Югославия по - европейски. Yugoslavia in European style.

We rested in August 2009 with a family of three. Bought the tour in May. The travel agency offered this particular hotel, since at that time it was the only one in the whole country that accepted Russian tourists according to the all-inclusive system. While there was time to think, I read reviews on the Internet. At that time there were only two of them: one of them is very positive, the other with a high degree of pessimism. Since there was not much choice, we decided to take a chance (all of a sudden they write all sorts of nasty things! ). And the holiday began. At the airport of departure, the flight was naturally delayed for an hour, but upon arrival at the airfield (yes, it was the aerodrome) Tivat, the host company Prometheus still waited for us. Since few people travel towards Ulcinj, we had an individual transfer. This is class! The representative of the travel agency, who is fluent in Russian, at the same time gave us a mini-tour around the country with stops at viewing platforms, photo pauses, etc. The road to the hotel took about 2 hours.
Actually about the hotel and our stay in Montenegro. During the stay there were both positive and negative points (the pessimistic review about the hotel turned out to be actually true). The hotel is really new, after renovation. They were waiting for us at the reception, they immediately gave us the key and we went to the room. There was already a baby bed in the room! Didn't even have to download the right! The rooms are quite decent, quality cleaning, towels were changed almost every day, bed linen was changed twice, LCD TV 2 Russian channels, safe, refrigerator, shower. The only thing is the pillows are disgusting.
We were very lucky that the room was not with a sea view! All rooms with sea views face south, and since the air conditioners are constantly breaking down (for 2 weeks in our room the air conditioner did not work for 5 days), it is very hot there at night, and you can’t open the balcony, because. right under the windows French animation and music until midnight, do not fall asleep. And we will open a balcony for ourselves, the music is almost inaudible, by 4 in the morning it starts to pull coolness from the street (after all, the end of August) - beauty! True, at 6-00 there is already a rise, because. a path passes under the windows, through which tourists from all over the nearby part of the city go to the beach in crowds from the very early morning with songs and dances. Well, nothing, we’ll sleep on the beach, we’re Russians, we’re used to everything! What's worth it is the food. I will not describe the menu, take my word for it. Varied, tasty, fruits, ice cream, mussels, shrimps, beer, alcohol… Excellent. The service is excellent.

Animation. Only in French and only for the French. If you rolled out a sponge to play beach volleyball, table tennis - break off! It seems that ours are given rackets and a ball for money, but only if the French do not play. For Russians, the principle is to entertain yourself! The advertisement of the hotel says about some kind of indoor pool, SPA-salon, sauna, massage, Internet cafe, bike rental. Don't be fooled! Not even in sight!
There is very little greenery on the territory of the hotel. About two hundred meters to the right of the hotel flows a river. The truth does not smell like sewage, only a swamp, apparently the city's treatment facilities are still coping.
There are two pools: for children (depth 30 cm), and more or less. By and large, a parody of the pools, okay, at least relatively clean. If you want to sunbathe by the pool, you need to borrow sunbeds at 7 am. But the sea is beautiful! This hotel actually has its OWN beach! Umbrellas and wooden (without mattresses) deck chairs for free! The guards are chasing the strangers! To the sea 30 meters through the city beach. The sand, of course, is amazing, fine (like in an hourglass), but painfully polluted with cigarette butts, candy wrappers, etc. No one cleans the beach, all this muck naturally floats in the sea. The sea is quite shallow. The water is clear especially in the morning. The buoys at high tide have a depth of about 1.8 m at low tide 1.5 m. not far from the beach there is a rental of scooters, everyone drives them like crazy and for some reason along the buoys. Take care of yourself! A sandy beach is certainly good, but in the afternoon a rather strong wind usually rises with elements of a sandstorm, all this creaks on the teeth, gets into the eyes. Not fatal, of course, but unpleasant. Beach towels are issued at the reception, and they are changed there. For each towel, a deposit of 10 euros. I was very unpleasantly surprised that when they are returned on the day of departure, only 7 euros are returned to you, and 3 euros are taken for rent. Disgusting, albeit a trifle. Now a little about the country. Very reminiscent of the Black Sea coast. It even smells the same. The vegetation is similar, the same cypresses, but everything is somehow small. Ours is prettier.
Excursions. Few are offered. We took two.

1) "Montenegro tour". I recommend. Take everything that is interesting in the country and hear it. Moreover, in Cetinje on the market, all souvenirs are two or more times cheaper than on the coast (magnet 1.5 versus 3 euros, T-shirt 3 versus 8 euros), so do not rush to buy souvenirs, especially at the hotel.
2) Excursion to Skadar Lake. Don't hesitate to go there!! ! Don't waste your time and a lot of money! Outright divorce. In Russia, the lakes are a hundred times more beautiful! The bus is stuffed to the eyeballs, on the boat, where no more than 30 people should be comfortably accommodated, they shove 55, the dinner is disgusting. A lake overgrown with grass, the water is somehow green. After this excursion, the whole group was simply disappointed.
Once we rented a car. 60 euros/day + petrol. Without any pledges. Nice. We traveled all over the country. Having a detailed (I emphasize - detailed, and not the one that is offered in a hotel shop, prepare in advance) you can not take an excursion guide. The only problem is parking.
At the end of our stay, an already paid taxi was sent for us at the appointed hour, which took us to the airfield. The flight was delayed only two hours (unlike one of the Moscow flights, which was delayed by five hours), we naturally spent them standing on our feet, in a crowd of people (the airfield building is absolutely not intended for such a number of flights and people). After check-in for a flight, passport control and then to the waiting room, where there are chairs, are allowed only one hour before departure. Until that time, the entire crowd (from ALL flights) is in the airfield lobby near the entrance to passport control, because. the building is not equipped with a speakerphone, and the invitation to the waiting room is made through the shouting of the staff. If you have heart problems or high blood pressure, be sure to take your medicines with you, because. In addition, there are no air conditioners. We were not fed on the plane, because Montenegrins downloaded only 50 servings instead of 150, which were distributed to children, the disabled and fat hungry aunts (who does not believe can check flight U63218, departed on 29.08. 09). Summing up, I will say that if you still decide to go to Montenegro, then Ulcinj is only for acquaintance.