Alushta is a sanatorium located in the very center of the city of Alushta, one might say, in the heart of Crimea. The buildings of the sanatorium are buried in a magnificent green park, in which about 60 varieties of deciduous and coniferous trees grow, including subtropical rare plants, as well as about 30 varieties of shrubs. Cedars, cypresses, palm trees, magnolias, yews, arborvitae, laurel trees and other evergreen plants saturate the local air with amazing aromas and, more importantly, volatile production, thanks to which the park becomes a real natural inhaler.
The territory occupied by the health resort covers 15 hectares of land. And literally 200 meters from it is
Alushta embankment, where you can enjoy the rest and a variety of entertainment on the Black Sea. The path to the beach takes about 10 minutes of leisurely walking and allows you to enjoy the lush evergreen vegetation. In addition, the park has comfortable benches that allow you to take a break if necessary.
The main advantages of the sanatorium
The sanatorium "Alushta" (Alushta) annually attracts many tourists for the main reason that it is located in the most fertile and spacious valley of the Southern Crimea, surrounded on all sides by the magnificent mountains of Demerdzhi and Chatyrdag, as well as the ostrogs of Babugan-Yaila. Thanks to this, not only amazing views are opened here, but also optimal climatic conditions are created. Alushta summer is an especially beautiful time of the year, because it is not as sultry as in other parts of the southern coast. Usually the average temperature in July reaches 23 degrees Celsius. Also a very pleasant time of the year in Alushta is autumn, because it is always soft, sunny and warm.
During the day, a light breeze brings the aromas of the sea, and the air is saturated with particles of iodine and sea salts, in the evenings it is filled with fresh aromas of mountain forests. This forms the most ideal conditions for truly high-quality aerotherapy, which is rightly famous for the sanatorium "Alushta" (Crimea). Reviews of tourists from different countries once again convincingly confirm this.
The swimming season in Alushta covers the six-month period from May to October. The seashore is covered with small pebbles. The beach is located at a distance of approximately 350 meters from the residential buildings of the sanatorium. The length of the beach area is 180 meters. It is divided into a common beach, whose length is 120 meters, and medical, whose length is 60 meters. The shadow zone of the beach has a length of 140 meters and a width of 10 meters. An emergency medical center with a full range of modern medications and the necessary equipment operates on the beach. There is also organized medical observation of the individual tolerance of the guests of the health resort of their climatic procedures. For a comfortable stay on the seashore, the beach is equipped with showers, toilets, drinking fountains and shadow umbrellas.
Ticket offices selling air and train tickets operate in the sanatorium. There is a bank branch, exchange office, hairdresser, pharmacy, intercity and international telephone, luggage storage. A guarded parking lot is located on the territory of Alushta. Near the sanatorium there is a bus station and a trolley bus stop.
Features of treatment in a sanatorium
If you want to have a great time enjoying the Black Sea and the majestic nature, as well as truly improve your health, then one of the best places to go is the Crimea, the Alushta sanatorium. The fact is that this is the only multidisciplinary sanatorium in the Crimean city of Alushta, which has a truly powerful medical and diagnostic base.
Highly qualified specialists work here, such as a neuropathologist, cardiologist, psychotherapist, gynecologist, reflexologist, otolaryngologist, dentist, nutritionist, as well as specialists in physiotherapy and functional diagnostics. In total, 9 doctors of the first professional category, 7 doctors of the highest category, 17 nurses of the first category and 18 nurses of the highest category work in the health resort. Each of these specialists tries to show respect and attention to their patients and apply an individual approach to their treatment.
For the most accurate examination and subsequent appointment of effective treatment methods in the sanatorium, the following are used:
- computed spirography;
- rheovasography;
- bicycle ergometry;
- phonocardiography;
- tetrapolar rheography;
- rheoencephalography;
- ECG apparatus;
- various laboratory tests, including immunological, biochemical, cytological and others.
Health-improving opportunities of the sanatorium
The health resort welcomes guests throughout the year, using in their service various medical features of the Alushta resort, as well as a modern medical, health and diagnostic base. The main treatment profiles in the sanatorium are:
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- non-tuberculous respiratory diseases;
- diseases of the neuro-somatic system;
- gynecological diseases;
- kidney disease.
The main methods of spa treatment include the following:
- climatotherapy;
- psychotherapy;
- magnetotherapy;
- Exercise therapy;
- medical nutrition;
- speleotherapy;
- phototherapy;
- electrotherapy;
- mud therapy;
- ultrasound therapy;
- underwater shower massage;
- therapeutic classic massage;
- therapeutic baths;
- aerosol therapy;
- physiourology;
- dentistry and prosthetics.
To improve the health of vacationers, the Alushta sanatorium (Alushta) has its own mud bath (using Saki mud), a pump room with Silver mineral water and a salt cave. Water is supplied from the source of Savlakh-Su ("Healing Water"), located on the territory of the mountain forest reserve Kosmo-Domianovsky Monastery. This mineral water is saturated with silver, cobalt and zinc ions and has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the intestines, kidneys, liver, thyroid gland.
Entertainment and leisure features
For fans of sports entertainment and outdoor activities, this Alushta sanatorium provides badminton and volleyball courts, tennis courts, ping-pong tables, athletic and gyms. All this helps to keep yourself in good shape and have excellent health. For those who like to enjoy a water holiday, including its extreme views, there
are pedal boats
, rowing boats and boats.
In addition, a large club of culture with a capacity of 670 places has been built on the territory occupied by the Alushta sanatorium. It regularly hosts all kinds of entertainment programs, concerts and theatrical performances of artists touring the Crimea. Films are also shown here. In addition, the sanatorium's small club, which seats up to 150 spectators, is always glad to its visitors. It has games rooms and a dance hall, where discos are often arranged.
In order to further diversify the leisure of their guests, the health resort management also took care of the availability of a billiard room, sauna, cafe-bar and library with a wide selection of fiction as well as specialized literature.
Fun for kids
As already mentioned, in the immediate vicinity of the health resort there is a promenade where, all day, and especially in the evening, resort entertainment is literally in full swing. There are a variety of attractions for every taste, children's carousels, night clubs, cafes, bars, a souvenir market, you can enjoy live music and much more, which is truly rich in Crimea.
Sanatorium "Alushta" also takes care of its young guests. For children in the squares, safe playgrounds and real small fortresses are thought out - copies of ancient Aluston. In the summer in Alushta, you can attend concerts by popular celebrities: singers, artists, music groups who enjoy touring the vibrant resort towns of Crimea. Many tourists are also attracted by the largest Crimean water park “Almond Grove”, located in the Professor's Corner of the city.
As you can see, those who rest in this Alushta health resort will not be bored. Here everyone can find suitable and interesting entertainments for themselves. Rest time will fly by.
Educational excursions
In addition to all of the above, this Alushta sanatorium is famous for the well-established work of the tour desk, which organizes entertaining tours for vacationers. Among other things, guests can enjoy fishing, go hiking along the nearby tourist routes, the delightful surroundings of the resort, visit the Scarecrow Pass, the sources of the Alma River, the Demerdzhi mountain range. Also, bus excursions to Crimean cities such as Yalta, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Sudak, Bakhchisaray and Gurzuf are regularly organized for vacationers.
Living in a sanatorium, you can visit the following interesting and famous sites:
- ghost valley;
- Jur-jur waterfall;
- Grand Livadia Palace;
- the castle-fortress of Baron Schneigel, known as the "Swallow's Nest";
- Massandra Palace with wine cellars;
- Alupka Palace of Count Vorontsov;
- Yalta Zoo and a meadow of fairy tales;
- Wuchang-Su Waterfall;
- cable car to the top of Ai-Petri mountain;
- dolphinarium;
- Nikitsky Botanical Garden.
Health food
The food provided by Crimea, Alushta, and the Alushta sanatorium is organized according to the buffet principle and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. A wide variety of the menu allows everyone to choose for themselves what suits their personal tastes and preferences. Among other things, the sanatorium provides diet food, taking into account at least 10 different diets. The menu always includes fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs and juices. The tables are served by waiters. The dining room is designed for 1000 visitors, there are four restaurant halls with 250 seats each. From the dining room to residential buildings, the distance is about 50-150 meters.
Cold water, including drinking water, is supplied constantly. Hot water is supplied daily in accordance with the established schedule (in the morning and evening hours).
Accommodations
"Alushta" - a sanatorium with a capacity of 690 beds. It consists of a newly built 9-storey building, separately located buildings-villas, reconstructed under the class numbers "Lux", and buildings "BTV" (the former Armored Academy), also reconstructed.
The guests of the sanatorium are resettled in six main residential buildings. What categories of rooms does the main Alushta sanatorium provide? Double, 2-room 1 category (building 6, 4, 3 or 1), 2-room and 3-room suites, 2-bed standard rooms, 1-bed and 2-bed rooms with partial amenities, 2-bed and 3-bed rooms without amenities. Most rooms have balconies with stunning views of the sea coast or green park. Even in the most modest rooms, all the necessary details are thought out to the maximum for a comfortable stay in them.
Guests can also stay in the climate pavilion of the sanatorium, which is located directly on the seashore. The double and triple rooms located here have shared facilities. And although this fact creates some discomfort, on the other hand, living here you can breathe in the healing sea air around the clock, including during sleep. This is especially appreciated by vacationers with respiratory diseases. The bedrooms here and the halls are equipped with upholstered furniture and modern comforts. You can rent televisions and refrigerators.
In addition, the sanatorium provides comfortable and comfortable conditions for holding various corporate events: seminars, conferences, business meetings.
Reviews about the sanatorium
Sanatorium "Alushta" collects mixed reviews. Some people emphasize such disadvantages as the old, another 80s, furniture, inattentive staff or lack of air conditioning in the rooms. Others praise the balanced spa sanatorium, various medical procedures, pleasant sea vacations and the extraordinary beauty of the surrounding nature, which immerses you in an amazing atmosphere of calm and tranquility. All this helps to appreciate the sanatorium "Alushta". Photos and videos of various sites on the Internet can tell even more clearly about the various pros and cons of the health resort.
But do not forget that the sanatorium is constantly evolving and its management seeks to eliminate the shortcomings and improve the benefits. In addition, the study of even the most objective information about a spa holiday will not replace personal impressions. Sanatorium "Alushtinsky" always takes into account the reviews of its guests, therefore, openly expressing their opinion on treatment and living conditions, vacationers help him to become better from year to year. The conditions in the rooms, the quality of the treatment provided, and the organization of leisure time are gradually improving. One thing is for sure: when you come here, you can see the real South Crimea, really relax and forget about all your problems and worries.
To visualize the features of life in this health resort, you can study the detailed plan of the sanatorium "Alushta". Modern prices for accommodation and services, as well as discounts and other important information, can be clarified immediately before planning your vacation. It is also worthwhile to book in advance the rooms that the main Alushta sanatorium provides. Double, 2-room, 1 category (building 6, Alushta), 2-bed room, 5 category (Climate pavilion by the sea) or any other - vacationers are given a wide choice.
Documents for settlement
To settle in a sanatorium, it is necessary to collect the following documents: ticket, passport and spa card. For children, you must also provide a birth certificate and a certificate of the epidemiological environment and vaccinations. It should be borne in mind that the sanatorium accepts children from 2 years of age for living, and from 5 years of age for treatment.
The cost of the ticket includes: accommodation in a room, 3 meals a day, initial doctor's appointment, specialized treatment and diagnostics, use of the beach and compulsory insurance (against accident and medical insurance). The resort also provides a flexible system of discounts.
The health resort staff is happy to host both adults and children. Pesonal here maintains open communication with customers and tries to please even the most demanding guests.