The façade of InterContinental Kyiv

6 of the best · Kyiv, Ukraine

Where to Stay in Kyiv: the Old Town, the River and the Boulevards

The InterContinental beside St Michael’s, the Hyatt Regency by St Sophia, the Fairmont on the Dnipro, and the Opera Hotel and the Hilton on the boulevards.

Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026

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Three Kyiv moments we keep coming back to: the Lavra’s bell tower over the river in the morning, the walk down the Andriivskyi Descent to Podil, and a matinee at the National Opera.

  1. On the Dnipro

    Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv

    Podil·Grand hotel

    The wedding-cake façade on the Dnipro embankment, with the city’s largest rooms.

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  2. Beside St Michael’s

    InterContinental Kyiv

    Upper Town·Grand hotel

    Five-star rooms between St Sophia’s and St Michael’s, with a rooftop lounge bar.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  3. Leading Hotels of the World

    Opera Hotel Kyiv

    City centre·Boutique hotel

    140 rooms and suites near the Opera House, some dressed after the great operas.

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The back story 1

The grand hotels by area, and their shelters.

  1. The back story

    Where Kyiv sleeps: the river, the old town and the boulevards

    Kyiv·In depth

    The Fairmont on the Dnipro embankment, the InterContinental beside St Michael’s, the Hyatt Regency by St Sophia, the Opera Hotel and the Hilton on the boulevards: where to stay in Kyiv today, and what to ask before you book.

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The old town 2

Between St Sophia’s and St Michael’s.

  1. Beside St Sophia

    Hyatt Regency Kyiv

    Upper Town·Grand hotel

    234 rooms beside St Sophia’s Cathedral, with Naturel Spa and a 20-metre pool.

    5 Alla Tarasova Street, Kyiv 01001Explore View on map

  2. Beside St Michael’s

    InterContinental Kyiv

    Upper Town·Grand hotel

    Five-star rooms between St Sophia’s and St Michael’s, with a rooftop lounge bar.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

By the river 1

Podil and the Dnipro.

  1. On the Dnipro

    Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv

    Podil·Grand hotel

    The wedding-cake façade on the Dnipro embankment, with the city’s largest rooms.

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The boulevards 3

Near the Opera.

  1. On Shevchenko Boulevard

    Hilton Kyiv

    City centre·Grand hotel

    On Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, with an indoor pool, a spa and an executive lounge.

    30 Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, Kyiv 01030Explore View on map

  2. IHG in the centre

    Holiday Inn Kyiv

    City centre·Hotel

    IHG’s second Kyiv hotel, a practical base for the centre.

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  3. Leading Hotels of the World

    Opera Hotel Kyiv

    City centre·Boutique hotel

    140 rooms and suites near the Opera House, some dressed after the great operas.

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