"The Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 St. Petersburg is a throwback to an earlier era, the days a century and a half ago when St. Petersburg was still very much part of Europe; its neoclassical exterior, in fact, was designed by a Dutch architect. These days, as Russia re-assimilates itself, this sort of thing is very much in demand — to this day the restaurants are French, and the tea room serves a traditional English service." - Tablet Hotels