The apartment is in Kazanskaja ulitsa in an excellent position as a base for visiting. i had no problem in communicating with Valentina as I speak russian. Valentina is a very nice lady. i chose this apartment as from the web i had the impression Valentina only is living there. on arrival i was told that it is a ''communal'' apartment and that 'a' Sergej was also living there. i found that very dishonest and if i knew a had to share with this man toilet and bathroom i would have chosen another homestay. the common area were not exactly very clean, lets put it this way. probably for the price i paid this is what i should have expected