Мой первый раз на море! My first time at sea!

The rest was planned in advance, so the vouchers were booked at the end of March. We read a lot of reviews and, on the basis of the “more pluses than minuses” principle, decided to go to Dream by the Sea.
We traveled by public transport from Sevastopol to Alupka. We found the location of the hotel on the map, but for a long time we could not figure out how to get to it. In particular, for us, this was practically the only negative of the hotel - the absence of a sign or any signs indicating the existence of a hotel in the area. Agree, running along the coast with suitcases in search of at least some signs of the hotel is at least hard. Through the use of deduction, induction and a banal descent down the Vorontsov park, we finally found this hotel.
The territory is guarded, with a checkpoint on both sides. We, loaded with bags, were let in without looking.

Administrator Julia, a friendly woman, agreed to accept payment in different currencies, and the conversion rate was the same as in Privatbank's exchangers. Julia took us to the room, showed/told everything.
We lived in a "Standard" room on the second floor of the climate pavilion. Immediately advice: book rooms on the second floor, since there are actually no balconies on the first floor, instead of them there is a large terrace, along which other vacationers may well take a short cut. The room itself is very comfortable! I especially note the wrought-iron table and chairs on the balcony, they are simply chic, very pleasing to the eye! The bed is spacious and the mattress is very comfortable. The hair dryer was a pleasant surprise. The website didn't say anything about it. Plumbing is new and good. The bathroom is equipped with a wall-mounted fan/extractor, so there is always fresh air. A little surprised by the lack of a minimum set - soap and shampoo.
The maids are cleaned every day, if you hang a sign asking "Do not clean", then the maid will not enter the room. The maids clean very well, nothing was stolen. Beach towels were also a plus. Very convenient - no need to bring them with you.
A separate topic is the pontoon beach! To tell the truth the first 2 days I didn’t go to him, I “turned my nose”. Then I appreciated it! The advantages of a pontoon beach: descending into the water along the steps (which means you don’t need to prick your legs on pebbles), soft sunbeds, sun umbrellas for every 4 sunbeds and a shower with clean, non-salty water. There is a lifeguard on the beach, a very sociable man. He always greets you, finds out how you are doing, how your vacation is. He will definitely put you a sunbed where you need and reserve a place for an umbrella.
Breakfast included in the price is very satisfying! Breakfast example: buffet (sausage, cheese, cabbage and cucumber salad, tea / coffee / 2 types of juice / kefir, cookies, butter, jam / condensed milk), porridge and also scrambled eggs or pancakes (a different dish every day). I didn’t eat porridge and ate quite a satisfying meal, which I didn’t want to have dinner.

We dined, as a rule, in the Cô te d'Azur cafe. Of course, it looks ordinary, but the food is very tasty. Be sure to go there, they have very tasty salads and barbecue. The restaurant on the third floor of the climate pavilion is expensive, we were only once.
As for Wi-Fi, it seems to be there, but it seems to be not. Very, very slow speed! In the restaurant "Morskoy" and next to it, the network at least catches, but it loads with difficulty. Step aside - and the Internet disappears.
As a result, the warmest memories remained about the hotel and the desire to return there at least once more.
P. S. Every morning a cat came to our balcony! Sometimes she brought her prey. And one night she went into the open balcony door and fell apart with us on the bed : )