sirtopper
October 10, 2021
So I have a penchant for Soviet hotels... This one was another that I'd not visited in Kiev - So naturally it went on the list. 21quid a night, with breakfast (more on that later) and right next to the metro. Sounds ok. The hotel itself is massive, many room types and many facilities you'd never find unless you needed them. It is right next to the metro and there is a 24hr supermarket behind Puzata Hata opposite.. I went for a bog-standard Economy 'Ekonom' room - Soviet style and last renovated in that period. The bed was a little lumpy and the furniture dated - But all clean and perfectly fine for the price you paid! The 'standard' rooms are only a few pounds more per night and appear to be considerably more modern with AC - You get what you pay for. Breakfast was a shocker unfortunately. The choice was poor, food was cold at half hour to closing and the coffee machines were 'spluttery'. There only appeared to be locals in the breakfast hall when I visited, so I guess this hotel is more popular with the Ukranians ATM. The breakfast hall itself takes some finding - past reception to the right, through some doors and up some stairs. I initially strolled into an entirely different hotels' dining room thru reception (the 'Adria' hotel on a few floors of the same building!) - Note: This looked markedly more pleasant. Overall, I'd not stay here again when I could pay an extra tenner for the Hotel Ukraina, or indeed the Salyut which is super retro but more central.