Getting Around Kiev (Kyiv)
Kyiv is the city where the new and the old create excellent possibilities for cultural and aesthetical exploration. Nevertheless, before you become a visitor to this fabulous city, take some time to figure out at least 2 things: where you will spend your nights and how you are going to get around the place.
Let us consider picking an accommodation. Depending on your budget and your tastes, you could either choose to rent a room in a Kiev hotel, or rent an apartment. Count the stars on Kiev hotels to evaluate the quality of the service and accommodation and the price you are willing to pay for it.
Kiev has several high-class hotels. There are literary tens and tens of less chic Kiev accommodation facilities. A luxury accommodation will be approximately $400-850 per night, 4 stars will be around $150-$500, three stars will be about $70-300, two stars will cost from $50 to 120 and 1 star hotels charge around 25-100 per night.
There are also a couple of hostels in Kiev for youth. In a regular hostel you will find unpretentious but fresh accommodation facilities and some beds in one and the same room.
If you are looking for an opportunity to save some buck, you can rent an apartment. For the cost of a modest hotel room in the price range of $90-150 you can get a luxury flat in the city center. Inexpensive one-room flats may be found for no more than $50. Some owners that give for rent such Kyiv apartments may even offer to meet you when you arrive. The rule of thumb of here is to book the flat at least a couple of days in advance.
If you are tight with funds or would like to have something more extreme, you could try renting a sleeping berth inside a train compartment. There is a train depot not far from the train station ?Karavaevy dachi? where you may rent a compartment for about $15. Try this at your own danger.
Surely noone comes to Kyiv to spend their time indoors. The megalopolis has lots of great places to visit if you can get around. Do not worry, though. The system of public transport is fairly appropriate.
The most comfortable way of moving around is Kiev taxis. They will deliver you you from the station to wherever you are staying for no more than $35. In fact, for a foreigner, the taxi service should be reasonably inexpensive. It is a pleasure to taxi Kiev around. Nevertheless, if you do not inrend to use only taxis in Kyiv, the city has some other transport options to offer.
In the first place, it is the metro that can get you almost anywhere in the city. It is very practical when you have to travel large distances during hot hours when there are traffic jams on the roads. Second, you can use buses, trolley busses and trams. These are quite inexpensive: you pay a fixed amount to go any distance. Nevertheless, they are not very regular. Third, you could always walk around or use Kiev's unique transportation - funicular that goes up the bank of the Dnieper. At last, you can always use your feet.
Make sure you visit Kiev. This city disposes of plenty of attractions to please an aspiring tourist.
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