Clean, modest, but clean)))

Written: 4 august 2009
Travel time: 23 august — 1 september 2007
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
I decided to relax with my friends on the sea. Because not everyone had passports, we gathered in the Krasnodar Territory. For a long time we were looking for something affordable for poor students, as a result, in one of the countless travel agencies we visited, we were offered the "Youth Boarding House from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. " The photos weren't particularly stressful, the price also seemed quite acceptable, so we agreed.
Now everything is in order.


1. Arrival. We arrived in Anapa somewhere around 11 o'clock. Out of ignorance, we decided to take a taxi. They knew that they would cheat, but it was just too lazy to wait for minibuses. In principle, there is no 10-minute drive from the station to Yunosti. We paid 200 re for the pleasure, but I think that if divided by three, the amount is not significant) At the reception (well, if this little room can be called that)), when we entered there, there was a terrible scandal. Some large company could not be accommodated in one building, or some rooms were given to someone not like that, something like that.
We slipped quietly to the aunt who is in charge of the settlements. In general, after 10 minutes we had the keys to the room. True, not in the building closest to the exit from the boarding house. Arriving at the building, it turned out that the people had not yet moved out of there, but were already going. We were not upset and, leaving our things in the watchman's room on the 1st floor, we immediately went to the canteen for lunch and then to the sea, as the swimsuits were prudently put closer) when we returned, everything was already ready and cleaned.

2. Numbers. Well, a scoop, of course, but what did you want)) But it’s pretty decent, the furniture doesn’t fall apart, the mattresses are certainly not orthopedic, but you can sleep) I was pleased with the bathroom - despite the old age of the plumbing and mold elements on the tiles, everything is quite civilized, clean, the shower is not pours in all directions, although the pressure is small.
A huge window in the room and this is a minus)) because the curtain is 3 times smaller than the window in length and there is no point in it, so if the windows go to the east, like ours, the sun will wake up in the morning) although after a couple of days of course have already adapted. A big bonus is a refrigerator, although small, but powerful and not even very rattling) Another bonus is a balcony. Very large, quite suitable for night gatherings in a close circle) Of the minuses - the room was stuffy in the evenings.

3. Service. Here is a special human thanks to the staff of this boarding house. All are very sweet and kind. The watchman on the 1st floor of our building asked us every day how she was resting, and if everything was in order. When asked to find a bedside table that was missing in the room, the cleaning lady very politely asked us to wait a bit and after 10 minutes the bedside table was in its rightful place. Cleaned every day and quite carefully.

4. Nutrition.

In the dining room on a custom menu. Fed for slaughter) and very tasty! 3 options for each meal. For lunch, there were often sandwiches with caviar as an appetizer. The only negative is that forms with a customized menu, where you had to tick off what you want to eat for tomorrow, were issued most often at lunch or dinner. So if, for example, you are going on an excursion or for some reason you don’t get to the canteen at this time, then the next day you are fed on-duty dishes - most often it was some kind of goulash or potatoes with meat. In general, not the best that can be served in this canteen)

5. Territory and infrastructure. The territory is not that very big, but not very small either. But it's pretty cute, especially at night, when you can't see the general slight dilapidation) Vegetation - pines and other coniferous and neglected flower beds. Basically, we really liked it. There is a sports equipment rental on site.
For some ridiculous 20 re you can ride a bike Aist (which we did with pleasure every evening)), for the same 20 (or 10, I don’t remember) you can rent badminton (just get valanchiks in the city, because they were only available incomprehensible plastic balls) or play table tennis (by the way, the tables are quite decent). The most expensive pleasure - billiards 50 re / hour (Russian, no American). A few days later we became regular visitors and for our beautiful eyes the man from the rental gave us everything for free) thank you very much, he gave us many hours of good mood)
There are also two cafes on the territory - Malibu and another one with the amazing name "Special Buffet No. 3"))). In Malibu, you can eat quite tasty, although not too cheap, but quite acceptable. And the ice cream is absolutely divine.
If you wanted something intoxicating, go to the Special Buffet) The prices for cocktails there are not too low, but you can drink. True, many of the classic cocktails are simplified to the point of impossibility (White Russian consisted of belis with vodka)), but they were even quite tasty. Of the minuses - music. In principle, they have never heard anything except lezginka)

Speaking of music. The descriptions state that the territory has its own disco. Well, of course there is ...but it's hard to call it a "disco") This is a small platform with a "shell" scene, where there are grunting speakers. The repertoire is the same every day. Basically serdyuchka, something like ellipsis and other garbage. The only thing is that each "disco" (by the way, only school-age children and their parents, who had already eaten heavily in the Special Buffet, went there)) ended with the song "Hotel California", at least something was pleasant to listen to. Good thing we didn't hear anything in the room.
On the territory there is a children's playground with rather peculiar mosaic sculptures of animals and octopuses, with swings, horizontal bars, etc. In general, the site is not too big, but it is there. And the children crawled there with visible pleasure.
And in the building where the dining room is located, something like a concert hall, there were events for the kids almost every day, some mini-menageries came, a puppet theater, cartoons were shown. In general, the child will not get bored.

5. Sea, beach. The travel agency deceived us, they said that the boarding house in the 1st line is actually on the 2nd. In order to get to the beach, it was necessary to cross Pionersky Prospekt (there are not many cars during the day, there are no problems with the transition), but somehow it didn’t bother me at all, since, in principle, it was about 10 minutes of unhurried walking to the sea from the building.
The beach is private, but if you wish, you could just go to the beach of any nearby boarding house, because the beaches are not fenced off from each other. The beach is clean, every evening they clean the entire nearby coast. A huge minus - the sea was blooming at that time! There were a lot of terrible algae in the coastal strip and a lot of huge purple jellyfish. But at the buoys (by the way, it’s not deep there - up to my neck, a short girl) it was still normal. So inflatable mattresses were very useful, on which we swam across all the coastal rubbish. But it was certainly hard for mothers with small children to splash around in this muck near the shore. But by the way, this was the case on the entire coast that year, and the closer to the city beach of Anapa, the worse. Perhaps in other years the sea is not so dirty.

The lifeguards on the beach of Yunosti pleased - the whole beach was waiting for their "performances" on the loudspeaker)) They constantly joked, humored and gave out all sorts of brilliant phrases like "For lovers of outdoor activities, the lifeguards have checkers, chess, backgammon" and so on. And they turned on pleasant music - OUR radio or some non-irritating retro ear. They also constantly advertised "Pies from the woman Masha from the village of Vinogradnoye" which were brought every day to the border with the neighboring beach of the Mechta pension. What can I say, the pies are really sooo tasty, a queue immediately formed behind them, so if you want the most delicious pies, then be smarter)) On the same topic, another pearl of the rescuers: "At the border, we often dream of a hot pie")

6. City. Well what can I say...
Nothing remarkable)) Terrible dirt on the city beach (never stay in Anapa in hotels and hotels without your own territory, or just don’t be too lazy to drive a little along pioneer to the beaches of boarding houses, you can enter there without problems, but the difference in cleanliness is cardinal), expensive cafes , where you will wait 40 minutes for a waiter, then another hour for food and then 20 minutes for cutlery, attractions, several nightclubs (we really weren’t there), in general, an ordinary Russian resort)) by the way, from Yunost to the main street of Anapa somewhere 10 minutes in a minibus (stop opposite the boarding house) of the "lame gazelle" type with priests in the windows)) well, in principle, it is also quite a common picture for Russian resorts)

7. Excursions. Prices for them in a boarding house are slightly higher than in the city, but not significantly. Although, in principle, excursions are expensive. In Abrau-Dyurso, for example, the tour cost 800 (! ) pe + 300 surcharge if you wanted to get to the tasting.
But it was one of the most expensive excursions. We went to a mud volcano on the Sea of ​ ​ Azov (this is not the first time I have been there and I will visit more than once if the opportunity arises). Amazing experience) who wants to feel like a pig, I highly recommend it) And they went broke on an excursion to the Pshad waterfalls. We also really liked it - and the tour was interesting and stunningly beautiful places and, most importantly, extreme riding in open trucks along the half-dried bed of the Pshada River with spray-squeals and all sorts of other positive emotions. The tour is all day, so there was food provided. In general, some delight.

As a result, I want to note that, in principle, for a family holiday (especially with children), this is quite a wonderful place - quiet, comfortable, calm.

But for young people, of course, it’s a bit boring) and even a little of it rests there, this youth - the first half of the rest, we, three girls, were almost the only ones, the rest of our age (20 years old) - all with parents. But if you are in a positive, southern mood, and do not pay attention to minor inconveniences, then you are guaranteed a good rest) I will not mind coming to Youth again)
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