Odessa Hostels - Reviews and Rates

The first thing that greeted us as we entered the Ukraine, Odessa, was a giant muscular baby smiling down on us with an evil grin. In the distance, we could see the Ptempkin steps leading up towards impressive buildings and wide boulevards. We decided to go in search of the train station, and since we saw some tracks, we decided it could not be ...

Interesting city, very pretty. Completely different atmosphere/ influence than Lviv. Hotel was pretty good, friendly staff with some strange requests. Complimentary bottle of "Champagne" on new years eve.

First real day in Ukraine, and I've already been subjected to a good taste of the local lifestyle. Not the enjoyable kind, mind you, but rather the kind of tedious ********* that Ukrainian citizens have to put up with on a daily basis. Yes, I am talking about purchasing train tickets and dealing with that everlasting hangover from the Soviet era...

Yesterday we were in Odessa, Ukraine. Good news is I was able to get off the ship! I just went for a walk around the main part of town. To get there from the terminal you have to walk up these stairs (I took a picture of them), it was definately by workout of the day! There were a few nice stores, everything was reasonably priced. I was actually...