Sochi is the southernmost of the Russian resorts. This is the only region in Russia with a subtropical climate. The sun in Sochi shines about three hundred days a year. The average temperature at the resort is fourteen degrees, and by the summer the thermometer rises about another fifteen divisions. The swimming season here opens in mid-May, ends no earlier than mid-October.
Sochi in total occupies almost one hundred and fifty kilometers of coastline. On its territory there are many resort villages that are part of the four main areas. These are Adler, Khostinsky, Central and Lazarevsky.
After the Olympics
Sochi, without a doubt, the most famous and popular resort in Russia. According to some, it is also the most expensive in our country. To some extent, this statement is true, especially after the Olympics. That is why many tourists who come here try to stay in relatively inexpensive hotels, although after the Olympics this is not so easy. The city has become so popular that many people fly in to not only swim in the sea, but also to establish business contacts and take a walk in those places where only a few months ago you could meet the best athletes in the world. Nevertheless, there are many who can afford to check into the best hotels in Sochi. Hotel "Pearl", Solís Sochi Hotel, Pullman Sochi Center - and this is not a complete list of places where living is not only comfortable, but also meets European standards. And their number is growing steadily. Therefore, the hotel business in the city is constantly evolving.
Health resorts and pensions
The Black Sea coast is not only the sea, but also magnificent vegetation. Here you can see bananas and palm trees, bamboo and magnolias, Norwegian pine, fir, etc. And the unforgettable and stunningly beautiful landscape of this city that has become incredibly popular in recent years has attracted tourists from all over the world. Waterfalls and mountain peaks, alpine lakes and streams are adjacent to such a warm and so welcoming Black Sea, for the sake of which many travel to Sochi.
Pensions, hotels of this resort accept people who come here for medical treatment, all year round. For this, mineral waters and mud are used here. In the health resorts of Sochi, one can also find those suffering from various ailments of the nervous system, gynecological and dermatological diseases. A lot of people come here to treat respiratory organs. Pensions and resorts in Sochi are scattered all over the coast, including not only on the coast, but also in picturesque groves near the sea.
Full board
The popular all inclusive service, which is popular at all famous resorts, is also practiced by some Sochi hotels. "All inclusive" gives guests the opportunity to relax without worrying about the amount of food or drink, as well as the complete lack of food in the purchased tour package.
In many Russian hotels only breakfast is included in the price. Sochi hotels (all inclusive) are considered the most popular in the region. This service is offered by Marins Park, Sochi-Breeze and many others. Unlike the Turkish or Egyptian "all inclusive", the "all inclusive" system in Sochi is somewhat different. Here in boarding houses or hotels alcoholic drinks, including those from local producers, are not included in the price. Moreover, tourists can easily buy any, even the most expensive and famous of them. The concept of "all inclusive" is supposed only tea and coffee, fruit drinks, fruit drinks, lemonade and, of course, water. Three meals a day are served, as a rule, like a buffet.
Grand Hotel "Pearl", Sochi
The hotel is visible from many points of the city. It is located on the territory of seventy thousand square meters on the first line near the seashore in the "heart" of the city.
In accordance with the mandatory classification of all Olympic venues, in particular accommodation bases, Pearl received a four-star category certificate. It annually organizes a tourist exhibition-fair “Resorts and Tourism”, film festivals, including “Kinotavr”, as well as a student KVN festival.
Location
The hotel complex "Pearl" (Sochi) is a modern nineteen-story building, from the windows of which you can see a magnificent panorama of the Caucasus Mountains and the sea. It is surrounded by a unique park area in which real tropical plants grow.
Next to the hotel are the Winter Theater, the Festival Concert Hall, the Sochi Circus, the wonderful Arboretum Botanical Garden, many museums and theaters. Grand Oel Zhemchuzhina (Sochi) is one of the resort’s most prestigious hotels. Popular places such as Primorskaya Embankment and Mayak Water Park are also located within walking distance, and the hotel is located at 3 Chernomorskaya Street.
Directions
Literally every resident knows how to get to the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina. Sochi is a fairly large city, considered the fifth largest in the Southern Federal District. In addition, this resort is the longest not only in our country, but also in Europe. Those tourists who fly to the city by plane can get to the hotel by bus. From the airport of Sochi, the Hotel Pearl is twenty-five kilometers away. From the city's railway station, the hotel can be reached by shuttle to the Teatralnaya stop. For those who do not know the resort well, it is more convenient to get a taxi, which can be caught anywhere on the street.
Infrastructure
For tourists arriving in Sochi, the Pearl Hotel offers the following services: a beauty salon, dry cleaning, as well as a currency exchange and a laundry service. You can use the help of a porter or concierge. On the ground floor there is a pharmacy and a souvenir kiosk, there are several shops, including a jewelry store, a railway and air ticket office, and a paid medical office. Vacationers can use ATMs.
At the round-the-clock front desk you can arrange a transfer, order a taxi. Car rental and a tour desk are also available.
The Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina (Sochi) has its own guarded parking lot, where even large tourist buses can stop. It is not necessary to reserve a parking space in advance.
Business tourism
After the Olympics, the resort became very popular. People began to come here not only to relax, but also to establish business ties. That is why many Sochi hotels on the seashore began to be positioned as business centers. They can organize corporate events - meetings, seminars, etc. One of the best complexes in Sochi was not an exception - the Pearl Hotel. There are eleven conference rooms with a capacity of ten to four hundred seats, as well as an exhibition center and a cinema and concert hall. Numerous meeting rooms are equipped with the latest technology. The total area of exhibition spaces in the hotel is seven thousand square meters.
For those who organize corporate events at the hotel, the administration helps with receptions, coffee breaks and banquets in the hall, which can accommodate a thousand people at the same time.
Number of rooms
The high-rise building of the Pearl Hotel, between the floors of which are equipped with modern high-speed elevators, includes 955 rooms of various categories.
Standard rooms (an area of 17.8 square meters) are located on the sixth through fourteenth floors. They are designed for simultaneous accommodation of 2 + 1 people. The rooms of this category have individual air conditioning, a refrigerator, a paid safe, a combined bathroom with a shower and a hair dryer, a balcony.
Standard Plus (19.3 square meters) has one double or two twin beds. They can accommodate two people. Additional clamshell is not provided. The combined bathroom has a bath, bidet and hairdryer. The room has a TV and fridge, controlled air conditioning, paid safe, telephone.
The rooms of the category "Studio" (an area of thirty-six square meters) also have a plasma panel and a folding sofa. They can simultaneously accommodate 3 + 1 people. There are also two small loggias, one of which is furnished.
The apartments "Suite Comfort" and "Sea" - two rooms. The total area is thirty-seven square meters. In front of the rooms are circular loggias with straw chairs and a tea table. In addition to the standard set of furniture, they are equipped with a hanger, a large makeup mirror, a desk, a sofa. There is also a plasma panel, refrigerator, paid safe, telephone. In the combined bathroom there is a shower or bath, a bidet, and also a hair dryer, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers.
On the sea side, in the building on the ninth to twelfth floors there are Business Suite apartments with two rooms separated by a door. The total area is fifty-five square meters for the simultaneous residence of 3 + 1 people. The bed is double, there is also a folding sofa. This room is surrounded by a circular loggia with thatched furniture. It has two bathrooms: in one - a hot tub, bidet, hair dryer, bathrobes and slippers, in the other - a guest toilet. The room has an additional table for negotiations.
"Presidential Suite" with an area of 164.3 square meters is located on the fourteenth floor at the end. Its windows face the sea. The room has a living room and an office, a negotiation area, a spacious bedroom and two circular large balconies. The best room that the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina (Sochi) offers for your stay has a cable TV system, as well as a DVD and a music center. Guests can use a cordless telephone, a computer, a minibar, as well as a dining room, coffee and tea sets and a set of crystal glass with nickel silver trim. The apartments have a personal safe. There is also a sauna and a double spa bath. Guests can use the hydromassage shower, bidet, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers. There is also a guest toilet with a full range of personal care products.
Room service is available around the clock. An alarm service is available upon request.
Nutrition
The Grand Hotel "Pearl" (Sochi) offers its guests meals according to the concept of "continental breakfast." It is carried out in all restaurants, bars and cafes available on the territory. Breakfast is always included in the price. From May to October, in the "high season", meals are organized according to the "buffet" system. In the remaining months, all Pearl restaurants and bars offer residents an additional à la carte menu to order dishes of European, as well as Caucasian and Japanese cuisines. Those who wish can provide a service such as breakfast in the room.
Sea and beach
"Pearl" (Sochi) is on the first line. She has her own, fully equipped beach, half a kilometer long. It is designed to simultaneously serve two thousand people. For maximum comfort while relaxing at sea, a section of the coastline is covered with real ocean sand. On the beach there are showers, sunbeds, sun loungers and umbrellas, as well as toilets and changing cabins. For children, it is better to use special shoes.
For those who love extreme sports, there is a very wide selection of attractions and water activities: pedal boats, jet skis, windsurfing, as well as catamarans and paragliders. Those who wish can, with the help of an instructor, dive to the bottom of the Black Sea with scuba diving.
In addition, a rotunda was built on the beach, designed for artists to perform, as well as for night programs. There is also an aeration, a medical center, and massage cabins. On the beach you can visit the lounge bar, one of several restaurants.
Those who wish can take a boat trip on a boat or yacht. It is also possible on-board catering. There is also a sports equipment rental point for active marine recreation on the beach.
Entertainment
Many hotels, including the Grand Hotel Pearl (Sochi), have pools on their territory. They are intended for those who for some reason do not want to swim in the sea. On the territory of the "Pearl" two outdoor heated pools. For sports lovers, the hotel offers two hard-coated tennis courts, as well as coach assistance. And after intensive training, there is the opportunity to relax in one of the saunas of the complex or use the services of a high-class massage therapist.
In a large pool of fifty meters, you can hold competitions in water polo or swimming.
For children
Hotel “Pearl” (Sochi) offers its children a children's section in the pool, as well as a slide during the “high” season. In summer, a kids club is organized on the beach, various entertainment events or concerts are held. Children of any age can be accommodated in the room. If desired, an extra bed for the baby is provided, as well as a high chair for feeding in the restaurant.
Additional Information
Hotel "Pearl" (Sochi), the photo of which must be taken away by all tourists visiting the city, is considered one of the best places to stay. It has the opportunity to do aerobics and other water sports.
For a fee, check-in with small pets is possible.
For foreign citizens, a one-time registration fee of one hundred and fifty rubles is valid if there is a migration card.
Grand Hotel "Pearl", Sochi: reviews
Tourists staying at this hotel are mostly satisfied with their stay. And not only because they come to the best Russian resort - Sochi. “Pearl”, the prices of which are quite consistent with the quality of the offered service, provides quite spacious and comfortable rooms. Accommodation in a standard room for two people costs an average of four thousand five hundred rubles. Room service is up to standard. Towels and hygiene items are changed daily. The staff is always attentive and responsive. Accommodation is quick, without delay. Carpeted in rooms and public areas provide silence.
Especially a lot of positive reviews about the location of the hotel. From it it is convenient to visit not only all interesting places, but also quickly get to the sea, which is the main attraction of Sochi. “Pearl”, reviews about the stay in which is mostly positive, has its own convenient stretch of coast, where there are sunbeds, umbrellas and a lot of entertainment.
On the beach, many pay attention to its beautiful decoration - the schooner Flibustier, moored to the shore, which is actually a popular restaurant, where show programs and various parties are organized daily.
You can have lunch and dinner not only at the hotel, but also in any cafe located nearby, where prices are quite affordable.
In order to better get acquainted with the sights, it is better to book a tour in the hotel itself. Many recommend visiting not only the Olympic town, but also the Adler dolphinarium, as well as the water park.