Hotel Mir
This is a last-ditch resort out by Holosiyvsky Park, the cheapest rooms are non-renovated and lack air-c...
Kyiv's typical hotel is an unappealing Soviet high-rise with an array of rooms to suit different budgets, from unrenovated economy-class (think old, funny-coloured wallpaper, creaky furniture and not-so-clean bathrooms) to perfectly acceptable if faceless modern standards, usually equipped with air-con and internet access.
Conveniently for tourists, many hotels offer considerable discounts during weekends and long holiday periods (22 December to 12 January, 24 April to 11 May, and 30 June to 30 August) when business travellers stay home. Yet generally prices in midrange hotels are at least double those in other Ukrainian cities.
You can significantly reduce your expenses without compromising on comfort by renting an apartment. This cannot be overemphasised and applies even for short stays. Apartments are available in all budget categories and offer substantial savings (up to 40%) on the same level of hotel accommodation.
Kyiv has a lovely hostel scene, a typical hostel being a large converted apartment sleeping about 20 people. Owners and staff are often fellow travellers who you will find cooking in the kitchen and sleeping on a mat in the common room. For more Kyiv hostels check www.hihostels.com.ua and international hostel sites.
This is a last-ditch resort out by Holosiyvsky Park, the cheapest rooms are non-renovated and lack air-c...
This Stalin-era giant presiding over maydan Nezalezhnosti offers the best view of future revolutions, or...
This grand Soviet lady on pl Evropeiska keeps shedding her skin, undergoing renovations that keep shucki...
Top-end boutique hotels are popping up all over Kyiv’s Podil district...
It's all about the glory of fine marble and the decadence of brocaded upholstery in this world class fiv...
On a well-trafficked but beautiful avenue - just one block from the truly hectic riverside street - the ...
Affectionately dubbed 'the grenade', the Salute features psychedelic '70s furniture and a few rooms with...
The city's first international hotel had been well established as the city's best until the 2007 Hyatt o...
The Hotel Rus is not a bad deal – hallways are well lit, rooms are only slightly tacky, and the views ca...
Top-end boutique hotels are popping up all over Kyiv’s Podil district...
Popular with journalists who tend to book it because of the location and then grumble about conditions a...
Like the Hotel Rus across the street, the President is perched on a hill over the stadium, which means g...
Another Soviet high-rise on the left bank of the Dnipro, Slavutych lets you marvel at the golden domes o...
Other Ukrainian hotels can only dream of having the Hyatt's view of duelling 11th-century churches...
This busy Left Bank hotel pays for its rather remote location by having lower prices, but since it's imm...
Lybid hails from the same Soviet architectural incubator as many other hotels in Kyiv, but it stands out...
Tucked away in a nook just off Andriyivsky uzviz, the Vozdvyzhensky is one of Kyiv's few true boutique h...
This friendly family-run hotel has an understated style, with smallish, individually decorated rooms ten...
A rare Ukrainian apartment-hotel, this is very salubrious both on the inside and out, with 12 internet-e...
The Soviet-style Express has a mix of renovated and unrefurbished rooms...
Another no-frills hostel, it has the same pricing scheme as its sister, International Youth Hostel Kiev...
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