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Events & Holidays

The main city tree and an ice town on Kirov Square, a Santa Claus residence, midnight fireworks and Christmas on 7 January.…

Events & Holidays

The city's birthday, held every year on the first Saturday of June. Concerts, a fair of crafts, a book fair and a…

Hotels

A small boutique hotel with 14 rooms in wooden buildings on Sedova Street, in the 130th Quarter. Its Provence-style rooms have wooden…

Hotels

A modern airport hotel on Shiryamova Street, described as a short walk from the Irkutsk terminals and about 15 minutes by road…

Hotels

A large three-star hotel complex with more than 300 rooms on Sukhe-Bator Street, next to Kirov Square. A supermarket, a pharmacy and…

Hotels

A nine-storey three-star hotel on the Angara embankment, opened in 1979 as the Intourist hotel. It has 163 rooms, a restaurant, a…

Hotels

A four-star ibis hotel of the Accor group with about 128 rooms in an eight-storey building near the Angara embankment, 700 meters…

Hotels

A four-star hotel with 208 rooms in a single building near the Angara embankment. It opened in 2011 as a Courtyard by…

Hotels

A small designer hotel with 25 rooms in the center of Irkutsk, designed by a Japanese architect. It has a spa, two…

Hotels

A small hotel with 17 rooms in a historic building on Lenin Street, at the edge of the old town. Rooms have…