Must-see hotels in Ukraine

  • Reikartz Medievale

    Lviv

    The Lviv link in this 100% Ukrainian chain limits the medieval theme to a few spired bedsteads, the odd tapestry and a bit of chunky furniture. There's…

  • Park Hotel Chernihiv

    Eastern Ukraine

    Chernihiv's most adequate hotel is located in a riverside park zone, a five-minute taxi ride from the centre. It's a business-like affair with well…

  • Hotel Ukraina

    Western Ukraine

    The hotel of choice in Lutsk, with its central location overlooking maydan Teatralny, has 128 modern rooms, good standards and reasonable prices. Rooms…

  • Menorah Hotel

    Eastern Ukraine

    The fortress-like skyscraper of the Jewish Menorah Center looks so formidable that no besieging army can possibly disturb your sleep in its in-house hotel…

  • Ungweiser

    The Carpathians

    The rooms above the Ungweiser microbrewery are new, immaculately maintained, air-conned to fridge-freezer levels but a touch small for some. No noise or…

  • Pilgrim Hostel

    The Carpathians

    Though located 1.7km northwest of the city centre, this hostel has maintained its reputation as the city's best despite stiff competition. Facilities are…

  • Eurohotel

    Lviv

    This unexciting place is a good example of just what you can do with a surplus Soviet lumpen-hotel. The 90 bog-standard but comfortable rooms are for…

  • Venetsia

    Eastern Ukraine

    Right by the river, Venetsia has rooms with faux-Victorian furniture, unexpectedly luxurious for the price. Annoyingly you need to order breakfast the…

  • Sribni Leleky

    Western Ukraine

    The 'silver storks' may have a bit of an awkward location (1.5km south of the bus and train stations next to a busy road), but this well-designed …

  • Rius Hotel

    Lviv

    Modern hotel on the 6th and 7th floors of a mini high-rise aimed at business clientele, just a few minutes walk from pl Rynok. Bedrooms are done out in…

  • Hotel 39

    Lviv

    If you want good quality digs bang in the heart of the action, look no further than this superbly done-out hotel housed in the Palace Coloccini right on…

  • Chichikov Hotel

    Kharkiv

    You may feel you'd like a bit more space in the rooms for the prices this relatively new (2006) epicentral hotel charges, but overall this is a…

  • Hostinny Dvir

    Kharkiv

    This pretty little hotel set in a courtyard behind the posh Chateau restaurant only really becomes boutique as you summit the room scale at junior suite…

  • Nataliya-18

    Lviv

    Located on the edge of the former Armenian quarter, this solid midrange choice features big bathrooms containing Ukraine' s softest, fluffiest towels. The…

  • Hotel Lviv

    Lviv

    This 1965 ugly duckling was transformed into a, well, slightly less unattractive duck in anticipation of free-spending football fans, sending standards…

  • Tonal

    The Carpathians

    Just 150m from the train station, this sparklingly new minihotel is the best choice for late arrivals. Rooms are large, bathrooms clean and there's a cafe…

  • Khortitsa Palace

    Eastern Ukraine

    Located in newly built twin towers with splendid river views but no longer a part of the Sheraton franchise, this properly business hotel provides…

  • Hotel Atlant

    The Carpathians

    The 26 European-style rooms are great value, especially the singles, which are on the top floor (no lift) and have skylights and sloping ceilings. As…

  • Krasna Sadyba

    The Carpathians

    In a secluded corner yet just minutes from the town centre, this red-brick hotel on the river looks like something from 'Hansel and Gretel'. Most of the…

  • Antique House

    Western Ukraine

    The five-room, antique-filled, hunting-themed Antique House is an astonishingly well-appointed guesthouse for rural Ukraine and the location at the gates…

  • Fontan

    Southern Ukraine

    A slightly kitschy (think Roman villa meets Gothic castle meets US shopping emporium), but perfectly comfortable hotel in the centre of Chornomorsk.

  • Litera

    Eastern Ukraine

    On a quieter street in the very centre, this smallish hotel has classically designed rooms that are perfectly comfortable and well equipped.

  • Hotel Slovyansky

    Eastern Ukraine

    The Hotel Slovyansky is a remarkable deal considering what you get – four-star comforts, albeit without the four-star service.

  • Teren Plus

    Kyiv

    Tried and true, with well-located apartments for good prices. Has English-speaking representatives and accepts credit cards.

  • The Kozatskiy Hotel on maydan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv

    Kozatskiy Hotel

    Kyiv

    If location were all that mattered, the Kozatskiy would be Kyiv's top hotel. It's smack dab on maydan Nezalezhnosti. The once-musty rooms have come a long…

  • The entrance to The Soviet-style Hotel Express in Kyiv

    Hotel Express

    Kyiv

    The Soviet-style Express has a mix of renovated and unrefurbished rooms. The cheapest have tiny beds and lack showers, but at least have air-conditioning…

  • The giant Dnipro Hotel on Khreshchatyk boulevard in Kyiv

    Dnipro Hotel

    Kyiv

    The giant Dnipro basically anchors the northeast end of vul Khreshchatyk, so as a location play it's hard to beat. Add in decently renovated Soviet rooms…

  • Central Station Hostel

    Kyiv

    This popular hostel is a good choice if you're looking to meet other travellers and perhaps have a pub crawl, often led by the Brazilian owner. It…

  • Deja Vu

    Central Ukraine

    Deja Vu purports to be fancier than it is – witness the incredibly overdone restaurant – yet it remains Berdychiv's nicest hotel by a wide margin. Each…

  • Black Sea Rishelyevskaya

    Odesa

    Size matters when it comes to value for money in Odesa. This 1970s glass-and-concrete tower might be an eyesore, but it shelters a multitude of spacious…

  • Station Resting Rooms

    Western Ukraine

    The rooms at Lutsk’s immaculately renovated train station would put some midrange hotels to shame, though showers and toilets are shared. A mere 100uah…

  • Ros

    Kyiv

    You’re in for the Soviet experience here, not the creature comforts. The barely renovated rooms are stuck in the ‘70s, but at these prices you can’t…

  • Gala Hotel

    Central Ukraine

    With clay tennis courts, a bowling alley and a fitness centre, this New Town hotel in an impressive neoclassical building caters to sporty types. The…

  • Hotel Sofiyivka

    Central Ukraine

    The best thing about this place is the atrium that doubles as a museum of 18th-century marble sculpture. The sculptures of Plato, Alexander the Great and…

  • Hetman

    Central Ukraine

    With a great location on Polish Market Sq and easygoing staff, this atmospheric, 14-room theme hotel is a great place to lay your head. The rooms vary in…

  • Hotel Ungvarskiy

    The Carpathians

    With a miserable location on the edge of Uzhhorod's abandoned industrial zone, this plasticky hotel doesn't promise much, but inside rooms are generously…

  • Gintama Hotel

    Kyiv

    This friendly family-run hotel has smallish rooms individually decorated in a formal, traditional style if you're into that sort of thing. Think opulent…

  • Delta

    Southern Ukraine

    The only fully fledged hotel in town is a comfortable place to overnight. It's also a wonderful display of post-Soviet nouveau riche tastes, with a church…

  • Hotel Pysanka

    The Carpathians

    Dull but friendly and supercentral, it's strange to think the Hotel Pysanka was once the only show in town. The 22 rooms are cheaply furnished and have…

  • Podolski Hostel

    Kyiv

    This simple but clean hostel in residential neighbourhood in north Podil is good value, although you'll want to request a room facing the courtyard, as…

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