Before you go to Gagra, you must definitely book a hotel room. Searching for accommodation upon arrival on the spot can turn into a real problem for vacationers in high season. Most hotels in this beautiful resort town offer vacationers comfortable rooms and pleasant service. Especially popular among tourists are small mini-hotels located near the seashore. One of these places is the Stary Gagra Hotel. Here you can rent an inexpensive, but at the same time comfortable room, furnished with everything necessary for a good stay.
Hotel Territory
Mini-hotel "Old Gagra" is located in the most beautiful part of the city with the same name in the territory of Komsomolsky Park. Its body is a long, chopped, cobblestone building two stories high, fenced with a stylish fence made of a picket fence with concrete columns. The second floor is accessed via a wooden staircase installed on the street. Each room has a spacious terrace.
The courtyard of the hotel looks very neat. The paths are lined with light paving slabs, and along the fence are beautiful flowerbeds with roses and other flowers. Hotel guests who go out into the courtyard have the opportunity to admire both the blue sea, splashing below, and the green mountains covered with forests.
Number of rooms
Hotel "Old Gagra", reviews of which make it possible to judge it as one of the best in the territory of this part of the city, offers its guests several types of rooms. If desired, you can remove:
one-room junior suite for one person;
double or triple one-room number;
Double one-room junior suite;
two-room suite for three people.
All rooms have a TV and fridge. A pleasant microclimate is provided not only by wooden walls, but also by the presence of air conditioning. Toilets and showers are located right in the rooms. Many rooms overlook the sea.
Infrastructure and Rules
Guests arriving in Gagra with their own car can leave it in the parking lot located near the hotel. The cost of this service is only 50 rubles per day. The hotel has a cozy restaurant where you can have a good lunch or dinner. Especially good, judging by the reviews of the guests, the cooks of the Stary Gagra Hotel succeed in salads. All meals are allowed to take away. Many visitors to the hotel use this service, for example, to dine on the veranda, enjoying the wonderful sea views. Meals are not included in the price. However, if desired, it can be ordered separately for 400 rubles per day per person (2-time). The hotel has its own beach, sand and gravel. It is located 50 meters from the building. Sun loungers and parasols are available on site for free.
Upon arrival at the hotel you will need to pay a small registration fee (30 rubles). Children are accepted to the hotel of any age.
Holidays in the “Old Gagra” (reviews about this hotel in most cases are also positive for this reason) can be quite diverse. On the territory of the hotel various excursions are often sold. Vacationers have the opportunity to get acquainted with the sights of Abkhazia by visiting the Simon-Kanonitsky monastery, New Athos caves, Blue Lake, the arboretum and monkey nursery in the city of Sukhum, etc.
Hotel reviews
Most vacationers about the Mini-Hotel "Old Gagra" actually have a very good opinion. First of all, hotel guests praise its convenient location. In any case, you don’t have to go far to the beach. Also, guests of this establishment speak well of the rooms themselves. The building itself was built recently - in 2008. The brand new wooden walls in the rooms, combined with modern technology, look very original and beautiful.
The hotel is quite close to the entrance to the city from the side of Adler. At the same time, a special indicator is installed on the road. Therefore, problems with finding a hotel for vacationers who have booked rooms in it do not arise.
Regarding the service, the reviews about this hotel among tourists are also quite good. However, certain shortcomings, according to vacationers, are still available in this regard. For example, sometimes there is a not too thorough cleaning of the rooms, which is also done only at the request of residents. Some tourists consider hotel staff not particularly responsive. Also, the disadvantages of the hotel “Old Gagra” include not too clean bathrooms in the rooms.
However, be that as it may, in most cases reviews about this hotel are still good. The rooms are comfortable, the bedding is clean, the equipment is working properly. Vacationers also praise the hotel's restaurant kitchen, while noting moderate prices for dishes. Therefore, to rent a room in the hotel "Old Gagra", reviews of which are good, you can safely. Of course, you should book it in advance. In high season, all hotel rooms are usually occupied.
Cost of living
The price of rooms in the mini-hotel "Old Gagra" depends primarily on the level of their comfort. The seasonal factor also affects the cost of living. Junior suites in May-June and September-October cost about 1100 rubles per day. Regular numbers - 700-900 rubles per day. At the height of the season, accommodation in the Stary Gagra Hotel will have to pay about 1200-1300 and 1600-2800 rubles per day, respectively. If desired, you can also order extra beds in the rooms. The cost of this service is about 500-700 rubles. For living in a room of a child under 5 years old you will have to pay 50-100 rubles daily.
Location Features
In the immediate vicinity of the Stary Gagra Hotel, there are shops of various profiles, cafes, bars, etc. Experienced spa guests advise newcomers to visit the Joekvara restaurant located near the building in the Abbat fortress. Here you can order khachapuri, barbecue, homemade wine, suluguni and much more.
Thus, those who decided to relax in Abkhazia, in the city of Gagra, should definitely think about booking a room in this hotel. Prices for accommodation here are quite affordable, and the service is pretty good.