Оправданные и не оправданные надежды... Justified and unjustified hopes ...

We were in Shayan for 12 days. We went to the sanatorium for the first time, so there is nothing to compare. We also never wrote reviews, but before the trip we expected to read reviews about "Shayana" to know what we are preparing for, but unfortunately, we did not find any reviews and recommendations, so we want our review to be useful to people who gather there.
So, in order.
1. The road. We drove through Kyiv to Mukachevo, from Mukachevo to Shayan. The train arrived in Mukachevo at 5.10 am. Many taxi drivers were waiting for us at the station and called for minibuses, so there were no problems with transport. We got to Shayan for 1.40 for 70 hryvnias per person.
2. Settlement. Since we arrived in "Shayan" around 7 am and had to wait until 8, because we planned to settle in a suite (the child is an adult and in a standard room 12 days on a cot somehow not very happy prospect). We went to drink water, went to breakfast, and then at 10 o'clock in the morning settled in the room.

3. Sanatorium and room.
The sanatorium is beautiful, the territory is well-groomed, a lot of greenery, benches, the river nearby, a pump room, a dining room nearby. Room 2-room, if I compare with the stars, then 3-4 * can be given safely. We lived on the 4th floor, a beautiful broken roof and, accordingly, the ceiling, the bedroom window in the ceiling, you lie and look at the sky, very cool. 2 single beds, 2 bedside tables, wardrobe, ironing board, iron, table lamp. In the other room - a corner sofa bed (you can safely put 2 people), TV, kettle, table, small refrigerator, hair dryer, dishes. There is a small hallway with a hanger and shelves for shoes. In the bathroom - shower, toilet, towel dryer, bowl (for washing), rug. Everything is decent. Shampoo (1 sachet), soap (1 piece - "Chamomile") and a roll of paper - also 1 (we bought). Next to the sanatorium there is a sports ground (although it is already a bit broken, but we walked between water and breakfast, lunch, dinner). Internet - no (although stated)! ! ! !!
3.
Nutrition.
Monotonous, but sufficient. You order every day for the day after tomorrow, and the first days you eat what you give. Mostly porridge (buckwheat, barley, oats), mashed potatoes, eggs, steamed or baked cutlets, fish (fried, boiled, with tomato sauce - optional), once a week a sandwich with red caviar (modest, but true! ) , soups, borscht, apples, kiwis, tangerines, cookies, rolls, etc. In short, enough. At the table for 4 people.
4. Water. I repeat, for the first time, I did not drink any other water, except from a plastic store. Vodka is original, not ugly, soft to the taste, there is a natural aeration, with a slight irony taste. Went 3 somewhere a day 45 minutes before eating. Pump room is close.
5. Procedures. When we left, we consulted with friends, acquaintances and came to the conclusion that we would not do anything. Therefore, procedure №1 is clean air, procedure №2 is water.
The decision was made when they saw doctors and nurses in sweaters, t-shirts, vests.

Sleeping case with plastic windows, warm; and medical - still sovdep, windows - one name, a draft in corridors, after baths people cool down during or quickly run to numbers across the street. You still need to undress for a massage, and it is paid, and in our city - cheaper. People rush to be treated as not "in themselves".
6. Leisure. Even if you go for procedures, they are all until 13-00. And the route dormitory - dining room - so you can die of boredom. We walked a lot, looked at houses, hotels. We really hoped to go sledding and skiing, here is a complete disappointment. There is a slide near "Shayan", as stated, the only problem is that there has been no normal snow for 5 years, and the rope was stolen last year. One day it snowed, we happily took two sledges from Visak, and walked up and down the hill - we had enough for an hour and a half, no more.
There is a slide in the hotel "Erniy Laz", we went there on foot to see, it is difficult to go (30-40 minutes uphill), you can take a bus - 20 UAH. There is a cannon and a slide, but it is 250-300 meters, I was not impressed, it can still be on sledges, but on skis ...And you are not. In the neighboring Velyatyn there is an excellent slide of 1000 or 1200 meters, but there is no snow for 5 years, the toboggan is not even launched. So don't even count here.
7. Excursions. There are 2 competing companies: "Erni Laz" and "Traveling Together". in principle, the programs are very similar, but it's all about the client. "Erney Laz" - the impression that the main thing is to sell them, hang noodles on their ears: there is snow, and the road is good, etc. We went with another company, experience in "Shayan" 40 years, it says a lot . Guide Andriana and her mother Olena Mykhailivna. We were satisfied.
There were: evenings (Kolyba opryshkiv), Unique Khust region (cheese factory, deer, ostriches, felt factory), wine and cognac tasting and Orthodox monasteries and churches. We went to Velyatyn to the thermal springs (taxi 60 UAH per car).
8. Conclusion. Good rest, calm, informative, health-improving, you understand that you know little about your country. Interesting land, language, legends, history, people. But: there are no roads, no service, etc.