I should firstly question the previous report. The room rate for a 10th storey, one-bedroomed suite was 4500RUR per night, this is approx. $160. But, the room with large en-suite/jacuzzi/bidet and very large lounge area was excellent. There were 2 balconies. Lifts are small but good quality. Service - perfect. Central to the town and the spa areas. Rooms very warm, probably the only criticism of the room - that its necessary to run all of the hot taps for many minutes before hot water arrives... soviet plumbing?

The description of a bed cover with a hole in it is confusing... the beds are King size, the duvet covers are standard in Russia, therefore the practice is to provide 2 - that butt up to each other. .. hence the "hole"... it is a simple task to overlap them

Rooms small and very basic bathroom facilities. Only single beds and quite hard.
They have refurbished the foyer which is a lot better now and they also take credit cards now.
Service is only average but best place to stay in the region.

It is possible to book rooms at this hotel on their internet website, paying by VISA. It was about $45US / night for a top floor, 2-bedroom suite for 4. Great views over the CBD of Pyatigorsk, down to Mount Elbrus, 100km? away & 5600metres high. Adoption friendly, there are small 6-table cafes on two of the upper floors, plus expensive disco & restaurants associated on the ground floor. Typical tiny elevators, bedcovers with a large hole in the middle (why do the Russians do that ?!). It is difficult to compare Russian things with the rest of the world: spoilt people might call this a very basic, unfriendly, concrete place, but, .... hey, you're in Russia, and there is only one other hotel nearby. It used to be called 'Rudnik Resort', and is a geothermal spa hotel, slightly better condition, a few miles south-east, & offers Colonic Irrigation as a specialty.