Бархатный сезон в Респект Холле Velvet season in Respect Hall

Good day to all!
Just returned from the hotel, sharing my impressions.
Reception looks rather modest. We settled in five minutes, a young man in a beautiful doorman's uniform helped with the luggage and showed the room. Here, I must say, a pleasant surprise awaited us - instead of the booked standard, we were settled in the Tower building, in an apartment on the 13th floor, with an area of ​ ​.140 square meters, with a huge living room, bedroom, kitchenette, two bathrooms and a huge panoramic balcony overlooking on Ai-Petri, surroundings and the endless sea (see photo).

There are only two rooms on the floor, needless to say, they were more than satisfied with the accommodation! ))) The room was cleaned every day, towels were changed, bed sheets were changed every 3 days, mini-cosmetic sets were replenished all the time. We left a laptop, an iPad, money - everything is fine, there is a safe in the room for free, a mini-bar - for a fee, upon arrival 2 bottles of water - for free. There was also an electric kettle, cups and saucers, teaspoons, a folding knife and glasses. There was no water in the kitchen, if you needed to wash something, they used the faucet in the bathroom. There are slippers, but no bathrobes.
The territory is compact, well-groomed, green, everything is within walking distance. It takes about 5 minutes to go to the cable car through the park, there are very few steps, not three hundred, and not a thousand, as they wrote in some reviews. Travel time on the cable car is 12 minutes, not stressful at all, even exciting. We liked.
The SPA center is excellent, 9 baths, everything is very beautifully and tastefully decorated, you can feel the work of the designer, they give out bathrobes, slippers, sheets, a towel and a disposable bath cap. You can order free herbal tea, apples. Everything else is paid.
There is an outdoor pool and two heated jacuzzis.
For children there is a large playground and kids club.
A definite plus is a small number of vacationers, because. This is a residential complex and a few rooms are allocated for the hotel. There was a day when we were almost alone by the pool!
In general, the hotel is very quiet and peaceful. They rest with children, couples, there was a conference (it didn’t bother us at all), and the Buranovskiye Babushki rested with us, who spoke at the EU summit taking place at that time. On the day of departure, a VIP party "Yalta-Rally-Party" was held on the territory of the hotel, but, unfortunately, we did not get to it.
Since everyone in Crimea entertains themselves, our “cultural program” included visiting Ai-Petri, Balaklava, Seaside Park in Yalta.
On Ai-Petri, I recommend visiting the Vidovoye cafe, if you stand directly facing the cable car, then on the right, a little to the side. The kitchen is like everyone else, but there are tables located right on the mountainside, very close to the ai-petri and, accordingly, with a delightful view (see photo).

We went to Balaklava to eat red mullet, they don’t cook it at the hotel. We also took a half-hour sightseeing tour of Balaklava Bay on a small private boat, just us and our helmsman-guide. He told everything very interesting and informative, we can say we were lucky with such a guide.
In Primorsky Park, we had dinner at the Fabrikant restaurant. Not cheap, of course, but the food is good. Live music plays and you can look at the singing fountains, although those who have seen similar fountains in Dubai and Barcelona, ​ ​ there is generally nothing to watch here.
What I didn’t like - breakfasts - meager and monotonous, as well as the beach - the common toilet is absolutely Soviet-style, the presence of some private recreation areas, faded towels, a cafe upholstered in cheap plastic. Prices in a cafe - pina colada - 80 UAH, a glass of beer - 60 UAH, dessert - 45 UAH. At the entrance to the beach there is a cafe with affordable prices, and quite good chebureks, where you can also buy soft drinks. Also near the beach you can buy fruits, there is a kiosk where fresh juices and various smoothies are prepared.
The water in the sea is clean, the entrance is stones, you can go down from the pier. Swimming in the sea is a pleasure.
The beach has a pool for adults, a tiny children's pool, a jacuzzi bowl.
You can play table tennis (racquets are tattered, sovdepovskie) but for free. In the hotel building, for an hour of playing with the same tattered rackets, they ask for 50 UAH, although they added that if we come with our own rackets, it’s free)))
The staircase on the -1st floor is not lit when exiting the elevator, we went down in the evening, in the dark I stepped on a bump right on the step, it’s good that a moment before that my husband took my hand, otherwise it’s not known how it would have ended...
In general, the rest is VERY SATISFIED. Perhaps, for the first time, I did not want to leave the hotel, they wanted to stay for another day, but there were no free rooms.
If there are questions, write. Have a good holiday everyone!