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Posted by: Sanjuro22

Hi
I'm thinking about going to Kherson in the Ukraine at some point, most likely after my trip to Siberia and I want to do it cheaply.

I looked on the internet for hotel costs and the hotels were really expensive, averaging at least $40 per day. I pay those sort of prices in London. What is going on here?

Is it possible to find an apartment for less than $200 a month? It should be since the average wage is only $180 a month in the Ukraine and I don't think Kherson is the most prosperous of towns.

I did read somewhere that you can find a place for about hr 8 per day at a seaside town ( i forget the name. It has a student population) but I couldn't find out whether this was true.

Sanju

Posted by: Chrismc

$40 a day is cheap, the cheapest I have seen an apartment is around $35 - $40 / day but that is for a pretty basic apartment. But it all depends on what city you are looking in as the larger cities will usually be dearer than the smaller ones.

The cheapest I have found in Kherson for an apartment is $40 / day but you can pay more than double that, so you can imagine what the cheap ones will be like.

The cheapest Hotel I have found is around thre $40 / night, but if you search long enough you will probably get them a little cheaper but I cannot imagine them down to the price you are looking for. Maybe for native Ukranians but not for tourists.

Chris

Posted by: AkMike

Tanya is renting her apt. out for 300 hyrvnia and utilities ($60 US)a month to a young lady. So that gives you an idea what a local would pay for a long term rental.
We had a local contact in Stevastopol and rented an apt. that looked as if the owner had left the day before. Clothes in the closet even. We got that for $15 per night.
Try and get a local contact to arrange an apt. if possible.

Posted by: Cheburashka

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Originally Posted by Sanjuro22

I looked on the internet for hotel costs and the hotels were really expensive, averaging at least $40 per day. I pay those sort of prices in London. What is going on here?

Sanju

OMG! Where are these $40 hotel rooms in London? I haven't found anything worth staying in at twice that price, and if I want to stay by Heathrow or Gatwick, it will be three times that price. Dude, count your blessings. $40 anywhere is a great deal for a nice clean room.

Posted by: jpierce55

What city was Tanya from AK?

Time of the year makes a big factor on what you will pay on hotels, just like with flights. September the prices seem to drop an incredible amount.

Posted by: Chrismc

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Originally Posted by Cheburashka

Yeh Cheb....if he can tell me where they are I will move in full time and sell my house!! it would be much cheaper he he

I was paying more than that a night 20 years ago when working in London. If you can get them for $40 now I dread to think what condition they are in!!

Chris

Posted by: AkMike

JP55,
Tanya was from Cherkassy. 2.5 hrs south of Kiev on the Dnieper.
Winter is very much cheaper than summer rates. But I am only able to travel in the winter because of my job. So all is good!

The apt. we rented in Yalta was only $25 per night within 3 blocks of the sea. A very nice clean modern place too.