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Kyiv In Your Pocket
World Cup 2010 has finally arrived! We at In Your Pocket hope you're team made it to South Africa, and just because the Ukrainian national team missed out doesn't mean that locals have forgotten about this glorious event. Quite the contrary. Football is Ukraine's national pastime and Kyiv's pubs will be packed for all the big games. You're sure to find someone in the crowd cheering on your team.
Harnoho lita v Kyevi! Enjoy your summer in Kyiv!
OUR Kyiv HIGHLIGHTS
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Fellini
A wonderful location for people-watching, as the two terraces overlook the fashionable Ukraina cinema just off Khreschatyk. Fellini offers delicious French and Italian food, including frog legs and goose liver for those who likes such delicacies.
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President Hotel
The President’s surroundings are surprisingly tranquil considering its proximity to centre. The hotel has 372 bedrooms of varying comfort and size (singles, doubles, suites and apartments), a business centre, restaurant, bar, health and beauty complex, underground parking, airport transfers and even a chauffeur.
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St. Sophia’s Cathedral
Kyiv’s oldest standing church, St. Sophia’s was built in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise, who incidentally was laid to rest inside.
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Andrew’s Descent
This is without a doubt one of Kyiv’s oldest and most beloved streets. In ancient times it linked the administrative part of the upper town with Podil, the lower town of merchants and artisans.
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Radisson SAS
Radisson hotels worldwide have a reputation for excellence and Kyiv’s is no exception. The Radisson SAS Kyiv offers its guests wireless access to the Internet around the clock, and for the technologically challenged the IT-savvy concierge is a classy touch.
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Intercontinental
Intercontinental has been setting the bar in the hotel industry for decades, and its expansion into the Kyiv market represents a much needed infusion of competition in the “cream of the crop” end of the accommodation spectrum.
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I love Kuvshin. When in Kiev, i always go there with Ukrainian friends. Summer terrace is very nice and comfortable - it is in the shadowy park near Catholic Cathedral and fountain. Go there to have a good time and delicious dinner! )[...]
great dinner, great service and good atmosphere. Specially the tagliatella i had as a starter was to die for, freshly made and full of flavour. The lamb was slightly overcooked but overall great plave to be. expensive for uklrainian understanding[...]
Hello,I have been to your Museum,which I found very interesting. I found the site well layed out & well displayed. However I did find that there was no main office to contact people also it would be interesting to know what other activities the [...]
Horrible service, and high prices and their selection isn't always available. One of the worst pubs in downtown. Made the mistake of going there the other night to witness an American Embassy employee start a bar fight with another patron. Golden[...]
I called today to the Lufthansa office in Kiev. I discovered that they don't speak English and they simply abruptly hung up on me. Not smart for an International airline with respect to an International language.[...]
Nice restaurant, very good service, good value for the money ...The food was good (pasta with duck, mushrooms and cremy sauce), but could have been more tasty - lacking the "edge". Had Georgian rosé wine - it was quite good, but nothing special[...]
Just started planning my next trip to Ukraine in June and checked flights out of Bangkok to Kyiv. Aerosvit is the only direct flight - saves me at least 14 hours travel time, and is cheaper by almost $350 than the next cheapest flight which has 2 st[...]
Standard rooms are below a 3 -star standard, so it'a better idea to book a business room in a nearby Rus' as the rate would probably be similar... The location of both hotels is perfect for exploring this beautiful and fascinating city... [...]
about Caribbean ClubIts my first night here,en rejected and after being 'rejected' by shoes control in Shooters, me and a friend went to Caribbean bar. Wednesday night. Would only remark it should be listed, inatead of normal clubs, in the adult clu[...]
The President is a depressing communist pile with a poor breakfast buffet, rooms in every shade of brown and bathrooms that look like Orbis hotels in Poland in 1996. It's not value for money. If you have to stay at a socialist relic, pick the Rus n[...]
My favourite is actually at Druzhby Narodov 25B. This location is not special but it gets a nice mix of people and is not as crowded as in Podol. The grilled vegetable appetizer is great!![...]
Really, Volodymyr? It's a sign provincialism to insist on your own interpretation, since names of cities have varied over the years and the world doesn't march to your drum. Prague is Praha in Czech, Warsaw is Warszawa in Polish, but I suppose these[...]
As my knowledge about the country was mainly sourcing from books and some people telling me about it, I was very happy to find an excursion bureau giving me a deep insight and very good advice about the how and when and where in the Ukraine. I enjoy[...]
No argument from me, but there's the whole world out there that uses Kiev. I've got an atlas from the 1950's that uses Kiev. But, hey, if you want us to use Kyiv, then Kyiv it is. Whatever you call it, it's still one of my favorite destinations.[...]
Kyiv. Simply because, if the representatives of the people say it's capital is to be called Kyiv, then it is to be called Kyiv. Period. Anything else is a deliberate show of disrespect.[...]