Чудесный край! Great edge!

My husband and daughter, 7 years old, and I rested at the Aquamarine Hotel in Budva from June 18 to June 29.2011 with a flight from Moscow. I found a hotel back in March on the Internet, I like small hotels with an individual approach to customers. In general, our expectations were justified (except that the SAMARAINTOUR agency deceived us and said that our apartments have a kitchen, the kitchen in this hotel is only in the restaurant). We had apartments 201 (2-room apartments), furniture, plumbing in excellent condition, a small TV (we rarely watched it, mostly news, one Russian channel-RTR), telephone, air conditioning, hair dryer, internet in the restaurant. Meals half board. Swedish table in the morning: fresh vegetables, sausages, cheeses, omelettes, boiled eggs, pastries, sausages, jams, yogurt, butter, muesli, cereals, tea and for some reason chicory instead of coffee (although even better for health). For dinner, a choice of 4 dishes: pork, beef, chicken and, of course, some fish or squid. The portions are very large - for men. In addition, almost the same Swedish table as in the morning, only without drinks, but always fruit and ice cream. Basically, you won't go hungry. . At lunch we ate on the coast, mostly men cook - very tasty, large portions. The three of us ate an average of 15 euros with drinks. The territory of the hotel is small: in front of the hotel there is a parking lot, behind the hotel there is a swimming pool with a jacuzzi. Few people swim in the pool, but it was difficult to get our daughter out of there. The water in the pool is clean 27-24 degrees. We alternated swimming in the sea (23 degrees) and in the pool. By the way, we went to the sauna, it is free, but you need to order in advance (three hours) to warm it up. The hotel grounds, pool, room are all clean and compact. My husband and I are slender people and we were comfortable, but I thought that a large person in the shower would be cramped. And also the sofa on which the daughter slept, if you disassemble it, then it did not fit in the width of the room, I had to turn it back to the balcony. In general, this was the only inconvenience for us in this hotel. The view from the balcony was of the mountains and the pool. Everything blooms in June, the views are amazing! Towels were changed every day, sheets every 3 days. The staff is friendly, half knows Russian, and you can explain yourself to others. In general, Russians are treated very well in Montenegro - the brothers are Slavs. Our daughter didn’t eat something very well at dinner, so the senior manager came up, took the handle and, together with her, chose what she wanted on the Swedish table. It was nice. In the first days, it seemed to me and my husband that there were more staff than vacationers. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the beach, but I think it is useful, and the place of the hotel is quiet, nothing interferes with sleep, the water only murmurs in the pool. It is noisy closer to the coast, our friends lived in Slavenska Plaza. On the beach opposite the hotel, a set of umbrellas and 2 sun loungers cost 6 euros for the whole day, the pebbles are quite large. We really liked the farthest beach outside the old town, there is almost sand, it is very clean and there are fewer people, but there are sunbeds for 9 euros a set. You can sit on your rugs, they are sold everywhere. We love to walk, so 30 minutes to the beach was overcome without problems. There is no entertainment, a playground in the hotel, except for a small slide and a pool house. All entertainment on the coast: attractions, nightclubs, shops. The overall impression is very good, my daughter was crying when she left, saying: "Let's live here forever! " (for example, from Turkey, she asked to go home). For me, the most amazing feeling is that you are not in a foreign land, but at home. Thanks to the Aquamarine hotel staff! We visited 2 excursions: Skadar Lake and a cruise on the Bay of Kotor. You don't travel much with a child! I liked the excursions, not tiring, always in nature and with swimming in the lake and the sea, respectively, everywhere they treat me with wine and vine (local vodka). There is nothing special to buy in Montenegro (of course, except for wine and prosciutto, the national dried meat). Clothes are all from Turkey, India, China and something from Italy, in my opinion, not the best quality. Therefore, do not waste a lot of time shopping, enjoy nature, the sea, and beauty. My daughter is allergic to many foods, she ate everything there and never took medicine - that's what a wonderful land this Montenegro is!