Jiglo
22 de novembro de 2021
I stayed here from 15-18 November, partly because I had family staying nearby and partly because of the great reviews. I was aware that I’d booked a basement room with limited view and the lowest priced room there, however, as I rarely spend much time in a room, this didn’t overly concern me as it appeared from the photos to be similar to the more expensive rooms.
The reason for the 1 star rating then is based on a few things, but they all add up to the overall experience.
Firstly check in. Having to sign my signature 4 or 5 times for the registration is a little annoying and using a shared pen in the current climate not ideal. I have no idea why it was necessary after booking online, or what I even signed either, as I felt a bit rushed.
Secondly, the appearance of the room. The picture above the bed was slanted, the bathroom had broken blinds overlooking a storage area and people on the street who could look into the bathroom, even with the blinds shut it seems - if the room was lit up in the evening. Not the most private then with a toilet facing the window as well as a bathtub right under it.
The 'limited view of the courtyard' description basically meant a window in the bathroom, not the bedroom. Speaking of which, the bath was a jacuzzi which I thought was a nice touch (even though i'd rarely use one) but it didn’t appear to work. I pressed every button and fiddled with the tap levers etc. It had a working shower attachment though, but nowhere to hang it for a standing shower, so shower time was spent in a sitting position in the tub.
Also the fridge in the room was pretty noisy. It sounded like something rather large was inhaling and exhaling in the room. This was continuous throughout my entire 3 night stay, all night and presumably all day. I took video footage as it was so strange.
Reception was lukewarm mostly. Certainly better in main working hours (sometime after 7:45am until maybe 17:00 or so, but mostly an unemotional stare was my greeting at the times I passed through.
Perhaps my wearing of a mask as per city requirements was the cause, but certainly not the friendly reception i've read about in some comments.
The absolute worst thing for me though was the glass coffee table near my bed. In the darkness of night (the first night of 3) I managed to walk into it moving from my bed to the bathroom and taking a hard knock to my knee that had me rolling around in agony for a while. I found the light switch (away from the bed) and could see heavy scuffing of the knee. I then positioned the 2 soft chairs to protect myself from it happening again. This absolutely spoiled my trip as I love walking and exploring everywhere I go and typically walk 30-40k a day in a big city such as Kyiv, but my knee was in pain after around 5-10km of walking and finished off by around 20km, with me limping and walking a step at a time up and down stairs. This spoiled my time in Kyiv and my 2 day tour of Chernobyl the following 2 day
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