Podol Plaza Hotel

Overall I was pleasantly surprised with this hotel I would echo the comments of other travelers regarding requesting a room at the back of the hotel as the street-facing rooms are quite noisy. Bathroom is large clean and had outstanding water pressure other than that the rooms are clean, beds comfortable, and staff helpful. My neighbors were making some "interesting" noises at a deafening volume throughout the night so I had to switch rooms at 2 am. Less than ideal but the staff handled this quite professionally and with a degree of humor and relatability that I appreciated. The neighborhood is lively and well connected by public transport. Lots of authentic local restaurants and bars. Overall a great starting point for exploring Kiev. At 60USD a night I would return.

Excellent location, very friendly staff, nice breakfast, very reasonnable price. The only problem here would be the noise: in the rooms facing the street you will experience the daily loud and heavy trembling of the tram (from 5 AM!!) and in the yard rooms you could hear the permanent buzzing sound of the AC system (but this should depend on the location of the room - so check first!).

We arrived in the middle of the night and were convinced the taxi driver had made a mistake when he pulled up to this wall of graffitti in a dark rather quiet street, apart from occasional rumbling trams. The street entrance was deceivingly low key, but once inside we were greeted at reception. We were advised of a daily "tax" supplement which was about £1 I think so we dutifully paid for that day. Location was great. Breakfast had plenty of choice and staff were helpful. Our shower plumbing was precarious...every time you reached the desired water temperature there was a banging shaking of the pipes and you hoped pipes would sustain 3 minutes of power. We easily walked to shops,restaurants, St Andrews walk and up to St Andrews church. We were fascinated by the market stalls along the way with military items, cameras , currency from all over the world, ghetto items, cameras etc. We were told the local trams were for local residents taking them to the suburbs. We used the underground system which was easy enough and 3 mins walk from the hotel.