- Room
The apartment altogether pleasantly large. Corridor, bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom. A open and covered balcony. The walls in the entire apartment with bright (-colored/slightly pink) wallpapers mistake or deleted. The floor in hallway, bathroom and kitchen sand flooring. In the living-and bedroom real hardwood floors.
After entering the apartments lead initially in the corridor. There was a wardrobe and a large mirror. By a on the right side the door went directly into the bathroom. Straight ahead superinduced open türbogen to kitchen.
The kitchen relatively small. With a modern, on corner going kitchen equipped. Brown holzfront. Washing machine, gas stove, microwave, coffee maker. Sufficiently table-ware and cutlery in the closets. Washing up liquid, sponge, drying towel and a role with disinfectant were also available. A selection of coffee and tea available for the first demand is required. The fridge (fridge/freezer combination) with silver front as one device beside the anbauküche. In front of the window: a square table and two chairs from wood. In the same colour as the kitchenette. The windows with vertical blinds lockable.
From the kitchen it went through a open türbogen into the large living room. Equipped with browner, multi-part anbauwand. A tv-device (röhrenmodell) with satellite reception (over 1000 channels) was on the anbauwand placed. Also a colorful decoration (flowers, vases, books). As possibility to sit a large, on corner catchy sofa set. Soft, orange velour upholstery. Partly with brown wood deducted. The sofa a little hard. It could besides to the roost for two people rebuilt (folded out) are. In front of the sofa, table and carpet. At the window of the living room a light curtain with orange curtains. A door led out to the open balcony. Unfortunately with drying rack and cleaning supplies cramped. Underneath the balcony many trees. The view straight ahead on the roofs of the opposite building. Right was the 'golden gate' to see. To the left there one had a good view of the tower the sofiska cathedral.
By a lockable door accessible from the living room from the bedroom. There was a modern bed with headboard (from brown wood) and two bedside tables. On the other side there was a long chest of drawers on the wall. Large built-in cupboards for clothes were in total apartment not available. The mattresses of the bed comfortable. Not too soft. The bedding comfortable and fresh (white color). Behind the headboard of the bed directly a window with white curtains. Another window with passage of the covered balcony (view of the tower the sofiska cathedral) left next to the bed.
A description of the bathroom: a bit small. Complete standard facilities. The walls light and dark brown tiled. Simple washbasin with mirror and tooth finery cups. Unfortunately no separate make-up mirror. Shelf space glass under the washbasin. A small stools. Next door toilet and garbage bin. The bathtub with jacuzzi function (jacuzzi ) on the other side of the area. Over the bath a towel warmer. Towels, toilet paper, shampoo and shower gel (small once-pack) were in sufficient quantity ready.
The condition and the cleanliness of the apartments were good. No dirty corners or ümermäßig worn-out furniture. Unfortunately only had the living room an airco. In the bedroom this would necessary been. While having the windows open there were in the summer a true mückeninvasion.
- Gastronomy
In the apartment there was a fully equipped kitchen (stove, microwave, fridge, kettle) available. Besides long in a small körbchen coffee and several bags with dte (different sorts) is required.
The apartment house even had no dining facilities. On the other side of the street there were however the pub 'golden gate'. This was until late in the night open and offered next to beer also a selection of warm dishes. More restaurants and coffee were are scattered in the area and were within a few minutes on foot reachable.
- Service
The agency was a transfer and bring service to the airport offered. This was however almost exactly expensive as the already overpriced taxis from the airport into the city go (40 Dollar/30 Euro). The touristy attractive location of the apartments made the arrival with public transportation however very simple.
The agency was 30 minutes before arrival at the apartment by telephone or by sms to notify. A representative of the agency waited then before the building. Communication in english or russian. There was no front desk and no office where the key was able to pick.
The access to the building and apartment it was explained. Besides the function of existing device (tv, microwave etc. ) Demonstrated and a card with 24-hour emergency telephone number presented. The payment the rental took place in bar (Euro/Dollar/hryvnia).
A for hotels usual sign there was not. Also otherwise no formalities necessary. Only my identity was established on the basis of the passport briefly reviewed.
The check out procedure on the final day easy. The key to the table in the kitchen and the door when leaving the apartments feast be tightened. Alternatively we could have stayed on the cleaning lady and the keys can.
- Sport & Entertainment
The tourist attraction 'golden gate' was just a few meters away from the apartment away. With the beyond metro or on foot it was up to the main street 'kreschatik ' nothing special far. And there, there are numerous entertainment- and sports facilities. The sofieska cathedral and the opera house, from the apartment in scarcely five minutes' walk away.
- Hotel
Best kiev apartments is no real hotel. It is a apartment agency with a variety of vacation apartments the over the whole city center from kiev spread.
The ' golden gate ' apartment was in a normal house (old building). The access was electronically locked. A key fob had for a contact point the doorstep are kept. Then opened this automatically. My apartment was on the 5. floor. The was about a lift reach. Optically poor condition. The staircase also run down. But in almost all buildings the Ukraine the case is (practical value). Before you go apartment came, you had to a vestibule cross the one with the inhabitants of the opposite lying apartments told.
- Location
I rented apartment lag in the zolotovoritska street 8/4. directly behind the 'golden gate'. The ' zoloty vorota'. A known tourist attraction and the oldest and former main gate of the city from kiev.
As you with public transportation convenient to apartment where i detailed down in point ' tips' described.