Must-see hotels in Ukraine

  • Vintage

    Lviv

    Lviv’s first real boutique hotel is a delightfully intimate 29-room place, accessed through an inconspicuous entrance in the historical centre. Rooms ooze…

  • Dream House Hostel

    Kyiv

    Kyiv's most happening hostel is this gleaming 100-bed affair superbly located at the bottom of Andriyivsky uzviz. An attached cafe-bar, a basement kitchen…

  • Hotel 19

    Kharkiv

    This freshly minted, extravagantly fashioned boutique hotel hides away on a tranquil courtyard just off traffic-plagued vul Sumska. The 24 rooms are a…

  • On the Corner

    The Carpathians

    The extended Pavliuk family continue to wow guests with their legendary hospitality, making this not only the best place to stay in Kolomyya, but one of…

  • Villa Otte

    Eastern Ukraine

    This really is a villa with exquisitely designed rooms (think huge beds, comfy armchairs, many useful lamps and whole array of designer toiletries) that…

  • Leopolis Hotel

    Lviv

    One of the historical centre’s finest places to catch some Zs. Every guest room in this 18th-century edifice is different, but all have a well-stocked…

  • Pid Templem

    The Carpathians

    Just a few metres separate this new 11-room hotel from the synagogue from which it takes its name (meaning ‘Below the Temple'). Rooms are woody and…

  • Smerekova Khata

    The Carpathians

    This superb B&B near the market maintains its position as one of the Carpathians' most traveller-friendly halts. Rooms are fragrant with pinewood and…

  • Astoria

    Lviv

    A hotel since 1914, the Astoria was given a stylishly moody retrofit in 2013, sending it back to the monochrome world of the 1930s. The seven floors are…

  • Old City Hostel

    Lviv

    Occupying two floors of an elegantly fading tenement just steps from pl Rynok, this expertly run hostel, with period features and views of the Shevchenko…

  • Old Continent

    The Carpathians

    At Uzhhorod's finest digs the choice between 21st-century predictability, baroque opulence or swish art deco may be a difficult call, as all the rooms…

  • Villa Stanislavsky

    Lviv

    This hilltop villa stands amid the splendid decay of what used to be a posh fin de siècle residential neighbourhood, 20 minutes on foot from the centre…

  • Saban Deluxe

    Lviv

    This superb guesthouse 3km north of pl Rynok is an eclectic mix of old and new, 21st century and antique, jumble sale and IKEA all rolled into one. All…

  • Eney

    Lviv

    Conveniently located near the Lychakivsky Cemetery, this well-appointed, luxurious-feeling hotel has an impeccable reputation for service and maintenance…

  • Vin Hostel

    Central Ukraine

    The Vin is everything you'd want in a hostel: beautiful bunk beds with personal sockets and lights; a big, bright kitchen and common area outfitted with…

  • Kyiv's Hotel Ukraine, a Stalin-era giant

    Hotel Ukraine

    Kyiv

    This Stalin-era giant presiding over maydan Nezalezhnosti offers solid value smack dab in the centre of town. Short on comforts, big on atmosphere, its…

  • Dunayskaya Usadba

    Southern Ukraine

    Owner Ivan Kozma rents out three rooms in a typical Vylkove house – made of reed and clay, with a Russian-style brick oven in the centre and layers of…

  • Kleopatra

    Central Ukraine

    The Kleopatra is almost unimaginable value, right in the middle of the Old Town. Even the cheapest rooms are spacious affairs with foyers, luggage racks,…

  • Hotel France

    Central Ukraine

    Such a fine hotel, really, and at this price? You'll almost feel guilty paying so little. While on the small side, rooms include all amenities and the…

  • Golden Gate Inn

    Kyiv

    Golden Gate is a functional, anti-Soviet hotel with decent-sized rooms just a short walk from the centre of the old town. The clean rooms have microwaves…

  • Sunflower B&B Hotel

    Kyiv

    Just off maidan Nezalezhnosti but well hidden from noisy traffic and crowds, this B&B (and definitely not hotel) seems to have been designed by a super…

  • Avalon Palace

    Western Ukraine

    Immaculate, 21st-century multistorey hotel near the train station and just 600m on foot from the city centre. Rooms are tastefully decorated, sheets are…

  • Dilara Hanum

    Crimea

    Almost under the escarpment at the end of vul Ostrovskogo, which branches off vul Lenina, this little guesthouse is 'managed by two grannies and a…

  • Liverpool Art Hotel

    Eastern Ukraine

    Gilded figures of John, Paul, George and Ringo greeting you in the archway may not be a good sign, but there is much more to Liverpool than belated…

  • Dream Hostel

    The Carpathians

    Located near the stations, this branch of a professionally run national chain is the best place in the Carpathians to sleep on the cheap and meet other…

  • Kyiv Art Hostel

    Kyiv

    Owner Valentin, an artist, has created a masterpiece in his Podil apartment. It consists of a single dorm room with six double-wide beds, and two small…

  • Veselka Hostel

    Kyiv

    Locations don't much better than around the corner from Zoloti Vorota in the very centre of the city. Throw in sharp dorm rooms, bright doubles, fair…

  • Rixos-Prikarpatye

    Western Ukraine

    Away from its park, one hillside hotel in Truskavets stands out if you fancy an overnight stay. The foreign-owned Rixos-Prikarpatye is an oasis of luxury…

  • Georg Palace

    The Carpathians

    New, purpose-built and professionally run, this superb hotel in a quiet street just north of the city centre is arguably Chernivtsi's best option for a…

  • Atrium

    The Carpathians

    I-F's most central beds can be found in this soothingly well-heeled minihotel looking out across pl Rynok. Rooms are studies in leathery luxury, bathrooms…

  • The entrance to 11 Mirrors luxury hotel in Kyiv

    11 Mirrors

    Kyiv

    If you want to admire the cupola of St Volodymyr's Cathedral from your bathtub through a one-way transparent wall or perhaps share a sumptous buffet…

  • The Hyatt Regency hotel in Kyiv

    Hyatt Regency Kyiv

    Kyiv

    Other Ukrainian hotels can only dream of having the Hyatt's view of duelling 11th-century churches. Inside, everything is just as perfect, from the…

  • The entrance to Ibis Hotel in Kyiv

    Ibis

    Kyiv

    Yes, it is a predictable chain hotel, but it is sparkling clean and about the best value you can get for under €80 a night – and the most comfortable bed,…

  • Hotel George

    Lviv

    Partially renovated and still sporting lots of faded yesteryear chic, this epicentral hotel remains a travellers' favourite. A prime candidate for a…

  • NTON

    Lviv

    Near the terminus of tram 7 in Lviv's western suburbs, this far-flung hotel on the road out to the Polish border may not seem too promising, but it is…

  • Tsvit Paporoti

    The Carpathians

    This very well-appointed, 22-room hotel has the advantage of being easy to find with a location close to the stations. Well-proportioned rooms are a touch…

  • Pelikan City

    Southern Ukraine

    Pelikan Tour runs a homey, 14-bed guesthouse on the banks of the Danube, a short walk from the city centre. The company has also built four comfortable…

  • Bilya Richky

    Central Ukraine

    Occupying an almost rural spot down by the river, a 10-minute walk from the Polish Market Sq, this family-run hotel has just 14 timber-rich rooms and cosy…

  • Hotel Star

    The Carpathians

    Mukacheve's top address stands in neoclassical grandeur opposite the town hall and is by far the number one place to stay. The rug-lined, flagstaff halls…

  • Good Morning B&B

    The Carpathians

    You'll know you're on the right track to this superb B&B as the street is signposted in English from around 200m away. Charming hosts, Maria and Yuriy,…

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