I'll tell you in detail.
Nutrition. Buffet, but not simple, but with some unbreakable rules from the Chaika 2 base:
1. We will decide the entrance to the canteen only by coupons. Entry and exit are closely guarded by the staff - a girl and a man, plying along the middle line of the dining room with a tenacious look. The dining room itself has the appearance of an agrarian type building. You can only eat inside. There is no summer playground. There are fans in the dining room.
2. Nothing can be taken out of the dining room regarding food (even 3 slices of bread are taboo! ). If they see something in their hands, they slow down at the exit and force them to lay it out. The atmosphere is very similar to an airport, where you have to throw away water to go further.
3. When you have eaten, you must clean up the dishes. If there are no trays to take out the dishes at one time, these are your problems, not the problems of the dining room. And you simply will not be released until you remove all plates, cups, etc. from your table. And they will also tell you that trays are just for grandmothers, and you need a plate in a plate and go!
4. You can take out coffee - cheers! , when there are paper cups. Of course, they don't always work. But still - joy)
5. Dishes rarely change, although there are quite a few dishes. The assortment, in the main part, is stable. We have picked up a few of our favorite dishes. Highlights: wings in sauce, chops, lazy dumplings and fried bacon for breakfast, delicious desserts, coffee and tea.
Accommodation.
It's great that our room has a sea view and a balcony with a table and chairs, there is also a clothes dryer on the balcony. Clothespins can be bought at the market near the base or you can take it with you. The room is about 20 meters and it has everything you need, comfortable mattresses, a kettle and a TV, a 50-liter boiler in the bathroom.
Annoying - lack of cleaning. There is a common broom on each floor and replaceable garbage bags in the room. You ask for toilet paper and they give it without any problems. This is all. If you rest for more than 2-3 days, sheets, towels stop looking decent and it starts to strain.
Beach and area.
The beach is wonderful. He is removed. Also on the beach there are guys from whom you can rent an umbrella with two sun loungers, do water activities (but they themselves are not Chaika 2). The territory is large, closed, security is working properly! There is parking for guests. There is a playground with outdoor exercise equipment. In the evenings, sometimes, a musician comes and plays beautiful music. There are also several cafes with sea views on the territory. One of them, just with access to the beach, really liked it.
There are no changing rooms and toilets on the beach (there are in the cafe). But there are just enough toilets on the territory. Plus there is a pool. There are beanbag chairs and benches facing the sea, which is nice.
Discounts.
Chaika 2 provides good discounts on accommodation, but only if you buy 3 meals a day from them in the form of a buffet, as they see it (see the beginning of my review).
General impression.
A big question mark about the organization of the food system - you feel under control and guilty everywhere - and this is not about rest. And the lack of cleaning of the rooms during the rest is tolerable, but...
The territory of the base is spacious and well landscaped, it pleases with the proximity of the sea, as well as a room with a sea view and autonomous hot water in unequivocal pluses.
In general, this is a holiday about who can and wants to close and open their eyes and what.
We arrived in the morning at 8.00, the administration already had prepared lists with numbers. When booking, we indicated a desire - just not the 1st floor, so we were placed exactly on the first floor of the 5th building, the shady side No. 13. We were disappointed, but what to do....They put green bracelets on us and gave us food stamps with a clearly indicated date for visiting the canteen.
WI-FI is good throughout, even on the beach.
TERRITORY - the first line from the sea, well-groomed, many locations where you can relax, puffs, playgrounds, a swimming pool - many sunbeds and umbrellas that guests with green and red bracelets can use for free! Early in the morning, the staff puts things in order throughout the territory - they wash, clean, clean, disinfect. In general order! at the exit to the territory there are many shops, cafes, a market with everything necessary for recreation and industrial goods and fruits, wine, etc. Mosquitoes gnawed in the evening, the bryzgalka helped no more than half an hour. On the territory of the base there are 2 cafes that are in great demand, for visiting they give out disposable bracelets and security makes sure that the hallways do not penetrate the rest of the territory.
NUMBER 13 in the 5th building, we were given the 1st floor without a balcony, It does not pull for its amount. The bed is a double bed, but 1.80 long is fine for me, and my husband's legs are in weight, it's good that there are no railings. There is no shampoo rack in the bathroom. Toilet paper just stands on the tank, if you put it on the sink or shower side, it will get wet. The mirror in the room was only small in the bathroom. The clothes dryer is portable, rust stains left on swimsuits. Nothing dries overnight. If you take it outside, it can get wet with rain, and there is no desire to sit on duty. The floor in the room is laminate, I was worried that it would not swell from moisture. Change of linen every 4 days, snow-white!
The room has a wardrobe, refrigerator, small TV, kettle, table, 2 chairs, floor drying, air conditioning. 2 towels per person + on the floor a towel and a rag, soap, toilet paper. There is no hair dryer. There is a mosquito net on the window.
FOOD Buffet, was great, like at home. Everything is fresh, lunch and dinner are always 2 types of chops, 2 types of fish, salads, vegetables, etc. Pleased with coffee machines with good coffee, cappuccino, chocolate. I can't fault the food at all! There were no only fruits and alcohol, everything else was 5+. It is forbidden to take food out of the dining room, you can only take it out in a disposable cup of coffee. In the dining room, the table is wiped immediately after each visitor. They just sort out some dishes - they immediately bring a full tray with a new one.
BEACH in front of the 5th building entrance only with bracelets, so there are not many people. There is a foot wash. Opposite the main entrance there are many more tourists. There are many algae in the sea. The water temperature was not quite comfortable for me, +19 in the morning, +25 in the evening. Air up to +30, it rained twice.
ANIMATION took place every evening near the dining room for children. There was also an electric guitarist playing every evening. There was a fire show.
EXCURSIONS offered along the beach, we did not ask the price. We ourselves went by bus to Odessa, it leaves every hour from 9.00 to 19.00 for 50 UAH.
The road there and back is very difficult, up to 12 hours. In general, we had a good rest.
Suddenly, our grandmother died. Such things cannot be foreseen. We asked to move the date by 5 days. We have a reservation from 10, today is the 5th. That is, we did not apply the day before. And we had good reason. We were rudely denied the transfer and the money, too, as the administrator said, "they do not return. " It turns out that they ran into scammers, although the complex has existed for a long time and everything should be relatively legal with them. But it immediately bothered me that they had a payment through easy pay, and not by details. It seemed strange, now I understand why. But they were mistaken that someone can be thrown like that, but we won’t leave it like that. So if you want to be left without rest and without money, then contact Seagull-2!!! ! Disgrace!!! ! Service 0*!! ! Kidalovo!! !
More. My parents have been resting for many years in the first race on Chaika 2. The conditions have always been modest, but the main thing is the sea nearby and some kind of food.
But this year just crossed everything out.
I live in Odessa, my parents come to rest from the city of Podolsk (Kotovsk, Odessa region). On 06/17/2018, as in previous years, I arrived for a couple of hours by car to visit my parents, to see how they settled down, and brought gifts.
And then ABOUT NEWS !!!!!!!!!! ! I HAVE TO PAY FOR ENTRANCE AND BRACELET 50 UAH. !!!!!! ! How are you guys??????????? ? This is under what article you expose it is not clear what service? What kind of chaos is this?
Is it a prison, a zone, a paid museum, etc. ?
In general, the day was simply crossed out, I still went to my parents, but they didn’t let me go back. Scandal, screaming, as if something had been stolen…. . Yes, I understand that the boys who were placed everywhere at all entrances and exits simply have nothing to do with it, the guys do their job and get a penny for it. But, before that, I went with my dad to the administration, where I got to one of the administrators (or managers) who, with a wry face, said that I was obliged to pay for the visit. This is the same if a person rents an apartment and each visit to relatives and friends must be paid!!!
Further. My dad loves to swim at dawn. And then a bummer from this year. Because "Super-complex Chaika 2" is completely fenced, my dad cannot get to the sea at 06.00 (morning! ), because. the same boys - the guards do not come to work so early and no one stands at all exits and entrances, like sheep dogs, and does not require everyone to show their hand with a bracelet.
This year, a swimming pool was built (installed) on the territory of "Chaika 2". Oh, Gods, "POOL, IT'S JUST SHIKARDOS IN OUR TIME" (I'm being ironic). So this service is provided once a day. Are you laughing? Nowadays? What are you there?
Question - what length of service do you provide when paying 50 UAH. for the entrance for visiting, in my case, the most dear people in the world ???
Are you there that you don’t already know how to squeeze money from the season ???
The tax authorities and all other authorities are crying for you, in which I will take an active part with pleasure.
And, yes, you are there to your managers or whoever you have in the administration (in the building to the right of the entrance to the territory) explain how to talk with vacationers and guests! With such a service and quality of thieving, you will not go far, which is what I wish you!! !
We were pleasantly surprised by the pool!
During the check-in, the employees of the base were very pleased. Nice people, always willing to help with any issues. Thank you very much for this!
The beach is also clean, in the morning (at 6 o'clock, while everyone is sleeping) every day it is cleaned! I really like that there are few people (compared to the central access to the beach). Yes, there are few sun loungers, awnings. But for me it's not a problem at all. There is a shower at the exit from the beach.
In general, this year I will also definitely go to Chaika-2!
Wi-Fi catches in places around the territory and in the building. A terrible pile of cars (there is no separate parking for cars) and budget barracks.
Nice, wide and long sandy beach, but:
1. There are no canopies.
2. There are almost no sun loungers (25 pieces).
3. There is no toilet shower on the beach; everyone goes to the sea for a little.
4. There is no place to wash your feet from the sand, there are brooms at the exit from the beach =).
5. For 10 days, I saw an attempt to clean the beach once. In general, the sand is dirty closer to the water (cigarette butts, scraps, bags, etc. ).
The staff was generally friendly - thanks to them for that! I think that over time Chaika 2 will cope with a large influx of tourists and direct the profits to its development and improvement.
Probably all of the above shortcomings would be compensated by the sea, but even here it was a failure. The sea was constantly stormy and therefore it was dirty. Near the shore there was a constant whirlpool of algae and beach debris.
Lying on a dirty beach, I dreamed of taking a dip in the Red Sea, or at least in the Mediterranean.
Checked into the room at 10.00 immediately after the room was cleaned after the previous group, and we checked out at 9.00 immediately after breakfast.
ROOM on the 2nd floor No. 221 Building No. 5 - with a balcony, air conditioning, refrigerator. The room has a double bed with large pillows and good linens, a table with 2 glasses, a tray, a bottle opener, 2 chairs, a double wardrobe with 2 trempels, a TV 28", a clock, a picture and an entrance hall hanger, an ashtray, but smoking is prohibited in the room. The floor is linoleum, carpet on the 1st floor.
Bathroom shower curtain, sink, mirror and of course with a toilet. Soap, toilet paper and 2 towels per person, plus a towel on semi-white!
On the balcony there is a place to dry things, on the first floors there is no balcony and there is a floor dryer for clothes. Everything worked properly.
Bed linen and towels are changed on the 5th day upon request in your presence.
I caught WI-FI in the fifth building only on the 3rd and 4th floors well, but I almost didn’t take it below, some on the bench near the building also caught it.
The TERRITORY of the recreation center is not small, stretched along the coast on the first line, several buildings, rooms for every wallet (with conveniences, with partial amenities, without amenities....), little greenery, there is a cafe both on the territory itself and immediately outside the territory, shops, cafes , market for food and industrial goods. Free access to the beach for everyone, they have a toilet 2 UAH. and shower 10 UAH. Paid.
There is security.
In stores you can pay with a payment card, the prices are quite normal, a little more expensive than in the central regions, as it has always been in the resort. On the trading street near the recreation center, through each kiosk, wine and cognac are sold on tap
Nearby is Karolino Bugaz and Zatoka, in the other direction there is a tent city, a lighthouse and further Ilyichevsk.
FOOD (on coupons, can be purchased from the administration) personally disappointed us. Everyone who had a rest last year, and at the beginning of the season of this year, said large portions, home cooking and everything is super, BUT! With us, only three days in July there was food to choose from the first 2 courses and a choice of 2 types of 2 dishes.
Breakfast is generally no for those who do not eat milk porridge.
Lunch and dinner more or less, but it was a couple of days that immediately after dinner we went to a cafe and ordered some other snack like grilled mackerel (60 hryvnia 450 grams with vegetables).
Tea (without any aroma and strength) and coffee (sometimes it was) in containers. For an afternoon snack, they alternated yogurt, fermented baked milk, jelly, banana, peach, cookies, pie.
BEACH large sandy beach. There are 15 sunbeds for vacationers Seagulls for free, but you need to take them from 6 in the morning, we didn’t even try, we took a bedspread and an air mattress from home. There were a lot of algae in the sea and the sand near the shore was rocked for about 3 meters, then you need to swim 30 meters to the shallows - there is clear water, a depth of about 1 meter of a wide strip. You go back out of the sea through these algae hung with green rags. There is no shower or toilet on the beach! There are no trash cans either. In early August, the water temperature in the morning was +19, and in the afternoon +22, the air in the daytime was +30, the nights were cool. Lots of mosquitoes in the evening.
On the beach, traders with corn, soup, shrimp, etc. strained a little, passing by they covered the cover with sand, and the body too.
EXCURSIONS we ourselves organized. We had already been to Odessa before, before leaving, I also studied the Internet and planned to visit Ilyichevsk, Odessa, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky and walk along the embankment in the surroundings. They did everything just like that, even more, because of some troubles they also visited Ovidiopol, the 7th km, etc.
I really liked Ilyichevsk, especially their Primorskaya stairs to the embankment and 2 colonnades.
Our company was friendly, good, - the time flew by quickly and cheerfully.
I summarize only my opinion (after all, everyone has their own requirements based on the money spent). I ESTIMATE on the 5th building (it is the best, the rest is barracks).
The room in building 5 is excellent. The food is average. The beach is bad. The infrastructure is good, it would not hurt to open a pharmacy and not a first-aid post in which there is little.
I cannot say that I am satisfied with the rest, although many people really liked it and come here for more than one year.
The choice is yours, ALL GOOD REST, pleasant unforgettable moments!