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Written: 7 august 2012
Travel time: 1 — 7 july 2012
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I’ll warn you right away: before that I had been to Bulgaria 2 times. . . and also in 4 *. . . therefore, Arkutino's score in points was formed precisely through the prism of comparison. . . Territory. The hotel is located on the side of a mountain. . . the territory is, shall we say, compact. . . therefore, the infrastructure is literally "squeezed" into the allotted place. . . Nominally, there are 21 houses on 3 floors (each has about 6 rooms) - they stand one to the other, as if in three rows. . . lived in the highest house on the slope (No. 9). . . As a result, going up "home" was like walking to the Nth floor. . . several times the youngest (5 years old) had to simply be carried in his arms - the boy was tired of walking. . . At the bottom: reception + all-inclusive restaurant + a la carte restaurant. . . about in the middle: a swimming pool, a pool bar, a kids club, a shop and a couple more. . . Upstairs is another restaurant. This restaurant was our neighbor - therefore a few words about it separately. On the avenue for guests, the restaurant is open until 24 hours. . . at the entrance to the hotel is its advertising - working hours from 18 to 2. . . in general, it was such that the music played after 24. . . To put it mildly: it's not comfortable. . . And one more thing: as a general rule, cars remain in the parking lot at the entrance to the territory. But there were exceptions. . . the alarm of one such "exception" woke me up at night. . . looked - 3 o'clock in the morning. . . It's not really a vacation either. . . Number. There was a family one with a sea view (although if I had known about the neighborhood with a restaurant, I would have definitely refused a sea view). Quite adequate room with 2 separate rooms. True, the hallway is practically non-existent. . . I saw that the neighbors left street shoes in front of the door to the room. . . Each room has a separate split and TV. However, there were no Russian-language channels - the child watched cartoons in Bulgarian, the older ones watched the Olympics (translation is generally not needed) or news in Bulgarian / German. . . Swimming pool. He is not big. Consists of 3 parts (different depths), but still for the situation with a wave on the sea and with so many people - it is small. . . It was stormy on the sea - red flags hung for 10 days (you can’t swim). . . the rest of the time - yellow. . . the pool area is full of people/towels. . . there's nowhere to even put things. . . in general, whoever got up first - that and sneakers. . . Nutrition. Adults will find their own food. There is even a barbecue - pizza, vegetables / meat grill. But for a younger child - it was difficult for us to find food. Although I repeat, many children rested in the hotel, but a separate children's or dietary table is not provided in principle, and a common table, IMHO, is still not quite adequate for such an audience. At first, I warned - we were in Bulgarian in 4 stars, and therefore counted on the possibility of selective children's food. . . that is, they meant some simple table, and not seasoned or fried dishes - the same unleavened rice (without corn / peas / mushrooms / spices) / potatoes (again without spices) and boiled vegetables / meat (without sauces). . . And here sometimes they came to a standstill - food is acceptable for an adult, but I won’t give it to a child. . . in case of frank hopelessness, the little one ate cheese with bread dried on a toaster - fortunately, he liked it. . . there were attempts of boiled vegetables as a side dish (cauliflower) - in my opinion, they were simply unsuccessful. . . something semi-cooked/half-raw. . . They offered soups and tarator (like okroshka). . . but in a subjective view, they are also not always suitable for the child. . . Insurance + health. In our case, the situation was complicated by an intestinal infection that appeared on the 3rd day. . . the child vomited. . . At first they thought "acclimatization". . . but in the end he vomited even after boiled water. . . There is a doctor's phone number near the first-aid post / room on the territory (I have never seen it open) or you can call for insurance. . . chose the second - calls to the medical center and assistance. The doctor arrived within an hour (maybe faster): he looked, asked, felt.... verdict: summer - enterovirus infection. We agreed to an injection and some other "joys". He wrote out a prescription for sodium citrate (but the pharmacy is in Sozopol). It was good to have rehydron with me - they soldered them for 2 days. Where they picked up a sore - hell knows, but then it was not easy with selective nutrition. . . Beach. It takes 7-10 minutes to stomp to it. . . 300 meters plus or minus. . . after the territory - on a wooden flooring among the dunes. . . The beach is open - on weekends and just working days, Bulgarians also come. For Arkutino guests there is a section with their own umbrellas/sunbeds. A small empty area adjoins on the left, then again umbrellas, then again empty and a boat station. To the right - a few umbrellas and then a long strip of sand. . . closer to its end - a wild beach, where there were several "wild" vacationers. . . On the protected part of the beach, lifeguards, as expected, whistle from 8 to 18 and stop attempts to get into the water deeper / further than they consider it safe. . . A couple of times we saw them "swimming" for vacationers. . . at the exit from the beach - shower. . . but with changing cabins - somehow it did not work out. . . saw something that looked like a metal frame of a cabin - the structure stood near the path. . . but not sheathed - some ownerless. . . In the evening, the beach was sifted on a special machine - at the very least it was clean (wandered outside the "organized" territory of the beach - the state is more deplorable there). . . Vacationers. Many Bulgarians + Russians with children. Also Ukrainians. I also noticed cars with Romanian and Moldovan numbers, and, in my opinion, motorcycles with German ones. Heard German speech and somehow even French. . . People are different. . . The hotel has made a request not to come to the restaurant in a bathing suit. But still met here individuals in swimming trunks + t-shirts. We didn't see those who "went through" alcohol. Still, most visitors are parents/grandparents with children. Staff. Russian is understood at the reception + bartenders + in the restaurant + in the kids club. They also offered to communicate in English. They smiled at the counter offer to speak in German. . . True, when the need arose, in the kitchen with one cook they explained themselves in German - he lived for a long time in Germany. We understood each other well. Internet. There was wifi. Free. . . But to know about it, you have to want to buy it. . . It's just that at the information stand infa with a price for a login / password, something about 10 euros (20 lev, in my opinion) for 7 days. . . went to buy - it turned out that the information is outdated, and wifi is now free. But you won't know until you get it. . . Other. You need to take mosquito repellant with you. . . with the onset of dusk, they actively attack. . . moreover, as partisans - silently. . . you just feel how the body begins to itch from the bites. . .
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