It's scary to remember...

Written: 6 august 2013
Travel time: 4 — 7 may 2013
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 1.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 2.0
Food: 2.0
Amenities: 4.0
My husband and I love Crimea very much at any time of the year, we come at least 8 times a year for 3-7 days. For a long time, my husband and I dreamed of relaxing in a Soviet-era sanatorium with a good medical base and a healthy diet, because before that we mostly rested in good hotels or rented comfortable housing with a good repair. On one of the sites, we learned about the Kurpaty sanatorium, supposedly the best health resort in Crimea. We decided to go to the May holidays with a child of 9 years old, anticipating the upcoming relaxing holiday combined with recovery, booked a 2-storey suite for 1120 UAH / day with 3 meals a day.
What followed was a nightmare! At the reception we were given the keys to 3 rooms to choose from. I will say that the choice is difficult, because despite the strong fatigue from the road and the desire to quickly check in, they experienced a shock. All rooms are dirty with broken glass and mirrors, broken doors, etc. The room smells of mice and urine, dust is everywhere, the furniture is old and dirty, all the walls are hung with dark dusty mirrors, instead of bed linen there are torn darn rags, the mattresses are dirty with divorces and stains. Slept in clothes! In our room, we counted 3 pieces. old Soviet radios that don't work and hang in the most unexpected places. The taps are flowing, at night you listen to the constant sound of falling drops, the room itself is dark and creates an oppressive depressive mood. Th ephone is not working. And this is a deluxe room. Daily cleaning of the room is not provided at all, as I understand it. Dead birds and insects are lying on the balcony with a beautiful view of the sea.
Seeing this horror, we went to the reception to collect our money, to which the administrator reassured that at first everyone was scared, then, after 2 days they got used to it !! ! They promised to return the money in 2 days, if we don't "get used to it"!

The building itself is in a very run down condition. The walls are 70% glass, which has cracked for 30 years and is very dirty, almost does not let in sunlight. The building is round in shape, in the center there is a shaft-well for the entire height of the building. Dark narrow corridors in a circle with the constant persistent smell of urine.
The general spectacle was reminiscent of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor after the explosion!
Separately, I will say about food. We were placed in a commercial hall. The restaurant stood out from the general picture with a good repair and good service. BUT FOOD!!!
IN HEALTHY!! ! The restaurant does not even have water, drinks are cocoa-colored marsh water and EVERYTHING! Of the dishes - 3 types of beetroot, 2 types of cabbage, rotten small fish of unknown origin, and the signature dish - a sandwich with mayonnaise and ATTENTION !! ! - a quarter of sprats in the middle !! ! all these pickles are pathetically carried by the waiters! We were forced to dine in a paid cafe on the beach (lunch for three - about 300 UAH), or have a snack in a cafe near the reception for money.
It was also unpleasantly surprised that the sanatorium did not have a park zone at all.
The only advantage is a magnificent natural beach!
In general, they ate after holding out for two days, took the money and left for the long-tested hotel 1001 nights in Miskhor, where you get to "paradise" for almost the same money. I do not recommend to anyone, even for free!
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