How to Find Luxury Hotels in the Ukraine

Located in eastern Europe, Ukraine has a lot to offer visitors, from its fascinating culture to its amazing natural beauty. Read on to learn how to find luxury accommodations in the Ukraine.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Passport

Choose Luxury Accommodations

1. Experience elegance in five-star hotel accommodations in Donetsk. Expect to find high-end furnishings such as chandeliers, rich draperies and marble floorings. Other luxury offerings include butler services, Internet access and complimentary breakfast.
2. Choose luxury accommodations in the downtown area of Kiev. Find business facilities for executive guests and other five-star comforts including fitness rooms, swimming pools and a choice of on-site restaurants.
3. Enjoy the finest Ukrainian luxuries at the Premier Palace Hotel in Kiev. Expect stellar service and posh rooms for expensive prices. Book your room by calling 011 ([phone] or log on to the hotel Web site. See the Resources section below for a link.
4. Book a luxury room in Odessa. Private apartments are also available for those looking to stay for an extended period of time.
5. Find luxury accommodations at a Lviv hotel. Four-star rooms with a single bed are fairly inexpensive, while rooms with twin beds are moderately priced.
6. Stay with the locals to save money. Many people arrange for accommodations by chatting up area residents at the local train station.
7. Make your reservations at a four- or three-star hotel in Dnipropetrovsk. Expect to pay expensive prices for five-star accommodations.

Prepare for Your Hotel Stay

8. Check for visa requirements. Nationals of several countries will not need a visa if they are just visiting Ukraine. However, if they intend to work or study there a visa is required. Contact the Ukrainian embassy for more information.
9. Fly into Ukraine. There are two airports, Boryspil International Airport and Zhuliany-Kyiv. Most of international flights arrive at Boryspil International Airport. You can also arrive by train, drive in, take a bus or take a ferry.
10. See the cities of Ukraine by using the metro, trains, trolleys and buses. You can also rent a car. Be aware that the buses are usually crowded. Know that the trains are the most affordable and convenient way to get around and private citizens sometimes use their cars as taxis.

Know Your Destination

11. Change your currency. The Ukrainian currency is the Hryvnya.
12. Learn the local rules of etiquette. For instance, do not shake hands across a threshold and do not put your thumb between your first two fingers. It is a rude gesture.
13. Purchase a phrase book. The official language of the country is Ukrainian.

Visit Local Attractions

14. See the Kyiv Pecherska Lavra Monastery and St. Sophia Cathedral, Ukraine's oldest church, in Kiev.
15. Travel to Lviv and tour the Lychakivskiy cemetry. This is a resting place for many Ukrainians of repute and is now a historical monument.
16. Visit Chernobyl. Tour the city known for its nuclear meltdown in 1986.

Tips & Warnings

• There is no official tourism Web site for the Ukraine that features online booking. Some of the nicer hotels, however, do host Web sites with online booking capabilities.
• All phone numbers include the United States international prefix "011." When calling internationally outside the United States, substitute that "011" with "00."
• All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.
• To be on the safe side, do not get into a car that already has a passenger.
• Be aware of certain rules if you plan to drive. Ukraine has a zero tolerance policy on alcohol and driving. They rely on their own abilities to determine if a driver has had a drink.