My stay there was very nice,the hotel is a little small but very nice for a personaly feel ,the staff were very helpful and they knew English,and going out I walked around in the evening and to get a feel of the culture there and there was no problem,and the people that I met were kind ,if they knew some English,and the ones that didnt know any were hesitant to talk ,just because they didnt know what to expect from a forieign person,I would say In Kharkiv the food that is there is very good,alot of dishes there I had never tasted before,there is no problems getting a taxi there to get around