HOTEL INFORMATION
PRESIDENT-HOTEL "KYIVSKY"
Hospitalna 12. Reception: 220-4144, 227-9554.
Built in 1980, this 735-room hotel is one of the most
comfortable and most expensive hotels in the city. There are three
restaurants, Congress hall, Fitness Center, transportation services,
three hard currency bars, a hard currency casino, a cafe, hairdresser,
sauna etc.
http://www.president-hotel.kiev.ua/
HOTEL RUS
Hospitalna 4. Reception: 380(44) 294-30-20. Email: post@hotelrus.kiev.ua.
Thó 385-room hotel built in 1979 is decorated with mosaics and decorative
sculpture. Breakfast buffet included. Rooms cost starting from $117. Reservation available from the Hotel's website.
Hotel has 385 rooms, 2 restaurants, 2 banquet halls, 3 bars, Conference hall.
http://www.hotelrus.kiev.ua/
HOTEL DNIPRO
Vul. Khreshchatyk 1/2. Reception: 229-8287.
This three star 180-room hotel is located in the center of the
city. Breakfast included. Room reservations-$5.
http://www.dnipro.com.ua/
HOTEL KHRESHCHATYK
Vul. Khreshchatyk 14. Reception: 229-7193.
Hotel Khreshchatyk is located int he center of town and offers
comfortable rooms. The hotel offers a bar, two restaurants, a
sauna, as well as the airline offices for LOT (Polish)
and Lufthansa, CSA (Czech), Air France and Finnair.
HOTEL KIEV
Hrushevskoho 26/1. Reception: 293-0155.
Hotel Kiev is situated in the historical district, Pechersk, not
far from the Ukrainian Parliament. It has 327 rooms. Bar, large
restaurant, banquet halls, shops.
HOTEL LYBID
Ploshcha Peremohy 3. Reception: 221-7522,
274-0063.
This 17-story hotel built in 1970 numbers 280 rooms.
There are three restaurants in the hotel, bars, a dance club and
an American sports bar, Playoffs International,
and a sporting goods store, Mizuno. The hotel is
not far from the center of the city and close to the Central railway
station.
HOTEL UKRAINA
Reception: 229 - 2807.
HOTEL SALYUT
Reception: 290 - 6130.
| Integro-Kiev | Vul. Bratska 10. (Tel: 291-7676/7723); rental cost per hour is $8-14. |
| Nikita | Vul. Serafymovcha 9a. (Tel: 550-3226); 24-hour rental cost is $50-300. |
| Otema | Vul. Yaroslaviv Val 33. (Tel: 212-0129/0514) |
| Oto | Vul. Chervonoarmiyska 15. (Tel: 220-8470) |
| Ukraine International Airlines | 14 Peremohy prosp.; 4 Lysenko str. |
tel: 221-8380; 234-4528; 296-7455 (at airport); fax: 216-7994 |
| Austrian Airlines, SAS, Swissair | Boryspil Airport | tel: 296-7697; 244-3542/43 |
| Air France | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 229-1395; 296-7050; fax: 229-7380 |
| Balkan Bulgarian Airlines | 12 Bohdana Khymelnytskoho st. | tel: 229-7203; 296-7591 |
| British Airways | 5 Yaroslaviv Val str., Kyiv 252034 | tel: 490 6060; fax: 246 5152 |
| CSA Airlines | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 228-0296/5027; 296-7449 |
| EgyptAir | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 228-2343; 228-4789 |
| Finnair | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 229-4363; fax: 229-4369 |
| KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | 20 Esplanadna st. | tel: 220-1614; fax: 227-2509 |
| LOT Polish Airlines | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 228-7150; fax: 228-7822 |
| Lufthansa | 14 Khreschatyk st. (Khreschatyk Hotel) | tel: 229-6297; 296-7686; fax: 229-2972 |
| MALEV Hungarian Airlines | 20 Volodymyrska st. | tel: 229-3661; 296-7453 |
| Pan Ukraine | 3 Volodarskoho st. | tel: 219-1448; 244-5620; fax: 216-6859 |
| Swissair | contact Austrian Airlines | |
| Transaero | 10 Shevchenko blvd. | tel: 225-0640 |
| Turkish Airlines | 4 K. Gorodetskoho st. | tel: 229-1550 |
Flight Information:
| Boryspil Airport | 296-7243; 296-7609; 225-2252 |
| Zhuliany Airport | 271-2633; 276-2034 |
Other Useful Phone Numbers:
| Air Tickets With Delivery | 056 |
| Train Tickets With Delivery | 050 |
| Train Schedule Information | 005 |
| Central Railway Station | 223-1111 |
Travel Agencies - (providing travel services to Ukraine).
| In Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Kyiv Bureau of Travel And Excursions | 17 Volodymyrska st. Ph: 229-1923; Fax: 228-0165; Telex: 131281 REST |
| Sputnik-Ukraine | 4/6 Desiatynna st., Ph:212-2586; Fax: 212-2407; Telex:131407 SUPER UA |
| KiyAvia | Travel Bureau. 7 Mala Zhytomirska st. Kyiv 252001. Ph: 274-9926, 274-9965 |
| KyivZovnishTour | 14 Turgenevska st., Kyiv 252054. Ph.: 212-8373, 216-7121; Fax: 228-0215. Accommodation for foreign tourists in Kyiv and Ukraine. |
| Ukrayina | Travel Bureau. 43 Saksaganskogo st., Kyiv 252033. Ph: 227-6783, 227-0662, 227-2413 |
| Ukrus | P.O. Box 10450, Kharkiv 231002 Ukraine Telephone or fax: (011-7) 0572/47-9169. E-mail: alex@ukrus.kharkov.ua |
| Travel Ukraine Agency, Pvt. | P.O. Box 5661, Lviv 290016 Ukraine Fax: (+7) 0322/ 33-5342. E-mail: IGOR@tuag.lviv.ua or 102477.1006@compuserve.com |
| Triada | Tel. (38044) 244-1293 Fax: (38044) 244-1299 http://www.travel.kiev.ua/triada/ E-mail: travel@ttriada.kiev.ua |
| HISPATOUR | Prospekt Mira 4, Kiev 253105, Ukraine. Ph/Fax: (+380 44) 552-0092; e-mail: ispatour@webber.net.ua Check with others and come to us!!! |
| In the World | |
| American Travel Agency (ATA) | 2222 W. Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60622, USA. Tel. (312) 235-9322 |
| Hamalia Travel Consultants | 43 St, Mark's Place, Suite 6E, New York, New York 10003, USA. Tel. (212) 473-0839; toll free: 1-800-HAMALIA; fax (212) 473-2180. |
| Scope Travel, Inc. Individual travel and escorted Tours to Ukraine |
1605 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA. Tel.: (201) 378-8998, (800) 242-7267 - for reservations only; Fax: (201) 378-7903 email: info@scopetravel.com |
| Conference Travel and Tours Home of the Mennonite Heritage Cruise |
4141 Yonge Street, Suite 402, Toronto, Canada M2P 2A8. Tel 1-800-387-1488; Fax (416) 225-7334. e-mail: walterunger@ica.net |
| R.J.'s Tour Ltd. |
11708 - 135A ST, EDMONTON, AB, CANADA T5M-1L5 Tel: 1 (780) 415 5633 Fax: 1 (780) 415 5639 |
| Gateway Travel Tours to Ukraine and FSU |
48 the Boulevarde, Strathfield (Sydney) NSW 2135, AUSTRALIA. tel: (612) 974 53333, fax: (612) 9745 32387, e-mail: gatrav@magna.com.au |
See here for  more
information about travel agencies running tours to Ukraine . |
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Currency Exchange
Exchange points are located all over the city, in the markets, in the import stores. Usually the signs are in Cyrillic and English. (Obmin Valut or Currency Exchange). You can convert dollars to Koupons easily, but the U.S. bills will be scrutinized for date, rips, etc. and often will not be accepted...so have some "back-up" bills just in case!
Here is a list of some ukrainian banks and foreign representatives.
| AVAL | 9 Leskova st., | tel: 294 9691, fax: 295 3231 | Processing Visa cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51/1 Vyshgorodska st. | tel: 430 4115, fax: 430 8012 | ||
| 7 Dniprovska Naberezhna st. | tel: 550 2310, fax: 553 7521 | ||
| Banker's House | 36a Yaroslaviv Val st. | tel: 212 1472 | |
| Banque Nationale de Paris | 9a Mala Zhytomyrska st. | tel: 228 0082 | Ukrainian Representative |
| Berliner Bank AG | #51, 9/2 Chervonoarmiyska st. | tel: 220 8302 | Ukrainian Representative |
| Commerzbank AG | 34 Pushkinska st. | tel: 224 0393 | Ukrainian Representative |
| Credit Lyonnais Ukraine | 2 Khreschatyk st. | tel: 229 5400 | Ukrainian Representative |
| DENDI | 48 Chervonoarmiyska st. | tel: 227 3204 | |
| 35 Chervonoarmiyska st. | tel: 227 4194 | ||
| 12 Konstantynivska st. | tel: 416 0519 | ||
| 3b B. Khmelnytskoho st. | tel: 228 6595 | ||
| Deuche Bank AG | 26 Shovkovychna st. | tel: 293 1298 | Ukrainian Representative |
| Drezdner Bank | 12 Hospitalna st. | tel: 228 0082 | Ukrainian Representative |
| ENERGOBANK | 9/9 Lyuteranska st., | tel: 221 4968, fax: 228 3954 | |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 5 Lypska st., Hotel National, #507, 4th floor | tel: 291 8845, 291 8977; fax: 291 6246 | Ukrainian Representative |
| First Ukrainian International Bank | 8 Prorizna st. | tel: 224 2187 | Cashing Visa, American Express cards, Travellers Cheques |
| GRADOBANK | 7 Kudriavskiy Uzviz | tel: 212 1221 | |
| INCO | 10/2 Mechnikova st. | tel: 290 7130, 294 9219, 432 4566; fax: 227 1191, 294 8790 | Visa cards, personal cheques |
| National Bank of Ukraine | 9 Instytutska st. | tel: 293 5973 | |
| Prominvestbank | 12 T. Shevchenka prov. | tel: 226 2032 | |
| 64 Balzaka st. | tel: 530 2549 | ||
| 29a Chervonoarmiyska st. | tel: 5594840 | ||
| 28 Perova blvd. | tel: 514 3683, fax: 514 4196 | ||
| Savings Bank of Ukraine | 7 Nauky pros. | tel: 265 3140 | |
| State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine | 8 Khreschatyk st. | tel: 226 2745, fax: 228 7475 | |
| UKRAINE | 10 M. Rylskoho prov. | tel: 244 1506 | |
| Cashing Personal or Government Check | |
| AGROPROMBANK "UKRAINA" | Institutska 12. Room 2. Tel: 293-2832; 293-6941. Hours: 9:30 - 12:30 Commission: 5.0% |
| "BROCKBUSINESSBANK" | Shosta Rustaveli 3. Tel: 227-6573 Hours: 9:30 - 12:30 Commission: 5.0% |
| Electronic Banking Transfers | |
| "AGIO" | Leskova 9. Tel: 294 - 8219 Hours: 9:30 - 12:30 Commission: 2.5% |
| Cashing Travellers Checks (All types) | |
| AGROPROMBANK "UKRAINA" | Commission: 3.0% |
Take your check to the bank, along with
identification (your passport is best), and complete the appropriate
documentation. You may pick up the money after the check has cleared,
which normally takes two or more weeks for Government checks,
and three or more weeks for personal checks. The money can be
paid out in a variety of currencies, including U.S. dollars and
Ukrainian coupons. U.S. bills older than 1985, or bills that are
worn or with small tears are usually not accepted throughout the
city. Travellers checks and currency can be cashed and exchanged
into U.S. dollars or karbovantsi at major hotels including the
following: INTOURIST, LYBID, DNIPRO, and RUS.
Further information and a full listing of other locations, telephone
numbers and banking hours can be found at the American Citizen
Services section.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
- Services are held regularly in the churches that have always
been open in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Otocephalies Orthodox Church
and the Ukrainian Catholic Church hold regular services in Kyiv.
Catholics of the Byzantine rite hold Divine Liturgy at two outdoor
locations in the city. Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated in Polish,
Ukrainian, Russian and English in two churches downtown. The Baptist
community and a synagogue in the Podil neighborhood also hold
religious services.
| Ukrainian Orthodox | Church of St. Nicholas Pritisk - (In Podil), Vul. Georgi Liver and Vul. Khoryv 5-a. Divine liturgy - Sunday 10:00 am |
| St. Nicholas Naberezhny Church - Corner of Vul. Pochaininska and Vul. Grigori Skovoroda (Tel: 416-4228). Divine liturgy - Sunday 10:00 am | |
| St. Vladimir's Cathedral - (between Vul. Leontovich and Vul. Ivan Franko.), Blvd. Tarasa Shevchenka (Tel: 225-0362) Divine liturgy - Sunday 10:00 am | |
| Vydubychi Monastery (St. Michael's Cathedral). - South of Paton Bridge along Dnipro River on the Botanical Garden grounds. Divine liturgy - Sunday 10:00 am | |
| Catholic | St. Alexander's - (The church with the scaffolding near the Ukraine House.),
Vul. Kostel'na 17. English - 6:00 pm Sunday Polish - 8:00 am, 12:00 noon Ukrainian - 9:30 am, 7:00 pm Russian - 5:00 pm |
| St. Nicholas - (Sunday) Vul. Chervonoarmiyska 77. (Tel: 269-5678) Ukrainian - 9:00 am, 3:00 |