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The Voschod Hotel say they have doubles available for 2,400 rubles per night (about £25 each). Be prepared for a very basic facility though. The Hotel Sovietsky (a deliciously kitsch venue just north of the Garden Ring) have rooms for 7,200 rubles - £156. The Warsaw Hotel has singles for 4,300 rubles (about £94) and doubles for 6,250 (about £135 or £68 each). Like Home Apartments have flats available before and after the match.

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You can just point and say “Da” if you don't speak the lingo, as the ladies in the stand will treat you like an idiot even if your Russian is perfect. Wash it down with a Baltika, Nevskoye or Zolotnaya Bochka beer. Beer is considered a non-alcoholic drink, although drinking vodka on the street may get you in trouble.

Find yourself a bench on ul Tverskaya, Alexandrovsky Sad, one of the beautiful bulvars, or Red Square itself (when the young guards let you). Sit on top of the bench rather than the seat, and watch the pink-clad Russian ladies and wannabe gangsters/movie stars/oligarchs wander past. Drinks and a meal, Moscow style.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3906 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3891
The place is relaxing, none of the modern Russian pomp and forced chic. TV with endless reels of fashion walks is, alas, on all the time (muted), but concentrate on beer and you'll be fine.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3891 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3862 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3862 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2521 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2521 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/38 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/38 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3908
Two-thirds are still fakes or pirated copies no matter what fancy banners may say. Still, the place offers the most complete selection of Russian music and films, latest Hollywood releases, should you miss home or peculiar tunes.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3908 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3907
Pirated CDs go for about 100 roubles, and MP3 CDs are common and cheap here. DVDs are about 100 to 300 roubles depending on the release, and you can find some real bargains if you shop around.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3907 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24