{"id":121944,"date":"2017-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/hostel-opened-in-chernobyl-for-tourists-wanting-to-explore-the-site-of-the-1986-nuclear-accident\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:15:46","slug":"hostel-opened-in-chernobyl-for-tourists-wanting-to-explore-the-site-of-the-1986-nuclear-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/hostel-opened-in-chernobyl-for-tourists-wanting-to-explore-the-site-of-the-1986-nuclear-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostel opened in Chernobyl for tourists wanting to explore the site of the 1986 nuclear accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Ukrainian government has opened a hostel inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone to give tourists the chance to explore the epicenter of the most devastating nuclear accident in history.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Currently, there are beds for 50 people in the former Soviet dormitory located about 15 km from the site where the 1986 Chernobyl reactor nuclear disaster occurred. The facility also plans an expansion to 102 beds.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The hostel&#8217;s first guests were foreigners from countries such as the USA, New Zealand, and Denmark.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Ukrainian government allows tourists to enter the contamination zone for short visits with special permission. The area is still considered uninhabitable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The explosion at the atomic power plant caused a radioactive cloud that spread over a large part of Eastern Europe. A concrete sarcophagus was hastily poured over the destroyed reactor to prevent contamination. The sarcophagus was reinforced last year with a steel dome.<\/div>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Can you stay overnight in Chernobyl?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Ukrainian government has opened a hostel within the exclusion zone, approximately 15 km from the reactor site, for short-term tourist stays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it safe to visit the Chernobyl exclusion zone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the area remains uninhabitable for long-term residence, the government permits short, supervised visits with special authorization in specific zones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What facilities does the new Chernobyl hostel offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hostel is located in a former Soviet dormitory and currently offers 50 beds, with plans to expand its capacity to 102 guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ukrainian government has opened a hostel inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone to give tourists the chance to explore the epicenter of the most devastating nuclear accident in history. Currently, there are beds for 50 people in the former Soviet dormitory located about 15 km from the site where the 1986 Chernobyl reactor nuclear disaster&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2852],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-121944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels-restaurants"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hotelieri-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121944"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=121944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}