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==Sleep==
==Sleep==
Please note that a foreign guest must get registered with the local police department - Department for Citizenship and Migration within 3 business days. Most hotels process the registration automatically upon check-in while many apartment rentals might be reluctant to provide registration. Check if the rental service offers registration service and at what price.
Please note that a foreign guest must get registered with the local police department - Department for Citizenship and Migration within 3 business days. Most hotels process the registration automatically upon check-in while many apartment rentals might be reluctant to provide registration. Check if the rental service offers registration service and at what price.
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===Budget===
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| name=Hostel Jazz | url=http://hosteljazz.by/en/ | email=hostel.jazz@gmail.com
| name=Hostel Jazz | url=http://hosteljazz.by/en/ | email=hostel.jazz@gmail.com
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| name=Hostel Traveler | url=http://hostel-traveler.by | email=
| name=Hostel Traveler | url=http://hostel-traveler.by | email=
| address=Golodeda 9a | lat= | long= | directions=8 km from the centre
| address=Golodeda 9a | lat= | long= | directions=8 km from the centre
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| phone=+375 29 311
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| phone=+375 29 311
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| name=Hostel Viva | url=http://hostelviva.by/ | email=hostelviva.by@gmail.com
| name=Hostel Viva | url=http://hostelviva.by/ | email=hostelviva.by@gmail.com
| address=Zhukovsky 4/ 1N | lat= | long= | directions=600m from main train station
| address=Zhukovsky 4/ 1N | lat= | long= | directions=600m from main train station
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| phone=+375 33 627
11 33
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| phone=+375 33 627
1133
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| hours= | price=€10 for a dorm bed, €12 for a bed in 4
| hours= | price=€10 for a dorm bed, €12 for a bed in 4
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| content=Unfairly overlooked by international tourism, this Minsk Hostel of the International Relations Center (Belarus Ministry of Education) is a well-located block of budget rooms that has few matches in budget quality/rate category. The hostel can only be booked by telephone. No English-speaking personnel.
| content=Unfairly overlooked by international tourism, this Minsk Hostel of the International Relations Center (Belarus Ministry of Education) is a well-located block of budget rooms that has few matches in budget quality/rate category. The hostel can only be booked by telephone. No English-speaking personnel.
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===Mid-range===
===Mid-range===
On the web you can find a lot of cheap offers to rent a flat. Average price is about 50 USD for the night. There is also a good rental service provided by [http://www.belarusrent.com] . They rent rooms in good quality in the center of Minsk. They also provide assistance for visas. - You might receive a call to your hotel room late at night offering a "massage". To avoid being woken up it is worth unplugging your phone.
On the web you can find a lot of cheap offers to rent a flat. Average price is about 50 USD for the night. There is also a good rental service provided by [http://www.belarusrent.com] . They rent rooms in good quality in the center of Minsk. They also provide assistance for visas. - You might receive a call to your hotel room late at night offering a "massage". To avoid being woken up it is worth unplugging your phone.
[[File:Belarus-Minsk-Hotel Belarus.jpg|thumb|200px|Hotel Belarus]]
[[File:Belarus-Minsk-Hotel Belarus.jpg|thumb|200px|Hotel Belarus]]
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| name=40 Let Pobedy | alt=40 Years of Victory | url= | email=
| name=40 Let Pobedy | alt=40 Years of Victory | url= | email=
| address=Azgura 3 | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Azgura 3 | lat= | long= | directions=
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| content=Nice rooms, decent location. No internet, few English speaking receptionists.
| content=Nice rooms, decent location. No internet, few English speaking receptionists.
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| name=Hotel Belarus | url=http://www.en.hotel-belarus.com | email=
| name=Hotel Belarus | url=http://www.en.hotel-belarus.com | email=
| address=Storozhevskaja 15-201 | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Storozhevskaja 15-201 | lat= | long= | directions=
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(017)
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+375
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209
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| hours= | price=€35/single
| hours= | price=€35/single
| checkin=12 | checkout=12
| checkin=12 | checkout=12
| content=Great location, clean Soviet hotel with very old school interior. Great indoor pool/hot tub and a gym, cost $10 extra. Free wifi in lobby.
| content=Great location, clean Soviet hotel with very old school interior. Great indoor pool/hot tub and a gym, cost $10 extra. Free wifi in lobby.
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| name=Hotel Orbita | alt= | url=http://www.orbita-hotel.com | email=
| name=Hotel Orbita | alt= | url=http://www.orbita-hotel.com | email=
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| content=Prospekt Pushkina 39, a clean 208 room hotel with friendly but boring staff. There is a supermarket next door and Cash Exchange in the hotel lobby. The airport and train terminal are about 6km away. It is in the western part of Minsk not far from the Republican Exhibition Centre.
| content=Prospekt Pushkina 39, a clean 208 room hotel with friendly but boring staff. There is a supermarket next door and Cash Exchange in the hotel lobby. The airport and train terminal are about 6km away. It is in the western part of Minsk not far from the Republican Exhibition Centre.
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| name=Planeta | url=http://www.hotelplaneta.by | email=
| name=Planeta | url=http://www.hotelplaneta.by | email=
| address=Prospekt Pobediteley 31 | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Prospekt Pobediteley 31 | lat= | long= | directions=
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+375 17
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| phone=+375 17 203
8587
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| checkin=12 | checkout=12
| checkin=12 | checkout=12
| content=They have great services all within the hotel. Internet cafe is open till 8PM. Casino is open 24h.
| content=They have great services all within the hotel. Internet cafe is open till 8PM. Casino is open 24h.
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===Splurge===
===Splurge===
[[File:Europa Hotel Minsk.JPG|thumb|200px|Hotel Europa]]
[[File:Europa Hotel Minsk.JPG|thumb|200px|Hotel Europa]]
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| name=Hotel “Europe” | alt=Отель «Европа» | url=http://www.hoteleurope.by/en/ | email=
| name=Hotel “Europe” | alt=Отель «Европа» | url=http://www.hoteleurope.by/en/ | email=
| address=Internatsionalnaya 28 | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Internatsionalnaya 28 | lat= | long= | directions=
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+375 17
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| phone=+375 17 229-
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| hours= | price=From €265
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| hours= | price=From €265
| checkin=14:00 | checkout=12:00
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| checkin=14:00 | checkout=12:00
| content=Exclusive five-star hotel situated in the historical and cultural heart of Minsk, at the intersection of Lenin Street and Internatsionalnaya Street. The beautiful 7-storey atrium-type building is carried out in Modern Style of early XX century. Late departure (till 11PM (24.00) is charged with 50% of the room rate.
| content=Exclusive five-star hotel situated in the historical and cultural heart of Minsk, at the intersection of Lenin Street and Internatsionalnaya Street. The beautiful 7-storey atrium-type building is carried out in Modern Style of early XX century. Late departure (till 11PM (24.00) is charged with 50% of the room rate.
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| name=Crowne Plaza Minsk | url=http://cpminsk.com | email=
| name=Crowne Plaza Minsk | url=http://cpminsk.com | email=
| address=Kirova 13 | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Kirova 13 | lat= | long= | directions=
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2005354
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0800
181 6068
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2005354
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tollfree=+800
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| content=5 star international hotel in the centre. The hotel, with its unique architecture, is opposite the Dynamo Stadium.
| content=5 star international hotel in the centre. The hotel, with its unique architecture, is opposite the Dynamo Stadium.
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==Stay safe==
==Stay safe==
Minsk is a very safe and clean city, especially compared to neighbouring capital cities like Kiev or Moscow. Unlike most Central and Eastern European cities, there are very few homeless and drunkards wandering the streets. Although locals might insist otherwise, Minsk is a city where you really must go out of your way to find trouble, even at night. If you are in need of assistance, there is a strong police presence in the downtown area. However, their ability to speak English is in most cases severely limited.
Minsk is a very safe and clean city, especially compared to neighbouring capital cities like Kiev or Moscow. Unlike most Central and Eastern European cities, there are very few homeless and drunkards wandering the streets. Although locals might insist otherwise, Minsk is a city where you really must go out of your way to find trouble, even at night. If you are in need of assistance, there is a strong police presence in the downtown area. However, their ability to speak English is in most cases severely limited.