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with boxing champions the Klichko brothers, who are associated with the business, here
is your chic place to stay. At 120uah, the breakfast is also a good deal for nonguests.
Hotel Bontiak
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 284 0475;
http://bontiak.ru
;
vul Irynynska 5; d from 1100uah; ; Zoloti Vorota)
Flashy new 35-room boutique hotel located equally close to maydan Nezalezhnosti and
pl Sofiyska. The stylishly minimalist rooms are generously cut and well equipped, and
breakfast is served in your room.
Andriyivsky Uzviz & Podil
Dream House Hostel
HOSTEL$
( 580 2169;
www.dream-family.com
; Andriyivsky uzviz 2D; dm/d from 110/400uah; ;
Kontraktova pl)
Kyiv's most happening hostel is this gleeming new 100-bed affair superbly
located at the bottom of Andriyivsky uzviz. An attached cafe-bar, a basement kitchen, a
laundry room, keycards, bike hire (160uah per day), and daily events and tours make this
a comfortable and engaging base from which to explore the capital.
Bohdan
Khmelnitsky Boatel
CRUISE BOAT$
( 2291919;
www.vipteplohid.kiev.ua
; vul Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska, moorage 5; r from 350uah,
without bathroom 250uah; Oct-Apr; Kontraktova pl)
The grand dame of the Dnipro
River fleet, this paddle boat built in Budapest in 1954 is now permanently moored in
Podil. The dark-wood panelling in its corridors and smallish cabins looks immaculate,
but it may be stuffy in the summer heat.
Vozdvyzhensky Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 531 9900;
www.vozdvyzhensky.com
;
vul Vozdvyzhenska 60; standard s/d 1200/1940uah;
; Kontraktova pl)
Tucked away in a nook just off Andriyivsky uzviz, the
Vozdvyzhensky is one of Kyiv's few true boutique hotels. The 29 rooms are all individu-
ally designed and boast fine art. The hotel highlight is the rooftop summer terrace, which
