Kiev Hotels guide

The most convenient Kiev public transportation in is metro (subway). There are a lot of traffic jams every day in Kiev especially in the center. If you come for business and interested to be in time on your meetings or events, then the best choice is to book Kiev hotel located close to a metro station. For instance if you came to Kiev to visit the International Exhibition Center on Brovarskiy Avenue then you will have convenient lodging at hotel Tourist. It takes only 5-7 minutes walk from hotel Tourist to the exhibition. The Tourist hotel building is very close to Livoberezhna metro station entrance (70 meters). The Adria hotel occupies two floors of Tourist hotel. There is another possibility to stay at Bratisalava hotel in 5 minutes walk to Darnytsya metro station. One stop by metro and you are near this exhibition. There are several Exhibition centers in Kiev. We recommend you to stay at Myr hotel to participate or visit National Exhibition center on Gluskova Prospekt.

Couple words about Slavutych Hotel. Staying on upper floors let you to be delighted of right bank Dnipro River view with its many golden domes of Kiev Pecehrska Lavra, Vydubetskiy Monastery and many parks. The area where Slavutych hotel was built is called "Kiev Venice" as it is surrounded with many channels of Dnipro River.

The Khreschatyk hotel, Kozatskiy hotel and Ukraine hotel are also on very close distance to Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station (50-150 meters). It's really convenient to stay in Kiev center because the most interesting places or business institutions are on walking distance. Centrally located Hyatt Regency Hotel Kiev and InterContinental Hotel Kiev have the same advantage - walking distance to enjoy ancient Kiev sights and architectural points of interest.

Travelers who like old style city architecture will choose probably Podil Plaza hotel that is on short walking distance to Kontraktova Ploscha metro station. Newly built hotel Riviera on Podil facing to Dnipro River is good place for people who like staying at rooms with terrific view on picturesque river and old city. The hotel is very close to the entrance to Poschtova Ploscha metro station and Funicular. If you like walking in the Volodymirska Hirka Park (Volodymyr Hill Park) you just need to take a Funicular train. It will take you upstairs for one stop and you will be right in the park and near St. Michael Cathedral as well. Podil is an old part of Kiev. Stay at Domus Hotel to have a possibility to discover Kiev life: streets, people, buildings, parks and Dnirpo River.

The most pleasant walking road that connect Kiev city center with old Podil is Andeevskiy Uzviz. This is most picturesque street reflecting Kiev traditional popularities. This street looks like a big street souvenirs store. If you are very fond of souvenirs shopping, then you should stay at Vozdvizhenskiy hotel. It is situated in the central part of Andriivsky Uzviz. Unfortunately, there is no public transportation on the area around hotel, because this street is walking area only. The hotel staff will help you to call a taxi.

If you like to visit Mariinskiy Park and Kiev Pecherska Lavra cave monastery then you are lucky to stay at hotel Kiev on Grushevskogo Street. There is a wonderful view from hotel Kiev windows on the park, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukraine Parliament) and on the left bank of Dnipro River. The distance from hotel Kiev to the nearest Khreschatyk metro station is around 7 minutes by foot. On the way from hotel to metro by Instytutska Street you can see the magnificent building of National Bank of Ukraine.

Sport hotel has excellent location for both business and leisure travel and visiting sport events that take place on Olympic Stadium. The hotel entrance is in 150 meters from Respublikanskiy Stadion metro station (Olympic Stadium). If you came to Kiev like a football fan then Sport hotel is perfectly located for you right on Olympic Stadium. There are also two hotels in the same area but they are most close located to the next stop - Palats Sportu metro station (Palace of Sports). It takes 10 minutes to go on foot from metro to Rus hotel and President hotel. This way is not very comfortable if you have your suitcase or have traveler bag with you because the road all the time upstairs.

When you go outside Zoloti Vorota metro station (Golden Gates) you will enjoy magnificent view on Golden Gates. It is one of Kiev old city landmarks that are completely reconstructed main gates to ancient Kiev in 11th century. It's 10 minutes walk by Yaroslaviv Val Street that bring you to Radisson SAS Hotel Kiev. This is a street where many foreign embassies are located. The distance from Radisson SAS Hotel Kiev to Central Railway Station is 3 km. Gonchara Street will lead from this hotel to Peremogy Square (Victory Square). You can see another elegant Opera hotel near the corner Gonchara Street and Bohdana Khmelnitskogo Street.

There is a high modern building on Peremogy Square. This is Lybid hotel. If you wish to stay near Kiev Central Railway Station, then this hotel is very suitable for you. Ten minutes walk or couple minutes by a car and you are on the railway station to catch your train. You will be amazed with wonderful city view from its windows. There is Vokzalna metro station on Central Railway Station. Actually, there is an airport bus shuttle that has final stop on the Central Railway Station (just in front of Southern Terminal). That means the very close hotel to catch this shuttle is definitely Lybid Hotel. One more hotel Express is located on similar distance from the Central Railway Station as Lybid Hotel. It is situated on the crossroad of Kominterna Street and Shevchenko Boulevard.