Crimea
This one is the most peculiar black sheep in Crimea's dull guesthouse family. Accommodation is in tube-shaped mobile houses, once used by oilers in…
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Crimea
Cycling enthusiasts are entitled to their own secluded paradise in Bashtanovka, 8km from Bakhchysaray. it's a bit like an old-school hippie hang-out with…
Crimea
An artistic couple from Moscow made this place their home many decades ago. Their paintings hang in a downstairs room, which passes as a museum. The place…
Eastern Ukraine
About the only building left of the tsarist-era Donetsk, the Great Britain – built in John Hughes' times to house Western engineers – oozes heaps of olde…
Crimea
Flower and fruit trees cover every patch around this pension set in a secluded valley, about 15 minutes' walk along a footpath from the embankment. All…
Crimea
Like other hosts in Bakhchysaray, Shevkiye is a bit of a cultural ambassador for the Crimean Tatar people, but unlike most she speaks impeccable English…
Sevastopol
The drive leading towards this pretty little hotel is jokingly called an 'ecopath'. In fact, it is a dirt track cutting through a dacha sprawl in a ravine…
Sevastopol
A fan of military history and vintage Soviet cars, Yury converted a small flat in a quiet part of central Sevastopol into a modern-looking hostel with…
Crimea
We'd stay in this tiny cute microcosm for the rest of our lives. Hidden from the street, a tiny Oriental garden with a mountain view is surrounded by…
Eastern Ukraine
When you enter your suite in this extraordinary boutique hotel, you might feel you are dreaming already, your body swallowed by one of the California king…
Crimea
This Lego-like motel curving around a hillside offers great views, reasonable accommodation and decent prices. The cheapest, economy rooms (April to…
Crimea
The crème de la Krim is favoured by oligarchs, expense-account bunnies and others who wish their wealth to be seen. Rooms are elegant and tasteful – which…
Crimea
Few of us ever really need more comfort than this central, three-star establishment provides. The town's oldest hotel is in a heritage-listed, 19th…
Sevastopol
Designers at Best Western must have been overexcited when the chain took over this landmark building overlooking the bay from Primorsky Blvd. Thick…
Crimea
This large Soviet pansionat (resort) is undergoing a slow transition to normality, but it is still far from modern standards. Rooms look a little Soviet,…
Crimea
People are absolutely raving about this stylish little place, which comes with individually designed rooms, a pool and smashing views of the valley – the…
Crimea
Instantly popular, this new hostel occupies the upper floor of a house, which belonged to the architect responsible for Livadia palace. Its large…
Crimea
As elsewhere in Ukraine, it makes a lot of sense to rent a flat in Feodosiya, rather than get ripped off by hotels. These incredibly helpful people – a…
Crimea
It once housed public baths built for the city by a Karaite millionaire and more recently the studio of Soviet pop diva Sofia Rotaru (hence the current…
Crimea
Cute as a button, this private hotel's most eye-catching feature is its tiny atrium, with slit windows, oleanders, tea roses, a marble floor and a curved…
Eastern Ukraine
The decor is slightly on the macabre side – corridors lined with faux antique busts of Greek gods and Roman emperors, but rooms are very well appointed,…
Eastern Ukraine
The country's first five-star property when it opened in the mid-1990s, the Donbass Palace has a lot more competition of late, but it remains the No 1…
Crimea
Although far from perfect, this is easily the best choice for most Westerners. It's a hard-to-miss high-rise not too far from the town centre with plenty…
Crimea
It's just a converted flat inside a Brezhnevian apartment block, but its location on the train station square makes it convenient for transit purposes…
Crimea
Located in a riddle of old streets around 800m up the hill from the seafront, this year-round hostel offers two dorms and three private rooms in a three…
Eastern Ukraine
The city's pioneering hostel is a classical converted flat affair run by a friendly family. It's been getting consistently positive reviews since it was…
Sevastopol
What makes it call itself an art-hotel we can't fathom, but it is a friendly place with a black-wood interior so favoured by former Intourist…
Crimea
This place is good value for money and popular with foreign travellers, largely because of the friendly English-speaking host Elzara. You may not find the…
Crimea
Rub shoulders with visiting Russian celebrities in this upmarket hotel that's still quite affordable for Western tourists. Built in 2001, its rooms are a…
Crimea
Run by a major adventure tourism operator, which primarily caters to ex-Soviet tourists, this an atypically large and modern hostel with a rooftop lounge…
Crimea
Admittedly, the baroque public areas of this central, forward-thinking hotel are a bit over the top, but rooms are restrained and well finished – the…
Crimea
This nine-room guesthouse just 200m from the Khan's Palace is a long-time favourite among travellers, though it lacks the personal welcome of the town's…
Crimea
Spread across five buildings below the fortress, with excellent amenities and prices targeted at differing budgets, this hotel is often fully booked, so…
Crimea
Far from the habitual post-Soviet tackiness, this is a nicely designed and professionally run, top-notch hotel with friendly and very attentive staff. The…
Crimea
Designed to resemble a Turkish caravanserai, this Tatar-run establishment stands behind Perchem (Sugarloaf) mountain, on the road leading to Genovese…
Crimea
A reasonable distance from Gurzuf Beach, on the way to the Artek children's camp, Marina has large and airy lyuks (luxury) rooms that come with balconies…
Crimea
Fusing Crimea and Spain, this centrally located, friendly and well-run hotel is justifiably popular, so book ahead. The sole windowless 'economy' single…
Crimea
Occupying a lovely pink low-rise building in a quiet neighbourhood next to a park, this hotel has cozy, well-equipped rooms and nice personnel, though no…
Crimea
Opened in 2009, this is as modern as it gets in Crimea. Large rooms with eye-catching, red-and-black furniture are in two-floor cottages with glassy front…
Eastern Ukraine
Right by the bus station, Roche Royal sets new standards for Sviatohirsk's hospitality scene with huge stylish rooms, a spa and all the amenities a coal…
