Салют это совсем не плохо. Salute is not bad at all.

Maybe the information on the site is outdated, but the hotel has a four-star status.
Hotel "Salute" in Kyiv. It is located five minutes walk from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. A very convenient place if Lavra is your main goal. The Arsenalnaya metro station is also close. The hotel itself is of a Soviet, but original design. This year he is twenty-five years old, according to the booklets at the reception. The building has the shape of a cylinder and, all the rooms are located in a circle, in the center of the cylinder there are elevators and technical rooms. If you try hard, you can stay in rooms with gorgeous views of the Lavra and / or the Dnieper. If not, then on the houses and the road. The four star status is justified. The room has a minibar (paid of course); hair dryer; a lot of useful little things, such as disposable slippers; sponges for shoes; sewing accessories and all kinds of hygiene products. The rooms have balconies and individual air conditioners. Breakfast is included in the price, which is quite good. The service is good, the atmosphere is not old. The only thing that surprised me was the TVs, they are imported and work well, but judging by the design they are fifteen or twenty years old, it’s cool of course, you won’t see them now. In general, the hotel is good, but for those who want to spend a lot of time in the Lavra, it’s just perfect, of course, if there is money, this is not an economy option, but not luxury glamor either.