Our best holiday ever

Written: 20 december 2012
Travel time: 22 — 29 september 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
We were immediately interested in the weekly recreation program at the hotel, similar to the Karpaty-Vorohta all year round program. First of all, we wanted to walk along the mountain paths. . We decided to arrive a day earlier, on Saturday. They didn’t charge us for an extra day. And we spent a 10% discount on food. In total, 7 days of rest cost us 1800 UAH. from a person.
When we entered the room, we were immediately delighted. We didn’t even expect that we would like everything so much. A spacious room with a large balcony. A large plasma TV. From the furniture there is everything you need. a mirror. The refrigerator is only small. The room also has a hair dryer. The bathroom is good. A large shower cabin is a wall with tiles on three sides. All furniture and plumbing are new and of high quality. . Each has 2 beds and a sofa bed. It can accommodate from 2 to 4 people. per person. What made us very happy - there is a cooler with water on the floor. We had lunch at the hotel and went to the Primorsky beach. Go to the beach at a slow pace for 25-30 minutes. The weather was not beachy, but the sea is +21. The people on the beach are like summer . The second day, Sunday, we also spent on the beach. And from Monday our active vacation began. On Sunday evening there was a gala dinner in the courtyard of the hotel. There was live music, we were treated to Crimean wine, and for dessert, chef Natalya baked a big beautiful cake.
The hotel offers every day a choice of three types of recreation - beach, sightseeing and active. Beach lovers were taken to 3 beaches - the Ai-Danil and Chernomorskoye sanatoriums (near the Livadia Palace) and Solarius beach. We visited the last two. Liked the fact that there are few people there. But on the Black Sea there are large, unpolished pebbles. And the sunbeds are paid there. In Ai-Danil, the sunbeds are free.

Now I’ll tell you about our trips. We came here mainly for this. Our first trip was to the Uch-Kosh canyon or the Three Mountains Gorge. This picturesque cleft was formed by the Bala mountain river. A pine forest grows in the canyon. pine trees and breathed in this coniferous healing aroma, we were overcome by a feeling of euphoria. First, we walked along the path above the gorge, admiring the rocks of Balan-Kaya and the view of Yalta, and then went down and passed through the gorge through the gate between Plaki-Kaya and Khysyr-Kaya. The river in autumn it became very shallow. But we admired the waterfalls and those who wished could refresh themselves in a small stone bath. Vladimir took us to the gorge. We learned a lot of interesting things from him. But our trip ended not very successfully. We had to be taken back by bus. it didn’t work out there and we had to walk down in the heat to the bus station and go to the hotel by trolley bus. This somewhat blurred the impression of the beauties we saw.
The next day we went to Ayu-Dag with Anatoly. The group turned out to be quite large and motley. The hike was not difficult, we often stopped. Most of the way we walked through the forest. . There we dived into the sea with pleasure. Picturesque views of the mountains and the coast open up from Ayu-Dag.
On Wednesday we had a beach day at the Chernomorskoye sanatorium. The weather is wonderful, the sea is warm. At 16-00 we were picked up from the beach. there are also evening programs. But they are designed more for summer. In autumn it gets dark at 19-00 and it’s not very interesting to walk in the night park. Once we were taken on a boat. to the embankment. I think next year they will come up with something more interesting.
On Thursday we had a hike with Christina from the Dzhur-Dzhur waterfall along the Botkinskaya trail to the Stavri-Kaya rock at an altitude of 700m. We liked it very much. Again we admired Yalta from a height and sheer cliffs with pine trees growing on them. we had to go through a small section between a cliff and a sheer rock, called the Devil's Stairs. But it was worth it. On the way down, we saw the Upper Yauzlar waterfall. Those who wished could take a cold shower.

On Friday, the culmination of the program is a super active hike from the Baydar Gate to the top of Ilyas-Kaya. The strongest and most wonderful impressions. Foros met us with thick fog and cold wind. We did not expect such weather and dressed lightly. on the ascent, we quickly warmed up. First, we climbed Mount Foros, from which almost nothing was visible. Only occasionally did the Baidar Valley appear from the fog. Further to Laspi Bay, our path lay through a plateau. The fog cleared. The weather was wonderful, it was not hot to go. At the foot of Ilyas-Kaya there is the Crimean Stonehenge - rocks in the shape of a flower. This place of power is called the Temple of the Sun. On the central stone, everyone charges objects and leaves notes with desires. When we climbed Ilyas-Kaya, we saw the Temple of the Sun in all its glory . To do this, we had to climb the rocks on all fours for some time. This was the most difficult section of the path. A mountain goat met us at the top. We should have agility. When we climbed the mountain, we saw an unforgettable picture. On the one hand, a panorama of the entire Laspi Bay and Cape Aya, on the other, the Baidar Valley and mountains. Below is a green forest interspersed with autumn gilding. From the highway, we were supposed to be taken by a bus down to Laspi Bay. But it broke down and we had to go down to the sea for about half an hour on foot. Due to a bus breakdown, the full program of the second group did not take place. Instead of an asset, they got a beach day. Finally, we are tired and flop into the sea. It is transparent and warmer here than in Yalta.
The bus was repaired and we return to the hotel. Again a festive dinner with a concert and a cake. Oleg Shcherbina, who was present, listens to wishes and comments and talks about grandiose plans for the future.
On Saturday morning, due to numerous requests from tourists (this was no longer included in the program), we were taken to Solarius Beach. After lunch, at 14:00 we loaded onto the bus. Goodbye, Yalta. in a year.
I summarize the above. The hotel is excellent, almost 4 *. We were fed well. But there were few vegetables and fruits. For Yalta, this is strange somehow. breakfast, we sometimes asked for oatmeal with dried fruits. And in general, they tried to satisfy all our requests. In the future, the hotel plans to make buffet meals. I don’t think this is good. Minus - overlays with transport. The hotel just opened in the summer and is not yet operating at full capacity. In the future, they plan to make it at the level of European hotels with a wide range of services, but affordable. I would like to hope that this will be the case.
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