Long road to "Valok"

Written: 6 june 2012
Travel time: 30 may — 5 june 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 5.0
We got to Valok by accident, we never rested on the Arabat Spit, so we found the first offer on the Internet at an affordable price - and we are on our way! And this path was long and painful. . . We drove in our car, reached Strelkovoye quickly, and then it started. . . The asphalt road ended, the slabs began, the slabs ended, the gravel road began. We thought it was the worst road in the world, but no. . . the next stage is called "Farewell, running! " 20 km on the "washboard". That's horrible! The boarding house workers themselves joke that when you drive along this road, mosquitoes overtake you. It was then that we read the recommendations that it was necessary to accelerate to 90 km and it would be easier to drive this way. . . I don't know, we didn't risk it. We drove along the Sivash, it was somehow easier there. In general, we drove these 20 km in more than an hour (we drove back faster, because we knew where to go), because it was a pity for our new car. The boarding house itself is good, the food is buffet - take what you want and how much you want. We really liked the quality of the food! No, you can’t say anything, the administration is trying very hard! Flowers, young trees are planted everywhere, I think in 5 years it will be just fine here when everything grows up. There is a children's room, I really liked that there is something to do for both children and adults. Master classes in painting (on batik, glass, oil paints), body art and more are held for both children and adults. For children there is a trampoline, scooter and bicycle rental. I was surprised by the number of staff: everyone is spinning something, everyone is busy with something, but with all this, during the week of our stay they never cleaned our room : -(, we had to take a broom ourselves in order to somehow maintain cleanliness in room. Well, they would have put a broom in each room... And the towels could have been changed, they gave us some faded ones, doused with bleach, well, somehow not serious. The sea, the beach are gorgeous! Rent a sun lounger - 10 UAH, umbrella - UAH 10. Mosquitoes - a whole swarm! In the evening you can only walk in your pants, otherwise they will bite you! Moreover, the mosquitoes there are some kind of "poisonous", the bite site swells, especially children suffered from this. But it is not only here, but everywhere on the Sea of ​ ​ Azov. We saw a snake once in the area of ​ ​ ​ ​ an ostrich farm, so be careful walking on the grass! I recommend taking a full-fledged first-aid kit, which is called "for all occasions", since the nearest normal pharmacy is only in Genichesk, well, stock up on drinking water. In general, the boarding house is very good, there are small flaws, but so. . . on trifles. The biggest drawback is the road and that's it!
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