Kiev is the city where the modern and the ancient create excellent possibilities for historical and aesthetic tourism. However, before you become a visitor to this incredible city, take your time to figure out at least two things: accommodation and transport.

Let us discuss picking an apartment. Start by considering what you can afford and personal preference, you can either choose to rent a room in a Kiev hotel, or rent an apartment. Count the stars on Kiev hotels to estimate the quality of the service and accommodation and the price you are willing to pay for it.

The Ukrainian capital boasts of several high-class hotels. There are virtually tens and tens of less luxurious Kiev accommodation opportunities. A luxury hotel will be approximately $400-850 per 24 hrs, four star hotels will be around $150-$500, three stars will be about $70-300, two stars will be from $50 to 120 and 1 star hotels charge around 25-100 per night.

There exist also several hostels in the city for students and young people. In an ordinary hostel you will find modest but clean accommodation and some sofas or beds in one and the same room.

In case you are looking for an opportunity to save some buck, you can rent an apartment. For the cost of a modest hotel room in the price range of $90-150 you can get an excellent apartment in the downtown. Inexpensive one-room apartments can be found for less than $50. Some owners that give for rent this kind of Kyiv apartments may even offer to meet you at the airport. The rule of thumb of here is to reserve the room some days ahead.

In case you are really desperate for money or would like to have something more extreme, you could try renting a berth inside a train car. There's a train station