Страна красивой природы с совковым прошлым. A country of beautiful nature with a Soviet past.

To begin with, I always like everything, wherever I fly, and the phrase “I have something to compare with” is puzzling, since you can compare the service, but it is impossible to compare countries. Host "Prometeus". The campaign is serious, the buses are all new, the excursions are not bad. Oleg met at the airport - his first phrase "my dears" could not help but cause a smile. First about the hotel. Hotel "Petrovac 3", although the hotel itself is 4 stars, met our expectations, a small cozy room with a French bed, a safe, an LCD TV (there were no Russian channels, but there is MTV), a refrigerator and air conditioning does not differ from the pictures of info tours, even in in reality it is better as the bathroom is more spacious than expected (there is a hair dryer). There is a terrace with table and chairs. The air conditioner is central, but it worked all the time, the location of the air conditioner is convenient, you can leave it at night - we did not catch a cold. The key is magnetic - if you are outside the room, the electricity is turned off. Here's the problem with the refrigerator. If you leave for the whole day, then it defrosts, as evidenced by a puddle near it. Room cleaning is beyond praise - fast, high quality (towels are changed every day, bed linen is changed every 3 days, even the shower cabin is wiped from the water). There are always owners in the hotel, so everything is clear and fast - the only thing that annoys is the lack of knowledge of Russian and English by the staff (there is a woman, she can more or less help you). Everywhere they write that the languages ​ ​ are similar - yes, especially with Ukrainian, but when you need to ask for a bill, and in Serbian it is “rachun”, then you can wait for it for half a day or, as an alternative, sign language. Breakfasts were included - as always, the European breakfast is no different, although we tried not to repeat ourselves. Breakfast from 8, which is not very convenient.
The location of the hotel is very good:
1. Opposite the hotel is the only supermarket in the city

2. On the left, five minutes walk, the market.
3. City beach and promenade right after 300 meters.
4. On the right is the Maslina restaurant.
5. Slightly up baker (mini-bakery) and apothecary.
Now, as for gastronomy. In the supermarket, prices are no different from ours (everything is in euros). You can buy ham for 4.5 euros, you can buy it for 12 euros. Only bread is a little more expensive - a loaf of 0.7 euros (but my husband and I ate it for a week). Beer - from 0.9 euros and above. The notorious wine "Vranac" depends on the year of release, starts from 2.5 and above (it's good that they bought a small wine - they didn't like it). Prosciutto and cheese can be tried once in a supermarket, a second time in the market - there is a difference, it is tastier on the market, but more expensive. Fruits - peaches 1.8 (when we have 2.2) and raspberries, blueberries, figs are more expensive. Wine on the market 8 euros - they took raspberries, there were not enough degrees, like compote.

My husband and I went, so we couldn’t manage with dry food, a peasant needs meat for kindness. There is such a thing as a daily menu, it costs from 4.5 to 6 euros per person in cafes / restaurants. It includes cherba (soup), main dish, bread and salad. Of course, there was no point in hoping to get something of high quality for this amount, but we tried. Our first sad experience was at the Oliva cafe, if you don’t value time, then you can, but waiting for an order for two hours is too much, and no one understands any languages ​ ​ ​ ​ except Serbian. Soup - Galinablanca, salad - usually cabbage with vinegar, the main course is always worthy (potatoes with meat, cabbage with meat). We found the Maslina restaurant, which is a couple of minutes from the hotel. Everyone liked it there. The waiter - a middle-aged man who knows Russian well, can advise. We always left tips, for which he was friends with us (although, perhaps, he is friends with everyone). Service is fast, portions are huge. Soup - 2 euros (broth with noodles), pork - 7 euros (these are 2 large pieces of pork + french fries + lettuce + pickled onions), pasta bolognese - 6 euros (300 grams of pasta - this is another test for the stomach). At first we did not understand his phrase - you should share a portion, seeing the hungry eyes of my husband, I immediately refused. Then it became clear. We tried the fish menu (10 euros per person) big fish + 2 shrimps + mussels + french fries + boiled potatoes + bread. Why do I always write about bread, if you order separately, then a basket of bread costs 1 euro. Tea 1.5 euros, brandy (fruit moonshine 45%) 30 grams 1.5 euros.
Now about the beaches - this is the scourge of Montenegro. The beaches are all beautiful, but small, there are few of them. There are a lot of children, loud Montenegrin women try to shout each other down, they smoke a lot, bulls hide in the sand. Here we remembered Crimea at the height of the season. You can take a sun lounger and an umbrella - 7 euros. The city beach disappeared immediately. Thanks to the reviews, we went to look for the Lucice beach. Walk to the left of the hotel for about 15 minutes, there are fewer people, but not as few as we would like. All the negativity is covered by the riot of nature and the clear Adriatic Sea. We took excursions to the Bay of Kotor and a fish picnic (all excursions by sea, so as not to waste a day on the beach). The excursions are very informative, if you don’t go on excursions, then you won’t learn anything about Montenegro, and you will leave home with the thought, why did I overpay so much money, you could also relax in Crimea.
And here is the bold point - Tivat Airport. This collective farm facility is not capable of serving such a number of tourists. The crush, the abuse of our compatriots is justified, the flights were late due to the fact that people could not go through passport and customs control on time....There is even a queue in duty free. Montenegrins do not know and do not even try to know languages, which is surprising, it is easier for them to say I do not understand than to sell a product. Their commandments (the Montenegrin was born to not rush to live, if you can leave the matter for tomorrow - leave it) prevent them from earning money. There is no production, animal husbandry is poorly developed, which is why our cheap chicken costs fabulous money, unwillingness to please leads to a dead end. They are very far from the European Union (despite the fact that even the money was transferred to the euro) and gave the name to my opus “with a Soviet past”. Some minor note turned out, look at the photos and you will understand how beautiful it is there - go, it's worth seeing.