Hotel Salute

Kyiv


Perhaps a small step down from the best Soviet business hotels, the Salute nonetheless scores serious style points for its design. It's affectionately dubbed 'the grenade', with rooms that adhere to its unorthodox barrel shape. It does have some surprising benefits, like smiling receptionists and a 24-hour business centre.


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