Such healthy mountain and sea air, amazing nature and warm climate are excellent components for a place in which all kinds of sanatoriums can be concentrated. That is why in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia you can find a very large number of health resorts, which are visited annually by numerous vacationers.
One of the great places where sea and mountain air merge together is the city of Sochi. The Progress Sanatorium located here is an excellent choice for all those who care about their health and want to improve it on the Black Sea coast. Many years of history, a large territory and such a convenient location make this health resort a very popular place.
Khostinsky district in Sochi
The Progress sanatorium inviting everyone to rest and treatment in Sochi is located on the territory of the Khostinsky district of this famous resort. The area itself stretches from the center of Greater Sochi to Adler itself for as much as 25 kilometers. The city’s Winter Theater is considered its beginning, and the end point is a river called Kudepsta.
The Khostinsky district includes such micro-districts as Bytkha, Matsesta, Svetlana, Kudepsta and Khosta. The local coast is rich in all kinds of cultural attractions, but the western spurs of the Caucasian ranges included here abound in stunning natural beauties.
It is in this area that the famous Sochi National Park, Eagle Rocks, the majestic Agursky waterfalls, Mount Akhun, Vorontsov caves and much more. So for each guest who finds himself in this part of Greater Sochi, there is always an interesting route that allows you to consider the beauty of nature.
Also in this area there are a large number of resorts, many of which have a rather long history. So the Progress 3 * sanatorium (Sochi) is located here, among all this natural beauty and unique healing air.
The history of the sanatorium "Progress"
The history of the health resort can be considered to have begun in the distant 1900. The appearance of the Progress sanatorium (Sochi) may be due to Sofya Gerasimova, a Russian noblewoman who decided that year to build a two-story summer house near the Hosta River. The building occupied a part of the southern slope of the Ovsyannikov ridge, and a magnificent park with a large number of plants was built nearby on a territory of 5 hectares.
Seventeen years later, this cottage was bought by Elena Lyamina, who was the widow of one of the largest Moscow philanthropists. And ten years later, this summer cottage became a holiday home for scientists from Rostov-on-Don.
1933 was marked by the fact that in the neighborhood with the cottage Lyamina erected another holiday home called "Finbank". Four years later, it was decided to combine both of these institutions and turn them into a sanatorium in which researchers could rest and be treated.
During World War II, the evacuation hospital was located here, headed by Nikolai Ramensky. After the war, the place again turned into a rest house, which included a medical and two sleeping buildings, as well as a dining room.
Sanatorium "Progress" (Sochi, Hosta) got its name only in 1955. Five years later, a whole sanatorium complex for 300 people appeared here. The authorship of this amazing project belongs to the architect V. Petersburg.
Over its long history, this health resort has been run by various state structures of the country. It belonged to the sanatorium and the Ministry of Health of the USSR, and the Ministry of Secondary Engineering, and the Federal Tax Police Service of Russia. In 2016, the Progress sanatorium built in Sochi changed its leadership again. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia became responsible for this Black Sea health resort.
General Description of Progress
Today, the Progress sanatorium is a year-round health complex consisting of several residential buildings, a medical and administrative building, a separate dining room and its own club. All this is located on an area of 15 hectares, the perimeter of which is almost 3 kilometers.
A large number of various plants, a mixture of sea and foothill air make this place unique. Boxwood, cypresses, plane trees, magnolias and other beautiful trees and shrubs grow here, you can’t list everything. Thanks to this, the Progress sanatorium (Sochi), whose photo is abundant in all kinds of greenery, is a wonderful place for healing.
There is also a detached cottage with several rooms - this option is perfect for those who prefer a secluded vacation. Nearby is a special area with barbecue, its own bathhouse, a separate parking lot. Guests of the cottage can also enter the resort through a separate entrance.
Sea vacation in "Progress"
"Progress" is a clinical sanatorium (Sochi), which has its own equipped beach. True, the journey from the main territory of the health resort to its own access to the sea takes about 10 minutes. To ensure that guests of the sanatorium are comfortable getting to the water and back, special buses run between the beach and the main buildings of the sanatorium, which residents can use for free. Transport leaves on its short route every hour, so it’s rather difficult not to get there.
Near the sea, there is everything you need for sunbathing and a pleasant swim. Comfortable sun loungers and sun loungers, changing rooms and showers are at their disposal daily. Employees of the rescue station and medical center are always ready to help if necessary. There are also aerarias, climate treatment pavilions and an excellent summer cafe.
Right on the beach, owned by the Progress sanatorium in Sochi, there is a small building called Morskoy, operating from June to October. At the same time, he can accept 60 people in his walls.
Well, and what kind of beach without water entertainment and rental of all kinds of equipment? Sanatorium "Progress" in every way takes care of its guests, so they certainly will not be bored near the water.
How to find the sanatorium "Progress"
As noted above, in Sochi, the Progress sanatorium is located in the Khostinsky district. The exact address of the health resort: Sochi, Sukhumskoye Shosse, 11. This is only 500 meters from the main highway, so getting to the health resort by transport is not difficult.
It can be reached both from the Khosta railway station and from the Sochi international airport, the distance to which is only 15 km. Vacationers arriving in Sochi by plane should take a fixed-route taxi to Khosta village, and then transfer to bus number 129, which will take them to a stop near the sanatorium. By the same bus, you can reach the health resort by those who arrived at the resort by train to the Khosta station.
Rooms for guests of the sanatorium
“Progress” is a clinical sanatorium 3 * (Sochi, Hosta), which is simultaneously ready to accept 623 people. They offer cozy rooms of various categories, which can accommodate one, two or three guests together.
In the residential buildings on the main territory there are standard one-room rooms, comfortable suites and junior suites, consisting of two rooms, as well as spacious three-room apartments. Going out onto the balcony of any of these rooms, you can enjoy wonderful views of the Black Sea or the green subtropical park surrounding the sanatorium.
The detached cottage features exclusively two-room suites. The Marine Corps offers the latest standard rooms for three or two guests and double suites. In this building, each tenant awaits exclusively sea views.
Whatever accommodation option the vacationers who have come here choose, in any of them all the most necessary is waiting. In each room you can watch your favorite channels on a color modern TV, store food in the refrigerator, relax on one and a half or double beds, use bedside tables, a wardrobe, a table with a chair, air conditioning, an electric kettle and a set of dishes. All rooms also have bathrooms with modern fixtures, the necessary linens, several towels, toilet paper and soap.
Health resort base
Sanatorium "Progress" 3 * (Russia, Sochi) is an excellent institution in which there is a good medical base and a large number of modern equipment. Treatment is already included in the price of any package purchased by tourists, so they can immediately expect that experienced doctors will take on their health.
The list of diseases that local specialists deal with is quite large. All those who have any problems with the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and cardiovascular system can come here. Various skin, urological and gynecological diseases are also specialized in health resort doctors.
All those who come to the Progress sanatorium (Sochi) will be consulted by a wide variety of medical specialists. If necessary, any vacationer can come to see a dentist, urologist, nutritionist, surgeon, otolaryngologist, dermatologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, acupuncturist, gynecologist.
During treatment, various baths are used, such as iodine-bromine, radon, salt and Matsesta. Guests of the sanatorium can also feel the therapeutic effect of silt mud from Lake Tambukan. If the patient suffers from a disease of the musculoskeletal system, he will be offered a course of vertical traction of the spine and thermomechanical massage performed under water.
All kinds of therapy are used for its intended purpose, for example, psychotherapy, laser, hardware-based physiotherapy, manual and mechanotherapy. The sanatorium also has a monitor bowel cleansing device, with the help of which hydrocolonotherapy is carried out for patients with obesity and other metabolic disorders. And in the gym for physiotherapy exercises, equipped with all the necessary simulators, classes are held with instructors. At the request of patients, group and individual classes can be organized.
Sanatorium "Progress" (Sochi), reviews of which treatment is mostly positive, takes guests of almost all ages to recovery. Children can use health services from 4 years old.
Medical nutrition
As in any other sanatorium, in Progress special food is organized, which throughout the year does not do without fresh fruits and vegetables. The dishes on offer are balanced in terms of the ratio and amount of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, as well as in energy value, which allows the use of different diets that improve digestion.
Everything that local chefs cook is dietary. So in the "Progress" the stomach of each guest will rest from a large amount of fried, fatty and salty. Products undergo only gentle processing.
Vacationers use the custom-made menu, which is provided for a week. Depending on the disease and the doctor’s recommendations, the food corresponds to one of the existing therapeutic diets, so guests of the sanatorium can not worry about the correctness of their nutrition here. If necessary, or if the patient so desires, special fasting days can be arranged.
All meals are held in two spacious dining rooms with three rooms. Each of them can accommodate at the same time 250 people. When vacationers sit at their tables, they no longer need to run for food: they will be served by waiters in a timely manner.
Other services for vacationers
Of course, not all the time people in Progress spend with doctors and in all kinds of procedures. They also have time for entertainments, which the sanatorium kindly offers. For reading enthusiasts, there is a good library, and in the evening many can visit the cinema and concert hall. Near the sea, guests of the health resort will find various water transport, which will allow you to get a lot of unforgettable impressions.
In the summer months, one of the buildings has a so-called theater platform, where various groups playing musical instruments perform, all kinds of song nights are arranged, including karaoke. Here you can relax and dance enough at the disco.
There are additional services on the territory of the sanatorium that are not included in the price of the permit. This includes a visit to a cafe and bar, a game of billiards, rental of various equipment and a sauna with its own outdoor pool. Vacationers can also use the services of a hairdresser or purchase something in the local shops.
What visitors say about "Progress"
Some of the guests of the health resort buy vouchers here on their own, and some receive special social vouchers to the Progress sanatorium (Sochi). Reviews about this place are very controversial.
Someone praises both the treatment and the clean, refurbished rooms. Many say that Progress has one of the best territories in the entire Khost, therefore it is an ideal place for rest and walks. People even put up with the fact that the beach is located at a distance from the main buildings and note that transport to the beach runs regularly. Others note not very good service in the canteens and an elementary lack of appliances for food. Some also indicate uniformity in food and a not very wide selection of possible dishes for one meal.
“Progress” is a 3 * clinical sanatorium (Sochi, Hosta), reviews of which are mainly presented in a positive way. But there is also a drop of negativity. They contain information that there are many homeless animals on the territory that not all vacationers like.
However, any sanatorium is designed so that guests who come to it receive the necessary medical services, rest and relax. In this regard, "Progress" is a wonderful place, and you can close your eyes to the above disadvantages for its excellent location and excellent medical base.