Sweep the Crimea

Written: 2 september 2012
Travel time: 10 — 30 august 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: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 6.0
After a long search, we chose the Magnolia boarding house in Alushta. Our company is located in two rooms: standard and junior suite. The standard room is small. There are no more complaints about the rooms: the view from the window is beautiful to the mountains and the pool, the room is clean, everything works, the bathroom is modern, clean, linen and towels were changed every 3 days, the maid on our 4th floor is very friendly and decent, we have different money once lying on the bedside table, no one touched anything. The boarding house buffet, I liked it. I don't eat meat (except chicken) - there's always been fish and chicken. Fish - sole, well cooked. The breakfasts are especially delicious. I took either cottage cheese casserole (sometimes with carrots), or semolina pie. In addition, there was always an omelette, boiled eggs, cheese, sausage, pastries, two types of porridge, kefir, yogurt, milk, and yesterday's dinner was laid out. I don’t understand those who complain about feeding, is it really bad? You might think that only blancmange is eaten at home. The pool is clean, but it smells good of chlorine, we swam for the first two days, then it didn’t feel like it. The unique massage therapist Alexander Georgievich works in the medical center. Cool back massage - 200 rubles, general - 840 rubles. There are no problems with buses to the beach, and it’s not difficult for an adult to walk, but once it was heavy rain, all the boarding houses came to the beach for people, but ours didn’t, because it wasn’t on schedule, until mom called with a child and yelled. But the biggest problem is the beach. No, it is clean, a good entry into the sea, but there are never places under a canopy. We arrived on the first flight at 8 o'clock, the places under the canopy were covered with rags. Having thrown back the rag, we settled in, and no one came. My conclusion is that our beach is a security guard's business, I myself saw how he let strangers in for money. This guard, impudent mug, sits all day in shorts and gnaws seeds. And in "Porto Mare" he stands in uniform and makes sure that the mouse does not slip through. Another disgusting thing, we have a wheel in the sea, it looks like no one is going to get it, it’s good that I found out on the last day. In general, the price-quality ratio is maintained.
But the biggest problem of recreation in the Crimea is unkemptness, garbage in the cities. On the sides of Alushta, there is rubbish, foliage, neglected plants, dry branches, rags on them, a stinky river. The same is true in Yalta. You ride the cable car - in front of you is the incredible beauty of the seascape - you lower your eyes down - rusty barrels, wires, construction debris. There is a political struggle going on, you turn on the TV - there are so many parties, promises, and the simplest and cheapest thing, there is no one to pick up a broom. Sweep Crimea!
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