Practical information about Krasnoyarsk: business travel, internet, mobile networks, health, safety.

Practical information, contacts, and addresses: A to Z list.

Business Travel.
There's a business center in Hotel Krasnoyarsk where you can use the internet, fax, secretary services, and rent a conference room.
Address: Krasnoyarsk, Uritskogo st., #94. Contacts: telephones (3912) 273-769, 273-754, fax: (3912) 270-236

Another business center is situated in Oktyabrskaya hotel: Oktyabrskaya Hotel (for business travelers) - Mira, #15 - , internet: http://tlcom.krs.ru/october/

Krasnoyarsk airport has a VIP hall that offers basic business services as well (contact: (3912) 267-729).

The best restaurant for business meetings is Aphrodite, located on Located on Prospekt Mira st., #124. Opened 12.00 to 24.00 ($20-$30 for a dinner).


Internet Resources & Web Access.
There's an internet access in Hotel Krasnoyarsk, but it's too expensive ($4 per hour). Here's a list of the central internet cafes in Krasnoyarsk:

Paradox. A wide range of services: internet access, CD-R recording, scanning, copying services, printing services, network games, snack and drinks bar. One hour: 25R ($1) includes 3Mb, additional traffic is 3R ($0.10) per 1 Mb. Expect to spend about $1.5 per hour. Speed: 2mbit / second. Opened 24 hours.
Address: Prospekt Mira, #96, telephone: (3912) 23-97-95, e-mail: parnet@rambler.ru

Laguna. Situated at the intersection of Surikova st. and Prospekt Mira. Computer services, internet access from 30R ($1) per hour. Speed: 2 mbit / second. Quiet music, calm atmosphere. Opened from 10.00 until 22.00
Address: Surikova st., #20a, telephone: (3912) 59-11-59, email: cafe@cafe.ikr.ru


Recommended web resources about Krasnoyarsk:

Krasnoyarsk City Portal. One of the most popular Krasnoyarsk web sites, features latest news, city guide, web catalogue, photogallery, forum and chat. All in Russian.
http://www.kgs.ru

City Web Portal. Same as kgs.ru, also completely in Russian. A list of what's on ("afisha") is better.
http://www.yarsk.ru

 
Mobile Netwoks:
There are two major GSM operators in Krasnoyarsk: BeeLine and SibChallenge (owned by MTS). The price of local calls is about $0.20, if you are on roaming expect to pay about $1-$2 for 1 minute, so it's better to sign up with one of the two.
You can rent a mobile phone, buy a sim card, and read more about cellular network in Russia at Travel Services / Mobile Rental
 

Health & Safety:
Please note, that during the summer months (May to 1st half of July) in the forest areas around Krasnoyarsk (including Stolby) there's a danger of getting encephalitis from a bite of a tick. If you were bitten, you should carefully remove the tick (making sure no part of him is left in your body) and contact the local immunisation center at Prospekt Mira, #35 (city center), keep the tick for analysis - only about 1% of them have the desease, so the doctors will check if it was actually infected before giving you an injection of immunoglobin against encephalitis..

There are many pharmacies situated in the city center, however, if you need a specific medicine you can contact a 24-hour hotline of "EniseyMed" pharmacy chain at (3912) 22-39-90, 26-56-26.