I walked from Vasilievsky to the main attractions the first day. Took about 30-40 minutes. Then I realized the subway is the equivalent of 50 cents and comes every 2 minutes, so I just started taking that everywhere.

Hotel was pretty standard for a Courtyard. Got an upgraded room on the top floor. Rate was only 60 USD or 10,000 points per night. But then again, this was in December with low occupancy