM, which was when the dining room opened. When we entered the dining room, everything was already set out for every guest. They served eggs with ketchup and mayonnaise (yuck). You also got two pieces of toast each, but that was it. The eggs were sunny-side up and stone cold. Hard boiled eggs are fine cold, but sunny-side up eggs tend to taste terrible and be slimy when they aren't served fresh.
Aside from the terrible food, the hotel was alright. It is centrally located, and all the sights are easy to walk to. If we go back though, we would likely choose a different hotel, but it was fine for the one night we stayed there.
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