I guess some may believe places in Ukraine as a post soviet country may be lacking in terms of services. But in fact Ukraine will surprise you and in a good way. Sure you can some across some trashy places, but you can find those in any country. Actually recently I just returned from my trip to Kiev. I stayed there in Lybid, a 3 star hotel (https://www.phnr.com/en ). The price is pretty much the same as for a pretty decent apartment on booking.com. My stay there was wonderful, tasty breakfast, a nice room, though it would be better if the hotel was situated not so far away from the downtown