Better than Turkey and Egypt combined.

Written: 20 june 2008
Travel time: 7 — 14 june 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
When we were just going to Dolphin **, doubts arose about his stardom, but as it turned out later, all fears were in vain. The hotel, despite its impressive size, gave the impression of a well-groomed hostel. Pretty clean and even comfortable. Efficient and friendly staff successfully coped with their duties, towels were changed every day, bedding twice a week. No special relation to the Russians was noticed. The main thing here is not to get lost in the numerous flights of stairs, passages and floors. It is rather strange when the same long corridor, due to the peculiarities of the landscape, begins on the first and ends on the fourth floor. This is a little disorienting for the inhabitants of the plains. The food was very good, although the breakfasts were not varied, and drinks were paid for at dinner, but you can halve the costs if you are not too lazy to walk 200 meters down to the nearest store.
Room without much luxury and claims, but everything works and nothing falls off. The lack of a TV is compensated by a pair of 42-inch screens in the lobby, air conditioning is not needed at all in June, and there is still no one to call on the phone. Just don't forget to grab a tee that will go into a deep (not euro) socket with grounding, since there is only one in the room, and sometimes you want to turn on several devices at the same time. True, there is another one in the bathroom, but there is a problem with ventilation. After taking a shower, dampness persists until the morning and I did not dare to leave my mobile phone for the night. In terms of animation, only some kind of disco in a stuffy cellar. I recommend taking a walk to the nearest hotel, where a live band plays right in a street restaurant, filming almost one-on-one hits from different years. Even my favorite AC/DC.
Now a little about excursions. You can, of course, stupidly give money to the tour operator's guide, but it's much wiser to get to know the local Ivan. He lives and works in the same hotel and offers the same thing at a lower price. You will recognize him by the non-extending finger on his right hand. This guy can be trusted. There were no overlaps with him, which cannot be said about the organization of tours by "branded" figures (UTE MEGAPOLUS). Arriving at the appointed time at the appointed place, we suddenly find out that our bus has already left without us. Thanks to Ivan, thanks to his active support, the excursion to Plitvitsky Lakes (a must visit!!! ) was saved.

P. S. Dear ladies, don't be too gullible about local suitors. Here you will find offers to pay for your vacation for another week, visit restaurants, drive a car and much more from an ungentleman's set of professional lavenders. Typically, this kind of service requires money.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original