The Kozatskiy Hotel on maydan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv

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Kozatskiy Hotel

Kyiv


If location were all that mattered, the Kozatskiy would be Kyiv's top hotel. It's smack dab on maydan Nezalezhnosti. The once-musty rooms have come a long way and now boast new furniture such as full-length mirrors, wardrobes and desks, albeit with bland office-style carpeting and only half-renovated bathrooms. Still, it's excellent value.


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