Lie back in a Russian landmark at Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg, surrounded by the city’s historic Admiralteysky district.

Few cities do opulence as perfectly as St. Petersburg. And, since few hotels do luxury as well as the Four Seasons, staying at the brand’s first Russian installation is a no-brainer when St. Petersburg beckons. Cultural and magical, this city is home to incredible landmarks like nearby St. Isaac’s Cathedral on St. Isaac’s Square, the Admiralty building and Alexandrovsky Garden, Peter the Great’s Winter Palace, the Hermitage Museum, Nevsky Prospekt, and the Mariinsky Theater.

Built by a French architect in 1820, two white marble lions flank the palace’s main entrance, guarding interiors that once served as the 19th-century home of Princess Lobanova-Rostovskaya. The lions themselves have been immortalized in Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 poem, “The Bronze Horseman,” and this historic building is a landmark in its own right.

Rooms and suites fit for a King or Queen – or Princess – two signature restaurants, and a glass-topped spa equal perfection at Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg.