The Out and About Travel Guide

President Hotel is a modern four-star hotel being an ideal venue for businessmen to stay at as well as for hosting all kinds of events. President Hotel is one of the largest hotels located in the center of Kyiv.

Rooms The Hotel key count comprises 374 present-day rooms belonging to five categories: Business, Business Superior, Junior Suite, Deluxe and Presidential Suite. Stylish interior design and functional areas thought out to the last detail provide for a totally comfortable environment for our guests.

Dining Slavyanski Restaurant is a special venue, which is full of life all day long. In the morning, people have breakfast here getting ready for a brand-new fruitful day drinking a cup of fragrant coffee. There is a lobby bar on the ground floor where you can hold a business meeting or have a rest. Our main courses feature Ukrainian and European dishes while festive and seasonal menu items will make your stay at President Hotel pleasant. The Tasteria Confectionery is located on the ground floor of President Hotel, in the territory of the Lobby Bar. The range of its products is impressive: there are both special and traditional desserts and pastry. All products are based on natural ingredients. Our guests can directly observe the process of cooking in the kitchen.

Spa & Wellness fitness area swimming pool saunas Thai massage parlor

Meetings & Events President Hotel’s facilities include 17 conference halls and six negotiation rooms capable of hosting from ten to 465 guests.

Location:  35km from the the Borispol Airport  10 km from the Kyiv International Airport  5 km from the Central Railway Station.  15 minutes to walk to (Independence Square)  5 minutes to the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex and Sport Palace  5 minutes to walk to metro station Palats Sportu. The following amenities and sights are located near the Hotel:

 Gulliver Shopping and Entertainment Center   PinchukArtCentre is 500 m away, while boulevard  National Opera and Ballet Theatre of is 2 km from the property

The Out and About Travel Guide Kyiv

We recommend the next sightseeing Highlights In Kyiv:

You may walk down the (Ukrainian: Andriyivs’kyi uzviz) is one of the oldest and most popular streets connecting Kiev's Upper Town neighborhood and the historically commercial neighborhood. The descent, 720 metres (2,360 ft) in length, is constructed of laid cobblestones The Andriyivskyy Descent is marked by a couple historic landmarks, including the Castle of Richard the Lionheart, the 18th century Saint Andrew's Church, famed Russian writer 's house, the Museum of One Street, chronicling the Andriyivskyy Descent's history, and numerous other monuments.

The Railway Museum located in the main railway station (Kyïv-Passazhirskyi).

This cute and small museum presents an exhibition of historic locomotives and wagons.

Access from the main bridge, or from the underpass, the last 14th platform. The museum is easy to find, you can see it from the transition between the main and the south stations.

The museum exhibits the different stages in the development of rail transport in Ukraine: pre- revolutionary, Soviet, and modern. The exhibition features locomotives, passenger and freight cars, and some other railway exhibits.

You may discover the passenger couches and have a possibility to visit them inside. You can climb to the driver’s cabin

The Out and About Travel Guide Kyiv

We advise you to visit a Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine . It is must see attraction in Kiev! The territory of historic Pyrohiv now serves as the location of a 1.5-square-kilometre (370- acre) outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine. The museum contains over 300 pieces of folk architecture brought here from all parts of Ukraine and carefully reassembled. The entire territory of the museum is divided into sectors, each representing the folk architecture and life of a specific Ukrainian region. The oldest church, situated in Pyrohiv, is Naddnipryanska, it is built in 1742. In the museum you can also find more than 40 000 items of household and traditional culture such as costumes, old textiles, embroidery, carpets, ceramics, metal handicrafts, woodwork and glass-ware as well as musical instruments, paintings and houseware. To get to the museum from the underground station take the trolley bus №11 or from the underground station Demiivska or Golosiivska the minibus taxi №172 and 156. The museum’s working hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are excursions for tourists in English, Ukrainian, Russian and German.

The Out and About Travel Guide Kyiv

Local gay scene:

Gay club LIFT

Gay-popular nightclub in the centre of Kiev. It is famous among the local gay community for its lively parties, spectacular drag queen shows and fun karaoke nights. The staff are attentive and helpful, and overall the place has some of the best service in town. A show program is held every night, but those who want something a bit special should visit this venue on Fridays or Saturdays for the gorgeous Grand Show on the main stage. Lift’s visitors often hang out until early in the morning, enjoying the barman’s fiery cocktails and passionate dances on the dance floor.

Address : Velyka St, 72a working hours : 21:00 - 06:00 every day

Open space show bar

New gay cruise bar (January 2017) in Kiev, with dance floor, lockers, bar, dark room, maze, private cabins, cinema, fetish area.

Open Space hosts regular themed party nights with dress codes – check their Facebook page for details.

Address : Evgenia Konovalets 44-A

Working hours : 23:00 - 06:00

Gay sauna BLINDAGE

Premier gay sauna in Kiev, Ukraine. BLINDAGE features 500 m² of modern facilities including Finnish sauna, steam bath, showers, video room, relaxation room, lockers, bar, cruising zone, private cabins. Massage service available.

Address: Kudryavs'kyi descent 2 working hours: 22:00 - 06:00 open Thursday through Sunday

gay-friendly restaurants:

PR Bar

PR Bar is located as convenient as possible - wherever one wants to continue the evening, it is easy to walk from here to Podol, and to the center, and even to Trukhanov Island. Although he is known for his cozy “wooden” interior, high-quality cocktails, local food, which is often praised on Facebook, and networking-parties. Here you can often meet journalists, architects, writers, artists and other representatives of creative professions. And any pair of you will be welcome here.

Address: Sagaidachnogo, 6A working hours : 12:pm - 2:00 am

Bessarabia

Here they cook dishes of modern , worship fish and seafood, regularly hold tastings of local craft cheeses and wines, and, like in the entire Family of Dima Borisov restaurants, follow a friendly policy and liberality.

Address: Bessarabskaya Square, 7 working hours : 9:00 am - 23:00 pm

Mama Manana

It is rumored that in this restaurant the most delicious khachapuri in Kiev is cooked. In any case, “Mama Manana” calls herself “Khachapurna”, and this says a lot. The remaining dishes of hearty Georgian cuisine are attached, as well as a friendly team that is ready to meet with the Georgian cordiality of each guest, without any gender prejudice.

Address: Velyka Vasylkivska St, 44 working hours : 9:00 am - 23:00 pm

Chicken Kyiv

It is difficult to ignore one of the democratic restaurants Dima Borisov. Kievans fall in love with extensive breakfasts, retro designs and a special Kiev-style cutlet. Like all restaurants of the chain - kids-friendly, dog-friendly and LGBT-friendly.

Address: st. , 15/4 working hours: 8:00 am - 23:45 pm

ONE LOVE espresso bar

They can be found in many selections - the best coffee shops in Kiev, stylish instagram places or places with a great view of the city. From ONE LOVE espresso bar you can admire the church of St. Nicholas, and from the windows of ONE LOVE coffee - to the rooftops of the central streets. The institutions of this network declare not only the love of coffee, but also “love” in all its manifestations. And, of course, make great coffee.

Address: Velyka Vasylkivska St, 100 working hours: 9:00 am -23:00 pm

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