The Carpathian Mountains are one of the most popular tourist regions in Ukraine, attracting visitors with their Carpathian landscapes, unique culture and hospitality. The Carpathian resorts are a place where you can find unique mineral waters, vineyards, castles, delicious cuisine and a wide range of outdoor activities, from hiking in the mountains to rafting.
The developed hotel infrastructure of the Carpathians and Zakarpattia includes a large number of hotels and resorts of various categories. There are hotels for families with children, for outdoor enthusiasts, for those wishing to immerse themselves in SPA treatments, and for fans of ecotourism. Zakarpattia offers hotels and resorts for every budget and taste. That’s why we’ve selected the five best places to stay in the Carpathians in 2023.
Fifth place – Grand Hotel Pylypets and HVOYA Hotel
The Grand Hotel Pylypets is a luxurious 4-star hotel and restaurant complex, picturesquely located on the outskirts of the mountain village of Pylypets in the Mizhhirya district. Pylypets is famous as a Carpathian resort, equipped for active recreation – hiking, cycling and skiing, as well as for SPA relaxation.
The hotel’s territory is located in close proximity to the Ploshanka River and the Shipit Waterfall, under the steep slopes of the Borzhavsky Ridge, reaching an altitude of approximately 1500 meters above sea level. Just a few minutes’ walk from the hotel is a 2-section cable car, which transports tourists to the top of Mount Gemba (1498 m) throughout the year.
Opened in January 2012, the Grand Hotel Pylypets with its unsurpassed elegance and high-quality 4-star hotel service was recognized as the “Best Hotel Complex of Transcarpathia – 2012” and won the regional stage of the All-Ukrainian competition “100 Best Products of Ukraine”. Hotel services include: a choice of rooms of different categories; restaurant and banquet hall; terrace by the river on the territory of the hotel; gazebos and recreation areas on the territory of the hotel; conference hall; outdoor swimming pool with heated water; traditional bath by the river; Finnish sauna; massage services; salt room; fitness room; billiards; children’s group and children’s playground; parking with round-the-clock security.
In 2013, Grand Hotel Pylypets was ranked among the 100 best hotels in Ukraine and was awarded a diploma. In the same year, the hotel won first place in the nomination “Best Hotel in the Carpathians” and was awarded the Carpathian Travel Awards for efficiency and high quality of tourist services.
Address: 352 Pylypets village, Mizhhirya district, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine
Website: https://grandhotelpylypets.com/
HVOYA Hotel is a unique complex consisting of two buildings located in the picturesque Vyshnі tract in Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Due to its location, it provides a great opportunity for winter and summer activities.
The hotel’s two buildings combine modernity and comfort, and guests are offered different types of rooms, depending on their needs and requirements. The hotel has two reception areas operating around the clock, which ensures convenience and efficiency of guest service.
The restaurant at HVOYA Hotel offers breathtaking views of the Carpathians. Here guests can enjoy gourmet cuisine while soaking up nature through the large panoramic windows.
The SPA area includes a variety of treatments and services, including various types of massages, therapies and other relaxation treatments.
The hotel has an underground parking lot that can accommodate up to 110 cars, which provides additional convenience for guests traveling by car.
For the safety of guests, the hotel is equipped with a modern video surveillance system and has its own security. In addition, reliable OTIS lifts have been installed to ensure comfortable and safe movement around the hotel. For skiing enthusiasts, the hotel offers a ski room with a drying room for equipment. Uninterrupted Internet access guarantees communication with the outside world and the ability to work or have fun online.
HVOYA Hotel is an ideal place for those who appreciate comfort, quality of service and sophistication of the atmosphere.
Address: Vyshni tract, Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk region
Website: https://invest.hotelhvoya.com/
Both hotels are distinguished by a high level of service, attentive attitude to guests and an attractive location that allows you to quickly reach the main tourist attractions. They are ideal for family vacations, romantic trips or corporate events.
Fourth place: Yaremche Club Hotel
Yaremche Club Hotel is proud of its magical location among the panoramic Carpathian mountains, 550 meters above the sea, in the resort area of the picturesque city of Yaremche.
The uniqueness of this hotel lies in its special design: the exterior style of the hotel reflects the traditions of local architecture, while inside it provides modern service, a pleasant atmosphere and hospitality of the staff. Visitors can expect to relax in comfort while enjoying the beauty of nature and extraordinary views.
The Yaremche Club Hotel offers a wide range of services for complete relaxation and re-energization for any season of the year. Guests can relax and unwind in the comfortable rooms and suites, of various categories, from standard to executive suites, all equipped in accordance with European standards.
There is also a large outdoor heated pool, a furnished terrace, a spacious lobby and an exclusive restaurant with a signature menu from renowned chef Andrey Ivanov. The hotel offers breathtaking mountain views, creating an unforgettable experience.
For those who prefer a more private vacation, there are separate cottages with two bathrooms, a sauna, a kitchen and a private terrace. For younger guests, a children’s playground has been created on site, promising unforgettable impressions and joy of games.
Club Hotel Yaremche is a combination of traditional mountain hospitality and modern comfort, a place you will definitely love.
Address: Yaremche, 6 Petrash St.
Website: https://yaremche-club-hotel.com/
Third place: Verkhovyna Medical & Wellness Resort
Verkhovyna Medical &Wellness Resort is a harmonious symphony of style and comfort, embodied in three buildings with exceptional architectural design, both inside and out. There are 77 large rooms on the territory, which have been carefully prepared to provide maximum comfort during the period of rest and recreation.
Regardless of the time of year, guests have the opportunity to move between the buildings through stylish glass passages with air conditioning. This makes it possible to visit the spa, undergo medical procedures or swim in the pool directly from the room.
Verkhovyna Resort also features a prestigious congress center with advanced technologies for business events of any format. The restaurant service offers guests a wide range of choices from traditional dishes to exquisite gourmet cuisine.
For guests’ entertainment there is an entertainment center with bowling and billiards, phytobars, a tasting room, and comfortable lounge areas. All this is combined with the natural environment and maximum comfort of all the benefits of civilization, while being in close proximity to the regional center.
“Verkhovyna” is surrounded by a forest at the top of the mountain, on its own fenced territory. The resort’s core is an advanced health rehabilitation center equipped with the latest medical equipment and an individual approach to treatment programs. Visitors also have access to an aesthetic and anti-aging medicine center.
The spa facilities include a hammam, a classic bath, a Finnish sauna, a Thai herbal sauna, a salt room, a snow room, a contrast shower, a whirlpool and a spinal stretching pool.
“Verkhovyna also offers a variety of balneological treatments and programs to restore energy, improve well-being, relaxation and recreation. A pool palace with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, and a panoramic sun terrace complete the uniqueness of this resort.
In addition, guests can enjoy the crystal clear mountain and mineral water, the sources of which are located nearby.
Address: 100 Uzhanska Street, Kamianytsia village, Uzhanska Street, Uzhhorod district, Zakarpattia region.
Website: https://verkhovyna-resort.com/
Second place: Derenivska Kupil Resort
Located in the scenic foothills of the Carpathians, this unique resort offers you health from the Derenivka spring, whose water has been famous throughout Europe for four centuries.
Noblemen, voivodes, traders, and artists used to come to Derenivka to taste the healing water from the baths, which was believed to restore not only health and energy, but also to give youth.
Today’s Derenivska Kupil has exploded with new life, offering hotels, restaurants, SPA-zones, places for active recreation, business spaces, and places for art. Additionally, you will find a botanical garden and a unique sculpture park within its foreseeable area.
The accommodation facilities include the Iris Hotel, the Apartment Hotel and the SPA Hotel. Thanks to the silicon water of Derenivska Kupil, modern technologies, and cosmetic products of well-known European brands, Iris offers a unique set of health and body and face care procedures. In the Silver Therms SPA complex you will find everything for wellness, including a Roman steam room, a Transcarpathian bath, a Finnish sauna, balneological and massage rooms, a contrasting foot bath, an ice fountain, a tropical shower, and a relaxation area overlooking the botanical garden.
The Salamander restaurant offers exquisite cuisine with an author’s vision, the Iris restaurant is a fresh and innovative vision of gastronomic traditions, and the Salamander Cafe is a cozy place to enjoy delicious food on the territory of the SPA center.
The resort also has conference rooms, places for corporate recreation, bowling, billiards, karaoke, a relaxation area and a golf club. “Derenivska Kupil is the only complex in Ukraine that has received a certificate from the European Resort Association.
Address: Ukraine, Transcarpathian region, Nizhne Solotvyno, 150.
Website: https://derenivska-kupil.ua
Renaissance Billiard & Lounge Bar is located in the business center of the hotel, on the second floor. Renaissance Billiard & Lounge Bar perfectly combines comfort, classic elegance of style and a refined atmosphere of prestige.
Fito Bar is a corner of relaxation and health, located on the first floor of the balneological department and in the hotel’s SPA center, near the swimming pools and saunas. Here you can relax and rejuvenate. You can choose from freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, fruit, tea, oxygen cocktails and cocktails made from spirulina or sprouted wheat. Sports nutrition is also available.
“Med Palace is a medical and diagnostic rehabilitation center that is one of the most modern medical centers in Western Ukraine. Highly qualified specialists use resort resources and the latest achievements of world medicine in the treatment process.
DoReMINI is a playroom that is a favorite place for our youngest guests from 0 to 4 years old. Children will be delighted with a variety of games and activities in the pools with balls, slides, mysterious tunnels and stairs, climbing walls and lots of toys. Kids can be in this room only under parental supervision.
For corporate clients, the complex offers an effective combination of high-quality conferences, corporate events, business meetings and seminars with a unique vacation in Truskavets.
Address: 1 Kobzar Square, Truskavets, Lviv region, Ukraine.
Website: https://mirotel.ua/
All of the hotels listed above are distinguished by their unique style, impeccable service, and exciting atmosphere. These are the places where you can conquer the mountain peaks during the day and relax in the evening in comfortable conditions, enjoying luxurious SPA treatments or a delicious dinner. After visiting the best hotels in the Carpathians, you will realize that they deservedly occupy a place among the best places to relax in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that “Transcarpathia will be one of the drivers of economic and social growth”.
He wrote this in his Telegram channel following a coordination meeting on the security and social situation in Transcarpathia held in Uzhgorod on Wednesday.
“Strategic for the region border issues. Relocation of business and the creation of new jobs in different communities of the region is an important area of work. Facilities for the rehabilitation of our warriors are the right projects. A lot of initiatives to develop the economy of Transcarpathia – those opportunities that have not been used for decades,” – emphasized the head of state.
“Transcarpathia will be one of the drivers of economic and social growth. Thank you to everyone in Transcarpathia, who works for the good of Ukraine and helps to bring our victory closer,” – wrote Zelensky.
“Chateau Chizay Wine Company” (Beregovo, Transcarpathian region) has launched a new cognac and grape drink production plant in Beregovsky district of Transcarpathian region, said the first deputy head of the regional military administration (OVA) Miroslav Biletsky.
“The launch of such an enterprise during the war is a powerful signal for everyone around. For Zakarpattians – despite objective circumstances – new jobs are opening in the region, for investors – our region is working and developing despite everything. This is important for the economy of the region, because the enterprise will regularly pay taxes and fill the budget. After all, this is another tourist and image bait, which will attract connoisseurs of quality Ukrainian product to Transcarpathia”, – he wrote in Facebook.
It is indicated that the production capacity of the enterprise will consist of an alcohol storage facility with a capacity of 600 thousand liters, distillation department – 1800 liters per day. For aging of strong drinks 60 oak barrels have been installed, and there are plans to increase them up to 300. The raw material base will be the vineyard, for which 2 hectares have been allocated.
The new plant has become a part of the winemaking complex of the enterprise, covering three vineyards, primary and secondary grape processing facilities, wine storage, laboratory and offices.
“The highlight of the new drink is that it will be aged in barrels from under wines, including the well-known far beyond the borders of Transcarpathia “Rose of Carpathians”, – added Biletsky.
Winery complex “Chateau Chizai” was founded in 1995 in the tract Chizai, near the town of Beregovo in Transcarpathia. The winery has its own raw material base – 272 hectares of vineyards, annually produces 1.3 million bottles of wine from their harvest and stores in its own cellar 250 barrels of original Transcarpathian wines.
In 2022, the net profit of LLC “Chateau Chizay” decreased to UAH 4.31 million from UAH 69.78 million a year earlier, the revenue of the company – to UAH 4.31 million from UAH 6.92 million.
The ultimate beneficiary of the company is a US citizen Gutman Hugo, who owns 100% of shares.
On Thursday, July 13, in the western, Vinnitsa, Zhytomyr regions, rain with thunderstorms, in the afternoon in some areas hail and squalls 15-20 m / s, in Transcarpathia and Prykarpattya significant rains, in the rest of the territory without precipitation, reports Ukrhydrometcenter.
The wind is south-western with a transition in the west and north of Ukraine to north-western, 7-12 m/s.
The temperature at night is 12-17°, in the southern part up to 20°, during the day 26-31°, in Odessa region up to 35°, in the western and eastern regions 22-27°.
In Kiev on Thursday without precipitation. The wind is southwesterly with a transition to northwesterly, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night 15-17°, during the day about 30°.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after. Borys Sreznevsky in Kiev on July 13, the highest daytime temperature was 34.1° in 1936, the lowest nighttime temperature was 8.2° in 1904.
On Friday, July 14, in Ukraine, except for western and most northern regions, expect short-term rains and thunderstorms, in some areas hail and squalls of 15-20 m/sec.
The wind is predominantly north-western, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night 15-20°, in the southern part up to 23°, during the day 22-27°, in the south 30-32°.
Short rains and thunderstorms are forecast in Kiev on Friday. The wind is northwest, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night is 18-20°, during the day 24-26°.
The Main Special Control Center at 15.28 Kiev time registered an earthquake in the Zakarpattia region near Irshava, at a depth of 6 km with a magnitude of 3.8 (on the Richter scale), the center’s official Facebook page reported Tuesday.
According to the report, an earthquake of this level is felt inside the building by many people, outdoors by few. People wake up, but no one is frightened. The vibrations are similar to the concussion generated by a heavily loaded car. The shaking of windows, doors, dishes. The creaking of floors and walls. Furniture begins to shake. Hanging objects loosen easily. In cars standing still, the jolt is noticeable.
On the territory of Transcarpathian region the most powerful earthquakes were registered on January 23, 2020 and October 27, 2021 with magnitudes 3.0 and 3.1 respectively.
Hotel operator Ribas Hotels Group (Odessa) started construction of WOL.GREEN Polyana complex in Zakarpattya, Ribas Hotels Group founder Artur Lupashko said,
“We are implementing our new project WOL.GREEN Polyana together with the Arena Bud development company in Zakarpattya. Construction has already begun,” he said on Facebook.
WOL.GREEN Polyana – is a complex of 78 apartments with own SPA and swimming pool, co-working place, fitness-centre, equipped sportive zones in the open air.
Lupashko reminded that the format WOL home+hotel, realized by the operator, suppose the possibility of short-term and long-term rent. In this case investors are offered to become a co-owner of the complex, to buy an apartment, which will be managed by the company Ribas Hotels Group.
“We are constantly moving and developing our hotel industry and country in all conditions and we see that the Ukrainian investor is ready to invest in the future of our country”, – added Lupashko.
Ribas Hotels Group cooperates (management, franchising and booking) with 26 hotel and restaurant properties (city, beach and ski hotels). The company’s portfolio includes business hotels Wall Street by Ribas and Bossfor by Ribas, hotel Wol.121 by Ribas (Odessa), ski hotel Ribas Karpaty (Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk region), beach complex Richard by Ribas (Gribovka, Odessa region). Hotels in Lviv, Kyiv, Odessa and other cities, as well as in Poland are now at the design and construction phase.
The total room stock of the network is more than 1 thousand rooms in different forms of cooperation in eight cities and resort locations in Ukraine.
