HI Number One Center Hostel Congratulations! YOU ARE IN THE VERY HEART OF KIEV! Our hostel is located just off the main street of Kiev -Kreshatik- on a quiet street directly behind the Bessarabka Market - the very beginning of the Main street. If you want to spend the night on the min street of Kiev but still to avoid the busiest and the crowded place in downtown Kiev Bessarabka Market - here we are. Walk to the Independence Square takes only 10 minutes long Kreshtik street. We were just opened on the 12th of April 2009. Hostel is based in a quiet and great quality flat with 4 meter ceilings, offering one dorm and TWO private rooms on 90 sq.m.! There is a fully-furnished kitchen 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 - Main Street - Bessarabka Market. Room 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. 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 12 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: First Option - walk out of the Central Train station, walk 500 meters straight forward towards a monument of a guy on the horse, then turn right and walk all the way down to Bessarabka Market (about 20 minutes). Then walk around Bessarabka market and walk 50 meters up the street (Krutyi Uzviz). The first street on the left will be our street. Our hostel is located between the Post Office and a Grocery store in the building number 12. Then follow the Hostelling International sign with logo. Second Option - Take metro at Vokzalna and get off at Kreshatik station (3 stops). When you get on to the Kreshatik street (main street of Kiev) turn left and walk for about 10 minutes towards Bessarabka Market. Then walk up behind and the first street on the left will be our street. Then look for building no.12. Then follow the Hostelling International sign with logo. From the airport: Take Atass bus to Metro Kharkivska (first stop from the airport). Take metro and go to Kreshatik stop. Change lines at Zoloti Vorota to Teatralna. Then follow the instruction above or look at the map! From the main/international bus station: Walk to Lubydska metro stop (10 minutes). Take metro and go to Kreshatik stop. Change lines at Zoloti Vorota to Teatralna.Then follow the instruction above or look at the map! Code on the doors inside the building is 127 pressed simultaneously (together at the same time) ADDRESS OF THE HOSTEL Kiev. Ukraine. 12, Kropyvnytskogo str. apartment 18, floor 5. Code on the entrance door is 127, to be pressed simultaneously Telephone number: +38-063-726-8067 (Owner Kristina) 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 2 minutes walk from the hostel Travel agency less than 2 minutes walk from hostel 25 minutes walk from the Central Train Station Travel Desk 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 Kiev famous "Arena Center" entertainment complex with all sorts of night clubs etc. - just next to the our hostel Pinchuk Art Center  - museum of contemporary art is just nextdoor. PRICES Room type* Price for holders of Hostelling International card,  EUR per bed Regular price (without HI-card), EUR per bed 8-bedded dorm 12 13 Private room 15 16 *Several beds with promo price are available in May 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.