Ibis Hotel/ Looking respectful
I liked the Ibis Hotel at Pavletskaya. Small hotel with newer rooms and very girl friendly. Lots of true business men with an occasional tour group. Its out of the center but when I stayed it offered some summer bargains. If you stay at hotels like Korston, you will already be categorized as a monger if you meet somebody normal. That's just me.
Off the subject, but here's a tip for some. I spent my first night at Cosmos Hotel(Dump, don't go there). That evening I just had to check out these legendary Moscow prostitute bars so off I went to NightFlight. When I was chatting the devs in this place, they of course asked me what I was doing in Moscow. Like every other monger, I had some crap about being a banker. When they asked me what hotel I was staying at, I responded the Cosmos Hotel. Well, keep in mind I'm one heck of a Sicilian bull shiter, my charade was up and they knew I was in Moscow to monger. Even with prostitutes, I do not like being associated with mongering in peoples eyes.
So how did I get the stink off of me and make sure that I did not skeeve anybody, be it taxi driver, bar girl, somebody I meet on street? First, I changed my hotel to where business men stay. Second, I almost never say this crap anymore about being banker or some business executive. When people asked me why I was there from that day on, I would always respond that I met a Russian girl in my hometown and now I am just a fool chasing a girl half way around the world. Anybody and everybody will always understand the foolish actions of somebody in love.
May not seem very informative, but if your going travel the world to seek out some tail, you might as well try to immerse yourself into the culture without anybody looking down at you.