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They call this spanking new Kiev hostel D'Lux, and they aren't kidding -- it is probably the most luxurious plushest hostel I've ever seen.
The Location
A huge wine supermarket is next door down the quiet side street Observatorna, where you can pick up a fine vintage to sip in the big jacuzzi with toilet and bidet. Look for the blue strip of flags on the travel agency next door. It's not really downtown -- that's a stiff walk -- but only a few minutes by the many buses on arterial Artema to Maidan (Independence Square), and you can walk easily to Sophiesky Church, or Lvivsky Square, which isn't a square but a nice little park that has the superb Ukrainian pizza chain Celantano's adjacent. Drova's is another big, cheap Russian self-serve cafeteria chain across from Lvivsky.
Rooms and Bathrooms
All over, the décor is expensive and impressive -- some upper bunks have nice built-in cabinets next to them. The king-bed, private, “superior” room with a couch is huge, as are the bathrooms (the second has the shower and washing machine that you can use for a fee).
Common Spaces
D'Lux has multiple common rooms -- one in the entrance, a beautiful dinning room with truly big screen TV, two huge balconies, two bathrooms, all decorated like an upscale classic apartment, not a sterile hostel -- most places try to keep them so "clean" that they lose every bit of character. One balcony is about the biggest we've ever seen, with high stools and a long counter for reading, writing, or smoking; there is also a full kitchen. The other balcony has a huge rack of shoes on an upper shelf -- you could eat off the floors, as Ukrainians will keep the floors super clean enough, but put they dirty shoes on higher shelves! For a price, they provide a shisha -- the giant, deracinated, white tobacco hash water pipe, but if you don't get sick or buzzed from tobacco, where's the thrill? We can't tell if the things are even lit, the “tobacco” is so mild. There are also pub crawls and various activities.
Summary
The place was completely full when we were there, even in early evening, with a wide variety of young people -- they do have an age limit of fifty years old and a too-early checkout of 11a.m.
The prices aren't too deluxe for everyone to enjoy, and they take credit cards, which is relatively rare for hostels here. And the manager is very fetching.
The Location
A huge wine supermarket is next door down the quiet side street Observatorna, where you can pick up a fine vintage to sip in the big jacuzzi with toilet and bidet. Look for the blue strip of flags on the travel agency next door. It's not really downtown -- that's a stiff walk -- but only a few minutes by the many buses on arterial Artema to Maidan (Independence Square), and you can walk easily to Sophiesky Church, or Lvivsky Square, which isn't a square but a nice little park that has the superb Ukrainian pizza chain Celantano's adjacent. Drova's is another big, cheap Russian self-serve cafeteria chain across from Lvivsky.
Rooms and Bathrooms
All over, the décor is expensive and impressive -- some upper bunks have nice built-in cabinets next to them. The king-bed, private, “superior” room with a couch is huge, as are the bathrooms (the second has the shower and washing machine that you can use for a fee).
Common Spaces
D'Lux has multiple common rooms -- one in the entrance, a beautiful dinning room with truly big screen TV, two huge balconies, two bathrooms, all decorated like an upscale classic apartment, not a sterile hostel -- most places try to keep them so "clean" that they lose every bit of character. One balcony is about the biggest we've ever seen, with high stools and a long counter for reading, writing, or smoking; there is also a full kitchen. The other balcony has a huge rack of shoes on an upper shelf -- you could eat off the floors, as Ukrainians will keep the floors super clean enough, but put they dirty shoes on higher shelves! For a price, they provide a shisha -- the giant, deracinated, white tobacco hash water pipe, but if you don't get sick or buzzed from tobacco, where's the thrill? We can't tell if the things are even lit, the “tobacco” is so mild. There are also pub crawls and various activities.
Summary
The place was completely full when we were there, even in early evening, with a wide variety of young people -- they do have an age limit of fifty years old and a too-early checkout of 11a.m.
The prices aren't too deluxe for everyone to enjoy, and they take credit cards, which is relatively rare for hostels here. And the manager is very fetching.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
September 2011
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