St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery and its bell tower above Mykhailivska Square

Luxury guide · Kyiv

Kyiv at its most refined

The Fairmont, the InterContinental, the Hyatt Regency and the Opera Hotel; Marigold, Comme Il Faut and 100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered; the hotel spas; the Opera, the Khanenko Museum, the Lavra and St Sophia’s; TSUM and the Ukrainian designers.

Grand hotels

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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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  4. 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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Fine dining

  1. A hundred years ago, ahead

    100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered

    Upper Town·Restaurant

    New Ukrainian cooking at 4 Volodymyrska Street, near the Golden Gate.

    4 Volodymyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  2. At the InterContinental

    Comme Il Faut

    Upper Town·Restaurant

    French and Ukrainian cooking at the InterContinental, near St Michael’s.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  3. At the Fairmont

    Marigold

    Podil·Restaurant

    Ukrainian classics with European polish, at the Fairmont on the Dnipro.

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Spas

  1. With a 20-metre pool

    Naturel Spa at the Hyatt Regency

    Upper Town·Spa

    The Hyatt Regency’s spa and Club Olympus pool, beside St Sophia’s.

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  2. Wellness & Spa

    The InterContinental spa

    Upper Town·Spa

    The InterContinental’s wellness floor in the old town.

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  3. On the boulevard

    The Hilton spa and pool

    City centre·Spa

    Hilton Kyiv’s spa and indoor pool.

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Shopping, culture and the domes

  1. Wine and fine food

    Goodwine

    Kyiv·Fine food

    A Kyiv fine-food hall of wine, spirits and delicatessen.

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  2. On the InterContinental’s roof

    b-hush lounge bar

    Upper Town·Bar

    The InterContinental’s rooftop lounge, over the domes of the old town.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  3. UNESCO World Heritage

    Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

    Pechersk·Monastery and preserve

    The cave monastery above the Dnipro: churches, bell tower and underground passages.

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  4. UNESCO World Heritage

    St Sophia’s Cathedral

    Upper Town·Cathedral and preserve

    The eleventh-century cathedral at the heart of the old town, with its mosaics and frescoes.

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  5. The Khanenkos’ collection

    Khanenko Museum

    City centre·Art museum

    World art from the collection of Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko.

    15–17 Tereshchenkivska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  6. Opera and ballet

    National Opera of Ukraine

    City centre·Opera house

    The Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre on Volodymyrska Street.

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  7. On Khreshchatyk

    TSUM Kyiv

    City centre·Department store

    The department store on Khreshchatyk, with Milk Bar inside.

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  8. Ukrainian designer

    Bevza

    Kyiv·Fashion

    Svitlana Bevza’s label of elegant womenswear.

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  9. The embroidered dress

    Vita Kin

    Kyiv·Fashion

    Vita Kin’s embroidered dresses, after the vyshyvanka.

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