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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Ekotel

    Lviv

    There are no frills but plenty of smiles at this spartan but comfortable 94-bed budget hotel and hostel, 2km southwest of the city centre.To keep rates…

  • Service Centre

    Kyiv

    These resting rooms in the southeast corner of the train station make a great choice if you are arriving late or departing early by train. The comfortable…

  • Hotel Adria

    Kyiv

    This Polish outfit occupies several floors of the lower-quality Hotel Tourist on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro near Livoberezhna metro station. This…

  • Oselya

    Kyiv

    Inconveniently located around 5km south of the city centre, roughly between Zhulyany Airport and the Central bus station, this friendly seven-room family…

  • Corner House

    Western Ukraine

    These new, stylishly fitted-out rooms in a quiet location are incredibly good value for money. There's a pool and banya, the manager is friendly and…

  • Panorama Hotel

    Lviv

    The Panorama has been a hotel since 1875 though it operated under a variety of names. Today the 51 vista-rich rooms are studies in crisp, 3rd-millennium…

  • Hotel Kalyna

    Western Ukraine

    Cheap, cheerful and brand new, the well-kept Kalyna is just about the best place in Kremenets to zip open your pack. Rooms are surprisingly well furnished…

  • Mackintosh Hotel

    Kyiv

    If the big Soviet hotels aren't for you and the boutique hotels too pricey, this new 26-room property in Podil is an excellent middle-ground choice. Rooms…

  • Vozdvyzhensky Hotel

    Kyiv

    Tucked away in a nook just off Andriyivsky uzviz, the Vozdvyzhensky is one of Kyiv's few true boutique hotels. The 29 rooms are all individually designed…

  • Bratislava Hotel

    Kyiv

    In an old-school Soviet high rise on the left bank, Bratislava caters to business travellers, offering plenty of services and smartly renovated rooms…

  • Reikartz Dworzec

    Lviv

    Dworzec in Polish means 'station' and it's on the way to Lviv's train terminus that you'll find another link in the Reikartz chain. Rooms are business…

  • Dream Hostel

    Lviv

    The Lviv branch of this national hostel chain sports spotless dorms with pine bunks equipped with reading lights and privacy-creating curtains. There's…

  • Sherborne Guest House

    Kyiv

    An apartment-hotel in Pechersk, this is very salubrious both inside and out, with 12 spacious apartments where you can cook for yourself and go about your…

  • City Park Hotel

    Kyiv

    Each room here is sleek and modern with attractive orange panelling, slate-grey paint, large plasma TVs, clean carpets and smooth lines. Bathrooms are…

  • Hotel Greguar

    Kyiv

    What makes this hotel different is a kitchenette in each of the large comfortable rooms. It's not like Kyiv has any shortage of good inexpensive food, but…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

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