Podilsky Hostel Kyiv

What an experience... Quite possibly one of the worst experiences I could have as a first time patron of hostels and first time visitor of Kyiv. As Kurtz said in 'Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now' The horror... The horror... First, the entrance was a bit difficult to find. The door is in the back and was surrounded by seedy characters. Then, I was strangely, yet warmly accosted by a drunk resident who proceeded to have a conversation with me, although I do not understand Ukrainian well as I was trying to get to reception. The male receptionist was a bit cold and seemed a bit annoyed (the female receptionist was more warm), he did not have my booking I reserved in advance (surprise, surprise!) so I had to wait for a room to open and pay extra. The room was adequate. Quite small, private, the linen was clean, but the walls are paper thin, and a small single bed, but it worked for a place to crash for the night. Now comes the nightmare part of my stay à la Resident Evil. The bathrooms. It was minging. Water everywhere on the floor, dirty toilets, low water pressure so all used toilet paper where in a bit next to the toilet, and the shower room was about 5 meters in length with all separating it 2 moldy curtains. The hot water runs out fast so I used it for 3 minutes yet, was yelled at by the manager to turn it off in the middle of my shower. Then, as I was drying, another guest came into the cramped space as I was drying off with no distance between us. I just took my stuff and went to my room quickly. Quite an uncomfortable experience which soured my stay and was the icing on the cake. Overall, a hostel most likely better for locals, but if I were a foreign traveler, I'd find a better place to stay. The standards are not quite there for western travelers, not to sound condescending. But if you don't mind a little rough around the edges or this is the standard for Eastern Europe, then go for it.

Great Location, great quality of service, multiple ways of payments for the stay. Clean rooms, kitchen and bathroom is great! Wi Fi connection is quite good. Thanks for the great experience!

A small hostel in Kiev . It’s really an old one from Soviet Union style. The rooms are small but it works really fine. Never forget that you get what ure paying for. We paid 3000 for one week us three people.||The kitchen aren’t that nice but the showers and toilets is just fine

+ Price. Double rooms are quite spacious.||||- The rooms that are situated near the big street are super noisy. If you get one it will be a difficult question of not sleeping because of the noise or because of the heat if you decide to close the window. The cleaning ladies actually do a good job, but you have so many people staying in one floor it's impossible to keep the bathrooms clean all the time. What's more there is only one male shower on floor two. We were lured by the cheap price so we shouldn't expect fireworks, but we really didn't get much rest there :(

Good value rom for 4 (we were3 ) clean, hot water in showers, and no problems. The main road at the front is busy and noisy, avoid that side and choose rooms onto the quiet square behind. Some have a balcony too. Kitchen is big enough, 4 fridges, it seems some local kitchen workers stay there too. Mix of tourists. Wifi good.

Clean, safe and cosy place, a perfect for a short stay, well trained polite staff. 7 minutes on foot to the nearest subway. Perfect for young independent travellers. The hostel occupies the whole porch and the entrance to every floor is with the digitally locked door. The rooms are cleaner than in some of the 4 star hotels. The price is super inexpensive. The only drawback is inability to pay with card at the check-in, only cash available.

What an amazing Hostel. I travel a lot and stay at Hostels around the planet and can honestly say this is one of the best. The management is awesome and very helpful. Every employee I met was kind and friendly. Very affordable, quiet and clean. Spacious rooms, and large user friendly kitchens in an awesome location, about a 10 minute walk to a world class health club and grocery store. I will definitely stay here again.

We have just stayed in Podolski Hostel and could not been happier with our stay! We had a room with three beds, very clean, towels included. Even a small tv in the room which we did not expect so that was a nice surprise. Had cups, teaspoons and teabags in the room. In the kitchen you can use kettles, there are three large fridges to keep your food, you can even cook if you want- we ate out but saw people cooking. The showers are ok, not spotless but clean, but does the job. The location is very good, at first glance it feels like you are tucked away out of city centre but on the second and third day we liked it a lot, the metro station is 10min walk away, and the hostel is situated in a nice residential area. The housekeeping staff were very friendly too. Would definitely stay again!!