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My friends and I decided to celebrate the New Year in Kamyants. The architecture of this city, its history and the spirit of ancient Ukraine were very attractive. We decided to stay in this hotel complex and celebrate New Year's Eve in their restaurant at the same time. celebration of the New Year's celebration, in this institution was -850 UAH per person.
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My friends and I decided to celebrate the New Year in Kamyants. The architecture of this city, its history and the spirit of ancient Ukraine were very attractive. We decided to stay in this hotel complex and celebrate New Year's Eve in their restaurant at the same time. celebration of the New Year's celebration, in this institution was -850 UAH per person. We were 5 people, that is, 4250 UAH from the table. All the dishes that were indicated in the banquet menu were really present and more or less coincided with this list. When we sat down at the table and set about the dishes offered to us, then judging by the taste, it seemed that they had been waiting for us since last year. Most of the products were clearly not fresh. and it was not possible to snatch the plates and the rabbit from captivity, which was served on a plate with potatoes and which had 3 small pieces for five. And now the culmination of the whole con certa. It consisted in the fact that we noticed how to the next table, where, by the way, two women were sitting, who also celebrated the New Year, brought the same plate of "rabbit". I emphasize that there are two of them and there are five of us. After this fact, we became to compare dishes and their quantities on other tables and were shocked. The number of dishes, regardless of the number of people at the tables, WERE THE SAME!! ! That is, having paid - 4250, we had the same amount of food on our table as those people who paid 1700 (for two)....After we made a remark and began to demand explanations, we received the following answer:
-All portions correspond to the menu. No apology or compensation was provided to us. I have never had a more terrible table and deceit in the new year... .
-All portions correspond to the menu. No apology or compensation was provided to us. I have never had a more terrible table and deceit in the new year... .
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Really nice hotel with local charm. Decent service, clean, friendly staff, deliciously prepared in the restaurant.
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Really nice hotel with local charm. Decent service, clean, friendly staff, deliciously prepared in the restaurant.
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We spent the night with friends one night in this hotel, occupied two rooms - standards. Rooms are comfortable with refrigerator and air conditioning. There is no view from the windows as such. There is a parking lot. The bathroom is in the room, but for some reason it has a glass door. It is very uncomfortable because a person lying on a bed can observe a person sitting on the toilet.
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We spent the night with friends one night in this hotel, occupied two rooms - standards. Rooms are comfortable with refrigerator and air conditioning. There is no view from the windows as such. There is a parking lot. The bathroom is in the room, but for some reason it has a glass door. It is very uncomfortable because a person lying on a bed can observe a person sitting on the toilet. In the second room, the bathroom was placed in a separate corridor, so it is not so noticeable, but here we have it neatly opposite the bed. Doors obviously need to be changed to ordinary ones, without glasses. In the bathroom, everything is falling apart a little, everything is loose, but generally tolerable. Plus the hotel - it is five minutes from the fortress - the main attraction. Nearby there is a pizzeria, a restaurant in the hotel - I don’t know the prices, we dined at Celentano. Breakfast is included in the room rate, and the breakfast is good. We all took breakfast number three (there are three options) - each - scrambled eggs from two eggs, a piece of boiled sausage, a couple of pieces of cucumber, a couple of pieces of bread, two pancakes with jam (though the cat cried jam) and tea / coffee - everyone ate, on the road is ok. There is a mini-shop within a five-minute walk - the only one we found in the area (for those who want to buy something to chew on).
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The overall impression of the hotel - 3 * pulls. traveled with family. We took a junior suite on the second floor. For the price of three - even very acceptable. double bed - good, large. for the third resident there was a folding chair, there were questions for him, but you can sleep. for a child, it's ok.
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The overall impression of the hotel - 3 * pulls. traveled with family. We took a junior suite on the second floor. For the price of three - even very acceptable. double bed - good, large. for the third resident there was a folding chair, there were questions for him, but you can sleep. for a child, it's ok. An adult will also fit and will be comfortable if you are not staying for a week. For a week of spending the night on this chair, you will beat off all the sides. The room has air conditioning, so that the heat and cold can be transferred. There were questions about the bathroom - a fungus in the shower, but we decided not to pay attention to this, and went to wash in the slippers offered by the hotel. Stayed in the room for 2 days. for these 2 days no one cleaned the room. tolerable breakfast. They took No. 3 and No. 2 (with potatoes) - normal. One problem - the waiters can not cope with the influx of breakfast and have to (some of them) have to wait a very long time. We had breakfast in the restaurant on the first morning of our stay - a very interesting and stylish establishment in terms of interior, but a depressing mood is created from dampness and some specific smell. The second morning - in the pavilions on the street. There is a car park at the hotel (however, you won’t find the entrance to this parking lot yourself, unless a very gloomy and “serious”-looking security guard tells you, more like a cat dissatisfied with life), but no one guards it, so don’t flatter yourself with hope that your 4-wheeled friend is under supervision.
the location of the hotel is good. The place is nice - the center. The fortress is close at hand. So I can recommend, most importantly for the normal pricing policy of this hotel.
P. S. We left on August 24 - Independence Day. The hotel was packed to capacity. And this is the best advertising and indicator for the hotel.
the location of the hotel is good. The place is nice - the center. The fortress is close at hand. So I can recommend, most importantly for the normal pricing policy of this hotel.
P. S. We left on August 24 - Independence Day. The hotel was packed to capacity. And this is the best advertising and indicator for the hotel.
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We arrived in Kamianets-Podilskyi for 4 days and chose the Taras Bulba hotel complex. First, conquered the location of this hotel (in the heart of the Old Town, near the Old Fortress), and secondly, the price for a standard room 300 UAH, which includes breakfast for 2 people. Beautiful territory of the hotel, flowers grow everywhere, a small waterfall, fireplace dreams .
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We arrived in Kamianets-Podilskyi for 4 days and chose the Taras Bulba hotel complex. First, conquered the location of this hotel (in the heart of the Old Town, near the Old Fortress), and secondly, the price for a standard room 300 UAH, which includes breakfast for 2 people. Beautiful territory of the hotel, flowers grow everywhere, a small waterfall, fireplace dreams ...We were first accommodated in room 22. Everything is clean, clean, has everything you need - a double bed with a comfortable mattress, TV with air conditioning right on the bed - a little cold through it), bathroom (hot water, small cosmetic kit - liquid soap and shower gel). On the second day we changed the room to 13 of the same category, it was already more spacious, better furniture.
What you liked:
Friendly staff - everyone will tell, everything will be shown with a smile.
Delicious cuisine, large portions.
The restaurant is located in an underground room, where you could hide from the midday heat.
Very nice city.
Didn't like:
The bed and towels are clean, but it is clear that they are no longer new, not white but gray.
The service ends when you leave the Old Town - the shops are rude.
The EXPRESS taxi service refused to send the car because we could not approach the bus stop. It is good that dispatchers from another service are more adequate.
What you liked:
Friendly staff - everyone will tell, everything will be shown with a smile.
Delicious cuisine, large portions.
The restaurant is located in an underground room, where you could hide from the midday heat.
Very nice city.
Didn't like:
The bed and towels are clean, but it is clear that they are no longer new, not white but gray.
The service ends when you leave the Old Town - the shops are rude.
The EXPRESS taxi service refused to send the car because we could not approach the bus stop. It is good that dispatchers from another service are more adequate.
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I can say that the hotel meets its price criteria. Close to city center, spacious rooms. Another issue is the restaurant. Barbecue, for example, you have to wait 40 minutes, ordering it 1.5 hours in advance, while constantly reminding you of it. Portions are small. Meals are expensive, as for a provincial town.
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I can say that the hotel meets its price criteria. Close to city center, spacious rooms.
Another issue is the restaurant. Barbecue, for example, you have to wait 40 minutes, ordering it 1.5 hours in advance, while constantly reminding you of it. Portions are small. Meals are expensive, as for a provincial town. A cup of coffee, for example, 30 UAH. 100-120 UAH per person don't eat up.
The range of dishes is very limited, this is with the condition that the order can be made from morning to evening, I think you can find food for the whole day, but, alas.
Breakfast, which is included in the accommodation, is ordered the next day at a certain time, but you have to wait 10-15 minutes for it. after the specified time.
In short, no one pays attention to anyone, however, as in Ukraine)
Another issue is the restaurant. Barbecue, for example, you have to wait 40 minutes, ordering it 1.5 hours in advance, while constantly reminding you of it. Portions are small. Meals are expensive, as for a provincial town. A cup of coffee, for example, 30 UAH. 100-120 UAH per person don't eat up.
The range of dishes is very limited, this is with the condition that the order can be made from morning to evening, I think you can find food for the whole day, but, alas.
Breakfast, which is included in the accommodation, is ordered the next day at a certain time, but you have to wait 10-15 minutes for it. after the specified time.
In short, no one pays attention to anyone, however, as in Ukraine)
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We stayed at the hotel for one night on the May holidays of 2012. The hotel is good. There are cons, but in my opinion, there are more pros. Pros: Location. Of course, this is the biggest plus - the very center of the old city. Price. 300 UAH for a standard room with breakfast. The hotel is cozy. The staff is very friendly.
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We stayed at the hotel for one night on the May holidays of 2012. The hotel is good. There are cons, but in my opinion, there are more pros.
Pros:
Location. Of course, this is the biggest plus - the very center of the old city.
Price. 300 UAH for a standard room with breakfast.
The hotel is cozy.
The staff is very friendly.
Minuses:
The room is small.
The bed is old.
Do you have any complaints about cleaning?
The hotel left a positive impression. I will recommend it to my friends.
Pros:
Location. Of course, this is the biggest plus - the very center of the old city.
Price. 300 UAH for a standard room with breakfast.
The hotel is cozy.
The staff is very friendly.
Minuses:
The room is small.
The bed is old.
Do you have any complaints about cleaning?
The hotel left a positive impression. I will recommend it to my friends.
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Stayed at the hotel last year. The choice fell primarily because of the location in the old part of the city. We were settled immediately upon arrival at the hotel (it's somewhere around 10-11 o'clock), we pre-selected a menu for tomorrow's breakfast (there are several types, but the portion is enough for breakfast).
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Stayed at the hotel last year. The choice fell primarily because of the location in the old part of the city. We were settled immediately upon arrival at the hotel (it's somewhere around 10-11 o'clock), we pre-selected a menu for tomorrow's breakfast (there are several types, but the portion is enough for breakfast). Room on the second floor: cozy, large bed, refrigerator, TV (it was not watched much), WI-FI in the room, air conditioning, shower, washbasin (there was shampoo and soap); the room is clean (of course, as in the "Auditor", we did not look for dust in all corners, but at first glance it was not there. Of course, there is no view from the window, but we did not come to sit in the room... There is a courtyard with parking and a rocker , the entrance to the restaurant is also through the courtyard (the one in the basement is decorated very cool).
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lived 1 day in a room on the 3rd floor - all lined with wood, cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable mattress, air conditioning - did not want to leave it to see the city. Breakfast is hearty, enough for a full day of excursions (included in the price for a room 380 UAH for a double). The hotel is in the center of everything to see.
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lived 1 day in a room on the 3rd floor - all lined with wood, cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable mattress, air conditioning - did not want to leave it to see the city. Breakfast is hearty, enough for a full day of excursions (included in the price for a room 380 UAH for a double). The hotel is in the center of everything to see. Pleasant service in the hotel and restaurant.
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Gathered to go for a couple of days in Kamenetz-Podolsky to see the city and its surroundings. The hotel "Taras Bulba" was chosen for the settlement. There were several reasons: the convenient location of the hotel, good reviews on the site, and the fact that I prefer small hotels over concrete giants. I don’t know if we were so unlucky, or if the good reviews were written by people who have never been in normal hotels? But there were more cons than pros.
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Gathered to go for a couple of days in Kamenetz-Podolsky to see the city and its surroundings. The hotel "Taras Bulba" was chosen for the settlement. There were several reasons: the convenient location of the hotel, good reviews on the site, and the fact that I prefer small hotels over concrete giants. I don’t know if we were so unlucky, or if the good reviews were written by people who have never been in normal hotels? But there were more cons than pros. I want to make a reservation right away that I am not a snob and I am not looking for negativity, but this negativity is just from all sides and it was simply impossible not to pay attention to it.
So, let's begin.
Appearance and location: the appearance of the hotel is really fully consistent with the description on the site. It looks pretty nice, and harmoniously fits into the architectural ensemble of the old city. All major attractions are within walking distance. In the basement there is a restaurant in a medieval style (I’ll tell you about it later), there is a restaurant’s summer terrace, parking is available, the patio is small, but quite cozy. The hotel borders on the "coolest" hotel in Kamenets - "Amadeus" prices in which exceed 900 UAH. For a standard room per night. Across the road opposite is a pizzeria, a couple of meters from the final minibus number 1.
Number. We settled in a two-room suite proudly called a junior suite, for some reason it was called a suite at the reception. The price was 440 UAH. per day. But to call it neither a suite nor a semi-luxe language does not turn. For those who wish, I immediately say that this is No. 15. Located on the 1st floor at the end of the corridor. 2 windows overlook a rather busy street, its carriageway. I will summarize what spoiled the whole impression:
1) Despite the fact that the number is 2-room, there are 2 sofas, the necessary furniture and air conditioning, he himself is not cozy. It seems that the staff just does not like this room.
2) The room has a small refrigerator and it is stated that it is also a mini-bar. But the minibar is empty! This is the first time I've seen a hotel refuse to earn money on a mini-bar. In addition, after 23:00 in the old town, almost everything is closed and there is simply nowhere to replenish supplies of the same mineral water, beer and chocolate.
3) One of the windows has half-torn blinds. Are they really that hard to get right?
4) The plumbing in the bathroom is leaking!
5) We saw living creatures in the same bathroom, which was represented by insects: black cockroaches and one centipede. The centipede was crushed, the black cockroaches managed to escape.
6) The shell is cracked
7) The pedal in the wastebasket does not work
8) There is hot water, but in order for it to flow in the shower, we had to drain the water for at least 3-5 minutes. For some reason there was no hot water in the sink. What is the secret of such a plumbing miracle has remained a mystery to us.
9) There are hygiene kits, but the staff just carelessly piled them on a shelf in the bathroom in a single pile.
10) Despite the presence of double-glazed windows, there is no soundproofing, so the roar of cars and excursion groups are heard in the room perfectly, if the window is open, then the exhausts are also provided to you.
To some this may seem like a small thing. Yes, these are trifles, and you can close your eyes to each of them individually, but when they accumulate, they simply start to cut your eyes. And the last thing that finishes - NEVER FOR 3 days and 2 nights of stay, NO ONE CLEANED THE ROOM! I'm already silent about changing linen, towels and replenishing shampoos and shower gel.
FOOD AND RESTAURANT. Breakfast is included in the price, but the system is very strange. Meals take place in the same basement restaurant, which claims to be a concept establishment. At the reception, they ask in advance what kind of breakfast you will order and for what time. No buffet and strictly 2 options that are unchanged, no matter how long you live in this hotel. It remained incomprehensible - why call the time when you still had to wait for this very breakfast? Plus, there were always surprises. We every morning (and there were 3 due to early check-in) we watched the evolution of these breakfasts (we always took both options). In one version, toasts were announced - we didn’t see toasts, the waitresses answered that there were no toasts and they were replaced with bread : ) -e - instead of pancakes there were 4 slices of orange, for the 3rd pair of small pancakes. The portions are small, it was impossible to eat them. It is stated that guests can choose one of 3 drinks: coffee, tea or juice (the norm is 1 cup). But at the same time, one day it turned out that they didn’t have tea - it ended and it was in the middle of the morning, and despite the fact that the tea was packaged and very cheap! No service. Then we took one dinner, but it turned out that a third of the declared menu simply did not exist, and the wish for a barbecue was rejected with the wording - "we do not have a barbecue. " Why, for this purpose, to paint on the menu a whole list of dishes that are cooked on the grill so remained incomprehensible to us. The waitress could not properly explain what the dishes are. So to the question: “Do you have dumplings with fresh cherries or canned ones? ”, the answer was received: “We have dumplings with cherries”. When the question was repeated, a more detailed answer was received - "We have dumplings with real cherries. " As a result, dumplings with canned cherries were served. : ) The summer terrace is even worse maintained. You will not wait for the delivery of a standard set: salt, pepper, toothpicks, napkins; no changing the ashtray, no wiping the table. The upper terrace is made as a bar, but we didn’t see the bartender there all the time.
To be honest, for all establishments in Kamenetz-Podolsky, such an attitude to service in establishments is the norm. The food is usually good, but the portions are not big. They constantly save on something: either on sauce, or even on bread. If you arrive at a restaurant at 10:45 pm, you will most likely be refused service or asked, “Will you have time to drink your coffee? Are we open until 23:00? Checks are not given anywhere! Without a reminder, neither the hotel nor the network pizzeria will give a check, even a ticket to the fortress can be sold to you without issuing a ticket! So travel travelers keep that in mind!
Pluses: of course they were, but they are few.
1) Sane concierges, but deaf to remarks about the kitchen
2) Good location
3) We took things to the storage room for free
Total: Unfortunately, Kamenets, as it was and remains the city of one day. One day is enough to visit the main sights. This is echoed by the entire infrastructure. Although there are a lot of tourists in the city, they have not learned how to serve them normally. There was no desire to return to the Taras Bulba Hotel again or spend one extra day there. It's a pity, because in Ukraine there are cities where they know how to serve normally and efficiently! But Kamenets is not yet one of them.
Helpful advice: a taxi from the station to the hotel (if called through telephone services) costs 14 hryvnia. At the station, they will try to take 30 UAH from you. True, some telephone services turn off their mobile numbers at night and earlier in the morning and turn them on after 9:00 : )
So, let's begin.
Appearance and location: the appearance of the hotel is really fully consistent with the description on the site. It looks pretty nice, and harmoniously fits into the architectural ensemble of the old city. All major attractions are within walking distance. In the basement there is a restaurant in a medieval style (I’ll tell you about it later), there is a restaurant’s summer terrace, parking is available, the patio is small, but quite cozy. The hotel borders on the "coolest" hotel in Kamenets - "Amadeus" prices in which exceed 900 UAH. For a standard room per night. Across the road opposite is a pizzeria, a couple of meters from the final minibus number 1.
Number. We settled in a two-room suite proudly called a junior suite, for some reason it was called a suite at the reception. The price was 440 UAH. per day. But to call it neither a suite nor a semi-luxe language does not turn. For those who wish, I immediately say that this is No. 15. Located on the 1st floor at the end of the corridor. 2 windows overlook a rather busy street, its carriageway. I will summarize what spoiled the whole impression:
1) Despite the fact that the number is 2-room, there are 2 sofas, the necessary furniture and air conditioning, he himself is not cozy. It seems that the staff just does not like this room.
2) The room has a small refrigerator and it is stated that it is also a mini-bar. But the minibar is empty! This is the first time I've seen a hotel refuse to earn money on a mini-bar. In addition, after 23:00 in the old town, almost everything is closed and there is simply nowhere to replenish supplies of the same mineral water, beer and chocolate.
3) One of the windows has half-torn blinds. Are they really that hard to get right?
4) The plumbing in the bathroom is leaking!
5) We saw living creatures in the same bathroom, which was represented by insects: black cockroaches and one centipede. The centipede was crushed, the black cockroaches managed to escape.
6) The shell is cracked
7) The pedal in the wastebasket does not work
8) There is hot water, but in order for it to flow in the shower, we had to drain the water for at least 3-5 minutes. For some reason there was no hot water in the sink. What is the secret of such a plumbing miracle has remained a mystery to us.
9) There are hygiene kits, but the staff just carelessly piled them on a shelf in the bathroom in a single pile.
10) Despite the presence of double-glazed windows, there is no soundproofing, so the roar of cars and excursion groups are heard in the room perfectly, if the window is open, then the exhausts are also provided to you.
To some this may seem like a small thing. Yes, these are trifles, and you can close your eyes to each of them individually, but when they accumulate, they simply start to cut your eyes. And the last thing that finishes - NEVER FOR 3 days and 2 nights of stay, NO ONE CLEANED THE ROOM! I'm already silent about changing linen, towels and replenishing shampoos and shower gel.
FOOD AND RESTAURANT. Breakfast is included in the price, but the system is very strange. Meals take place in the same basement restaurant, which claims to be a concept establishment. At the reception, they ask in advance what kind of breakfast you will order and for what time. No buffet and strictly 2 options that are unchanged, no matter how long you live in this hotel. It remained incomprehensible - why call the time when you still had to wait for this very breakfast? Plus, there were always surprises. We every morning (and there were 3 due to early check-in) we watched the evolution of these breakfasts (we always took both options). In one version, toasts were announced - we didn’t see toasts, the waitresses answered that there were no toasts and they were replaced with bread : ) -e - instead of pancakes there were 4 slices of orange, for the 3rd pair of small pancakes. The portions are small, it was impossible to eat them. It is stated that guests can choose one of 3 drinks: coffee, tea or juice (the norm is 1 cup). But at the same time, one day it turned out that they didn’t have tea - it ended and it was in the middle of the morning, and despite the fact that the tea was packaged and very cheap! No service. Then we took one dinner, but it turned out that a third of the declared menu simply did not exist, and the wish for a barbecue was rejected with the wording - "we do not have a barbecue. " Why, for this purpose, to paint on the menu a whole list of dishes that are cooked on the grill so remained incomprehensible to us. The waitress could not properly explain what the dishes are. So to the question: “Do you have dumplings with fresh cherries or canned ones? ”, the answer was received: “We have dumplings with cherries”. When the question was repeated, a more detailed answer was received - "We have dumplings with real cherries. " As a result, dumplings with canned cherries were served. : ) The summer terrace is even worse maintained. You will not wait for the delivery of a standard set: salt, pepper, toothpicks, napkins; no changing the ashtray, no wiping the table. The upper terrace is made as a bar, but we didn’t see the bartender there all the time.
To be honest, for all establishments in Kamenetz-Podolsky, such an attitude to service in establishments is the norm. The food is usually good, but the portions are not big. They constantly save on something: either on sauce, or even on bread. If you arrive at a restaurant at 10:45 pm, you will most likely be refused service or asked, “Will you have time to drink your coffee? Are we open until 23:00? Checks are not given anywhere! Without a reminder, neither the hotel nor the network pizzeria will give a check, even a ticket to the fortress can be sold to you without issuing a ticket! So travel travelers keep that in mind!
Pluses: of course they were, but they are few.
1) Sane concierges, but deaf to remarks about the kitchen
2) Good location
3) We took things to the storage room for free
Total: Unfortunately, Kamenets, as it was and remains the city of one day. One day is enough to visit the main sights. This is echoed by the entire infrastructure. Although there are a lot of tourists in the city, they have not learned how to serve them normally. There was no desire to return to the Taras Bulba Hotel again or spend one extra day there. It's a pity, because in Ukraine there are cities where they know how to serve normally and efficiently! But Kamenets is not yet one of them.
Helpful advice: a taxi from the station to the hotel (if called through telephone services) costs 14 hryvnia. At the station, they will try to take 30 UAH from you. True, some telephone services turn off their mobile numbers at night and earlier in the morning and turn them on after 9:00 : )
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