Sanatorium Alushtinsky. Beach or fortification?

Written: 20 july 2010
Travel time: 3 — 15 july 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 7.0
Recently rested in Alushta. From the very beginning, everything seemed to be pleasant: they took us from the reception to the building - comfort! The room is good, bright, until we went to the balcony, and there... barbed wire! It is not clear for whom: from seagulls or from uninvited guests.
But the biggest negative is the beach. I used to wonder why there are no photos of the beach on the Internet? It turned out, because not a single photographer can take it off without scaring off vacationers! It's worth a detailed description. First, about the solarium. Probably, it was built by an architect who had previously been engaged in the construction of fortifications. The thickness of the wall from the sea side is 1 meter! Probably, in this solarium, it’s good to shoot back from the enemy. From all sides there is reinforced concrete, just like in horror films: I arrived at the sea, but you can’t see the sea, someone is sunbathing, children are running around, but there is no sea. No, I'm lying, you can see if you stand on your tiptoes. But you can go down the ruined stairs to the beach, if you work hard with your elbows and if you are very lucky and the people around you are a little weaker than you, you can win back a small piece under the sun. It does not matter that everyone will walk through you, but you will see the SEA, which you missed so much.
Treatment for the Crimea is not bad enough. The price of the ticket even includes mud, although in other sanatoriums they are paid. The medical staff is rude and dissatisfied with almost everything. But the salt cave deserves special attention. It is located on a mountain serpentine. Not only do you constantly walk the stairs of 300 steps 3 times a day, but only true fans can be treated in a cave!

They do not invest in the sanatorium, they actively exploit the Soviet past. Probably, in those days the sanatorium was a true pearl of Alushta, but since then a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. . .
The pluses include a huge park, century-old poplars, hanging gardens near the first building. Unusual view of Alushta and Mount Chatyrdag. Good food, friendly front desk staff.
So, if you need to be treated, steps do not scare you and you are completely indifferent to the sea and miss the Soviet times - you won’t find a better place!
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