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aircraft but won't have you heading for the emergency exit. The 34 contemporary, box-
ticking rooms are spotless and well designed, staff speak English and rates include
Ukrainian -style breakfast on the 7th floor.
Hotel 19
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
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( 754 4061;
www.hotel19.com.ua
;
vul Sumska 19; s/d from 1050/1200uah; ; Istorychny
Muzey)
This freshly minted, extravagantly fashioned boutique hotel hides away on a tran-
quil courtyard just off traffic-plagued vul Sumska. The 24 rooms are a soothing antidote
to the remnants of the proletarian utopia outside, all done out in wistful 19th-century
antique-style furniture and boasting stuccoed ceilings and libraries (topics are in Russian
so just nice to look at for most). En route to breakfast stop to admire paintings of Kharkiv
that line the plush corridors. Guests can swim for free at the 19's sister hotel Nasha
Dacha, outside the city centre. Ask the extremely professional staff how to get there.
Hotel Cosmopolit
LUXURY HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 754 6886;
www.cosmopolit-hotel.com
;
vul Akademika Proskury 1; r from 990uah; )
This sets the standard for contemporary design in Kharkiv, with flatscreen TVs and loads
of extras like plush robes and 24-hour room service. The theme is Italian, and breakfast
in swanky Da Vinci restaurant is divine. The huge 'king' rooms are worth the splurge
(1500uah). If you're here on business, this is your top choice even if it is a short taxi ride
from the city centre.
Chichikov Hotel
LUXURY HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 752 2300;
www.chichikov-hotel.com.ua
; vul Gogolya 6/8; s/d from 570/1140uah; ;
Arkhitektora Beketova)
You may feel you'd like a bit more space in the rooms for the prices
this relatively new (2006) epicentral hotel charges, but overall this is a commendable
place to kip. Rooms are elegantly furnished, kitted out with all those things you never
use, and bathrooms are spotless.
Hostinny Dvir
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 705 6086;
www.hotel-gd.com.ua
; vul Rymarska 28; s/d from 740/850uah; ; Arkhitekt-
ora Beketova)
This pretty little hotel set in a courtyard behind the posh Chateau restaurant
only really becomes boutique as you summit the room scale at junior suite and suite
