You can get older (cheapest) rooms or newly renovated (western standards - fair rates) rooms. Lobby and common areas are beautifully renovated. Don't be offended by the very "assertive" working girls in the lobby bar after 9pm. more

One night was enough, it is like a brothel, te rooms are dirty and fuul of dust, the breakfast was ok. For 145 USD it was a robbery... 4 stars? Erase 3, it is a 1 star hotel... more

Just got back, stayed 9-17-08 to 9-21-08, had no choice, was booked by my company's Ukrainian hosts. The lobby artificially raises your hopes that this is a nice place. Then you get to your room, where the carpet is 40 years old and dirty/stained, and you likely had nicer furniture in your college dorm or frat house. The bed is... more

This hotel is dated and the rooms are unclean-avoid. more

As others have said, the President Hotel is a real throwback to the Communist era. From the outside it looks just like you would imagine a 1970s hotel to look like. Your hopes are raised by going into the lobby but these are soon dashed when you get to your room. Rooms are dark, really dated (but not in a... more

This is truly a terrible hotel mainly because the rooms are really dirty and have decor and furniture left over from the 70s. Also the room I had , had no security locks, water was brown at times, A/C did not work and windows did not open !. At $190USD per night , I was shoicked at how bad this... more

Reason for stay: I was placed in this hotel for a local meeting in Kyiv. I was hopeful as on a previous visit to the Hotel Ruus I was taken aback by that hotels poor standard. This one was not a lot better. Hotel: This is of a poor standrard for most Western visitors. Everyone on Trip Advisor points out... more

They have spent a bit of money sprucing up the lobby, and the strip club on the lower level appears to be a thing of the past, but the President is still a dreary former Intourist hotel trying to look modern. It doesn't really work. OK, it has a business center (very expensive to use the internet), and the restaurant... more

Not bad -- room was decent, though nothing special. The cafe in the front took far too long to prepare meals. The breakfast buffet was all right. As in rest of Kiev, avoid the hotel taxis -- walk a block or two to the main road and hail a cab from the street, for substantial savings. more