During his exile in Odesa, Aleksander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a regular at this hotel’s casino. Can you see him across the room? He’s perched attentively on a card table stool, one eye tracking his bet, the other scanning the corseted ladies for his next adulterous feast. With its elegant interior and location at the epicentre of Odesa’s art and culture scene, its understandable why this hotel so easily lured Pushkin. The casino’s gone, but a variety of impressive amenities stand in its place and include a swimming pool, VIP lounge, bar, banquet halls and Mozart’s own restaurant renown for its Ukrainian and European dishes and romantic views of the Opera and Ballet Theatre. The rooms definitely lack in space, but are luxurious and packed with goodies such as air-conditioning, cable TV, Internet, mini-bar, etc.