Found four offers in Kandalaksha, all one-room, all at ~1000 roubles/night, which is considerably cheaper than staying at a hotel (~2000+R/night):

Ulitsa Pervomayskaya 57, 8 952 296 0901 (central)

Ul. Kirovskaya 24, 8 963 358 8006 (train station area)

Ul. Sovetskaya 18, 8 921 169 1846 (“Military barracks” area)

Ul. Pronina 11, 8 953 300 2547

1000 roubles at the current exchange rate is $20US.

Source: hibiny.com/re/sale/rentdaily.. Through the site you can contact owners by e-mail.

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Based on our past experience short-term rental apartments are often not supplied with linen and other essentials. Mind you, that was 2-3 years ago..