Amazing fabulous nature, healing air, a unique climate, the cleanest Black Sea, majestic mountains, ancient monuments of architecture - all this is the southern coast of Crimea. Who has been here once, without a doubt, falls in love with all these beauties and dreams of returning here again and again.
Features of rest
Livadia (Crimea) - a picturesque village, surrounded by green parks, located just three kilometers from Yalta. Tourists come here all year round to relax and improve their health.
Despite the fact that the village is small, there are quite a lot of vacationers here. Since the days of the USSR, numerous motels, boarding houses and health resorts receive their guests. Of course, besides them, there are many new hotels and private guest houses offering accommodation for every taste and pocket.
A feature of Livadia is the steep mountainous terrain. The problem of descents and ascents here is solved by elevators, which lower tourists to the beach and raise them back. Basically, these elevators belong to sanatoriums and, accordingly, for people living in them they are free, but at the same time, everyone can use them for a modest fee.
The village is quite quiet and very cozy, perfect for a relaxing holiday. The complete absence of noise, dust, drone cars. The beaches of Livadia are pebble, not wide, there are many of them, but most of them belong to sanatoriums and are paid.
Pension "Grintsovsky", Livadia - hotel description
In this small, but amazing corner, one of the most chic vacation spots on the entire Crimean coast awaits its guests - the resort complex "Livadiysky". This is a new modern complex consisting of three hotels with a common developed infrastructure.
One of the Livadia hotels is the spacious Grintsovsky boarding house, which is located in two four-story buildings. They are located 150 meters from the sea, on a hill, and thanks to this, stunning views of the sea and mountains open from the windows and terraces of the pension.
The hotel has 45 double, triple and quadruple rooms of various categories. The apartments are equipped with all amenities: shower (bath), toilet, air conditioning, TV, etc. On the ground floor they all have access to the terrace, with its own lawn, overlooking the sea. On the second, third and fourth floor there are standard rooms, spacious bright superior rooms and deluxe rooms. They all have their own balcony with views of the azure sea. The rooms are cleaned daily, and once every three days, bed linen is changed.
The hotel has a lot of vegetation - cypresses, arborvitae, Christmas trees, majestic Crimean pines, green clearings and bright flower beds.
The hotel infrastructure includes 4 pools - 3 outdoor and 1 indoor heated water. The resort complex has its own beach, equipped with sun loungers and umbrellas.
Pension "Grintsovsky" is suitable for a quiet family vacation, you can also with children, as all conditions are developed for them in the hotel: animation, playgrounds, a pool with a children's section, a playroom, there are chairs and cots for babies, a special children's menu . Animators conduct various children's parties, master classes, so the guys will not be bored.
Various activities are also provided for adults in the boarding house: sports, yoga, wrestling, water polo, water aerobics, sports competitions and many other entertainments.
In the event that guests arrived at the hotel not for leisure, but for work, the Grintsovsky boarding house has the opportunity to provide a conference room, a business center, photocopy and fax services.
Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. It offers guests a souvenir shop, shop and hairdresser.
SPA center services
Holidaymakers of the boarding house will have free access to the SPA center, which provides the following services:
• Various types of massage.
• Peelings.
• Masks, wraps.
• Sharko shower, aromatic baths.
• Hammam.
• Russian bath.
• Beautician services, etc.
SPA center of the resort complex "Livadia" is one of the most modern and largest on the entire Crimean coast. It is located in a separate three-story building. The SPA center promises a wonderful pastime, giving vacationers of the Grintsovsky boarding house relaxation, beauty and health.
Hotel catering
The dining room of the Grintsovsky boarding house offers its guests three meals a day according to the All Inclusive Buffet system. The cuisine is European, there is the possibility of ordering vegetarian dishes, a children's menu, as well as special diet food. There is also a cafe-restaurant and a bar.
For a fee, there is the possibility of ordering food in your room, organizing a barbecue, delivering drinks to your room at will, organizing business lunches and banquets.
Pension "Grintsovsky", accommodation prices
Accommodation prices depend on the comfort of the selected room. So, for example, in the season (June - September) of 2016, the following prices were relevant:
- Room "Standard Youth" (28 sq. M) - 4300 rubles per day per person.
- Room "Family Standard" (31 sq. M) - 4800 rubles per day per person.
- Room "Comfort Plus" (36 sq. M) - 5000 rubles per day per person.
- Comfort "Pull" (37 sq. M. + Terrace overlooking the pool) - 5500 rubles.
- Room "Comfort barbecue" (36 sq. M. + Terrace with lawn) - 6000 rubles per day per person.
- Room "Family Comfort" (two rooms, 36 sq. M.) - 6000 rubles per day per person;
- Room "Suite" (two rooms, from 50 to 73 sq. M.) - 6000 rubles per day per person.
- Room "Suite barbecue" (48 sq. M. + Two terraces with a lawn) - 7000 rubles per day per person.
These prices include accommodation, all-inclusive meals, visits to the SPA center, use of the entire infrastructure of the complex. Seasonal discounts are available, as well as discounts for early booking and prepayment. Children under 7 years old without a seat and food have a rest for free.
Pension "Grintsovsky": visitor reviews
Reviews of tourists staying at the hotel, of course, are diverse. Almost all visitors note a beautiful view of the sea, the whole territory of the boarding house is continuous terraces. The rooms, according to reviews, are clean, fresh, furniture and appliances are new.
Many guests include the proximity to the sea and the presence of a private beach with sun loungers, which are many. Outdoor pools are large and spacious, but without heating.
Also, the absolute dignity of almost all hotel guests call excellent children's animation. Every day for the kids at the hotel hosts various games, shows, a children's room, a pool. Children do not sit idle, they play with both pirates and Indians, look for treasures, dance and sing.
In the kitchen, in principle, there are no complaints. All guests are satisfied with the quality of food, but note the narrow assortment and uniformity of dishes, especially those who compare the All Inclusive system of Turkey and Egypt. Nobody remained hungry at Grantsovsky, but the usual abundance of resorts in other countries is not even close.
SPA center is a highlight of relaxation in the complex. A wide range of services is noted. Special attention should be paid to the indoor pool with sea water and heating - everyone is delighted with it. Almost everyone is satisfied with the quality of the staff.
After analyzing the reviews, you can make an approximate list of positive and negative moments of the pension.
Pros: proximity to the sea, beautiful views, new rooms, high-quality SPA center, good children's animation.
Cons: easy staff deficiency, simplicity and monotony of the kitchen, lack of shops nearby, small parking, high prices for accommodation.
How to get to the boarding house?
Hotel address: st. Grape, 22, village. Livadia, Crimea, Russia. From Simferopol you need to go to the bus station of Yalta, and from there - by taxi to Livadia.
Taxi from Yalta to a boarding house is inexpensive, only 200-250 rubles.
Pension "Grintsovsky" offers its customers a transfer service from Simferopol, the cost of a passenger car is 3500 rubles, minivans - 5000 rubles. It is worth saying that prices are overpriced.
Attractions of the surroundings
Proximity to all the attractions of the South Coast is the most important advantage of Livadia and the complex “Grintsovsky” boarding house. Yalta - this wonderful resort city - is located very close. Those who wish can go to the Yalta embankment along a park beach road in just thirty to forty minutes, and on a minibus the trip will take only 10 minutes. And there is plenty of entertainment there.
Within a radius of several kilometers is the Yalta Zoo, Glade of Fairy Tales, dolphinarium, cable car to Ai-Petri, Swallow's Nest, Nikitsky Botanical Garden and many other interesting places.
Just a ten-minute walk from the hotel is the famous Imperial Palace - the last building of the Russian Empire, the summer residence of the Romanov family. Around this architectural monument lies a magnificent park, along the alleys of which you can walk for hours.