The FINANCIAL -- The InterContinental Kyiv, a new luxury hotel in the center of Kyiv, has been approved for membership in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), the USUBC executive committee announced on March 3 on behalf of the entire USUBC membership of over 100 companies and organizations who have business operations, investments or other development programs in Ukraine .
"The hotel is part of InterContinental Hotels & Resorts (160 hotels in 65 countries) group which is part of IHG, an international hotel company. IHG has more guest rooms than any other hotel company in the world – rooms in nearly 4,400 hotels across nearly 100 countries. IHG operates seven hotel brands – InterContinental , Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites and has very large operations in the USA," USUBC said.
LOCATED IN VERY HEART OF ANCIENT KYIV
The InterContinental Kyiv is situated in the very heart of ancient Kyiv and has 272 rooms including a state-of-the-art Presidential Suite. It is near three of the main Ukrainian Orthodox churches, St. Sophia, St. Michael and St. Andrew's, as well as the other historical sites of the area.
Business travelers will appreciate the hotels proximity to corporate offices, government agencies and embassies. When it's time for leisure, a wealth of shopping, historical and cultural sights are nearby including the Opera House, Khreshchatyk (Kyiv Main Street), the Ukrainian House, the Philharmonic, the Parliament (Rada), Museum of Eastern and Western Art, the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the National Museum of Taras Shevchenko.
Close by is the historic Andriyivskyi Uzviz paved with cobble stones, lined with small shops and artist studios, that winds itself down a large hill to the Podil neighborhood and the Dnieper River. Outdoor venders line the street each day selling Ukrainian arts, crafts, antiques and souvenirs. The InterContinental Kyiv hotel is located 2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street in Kyiv, Ukraine .
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