Kyiv

[OwaRunner]

Because of the holidays in May prices for apartments are higher. Check airbnb and dobovo also. You can find good apartments for 40 $ per night.

True I found one that looks good around that price, anyone else that plan to go to Kiev in May?

Best regards.

Owarunner.

[Samcik]

Because of the holidays in May prices for apartments are higher. Check airbnb and dobovo also. You can find good apartments for 40 $ per night.

Hi!

I will be in Kiev for a couple of weeks later in spring / summer. I checked out apartments and they seem to be same price as last year in USD which in practice, to me, will be 30% more than last year due to the raise of dollar. Strange that grivna is cheaper but still more expensive to rent because of dollar price.

Actually the not very good but absolutely OK hotels (Dnipro, Ukraine, Rus are the ones I have used before) now seems to be cheaper than apartments with a starting price at about 35 USD.

I have several times used and basically been happy with.

http://www.kievapts.com

But now I think prices seems to be a bit high to say the least. I wouldn't want to pay more than around 50 USD, preferable below 50 USD at current dollar rate, a night for a stay of a week or more.

I just made a fast search and seemed to see similar prices at a couple of other companies..

[Samcik]

And which are the hassle-free areas in Kiev from riots and Russian terrorists?

There're no riots and Russian terrorists in Kiev It's way more safer than south side Chicago.

[AColonizer]

And which are the hassle-free areas in Kiev from riots and Russian terrorists?

[BigSean]

Hi Tuggen,

Did you check with the price by sending them email? I just booked a apartment two weeks ago. The price I got was 20% lower than the value shown in the webpage.

Hi!

I will be in Kiev for a couple of weeks later in spring / summer. I checked out apartments and they seem to be same price as last year in USD which in practice, to me, will be 30% more than last year due to the raise of dollar. Strange that grivna is cheaper but still more expensive to rent because of dollar price.

Actually the not very good but absolutely OK hotels (Dnipro, Ukraine, Rus are the ones I have used before) now seems to be cheaper than apartments with a starting price at about 35 USD.

I have several times used and basically been happy with.

http://www.kievapts.com

But now I think prices seems to be a bit high to say the least. I wouldn't want to pay more than around 50 USD, preferable below 50 USD at current dollar rate, a night for a stay of a week or more.

I just made a fast search and seemed to see similar prices at a couple of other companies..

[Ross123]

Hi!

I will be in Kiev for a couple of weeks later in spring / summer. I checked out apartments and they seem to be same price as last year in USD which in practice, to me, will be 30% more than last year due to the raise of dollar. Strange that grivna is cheaper but still more expensive to rent because of dollar price.

Actually the not very good but absolutely OK hotels (Dnipro, Ukraine, Rus are the ones I have used before) now seems to be cheaper than apartments with a starting price at about 35 USD.

I have several times used and basically been happy with.

http://www.kievapts.com

But now I think prices seems to be a bit high to say the least. I wouldn't want to pay more than around 50 USD, preferable below 50 USD at current dollar rate, a night for a stay of a week or more.

I just made a fast search and seemed to see similar prices at a couple of other companies...

Try these guys, prices start from around $15 for a studio apartment and $25 for 1 bedroom, I used them a few weeks ago and they seem fine https://kiev-apartmentrental.com.

[Tuggen]

Hi!

I will be in Kiev for a couple of weeks later in spring / summer. I checked out apartments and they seem to be same price as last year in USD which in practice, to me, will be 30% more than last year due to the raise of dollar. Strange that grivna is cheaper but still more expensive to rent because of dollar price.

Actually the not very good but absolutely OK hotels (Dnipro, Ukraine, Rus are the ones I have used before) now seems to be cheaper than apartments with a starting price at about 35 USD.

I have several times used and basically been happy with.

http://www.kievapts.com

But now I think prices seems to be a bit high to say the least. I wouldn't want to pay more than around 50 USD, preferable below 50 USD at current dollar rate, a night for a stay of a week or more.

I just made a fast search and seemed to see similar prices at a couple of other companies.

Anyone knows if there are companies having apartments getting down to 50 USD for good apartments (a couple of the absolutely cheapest at Kiev apts are around that but don't look to good to me) in center or have the prices just sky rocketed for everyone but US citizens?

Or maybe I should see if I can get somewhat better price than at web as regular customer? Perhaps I could try?

Grateful for any recommendations on where to search for good / price apartments with trustworthy service.

[Jojosun]

Well Ukrainian girls over here (Lebanon) are generally not premium choice, and they stay till they reach 30 years old.

A good looking Ukrainian escort will take 200 $ everytime you take her to hotel, if you want her overnight I think she can ask for 600 $.

I heard a very nice looking girl take only 50 $ for 1 to 2 hours at Kiev? That's what I understood from girls over Mamba.

Here is a link to top models. Take a chance as there are plenty of girls from US $12 /=UAH 300 an hour, read one pop. I wouldn't know?

http://sexkiev.net/blog/tag/top-models-com-ua

[Jojosun]

Well Ukrainian girls over here (Lebanon) are generally not premium choice, and they stay till they reach 30 years old.

A good looking Ukrainian escort will take 200 $ everytime you take her to hotel, if you want her overnight I think she can ask for 600 $.

That's why they stay here till they get lot of money before returning to Kiev, meanwhile they get fat because of Lebanese food and old (in the escort world).

So the last girls I want to meet in Kiev are the ones who come from my country.

I heard a very nice looking girl take only 50 $ for 1 to 2 hours at Kiev? That's what I understood from girls over Mamba.

If you have found " a very nice looking girl for one to 2 hours in Kiev take only $50 " , then she isn't a hardened hooker or working for an agency, probably a semi pro or a student in need, or you were able to charm her Online and she liked your looks and chat lines.

But proof of the Pudding is in the Eating, Go there, Fuck her and come back& share your experience on this forum.

As for your comments above re UA girls in Lebanon "A good looking Ukrainian escort will take 200 $ every time you take her to hotel, if you want her overnight I think she can ask for 600 $."

It doesn't sound too bad as Gia escorts being high priced escorts in Kiev charge US $200 an hour, and for all Night its more expensive (US $750) than what you quoted.

http://gia-escort.com/girl/ksusha4

A good looking UA girl will ask US $200 & more if you meet them in places like Buddha Bar Or the'Lux club or other top clubs.

Start working Mamba for semi pros, or freebies well before you land in Kiev, that said, you might end up spending more than the US $ 50 being cash in their hands.

[Jojosun]

Hello Jojosun.

With all due respect, the costs can creep up on you. I would advise "TheWhatever" to budget for at least $ 1500, all inclusive. The girls will be asking you for taxi money and the like. You still need to eat and drink. If you don't spend it, great. Better to plan to ahead to avoid the surprises. Some of the t-shirts you buy on the Kreschatyk are quite affordable, but are of low quality. My favorite souvenir is the Vladimir Putin toilet paper.

FiddyCent.

Back again after a very short break. You would think I am the fucking accountant for " the whatever" guy in trying to save him the cents, LOL.

But threads on here get addictive sometimes and I just get carried away. Hopefully it stimulates the discussion and get new tips and indeas.

New site for me anyway giving costs (Updated) for 3 Star travel in Kiev per day and the relevant costs. .

http://www.priceoftravel.com/2427/eu...raveler-index/

Price of Travel's European 3-star Index for 2015.

Currency: Ukraine Hryvnia.

Cheap / good 3-star hotel: Sunday Apart Hotel – 307.75/ night.

Transportation: 50.00.

Meals: 260.00.

Drinks / Entertainment: 150.00.

Attractions: 10.00.

Daily 3-star Traveler Index: UHR777.75 – US $46.35/ day.

Costs for each city.

One night in the cheapest 3-star hotel available with a desirable central location and mostly positive reviews. Hotel prices are per person based on double occupancy, so the full nightly rate is double what is listed for each city here.

Two 3-kilometer taxi rides per day (one ride paid per person).

One cultural attraction, such as a popular museum, per day.

Three meals per day using the top end of the range of our "budget meals" for each city.

Three beers (or wine) each day as an "entertainment fund. " Non-drinkers might have dessert and coffee or attend a local music pe.

Bear in mind the cost above includes the hotel price per person, so sole occupancy at that hotel Sunday Apart Hotel should be more. .

If you double the costs above $46.35 per day. Then its still under $100 per day.

Another interesting discussion here on how much you need for a week in Ukraine?

And you get different answers. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTop...in_Ukraine_how.

1 week in Ukraine, how much money do I need.

"" 02 December 2014,23:20.

To give you idea, I can represent some median prices in Kiev, most expensive Ukrainian city, as for today. Prices are in US dollars;.

BigMac $1. 65.

Underground $0. 13 per ride.

Local draught beer from $0. 60 to $1. 70 per 1/2 l = 17 FL. Oz.

Taxi flagfall $2, included first 4 km = 2. 5 mi.

Bus ride within city $0. 10 to $0. 30.

One-bed apartment with kitchenette and washing machine from about $17 per 24 hrs.

Taxi, accommodation prices will double if you do not have local friend to bargain for you. This is not because local people are unfriendly (rather opposite), but because english-speaking persons are rare, and there is a little "caste" of english-speaking service providers who appreciate themselves quite highly. In other words, local taxi driver will be happy to bring you for $2, but will certainly not understand where you want to go. And there will be another guy, who will understand you well but demand $5. ".

"06 December 2014,13:44.

Hi, I was Just there a few weeks ago. I spent less than 1000.00 USD. But I was visiting with a couple friends and had a place to stay. If you plan on doing a lot I would take at least a couple thousand. That should be more than enough for 1 week. ".

[TheWhatever]

FC. Jogged my memory re costs eat& drink. Every now & again I go veggie. Last time I was in Kiev before the problems started, I mentioned this to my UA female companion at the time. She took me to this place in Kiev.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUse...10-Beirut_Expr

The food was great so was the atmosphere and I remember it was quite reasonable as well. She told me many Ukrainian girls who worked in Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, on their return to Kiev, head there to get a taste of the middle eastern food which they acquired a taste for.

I see "Whatever " is from that part of the world reading his posts, so I guess that would be a suitable venue for him to visit with a girl on his arm, playing on his own turf.

The restaurant is part of a chain with many branches in upmarket areas of London.

Well Ukrainian girls over here (Lebanon) are generally not premium choice, and they stay till they reach 30 years old.

A good looking Ukrainian escort will take 200 $ everytime you take her to hotel, if you want her overnight I think she can ask for 600 $.

That's why they stay here till they get lot of money before returning to Kiev, meanwhile they get fat because of Lebanese food and old (in the escort world).

So the last girls I want to meet in Kiev are the ones who come from my country.

I heard a very nice looking girl take only 50 $ for 1 to 2 hours at Kiev? That's what I understood from girls over Mamba.

[Jojosun]

Hello Jojosun.

With all due respect, the costs can creep up on you. I would advise "TheWhatever" to budget for at least $ 1500, all inclusive. The girls will be asking you for taxi money and the like. You still need to eat and drink. If you don't spend it, great. ..

FiddyCent.

FC. Jogged my memory re costs eat& drink. Every now & again I go veggie. Last time I was in Kiev before the problems started, I mentioned this to my UA female companion at the time. She took me to this place in Kiev.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUse...10-Beirut_Expr

The food was great so was the atmosphere and I remember it was quite reasonable as well. She told me many Ukrainian girls who worked in Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, on their return to Kiev, head there to get a taste of the middle eastern food which they acquired a taste for.

I see "Whatever " is from that part of the world reading his posts, so I guess that would be a suitable venue for him to visit with a girl on his arm, playing on his own turf.

The restaurant is part of a chain with many branches in upmarket areas of London.

[Jojosun]

Hello Jojosun.

With all due respect, the costs can creep up on you. I would advise "TheWhatever" to budget for at least $ 1500, all inclusive. The girls will be asking you for taxi money and the like. You still need to eat and drink. If you don't spend it, great. Better to plan to ahead to avoid the surprises. Some of the t-shirts you buy on the Kreschatyk are quite affordable, but are of low quality. My favorite souvenir is the Vladimir Putin toilet paper.

FiddyCent

" The whatever" was asking the prices for an escort one a day for 4 days. HunterDave latest report confirms US $ 100 the max he paid "" With the economy on the skids, I never paid more than $100 per visit, a few for several hours for as low as 1500 and 2000 grivna. I had 2 stay the night and they both came back later in the week for seconds, and more tuition / rent help." So this works out at US $400 max for escorts.

Taxi money for escorts? I only paid escorts Taxi money when I wanted to send them away as rejects, then I paid UAH 50.

Again reading HunterDave's report he paid the same for Taxi money for sending one away " Unfortunately the girl that showed was a blonde, nice body but not my type. I was between a lunch meeting and dinner with 2 different girls, so I passed and gave her 50 grivna and showed her the door. " I guess with inflation maybe it should be UAH100.

4 escorts one a day for 4 days= US $400. This leaves "Whatever" with US $ 600 to eat&drink for 4 days =$150 a day.

If he sticks to reasonable places to eat&drink and not going to fancy places, then I would have thought its quite doable within his budget of US $ 1000 for 4 days. .

But then again, each to their own, different tastes, different budgets.

Cheers

[FiddyCent]

I usually find few tips whilst doing research as I am always on the look out for new places away from the tourist trail. Here is a guide to the kind of Ukrainian food & Restaurants with their sites.

So you can check their prices, if they do bother to adjust them. But you can still get an an idea straight from the Horse's mouth.

http://kiev4tourists.com/Restaurants.html

http://kiev4tourists.com/FoodandDrink.html.

As for a Souvenir, Why not take back with you an Escort?? LOL.

Or better still & cheaper follow Limarian's advise here, if you are based in the west.

" "For sad single middle aged men this is a lifetime chance to find a genuinely nice girl that you could never have in the west. Do some unhappy trapped massage girl a favour and rescue her from a life of unappreciated drudgery in some salon in a corrupt and vulnerable country. Get her a visa and bring her back. Even if it lasts just a few years you will have had a nice pick me up for your ego. ".

Hello Jojosun.

With all due respect, the costs can creep up on you. I would advise "TheWhatever" to budget for at least $ 1500, all inclusive. The girls will be asking you for taxi money and the like. You still need to eat and drink. If you don't spend it, great. Better to plan to ahead to avoid the surprises. Some of the t-shirts you buy on the Kreschatyk are quite affordable, but are of low quality. My favorite souvenir is the Vladimir Putin toilet paper.

FiddyCent.

[HunterDave]

I made a short notice business trip to Kiev. I was there for 7 days. I saw no change to how life was in Kiev compared to a few years ago, but several brought up the war in the East. Safety was never a concern for me, but then I normally hang near the city center in well-lit, populated areas, am with a hottie, and try to get my dates back to my place by 1 or 2 AM for some private time unless we go to a club and then back to my place by taxi. I used Absolute taxi to call for taxi a few times since they sometimes have an English speaking dispatcher. If you are with a girl, best to let her call for the taxi, since you might get a better rate if she orders the taxi for you both.

Exchange rate was 25 grivna to the dollar. Do not exchange at the airport, because they will try to gouge you at 24 to 1, but if you need to have some grivna to get to the center, pick your poison. Apartment rental was less than $50 per night just off Baseina Street. I paid with CC for first night and then paid remainder in grivna / dollars. This was a good call because the CC exchange rate on the first night was 21.5 rather than 25 to 1 dollar. When you get to the center search several exchange kiosk to check their rates before you trade in your dollars or Euros. There is a slight difference with a few kiosks compared to others. I had to get a new Life sim card because I learned that if no use on a sim card in 12 months it will not work. Cost for new sim (at cell phone store in Besarabsky Square) was 15 grivna. No wonder all these girls have several phones to talk because they can set up several Mamba profiles. Hence easy for the agencies to get many numbers. Mongerers beware!

I bought groceries in grocery store in basement of Mandarin Plaza (wine, water, soda, beer, snacks) and it cost less than $10. Great prices!

I used Mamba exclusively to line up my meetings. I had been talking with several hotties for months. Try to chat up with them, get there numbers and make sure you see several other photos of them to make sure they are not working for an agency. I met 10 new girls and can say that only one was not the real Mamba girl. A few were in late 20's and 2 were 31 and 32 but hot! Most were college girls or recently graduated 22 and 23 year olds. I knew when she baulked about showing me more photos, but the 2 photos on the Mamba site she showed were this blue-eyed brunette hottie that I wanted to see and have. Unfortunately the girl that showed was a blonde, nice body but not my type. I was between a lunch meeting and dinner with 2 different girls, so I passed and gave her 50 grivna and showed her the door. So with some extra work to verify the girls were as shown in their mamba photos (plus other photos sent via email or on viber) 9 out of 10 girls as shown on Mamba was a very good percentage. I met 3 of these girls multiple times. They kept SMSing, or calling me to meet. Most were college girls looking for tuition or rent help, and with the economy on the skids, I thought it best to 'contribute' to higher education in Ukraine. I call it my 'trickle-up' theory. I help support the girls in need and they provided me with GF support and great sex for a few hours or the whole night for some great lovemaking and some good massages. With the economy on the skids, I never paid more than $100 per visit, a few for several hours for as low as 1500 and 2000 grivna. I had 2 stay the night and they both came back later in the week for seconds, and more tuition / rent help. I happily obliged. The others stayed at least 3 hours. There was one hottie, a 23 year old brunette that took a few 'dates' to warm up. She wanted to play hard to get before she acquiesced. Several nice dinners and visits to art institute, going to the Opera (very nice and affordable 3rd row from front for $10 per ticket was a steal), go carting and ice skating rink, warmed her up and eventually back to my place. Took 3 dates, but well worth the wait. I guess I paid for it indirectly, but taking a good looking girl out in Kiev, on your arm and all over you in public was my fountain of youth and makes you feel good, horny and young. While some inflation was inevitable for the Kiev economy, prices are still low with the 25 to 1 exchange rate, you can really have some great meals and impress the hotties. It was a great trip and the weather is improving and the short little skirts and summer dresses will be out in force. I look forward to my next visit to Kiev.

Live long and monger!

Hunter Dave