You will find Turist Hotel in a neighbourhood full of precast concrete buildings built in the soviet era. It stands tall with 25 floors, about 7 kilometres away from the city centre on the east side of the Dnjepr river. A subway station, bus stops, shops, pubs and restaurants and a travel agent are in the immediate vicinity.
Check-in went surprisingly smooth and efficient, the lobby staff even had a smile or two to spare! Accepted means of payment are Cash (hrivna only!) and credit cards.
The rooms are a bit outdated, the tv set only shows Ukrainian/ Russian channels. What's really letting the hotel down is the state of the bathroom: lots of cracked tiles, mildew, the mirror was half- blind, they toilet bowl wasn't screwed to the floor. The bath tub was way too small (I am 6'2") but frankly, the whole room wasn't very inviting to stay longer than necessary.
What was surprisingly good was the ample breakfast buffet (included) in the complex' restaurant (a bit difficult to find though).
All in all, I wouldn't want to stay there for longer, however if you're looking for affordable accommodation for one or two nights, Turist Hotel isn't the worst of choices.

The good: McDonalds & Irish bar w/decent food across the street, supermarket & metro 2 blocks away (downtown is 4 stops away on metro, 15 minutes - costs equivalent $ 0.25/ea way)

The bad: bed size fit for a dog, as comfortable as laying on a bed of rocks, need microscope for the tiny tv, every channel (about 50) is 100% Ukrainian dubbed), the paid internet card konks out every 15 minutes, 2 guards inside the hotel look like untrained ex-KGB - they're waiting for a terrorist attack it seems - they just sit there, stare you down & check your keys before letting you through to elevator.

The ugly: buffet breakfast one of the absolute worst on the planet, am pretty sure something like this would be shut down even in Mexico ... no telling what is in the meat, the 'scrambled eggs' definitely did not taste like or look a normal scrambled egg, OJ is made of 95% water, dining hall feels like a prison, if you want to play Russian roulette & try breakfast, I suggest you stick with the bread and vegetables.


Tip - for an extra $ 50/night stay in a nice hotel downtown Kiev, you'll be happy you did !

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Needing to stay just a single night in Kiev (actually, just a few hours as the train was so late from Kharkiv) , whilst waiting for a flight to Moscow, I was looking for somewhere cheap just to bed down for the night. Whilst this was only actually relatively cheap, given the cost of Kiev hotels, it fitted the bill.

The hotel is situated next to a Metro station, on the line towards the Hydropark and it's pretty easy to find.

Upon arrival (late - past 11pm) we found the reception deserted and dark - and had to wait until a receptionist appeared. After this, checking in was easy enough and we were dispatched up to collect out keys from the floor attendant - which was fairly painless.

The rooms were clean - but very dated. Old beds, old furniture and generally quite shabby - but given the cost and previous experience of former Soviet hotels, I was expecting this. The bathroom had been renovated to an extent, and the shower in the morning was nice and warm.

The breakfast was very basic - little in the way of choice, served by some fairly uninterested looking staff and not all that appitising really. I would probably recommend going to the McDonalds just over the road instead!

The area around the hotel has a number of shops and a couple of bars. I would advise avoiding the Irish place just over the road though as it is outrageously expensive and if you look around the area near the Metro / McDonalds there are a couple of small bar / cafes which are decent, open till the early hours and don't cost the earth.

Overall - not fantastic - but not a complete dive either. I would echo the sentiments of a previous reviewer "OK for a couple of nights on business but not for taking your missus to on a weekend away!"

This is a traditional hotel very close to the exhibition center and right next to the train station. trains go straight into the heart of downtown kiev. very basic breakfast served and anything extra asked for is chargeable including ketchup. staff is not very well versed with english so be ready for some communication issues. overall this place wins only because of location. lot to do right outside the hotel in the evening. also close to mcdonalds (right across the street). hotel has a bar, casino and also a strip club.