will make my first visit to russia on august 27

4 days in st petes

5 days in moscow

1) renaissance in st petes
2 weekend days @ $208 - minus $208 for the Renaissance buy 1 get 1 free coupon

2 week days @ $260 , paid for with a co workers marriotts points
i now owe him 38,000 marriot points or future considerations

2) moscow grand hotel
2 week days @ $460 paid for with some one else marriott points
i now owe him 28,000 marriott points or future considerations

3) Moscow renaissance
2 weekend days @ $169 minus $100 bonus bucks

5) unsure of where i will stay on my last day
saw the meridien country club for $138 on expedia, but $163 on the meredien website

i guess they dont have a low price guarantee


the weekends are affordable
(damn my mom would kill me if she heard me say $169 a nite was affordable,
she was kinda upset with me when i didnt want to stay at the econo lodge during the last family reunion)
especially with the bonus bucks

but the weekdays are a bear!!