I am in Ukraine to do volunteer work. Before moving to a flat in the city centre, my introduction to Lviv and to Ukraine was the gracious staff at the Hotel Maestral.
I walked in the door after a long bus ride and border crossing on Saturday night. I was soooo tired. So, when I walked in the door, and the kind woman behind the desk greeted with, "We've been waiting for you!" and a smile, it warmed my heart.
My room was well-appointed, and the renovations are stunningly beautiful. Add 3.5 meter ceilings (think...they were spacious), a king bed, and reliable internet for my digital nomad work, and it was a quite comfortable fit.
Breakfast is included and features fresh vegetables, cheeses, scrambled eggs, sausage, fried potatoes and bread, along with a solid coffee machine with the usual choices in Eastern Europe.
But the people at the hotel, and their general friendliness and amenability to offer encouragement to a visitor from halfway around the world whose Ukrainian is rudimentary at best, was the most important thing of all.
Of course, Lviv itself is a beautiful European city, really a must-see, especially now, when a visit adds to the economy of the freedom's greatest ally--today's counterpart to Churchill's Britain in 1940.
So, a huge "дякую!" to the management and staff of the Hotel Maestral in Lviv, Ukraine!
You must make it part of your next visit to Ukraine!
