Жаркое лето в Гаспре Hot summer in Gaspra

Decided to write a review. maybe someone will come in handy. We rested in the park-hotel "Marat" in a junior suite 2-room 9th floor, 6th building. Building 6 stands perpendicular to the sea, so which side to rest is not important, because the sea is visible everywhere. Our room overlooked the sea, Mount Ai-Petri, the pool, also on this side is the 5th building, a little far away, so it didn’t interfere with rest and the Villa “Chair” is visible, or rather, only its kumpol (or dome), which also does not provide a view of the sea interfered. Many swallows fly, skuas (oceanic seagulls) soar, beauties! There are 2 spacious balconies, on one ropes are stretched and you can dry clothes, on the other - a table and 1 chair, the other we took from the room. The sun comes up from our side in the afternoon. In the room itself: a large bed, the linen looks like a new modern one, there is a split system, a small wardrobe for clothes (probably from the 90s), but everything fit in there; a rather spacious entrance hall and a kitchenette (includes a refrigerator, a sink, a cabinet for drying dishes, there were even a few plates); a living room with good TV (my husband was always in a hurry to watch the European Football Cup, then I also got involved), a split system, a sofa and armchairs, a table (probably from the 90s). Photos are attached. Our ticket included: 1) breakfast from 8.00 to 9.30 - turns out to be in the VIP-dining room on the 3rd floor of building 6, a buffet, few people, from food (I still remember) - potato and carrot cutlets, pancakes (with cottage cheese and raisins, minced meat / fish), cheesecakes, fried eggplant and zucchini, rice casserole with cottage cheese and raisins, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, sausages / sausages, chicken wings / pieces of chicken thighs, or beef stroganoff from beef liver / meatballs, stewed fresh cabbage with carrots, cauliflower pieces in dough, boiled potatoes with greens , seaweed / Korean-style carrots, sliced ​ ​ ​ ​ fresh vegetables, sliced ​ ​ u200bu200bcheese, sliced ​ ​ u200bu200bvarious sausages, fruits in assortment, tea (bags), coffee (instant or from a coffee machine - it was very bitter, perhaps adjustments need to be made in the technological process : )))), lemon, sugar, kefir, juice, muesli, milk porridge, cookies, glazed curds, sweets. Phew, I seem to remember everything. We liked the breakfasts very much. . I realized that in this dining room they eat only from junior suites, suites, villas "Chair", the rest - in another dining room they had breakfast in 2 shifts, then in 3, lunch and dinner in 2 shifts; 2) use of the pool: the water in it is fresh, chlorinated, turquoise color, we were there 1 time when herds of jellyfish swam in the sea, the pool is large, there are sun loungers nearby, an awning on the sides on top, my husband liked that one side of the pool is shallow (for children ), the second is much deeper (for adults); 3) VIP beach - you can ride to it by cable car (for this you should be given magnetic penetrations) or walk down the road, we got this way and that; first went to the beach after breakfast at 9.00-9.30, but by 10.30-11 o'clock. 00 the air warmed up to 34 - 36 degrees (too hot for me), so they began to go to 6.00-6.15 (the sun has already risen, not hot, the water is clear, clean) and left for breakfast by 9.00-9.10, sometimes they sunbathed until 10.00, but they didn’t have time for breakfast and ate by themselves or in a cafe; even during the day on the VIP beach there was enough space for everyone - they used sunbeds both in the sun and under an awning, in the early morning at 6.00 - 7.00 we were almost alone, on the regular beach next to us by 7.00 there were about 7.00 people 1/3 from the beach, and to 10.00 was almost all busy; on Saturday and Sunday - an influx of people, you can see they come from the neighborhood for the weekend, we left on June 30, so we decided to spend it on the beach from early morning until almost 12.00, there were already quite a lot of people, but so far there were enough places (maybe the weekend, or maybe By July, the influx of tourists); the beach is pebbly, at the entrance to the water there are small / large pebbles and stones, some people go into the water on these stones, I went through the usual beach to the pier to the far stairs and from there I already swam. Animators were constantly working in Marat, calling for: aqua aerobics, yoga by the pool, a free tour of Chair Park, various evening events with music, etc. , but by 23.00 everything was quiet, there is a cafe-bar by the pool " Sirena”, but this is more of a bar than a cafe, because they have a large wine list, but something to eat is not enough. We ate in the room on the balcony (we bought vegetables, fruits, sausages, cheese, bread, all kinds of sweets) or went to 3 different cafes according to our mood: 1) Silver cafe-bar at the Ai-Todor-Yug boarding house, even if you don’t live in a boarding house, you can still come, the prices are quite loyal (on average, for two it turned out 140-180 gr. , This is 560-720 rubles. , which included, for example, 2 teas with lemon, 1 Greek salad, something 1 meat and 1 side dish, 1 fish with vegetables, bread), the food is very tasty, beautifully laid out (you can see the chef is an esthete) and the portions are large, but the wait is long - about 30-45 minutes, but it didn’t bother us, because we didn’t want to rest and rush anywhere. I give as an example: oriental chicken - a large plate of chicken pieces in dough, a lot of onions on top, framed summer vegetables, Ukrainian borscht or hodgepodge are very tasty, once they asked about mashed potatoes and rice with vegetables - from a bag and frozen, the waiter stared at us in complete bewilderment - we have everything cooked for real, if someone eats little, then you can take a chicken swindler; 2) the cafe "At the mother-in-law" is located on the way down to the beach, it is more expensive and the portions are smaller, if you come in the morning / afternoon, there are few people and quickly fulfill the order, for example, in the afternoon (about 12 o'clock) we went after the beach to have breakfast, took 1 portion sorcerers, 2 - cheesecakes, 1 - pancakes with cottage cheese and raisins, 1 - fried eggs with tomatoes and ham, 1 - tea in a teapot with lemon, 1 - Americano coffee, bread, it turned out to be about 210 - 220 gr. for two, somehow we went there in the evening for dinner at about 10 pm, the people were average, they waited 30 minutes for food, I took a piece of chicken under baked cheese, it turned out to be a decent piece, another time we went in at 20 o'clock, then the people were unmeasured, there was only a place indoors, the food waited a little more than 1 hour, although the waiter apologized, but still a long time, I took a fish with a baked potato with cheese, it turned out to be 1 malipusik piece of fish (pangasius) and 1 baked potato in their skins, on top of a microscopic piece of baked cheese and somehow I didn’t eat enough, although I don’t eat much, in the evening there my uncle sang naturally in my opinion under karaoke; 3) cafe-bistro "Marat" - a little walk down the road from the Marat hotel, at first we thought there was only a closed hall, but if you go inside and go down the stairs, you can eat outdoors, the food is tasty, the portions are sufficient, the food is brought quickly, but there are almost no hours at 21 places, we went to the clock by 19.30-20.00, for example, ate - fresh vegetable salad 1, lamb skewers (gram 200.1, rice with vegetables 1, Hawaiian chicken 1, boiled potatoes with greens 1, pancakes with honey 1, tea in a teapot, bread, for everything about 180 hryvnia, we ate qualitatively, another time we took pilaf with beef 1, grilled salmon (150 grams) 1, rice with vegetables 1, tea in a teapot, lemon, bread, everything cost 145 gr. In a word, there is where and what to eat. They themselves went on excursions: bus 27 and 32, and sometimes even to Vorontsovsky Park on foot. In general, we had a great rest, the Marat hotel was pleasantly surprised by the level of service.