Vozdvyzhensky Hotel

Absolutely loved my stay at this hotel! The staff were incredibly friendly welcoming and attentive from the moment I arrived. The room was stylish and very comfortable with all amenities I needed. Truly a five star experience. Will book again!

It is always difficult to chose a hotel in a city you don't know, especially when you as we, don't want the mainstream hotels you can find anywhere in the world.||When traveling my wife and I are determined to find local hotels that reflects the national customs, design and atmosphere. But no matter how much research you do, you are never really quite sure when selecting a hotel. You can read comments from other users on the various travel search engines but the comments often vary from "Love this place to the worst ever" about the same place.||One further criteria is that the room must have a terrace, balcony or a garden, which limits the number of choices. Unfortunately TripAdvisor has still not implemented this as a part of the filter, but many hotel search engines do...||After many many emails forth and back to hotels that claim to have a balcony or a terrace, but where this was just a part of the hotel and not the room, we found this smal hotel in the heart of Kiev.||Room 201 is a small suite with a beautiful terrace overlooking the courtyard. The room itself is very well decorated and totally renovated.. A four poster bed and a beautiful bathtub at each end of the room makes this design hotel room very special. The separate bathroom is equipped with white English tiles and matching sanitary and a walkin rainshower that makes the room perfect. The colors of the room is well thought through to give the room the right ambiance. ||Breakfast is served in the terrace restaurant on the 4th floor overlooking the quiet courtyard or in the hill side garden with a small waterfall.

This was an excellent base for sightseeing in Kyiv with friends. It is very close to St Andrew’s church and is right on the Descent. Hotel staff speak good English and are extremely courteous and helpful. We were upgraded on arrival which we appreciated. The rooms were spacious and decorated in a quirky boutique style. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom was beautifully clean and contained everything you might need.|I did not eat at the hotel but there are many excellent restaurants and cafes in the surrounding area. However, the hotel provides free tea and cake in the afternoon and a member of staff even brought a cake to my room - a very nice touch :) I would not hesitate to return.

I lived and worked in Kyiv from 2011 - 2013 and often had work colleagues visiting from the UK. Unfortunately I did not know about this gorgeous little boutique hotel at the time, otherwise I would've suggested it to all my guests.|The decor is fresh, individual and beautiful. The rooms are spotless and the beds are very comfortable. The breakfasts are beautifully arranged.|I will definitely stay here again out of preference on my next visit/work trip to Kyiv. Lovely.

I have visited all over the world and stay at many and various hotels. But Vozdvyzhensky was really different than other ones. Firstly the architecture of the hotel are amazing, you feel like you are living in old times and garden and terrace of the hotel are cool. Rooms design and types of furniture are really fancy and pleasurable. The bed is comfortable. Staff are really kind and helpful. Breakfast is amazing and so delicious. Especially you should try each of the special dishes which you can choose from the menu. The hotel is worth all the money that you spend.

Beautifully situated at the top of the Vozdvyzhenska area in which the old building have been restored and painted, and halfway up one of Kiev's oldest streets. The room was not the largest, but it was comfortable with a lovely big walk-in shower and comfortable bed. ||We couldn't fault the staff for their professionalism, helpfulness and friendliness. Although we didn't take advantage, there was money off the restaurant and a cocktail evening. I couldn't comment on the breakfast either as we went out to explore the city's food.||Would definitely stay there again if we travel to Kiev again.

We enjoyed staying at this hotel in Kiev ....it was an easy place from which to walk around the older parts of Kiev albeit a bit of a climb back at the end of the day . The rooms are of a reasonable size and the beds were comfortable . Mostly quiet unless we left the window open . Very helpful housekeeping staff and a great laundry service . Some interesting art works throughout the hotel . Breakfast on the top terrace was okay but the choice was a bit limited

The Vozdvyzhensky looks nice from the outside. It's in a very wealthy part of the city, surrounded by money-laundered art and fashion houses dripping with corruption. Our stay was ghastly, and I would urge anyone thinking of staying here to sleep rough by way of preference. What makes it so awful - as is true of any venue - is the usual: our room was cramped ("boutique" shouldn't equate to tiny), there was neither tea nor coffee in our room, the air-conditioning didn't work, and - unforgivably - the service was atrocious. The lady working at reception couldn't have done less for us, and she appeared genuinely put-out that we had chosen the Vozdvyzhensky for our stay. Her ice-pick features and rude responses to simple questions (noting that she spoke good English) extended to the overt kick-back arrangement she was operating with the "one" taxi service the Hotel used in the city. A journey from the Hotel to the airport should cost no more than 550H. She quoted just under 800. Fortunately, the driver agreed to take us for 600. We were happy to tip him. The breakfast was again dreadfully served (although our poached eggs were very fine), and not one of the staff smiled or thought even to engage with us, or the other guest with whom we shared breakfast. Rudeness is unacceptable in a hotel over-charging like this place, and we would never under any circumstances return. This is an appalling hotel - made pathetic by its hilarious use of coffee-table pornography in the lobby. Go instead to the Hotel Opera. The receptionist at the Vozdvyzhensky should probably do the same and learn a thing or two.