good hotel

Written: 21 august 2018
Travel time: 13 — 19 august 2018
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
We rested in August 2018. I decided to write my impressions of the Avangard comfort hotel, because having bought a ticket for August back in May, before the reconstruction, I was still waiting for a good review to be written. Didn't wait. This is our first trip abroad and the reviews about the hotel are very, very frightening. I was sooo worried, but I took the risk and did not regret it. We chose the area first. These mountains. . . they are so beautiful. So, in detail. We flew from Kyiv, travel agency Pegasus, airlines Windrose. The flight is excellent. The representative met, delivered to the hotel. We arrived at 8, check-in at 14, we knew about it and took swimsuits in hand luggage. We changed into the spa, had breakfast and went to the beach. The beach is clean, the staff always goes to clean. (people themselves litter (this is a separate issue)) We were settled on the ground floor in a family two-room suite 1004, the last one in the left wing, the view from the balcony to the mountains is awesome, by the way, you can catch wi-fi there, but only in the lobby, at the reception. The staff is friendly, some are very persistent, even annoying. Type in the spa persistently invited and the young lady Valentina sells leather, very annoying. So the room is awesome. Air conditioning works in two rooms. Slippers, gels, soap, towels, all this is in the room. We got a room after renovation. Initially, we booked at the villa, but after all the reviews, we rebooked in the main building. the pool can be said to be one main, lingering and next to a small one. near the pool a bar with drinks. at some o'clock a cafe opens near the pool. drinks are always there, but I don’t remember the time for a snack. There are burgers, vegetables, fruits. Only got ice cream once. The water park is a little further, behind the villas, open from 10-12 and from 14-17. The area is very beautiful and green. there is an area for kids, mine are older, so we just looked in there. Animators. during the day they entertain boys, in the evening children, with dances. always the same songs, then we learned them... chi-chi-wa, chi-chi-wa))) there were also guest performers. Ballet performed very well from Ukraine. Others from Turkey, probably not very much. A monotonous show, the plastic is good, but not so much.
The food is good, you won't leave hungry. For breakfast, porridge (oatmeal, semolina, buckwheat), boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, pancakes (any syrup can be poured over), all sorts of stews, yogurt, milk with cereal, vegetables, fruits. You can't list everything. Lots of food. cheeses, as for me, are salty, but there were two types of normal and salty olives. There were soups, we did not try. The bun is full of different ones. Lots of sweets too. From fruits: watermelon, melon, oranges, plums, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, figs (he's at the bottom everywhere there) There are diets and fast food fried in oil. Generally enough.
There are more oriental vacationers there. Excuse me, they annoyed me with their shamelessness. They smoke everywhere and everything, and the bull stuck into the pebbles on the beach and, like, that's how it should be. I went to breathe the sea, and here it is... I understand that I won’t correct everyone by making a remark, I’ll only spoil my mood.

Excursions. We went to the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. As the guide said, it gives you goosebumps. Sorry, I didn't get through. The same excursion included sailing on a "yacht" with a transparent bottom, where we will see the sunken city, amphorae. Apparently we're out of luck. The city there is, of course, sunken. saw turtles. And they swam in two seas as we were told, but I don’t know if it’s true or not. But beautiful)) We stopped at the amphitheater. On the way back to the candy and wine shop. Despite the fact that in the morning we went there for a snack and a census))) This is on the second floor. And on the way back on the ground floor wine tasting, pomegranate tea was treated. We liked it so much that we took 4 packs. 1 large pack 7 dollars. 3 you take, 4 as a gift. Then in the store we saw these for 5 dollars. Tea at home, no matter how brewed, is not the same as it is treated everywhere. then apparently the powder is brewed. They sell them by weight. pomegranate wine 20dol, carob syrup 20dol (from acacia pods) and a bottle of pomegranate sauce as a gift, then I did not compare prices in the store. I’ll tell you more about their divorce there. When you were in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, you can buy icons there. Of course they freeze normally. A holy place, why not bring an icon from there. Silver. If you don’t have money with you, you can pay with a card, or give it to the guide at the hotel (that’s how we paid for the wine), or else... make a transfer upon arrival home. and here we are happy with icons for 200 dollars. Today I made a transfer, on top there is another commission of 20 dollars. So take it with you. I won’t tell you about fur coats, leather and everything else, but the price on the price tag and at the checkout, consider minus 75% somewhere, bargain, they love it. But they are traded in the store only while sitting, drinking tea, coffee. The store manager will be invited, he will ask your price. bargain short.
I also want to tell you a worthwhile excursion - this is the Goynuk Canyon, it's a bomb. We paid $124 for four. You can go there by yourself and by taxi, but I did not regret the excursion. There are no legends and stories are not told, just carried out. So, at first we rode a quad bike (the price depends on this, we had two quad bikes for 62 dollars each). I hoped that they would take us back to the bus (but no. On a quad bike, the gas is on the right handlebar, it’s very hard to press with one finger. The hands get really tired. We arrived. Then on foot or by jeep up to the canyon, we walked and did not regret it. The canyon itself... a masterpiece of nature. You are given a wetsuit and special socks, a helmet and a vest. The guide leads you to the waterfall and back. at the beginning the water is just icy, closer to the waterfall it gets warmer and warmer. You need to climb the stones in the water. On the way back on the hill I'm generally a coward, but I really liked it. I advise. Also, if you are going for a whole day on an excursion, stock up on sandwiches or fruit in advance, because those lunch boxes that the restaurant provides... well, that's it. I hope my the review will be useful to you. The hotel is good, go and do not be afraid, have a good rest))).
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