This is one of the smallest, less affluent countries I’ve been to but it looks like any other eastern european locale.  I do like observing the old Communist-era buildings vs newer construction in the past couple decades.

The city is small enough not to have any major hotel chain present, which leaves you with the only option for a 4-star establishment.

Again, the weather sucks in winter – snow, snow and more snow.  So from what I could tell, Chisinau is white and slushy at times.  Suffice to say, too busy again to explore the surroundings.