Amaks Azov Hotel 

We have stayed in this hotel while we have attended a World Cup game in Rostov. It is an hour distant from Rostov but Azov is a nice small town that you can have a flavor of Russia. The hotel has all basic 3 star items, it is clean and located at the heart of Downtown. The front desk and managers made their best efforts with the English language - but you can always help using Google translator, and when you do that things get very easy, because the staff is friendly. The restaurant at the gorund floor has a reasonable breakfast and serves a mix of Russian traditional and international food. They have English menus, so that helps a lot as almost all waiters only speak Russky. We ate there lunch and dinner and did not have any issues. You can negotiate a transportation or use Uber from Azov to Rostov downtown (700 Roubles) or straight to the brand new Rostov on Don airport (1,200 Roubles) Right next door to the hotel ther is a bank where you can exchage US dollars or Euros to Rouble and we have done that in a very fast and smooth way. There is a museum two blocks walking distance, and if you are a walker you can go to the Don river from the hotel, walking through the park. If you ever go to Azov, this is the place to stay.