Editor Pick
Hotel Bratislava
- September 19, 2000
- Rated 1 of 5 by
Amanda from London, United Kingdom
This palce is way overpriced. The visa system in operation in 1997 when we went meant that you had to book all your accommodation in the Ukraine before you could get a visa, and the only hotels you could book from outside were expensive, but not necessarily nice. This was the cheapest available, and cost more than 50 dollars for a double room, per night.
It's on the eastern bank of the river, and isn't an architectural masterpiece. It's a huge, towering panalac, surrounded by similar 1050s concrete towers. All of them are falling apart, with crumbling steps and balconies, door off the hinges, lights that don't work, and a depressing air of dereliction.
The hotel itself is a short walk from the tram stop, and that's what's good about it. The lobby is dimly lit, and smells of damp. The receptionists speak no English or German, a little French, and Russian, and all graduated from the KGB charm school. The room was badly furnished, had uncomfortable beds, and was also damp. It did have an attached bathroom, but the shower dripped constantly, and was rather irritating.
This is the cheapest place you can book from outside the Ukraine, or was 3 years ago. There is nothing else good about it.
From journal Ancient Kiev