Must-see hotels in Southern Ukraine

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Hotel Londonskaya

    Odesa

    A grand old dame chilling out on Odesa's main promenade, Londonskaya has hosted such dignitaries as Robert Louis Stevenson and Anton Chekhov in the…

  • Mozart Hotel

    Odesa

    As the name suggests, this place epitomises European luxury, with elegant furnishings and a calm, light-filled interior tucked behind its refurbished…

  • Hostel Hipstel

    Odesa

    By investing in a competent designer, this establishment, located on the 1st floor of a stately 19th-century house, has put itself head and shoulders…

  • Babushka Grand Hostel

    Odesa

    While Odesa's other hostels are decidedly for the young, day-sleeping crowd, the wonderfully named Grand Babushka, occupying a palatial apartment near the…

  • Hotel Ayvazovsky

    Odesa

    From the Chesterfield sofas in the foyer to the spacious, European-standard bedrooms with high ceilings to the design-magazine-perfect bathrooms, this…

  • Frapolli 21

    Odesa

    Escaping from Odesa's humid heat and urban decay into this small but sparkling clean ultramodern space, with very comfy beds and 21st century bathrooms,…

  • Gagarinn

    Odesa

    Towering above Arkadia beach, this slick 21st-century mammoth has seized the market niche once controlled by Soviet Intourist dinosaurs. Busy like an…

  • Frederic Koklen

    Odesa

    Odesa's most sumptuous boutique hotel has guests gushing about the exceptional service, the luxurious period ambience and the great location. Rooms in…

  • Consul Hotel

    Odesa

    Not a conventional hotel, but rather a collection of large and very well-appointed rooms above a tiny reception area. In addition to comfy beds, rooms are…

  • Kuba-Daleko

    Southern Ukraine

    A fun place to stay, this brynza (goat cheese) farm comes with a little museum of Lipovan Old Believer culture on the premises and a hotel, bizarrely…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Black Sea Panteleymonivska

    Odesa

    Although in a slightly dodgy area, this hotel stretches your hryvnya a long way at the midrange level. While the decor is hit or miss, the generous size…

  • Yekaterina II

    Odesa

    Tucked away in a quiet courtyard right in the epicentre of Odesa's sightseeing and nightlife, this hotel occupies the upper floors of a residential…

  • Venetsiya

    Southern Ukraine

    On the main drag, this hotel has big, bright, comfy rooms and fluffy rugs. Most rooms share pristine bathrooms and there's also a restaurant.

  • Kanna

    Southern Ukraine

    The rooms here are squeaky clean and cavernous, but slightly overpriced considering the rural location.