Location.
Pros: an extremely favorable location - far from the old Soviet resort infrastructure, far from the mess and spat on city embankments, the absence of loitering "left" and "local" people. The very format of the village is for a relaxing holiday, mostly for families, people with an average income and above, respectively, you will hardly meet aggressive-minded citizens, asocial personalities, etc. here.
You can leave the village on your own both by taxi and by minibuses, having risen to the checkpoint of the sanatorium "Utyos" (150 m. )
For private cars, many hotels, including Paradise, provide their own parking spaces, and there is also a large parking lot.
Well, the last advantage in terms of location is the unique nature around, the proximity of the magnificent Cape Plaka and Karasan Park. As well as the wine-making state farm "Tavrida" (group "Massandra") with its own shop-bar.
Of the minuses of the location: a narrow central embankment quite overloaded with vehicles with most of the hotels on it and the streets of the second line. The second, most frequently mentioned minus is the wastewater treatment plant, located in one of the peripheral areas of the village, near the parking lot, boiler room, etc. On the one hand, this means that the settlement is AUTONOMENE for water supply and sewerage, i. e. not dependent on the old system, again a plus! On the other hand, the banal thirst for profit of the local owners did not allow leaving a certain sanitary buffer zone free of residential buildings, so a number of hotels farthest from the sea are in the periodic "damage zone".
There is only one way out - to look for places in hotels closer to the embankment, to the sea, where we, in fact, found our option, not once in 10 days "hearing" the notorious sewer station. By the way, for ignorant people: a sewer station does not mean dumping sewage into the sea opposite it.
Service and entertainment.
Pros: a lot of small shops, cafes, restaurants and exchange offices. Many hotels provide rental of water accessories, organize boat and underwater trips. There is a taxi service almost around the clock. The streets are under video surveillance, there are security patrols, a rescue station.
I liked the service in the hotels, the people are courteous, cleaning every day, changing linen two or three times in 10 days, constantly monitoring the state of the bathroom (fresh towels and accessories). The breakfast is quite edible and plentiful. Things are brought to the top floor, they help call a taxi. Food in the room for a modest extra charge. .
Cons, if you can call them that: there are no large entertainment centers, nightlife (after 23:00 the last restaurants close, the music subsides). In fact, it is natural for a family holiday. There are discos in neighboring Partenit, after all.
Beaches-sea.
Pros: from the balcony you can see one continuous sea literally ten meters from the railing, which was clean all the way. Yes, concrete beach. And what's the difference on what the sunbed (free of charge) stands on - on sticky sand, sharp stones or concrete? The main thing is that the beach is personal. In the sea there are famous islands-rocks, where it is pleasant to swim away to sunbathe away from everyone.
And I like to run down the stairs from the room, and immediately jump off the landing stage into the water.
Cons: Some people don't like it. I sympathize.
this hotel
Cons: 1. no entertainment.
2. there is only one assortment of food according to the eling.
3. the beach is almost only for sunbathing.
4 go down into the water and go up only along the ladder.
plus:
1. Good budget room.
2. close to the sea.
Conclusion:
A good option for 3-4 days on a weekend.