Pine forest on the shore of the lake.
We celebrated the new year in the Sokol boarding house, the one on about. Seliger from December 31 to January 4.2009 To begin with, I’ll say that if you drive from Moscow, then the city of Ostashkov needs to be driven through and about 30 km more. The road in winter is not very good, but there are not many cars, and nevertheless, only winter tires are needed! And yet, it is better to go along the Novorizhskoye highway than along Leningradka, but it doesn’t matter. Even in snowfall, from Moscow to Ostashkov the whole road took us 6 hours, at an average speed of 80 km/h. The boarding house itself looks old, the paint has peeled off a little, the building has not been restored for a long time, but inside it is very clean. There are also cottages near the main building, we didn’t live there, but we saw it both outside and inside, I recommend it, a tree, a log house, full bedrooms, a kitchen, though food is available for a fee. As for the main building, it is better to take junior suites or suites, these are 2-room suites with new furniture, the rest are standard and superior rooms, with old furniture and very small. The European-class rooms have a TV, a refrigerator, a spacious shower and toilet, a dining table with chairs and upholstered furniture (2 beds, 2 armchairs, as a rule, and a sofa). Room 209 - the "junior suite" is leaking (I advise you not to take it, they cannot solve the problem, because it is a leak between the ceilings). As for the dining room, it is located in the main building on the 2nd floor. The food is good, you can say for slaughter, a buffet, a large selection, though you need to come early, otherwise you can not catch the soup, this is a minus. Large infrastructure: fishing, skating, skiing, sledges (10-50 rubles / hour), snowmobiles (2.000 rubles / hour), excursions to Nilova Pustyn (500 rubles / person) - I advise you not to spend and go yourself, if possible by car, husky dog riding (450 rubles / 500 meters circle). Nearby there is a stable and baths. Unfortunately, we did not get to the horses, and the bathhouse on holidays cost 1000 rubles. / hour for 5 people. There are shops nearby, beer and some products you can buy there, but it’s better to bring alcohol with you, because it’s hard to find anything besides vodka and cognac. There is also a bazaar where you can buy various fish, hot and cold smoked. . There is plenty of entertainment there, there are discos, billiards, table tennis, a bar (alcohol is expensive! ). You can rent a brazier and fry a barbecue, or you can buy ready-made, for an amateur. In the summer, boats and motor boats ride on the lake, there is a beach, and in winter you can safely move around the lake both on foot and on snowmobiles. Room cleaning is available upon request. The car park is guarded and costs 100 rubles. /day.
