Долгожданный отпуск long-awaited vacation

Vacation planned long and carefully. Unfortunately, we were not lucky with the weather ((But while we didn’t know this, we drove by car for the second day, we were very tired, but the boarding house was never found. It was already dark, the narrow streets wind up and down... We were lucky - the kind one suggested taxi driver and we finally arrived at the place! To whom it is interesting, I will write - you need to drive up from the Alupka highway, and the exit to it is optimal in the area of ​ ​ the Swallow's Nest.
They settled us quickly - for which many thanks, and tired, but satisfied, we go up to the 6th floor. 2-room suite on the north side. Very large and comfortable, huge balcony overlooking Ai-Petri. There is a table and three chairs on the balcony. In one room there are two huge beds (which we later connected, since we slept together with a child) and two bedside tables. In the other room there is a fold-out sofa, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe, a refrigerator, a new TV, and. . . oh, a miracle, even a kettle! For three adults and a child, the room was very comfortable! The room was cleaned regularly, after a couple of days they offered to change the towels. In general, I found only one minus - irregular water supply! Often, in the morning there was nothing to just wash, let alone take a shower. Subsequently, we adapted, mostly used water in the evening, when there were no interruptions.
The staff of the boarding house is excellent, no complaints! Animation -

super! We missed only one evening disco (because of the excursion), the child was very worried. And souvenirs for children after a disco are a trifle, but a child has so many emotions, he sits in the room all evening and plays with his mini-zoo!
The pool is clean but not heated so we didn't swim - it was cold!
Everything is close, in front of the exit from the territory of Marat, a woman sits - she offers a bunch of excursions to choose from, next to a mini-market, with a varied selection of fruits. To the left of the exit from the territory there is a mini-market, bread, water, and more, you could always buy. You can walk to the sea, but we usually used the cable car (the entrance is right behind the Marat bus stop), the cable car is in general availability, its use is included in the price, which is very pleasing!
Nutrition. The canteen is not far, a hundred meters, but you have to go around it, uphill and down... Good physical education on a full stomach... We were fed a couple of times in Silver - to be honest, we liked it more than in the Marat's canteen... In canteen buffet, huge queues, cold dishes (I can’t imagine how you can eat cold porridge and pasta). Fortunately - a huge selection of dishes, and you can find something more or less acceptable to yourself. We didn't leave hungry and thanks for that! But, back to the weather - on the second day we realized that we were not lucky with the weather (It rained periodically... the sea cooled down... Let's not lose heart, we decided, and began to explore the surrounding territory. We often left for the whole day, then to Yalta, then to Alushla, then to Sevastopol, since there are a lot of interesting things nearby. But, a huge minus - we did not have time to return to the paid dinners! We had to eat for our hard-earned money in cafes. In this regard, I would like to ask the administration of the boarding house to cancel the obligatory half board - very inconvenient!

I want to note that eating in different cafes and restaurants, we never got poisoned, everything was delicious, although in some places it was expensive. In the dining room above the mini-market - cheap and simple, but you can eat (if you don't want to go far). "At the mother-in-law" - expensive, but tasty! I really liked the barbecue - you'll eat your mind! The waterfront is expensive. Once we dined at the "Tea House" on the embankment, the prices are reasonable, the choice is large. On average, 200-300 hryvnias were left for lunch (dinner) for three. Once, before leaving, they chicaned in the restaurant "At the mother-in-law" - they dined for more than 500 hryvnias. I also note that the pharmacy near Marat is expensive, in comparison with the pharmacy in Sevastopol, the price was about 30-40% higher. In general, there are few outlets in Gaspra, for this you have to go to another place. But close to many parks, palaces - there is something to see. I liked the park of the sanatorium Dyulbier, the sanatorium Ukraine. It was not possible to visit the Dnieper park. The Vorontsov Palace is in relative proximity, and the Swallow's Nest is within easy reach!
And yet, about the sea... The water is clear, the coast is not deep, you can go with small children. On the shore and in the sea, pebbles are quite large - walking barefoot is not very comfortable (although my child ran as if not barefoot at all). As I said, we were not lucky with the weather - the sea was cold. In two weeks I managed to plunge only twice and after the second I caught a cold ((Although the air temperature was comfortable, it was only a little cold in the evenings. I managed to sunbathe, even there were not always enough sunbeds!
Conclusion - we will definitely be back again, but most likely not in September!