The contemporary Grand Hotel Emerald is located in central St Petersburg, Russia. Smolny Cathedral is a kilometre away, as is the State Russian Museum. The State Hermitage Museum and Summer Garden are within one and a half kilometres. Ploschad Vosstanija Metro station is 600 metres from the hotel.

Saint Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport (LED) is 17 kilometres away.

The Grand Hotel Emerald provides a complimentary buffet breakfast in the Emerald Restaurant.

The restaurant has crisp white linens, dark wood chairs, a glittering chandelier, and offers global dishes for lunch and dinner.

Russian specialities are on the menu in the casual Gzhel Restaurant.

There is 24 hour dining and drinking, accompanied by live piano music, in Suvorovsky Lobby Bar, which has a glass roofed atrium.There is wireless Internet access throughout, meeting space and business centre. Onsite garage parking is available.The Grand Hotel Emerald has an indoor pool, gym, sauna and steam room. Instruction is available in Pilates, yoga and aerobics (surcharge may apply) and there is a billiards table.

The Grand Hotel Emerald's 90 air conditioned guestrooms cover seven floors, and have period style decoration with reproduction antique furniture. All rooms offer wireless Internet access (surcharge), refrigerators, satellite television, safes, minibars and complimentary bottled water.