HI Golden Gates Hostel WE ARE BETWEEN KRESHATIK AND GOLDEN GATES, THREE MINUTES WALK FROM INDEPENDENCE SQUARE! Our hostel is located just on the off the main street of Kiev -Kreshatik- on a very quiet street, two blocks up from the Kreshatik street, near Golden Gates historical entrance to Kiev and between Kreshatik metro station and Golden Gates (Zoloti Vorota) metro station. We have 27 beds and we can accommodate groups! If you want to spend the night almost on the main street of Kiev but still to avoid the busiest and the crowded place in downtown - here we are. Walk to the Independence Square takes only 3 minutes long down the street. We were just opened on the 10th of August 2009. Hostel is based in a quiet and great quality flat with , offering one dorm and THREE private rooms and two 4-bedded dorms on 120 sq.m.! There is a fully-furnished kitchen, two WCs  and a spotless bathroom. There is also free Wi-Fi internet access! English-speaking staff is available and ready to help you 24/7. Reception Hostel in the best location - Two blocks from Kreshatik street. When you approach it - look for this address plate in the inner yard Reception Staff Bathroom Check-in time is 12:00 p.m. Check-out time is 11:00 a.m. However if you require earlier or later check in or check out times please do not hesitate to contact us and we will make arrangements that suit you best. If you’ll come earlier you’re always welcome to have a shower and leave your luggage with us until your place becomes available. If this hostel is full, you can walk to one of our three other locations within 5-10 minutes distance - Besarabka Hostel, Happy People Hostel or Really Central Hostel (this one is only 2 min. walk) We promise you the best quality and the best location for a very low price in Kiev. We speak English You will certainly get the friendly helpful service that only Ukrainians can give but with the efficiency, safety and quality control of western management. We are proud to be members of Hostelling International - Ukraine, a licensed hostel and we offer EUR 1 discount (membership price) per person per night is you have a valid HI card. HI membership card            EQUALS                                                         MINUS 1 EURO per overnight in our hostel and in all other official hostels in Ukraine All the staff at our hostel has fluent English. Guests are welcome to bring friends; however it is a hostel policy that they cannot stay overnight. Our hostel in Kiev was purchased with the idea of being a good hostel that we would like to stay in ourselves this is why everything is so at hand and relaxed. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. We offer: Free tea and coffee Free broadband internet and wifi Free safe box Free clothes washing and drying facilities Free luggage storage Free excursions to local markets, bars, clubs etc. Free local telephone calls to land lines Free train ticket booking Free linen and towels Free self-cooking facility We organize (through HI Association's Travel Section): Tours to Chernobyl (please book minimum 4 days in advance, it is a closed zone that requires special permissions for foreigners!) Tours around Kiev and around Ukraine DIRECTIONS From the Train Station: Take the metro (this will be the Vokzalna metro station) and get off on the Kreshatik station (3 stops). Once you are out on the Kreshatik street – the main street of Kiev, – cross the street, and walk up Prorizna street two blocks. Then turn right, walk for 30 meters and enter (on the lelf-hand side) the metal gates. The entrance to the hostel is in the farthest left corner of the inner yeard of the building  – here you are, welcome! From the airport: Take a shuttle bus to the Central Train Station – these run 24 hours and costs about 30 UAH (around 3 EURO), – once on the Train Station, follow the instructions above. From the main / international bus station: Walk to the Lybidska metro station (10-15 minutes), take the metro and go to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti station (i.e. Independence Square). Switch to the Kreshatik station and walk up the ground. Then follow the instructions above. ADDRESS OF THE HOSTEL Kiev. 01001. Ukraine. 18/1 G, Prorizna str. apartment 46, floor 6. (We have elevator!) Code on the entrance door is #353, Telephone number: +38-098-26-36-507 (Owner Artur) MAP of HOSTEL LOCATION Hostel Facilities: Laundry for a fee Linen and towels included in price Free Internet and Wi-Fi Children-friendly family room (with an extra bed available for your kid!) Telephone/Fax Facilities Fridge and basic cooking facilities We can pre book your next HI hostel All cafes and bars less than 2 minutes walk from hostel - you ARE in the heart of the city! Very nice and very cheap Ukrainian-style cafe 'Puzata Hata' in 10 minutes walk from the hostel Travel agency less than 2 minutes walk from hostel 25 minutes walk from the Central Train Station Travel Desk THREE private rooms No Lockout 24 hour reception Free Car Park off the street No Smoking Taxes included in price 24 hours check in Hot water and heating all year round 24 hr shops less than 1 minute walk from hostel 3 minutes walk to the main street and the main square of Kiev - Kreshatik and Independence Square Kiev famous "Arena Center" entertainment complex with all sorts of night clubs etc. - just 10 min. walk from our hostel Pinchuk Art Center  - museum of contemporary art is just ten minutes walk away as well. PRICES Room type* Price for holders of Hostelling International card,  EUR per bed Regular price (without HI-card), EUR per bed 4-bedded dorm 12 13 Private room 29 PER ROOM 30 PER ROOM *Several beds with promo price are available in September and October 2009 Please  BOOK NOW !  >>> ######## THIS IS IMPORTANT ######### The Ukrainian Youth Hostel Association is the official policing body of all certified hostels in Ukraine. For your consumer rights and financial protection - stay only in YHA officially licensed hostels listed at http://www.hihostels.com.ua/en/. *************** HI MEMBERSHIP POLICY ******************** Please note that we welcome everyone irrespective of age, gender, political views etc. ! If you are a member of Hostelling International and have a valid card, you get a special member price in all official HI hostels (MINUS 1 EUR per night per person), which will be discounted from your “Balance Due” upon arrival. Membership cards can be bought at your National Youth Hostel Association (visit www.hihostels.com for contact details of your national association) or in one of our hostels in Ukraine. **************** HI Quality Guarantee ************************* All officially-licensed HI hostels in Ukraine regularly undergo inspections by the Ukrainian official bodies: Fire Department, Sanitary Inspection, Consumer Rights' Protection Committee, Police and Tax Administration. In case of any sort of dissatisfaction, you should submit your complaint directly to the Ukrainian YHA office in Kiev at info@hihostels.com.ua. Our quality inspector will thoroughly investigate every complaint on an individual basis. In every hostel you can get an official feedback form which you can fill in and mail to the Association. Association's mailing address is : Ukraine. 04071. Kiev.  10, Yaroslavska str. Room. 4. Attn: Anton Matiyash. ******************* HI Price Guarantee *********************** You pay what you booked for. No additional fees shall be imposed on you unless clearly stated in hostel description.