Tiu Kreschatik

A quiet and peaceful hostel right in the heart of Kiev. We are situated on the city main street Kreschatik exactly next to the Independence Square - always the center of all main events, performances and free concerts. Can the location be any better? ;o)

Just within a minute walk from the hostel you can find a variety of tourist attractions, cafes, bars, restaurants, shops - yes, it\'s all here!

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Dear members of PEACE CORPS and other Volunteer Programs in Ukraine, we appreciate your effort in our country and are happy to offer you a discount for the period of your stay with us: 30% in summer, 20% the rest of the year! Please inquire upon your arrival about the discounted prices.

(Please note: the discount is applicable to the prices of 8 euro or more per night)

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NO HIDDEN EXTRAS - what you book is what you pay!

Our hostel consists of one 10-bed dorm, one private room, a common room, bathroom, toilet and a fully equipped kitchen where guests can prepare their food. In our kitchen we have a fridge, a toaster, a microwave oven, a full set of pans, cups, plates and cutlery.

It is a bright place with big windows in every room. We have air-conditioning and fly-screens in our dorms, so no bug bites while you are sleeping. We have thick comfy mattresses, individual metal lockers for everybody in the dorm. Our common room has a plasma TV with the US and UK channels, DVD player, movies in English, a PC for those guests that don\'t have their own laptops, PDAs etc. with them. We also have the fire equipment and a First Aid kit.

Our staff are all fluent in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

At our hostel you will have:

- NO CURFEW, NO LOCKOUT
- FREE tea & coffee all day long
- FREE unlimited internet (Wi-Fi)
- Clean ironed linens and face towels INCLUDED into the price
- A washing machine and a dryer to do your laundry
- An ability to practice your language skills with our staff and other guests

We can arrange for you:

- Tours to Chernobyl (please inform us at least 4 days in advance)
- Transfers from and to the airport
- AK-47 shooting and BRDM vehicle driving


If you wish to travel further through Ukraine after your stay with us in Kiev, we can recommend nice and safe hostels in other cities of the country.


WELCOME! :o)


NOTE:

We are NOT a sex-tourist friendly hostel: if you are coming for easy women and cheap booze, you better find another place. Stag parties are NOT welcome - please choose to stay and party somewhere else.

We have ZERO-TOLERANCE against bad, drunken behavior and bad language towards other guests or members of the staff. Any such behaviour will be immediately dealt with and those involved will be asked to leave (with the police assistance, if necessary).

Directions

FROM THE CENTRAL TRAIN STATION:

If you arrive to the train station after the midnight, taxi will be probably your best choice. The normal price to get from there to our hostel is 30 UAH (40 UAH at the most, just to avoid any haggling - they should be happy with that).

If you arrive to the train station before midnight though, you may take the metro. The Vokzal'na metro station is 100 meters to the left from the train station main entrance. Walk in there, buy a token per person, go down the escalator and take the right-hand train direction. Go to the 3rd station from Vokzal'na - the Kreschatik station (that is pass the Universitet station, then Teatral'na and finally step off on the Kreschatik). Once out of the train, turn to the left, go up the escalator and you will come out to the Kreschatik street - the city main street. Cross it, turn to the right and walk ahead for about 5 minutes towards the Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti). Cross the square underground, leave it behind and walk for another 5 minutes in the direction of a big arch you will see ahead. Keep watching for the number 8 street sign (you can see a photo of it among our hostel profile pictures). Walk through the passage into the inner court, go till the end of it and you will see a door on the right hand. Enter it (there is a code lock on the door but it does not work, so don't worry about it), go up onto the 4th floor and you will see a sign 'TIU Kreschatik' on the door - here you are, welcome!


FROM THE AIRPORT:

There are several ways to get to our hostel from the Boryspil airport. The easiest one - yet the priciest as well, - is on taxi: you can go to the taxi office directly outside the arrivals lounge and there you should be able to get a taxi to our hostel for around 200 UAH (about 19-20 euros). This should be also a normal price if you decide to take one of the taxis waiting outside the airport building - you should not let them charge you more.

There is also a shuttle bus service from the airport to the Central Train Station. Those buses leave every 10-15 minutes and cost around 30 UAH (about 3 euros); they run at night as well. Once on the train station, please follow the instructions above.


FROM THE CENTRAL BUS STATION:

Go to the Demiivska metro station (right next to the bus station), take the metro and go to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti station (i.e. Independence Square). Once out of the metro on the Independence Square, please follow the instructions above.

Facilities

Internet Access, Airport Pick Up, Linen Included, Bar, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, Telephone/Fax Facilities, 24 hour reception, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Bureau de Change, Common Room, Lift / Elevator, 24 Hour Check In, WiFi in lobby, Web access in lobby, Web access in Room, WiFi in room, Air Conditioning