The times when for a quality holiday at sea it was necessary to fly to Turkey and Egypt, have sunk into oblivion. Now in Anapa,which for a long time was famous for the “privokzaln” service, you can have a great rest. Because here in 2020 opened the “Grand Hotel Anapa”,positioning itself as a five-star. About this, as well as about the nuances of rest in Anapa, you can learn in this review.
European level of service
The hotel is very voluminous, with large panoramic windows and an open interior space where there is a lot of light and fresh air. Opened recently, on July 1, 2020, but has already taken place in this city as the most elite hotel complex with underground parking, free wi-fi and the most complete list of services offered.
This is a hotel for wealthy people who appreciate comfort, care, safety and quality food.
When booking a room, it is better to order a transfer from the airport or train station, which is a more convenient option than to call a taxi yourself on arrival.
For important people, you can rent a suite of 70-74 m2 or an apartment (270 m2) with a terrace, a private pool and panoramic sea views. Here, relatively inexpensive (from 60,000 rubles a day for apartments), you can feel like an Arab sheikh or an English queen for a while.
For adults, everything that is possible for a good rest is provided: a fenced clean beach, swimming pools, a spa complex with a fitness center, two restaurants and 2 bars, underground parking and caring staff. For children there is a well-equipped playroom with an animator, you can order a nanny. But first things first.
Rooms, room service, meals
Standard rooms (from 10000 rubles / day) are equipped with designer furnishings, a huge bed, a large plasma with 20 channels, air conditioning. The shower is combined with a toilet, equipped with everything necessary, including. Hairdryer. Imported cosmetics. There is no bar, but there is a kettle, coffee maker, sets with good tea and coffee, clean bottled water and a refrigerator where you can load cooling products.
Balconies with sea views are located in rooms that are more expensive. The cheapest rooms offer views of the neighboring houses.
Local room service is praised by all guests, because young employees are really trying to help you. This effort stems not only from the desire to get a well-deserved tip, but also from the results of the passed quality training.
For meals, there is a buffet in the restaurant “Panorama”. You can rent a room with breakfast or full board: with lunch and dinner.
Buffet: cheese, meat and fish slices, each more than 5 types of items. Fruits, vegetables, side dishes, pickles, cereals, yogurts, sauces in abundance. There are seafood: shrimp, squid, mussels. I liked the meat: real juicy steaks with grilled vegetables, meat cutlets, sausages. A variety of pastries and cakes, good coffee beans. Also standard juices, water, tea. Special meals are always prepared for children. There is an inexpensive champagne for lovers of “refueling” in the morning.
Quality products from the best farms and fields of the Krasnodar Territory, cooks prepare professionally.
In the evenings in the lobby, the pianist plays the piano something from the repertoire of classics. There are also violin and performances of different groups. And at this time, a movie is shown by the pool.
If you come to rest in this hotel, but at the same time want to save, then you need to do this:
- bring strong alcohol with you or buy in the city in a specialized store;
- book cheaper rooms, with a view of the “favelas”;
- purchase accommodation with full board, including lunch and dinner. So you can three times a day eat in the restaurant high-quality, delicious food in any quantity and not overpay for “borscht for 460 rubles”.
Beach & Swimming
The hotel is located on the territory of the city beach, respectively, you can swim right here, on a fenced plot. There is a playground where active and young guests of the hotel play volleyball.
For them, there is also a rental of equipment and equipment for water sports, where relatively inexpensive you can pick up good quality equipment.
On the beach are also present: hot showers, changing rooms, sun loungers under a canopy of white fabric for extra. Fee. There are enough towels for everyone, and in the evenings there is “live music”. There are also drawbacks: in the season from 11 to 17 to find a free sun lounger is almost impossible. You need to take places in advance.
In August, the water on the sea in this place blooms, which makes swimming not very comfortable and interesting. But hotel guests have the opportunity to swim in the pool.
Those who want to remember their childhood can enjoy sugar “cotton wool”, ride on a “banana”, build castles from sand.
But this is not the smartest idea – to come to the sea and relax on the city beach. Despite the fact that you can take a taxi and in half an hour to be already on the clean coast, where there is no crowd of tourists. You need to go about 50 km directly to the Bugaz Spit, without any doubt. By taxi it will be about 1200 rubles. There is clean water, well-groomed spacious endless beach with white sand, there are few people, there are several cafes. Entry into the water is smooth, dolphins swim around. There is also a school where you can learn to ride a kite (kite and board), but the pleasure is not cheap (2500r per lesson). The place is wonderful, you need to go here after a tight meal, because. the dining room at the beginning of the beach leaves much to be desired. You need to take everything you need with you, including bedspreads, towels, food and drinks.
A good pebble beach is located in the reserve “Big Utrish” 20 km from Anapa. You can swim here by boat, back by bus or vice versa. There is a dolphinarium, a lighthouse. You can rent a gazebo with barbecue, immediately buy a fresh catch from fishermen (mullet, mussels, etc.) and roast it. Or you can just swim and sunbathe.
Windsurfing is better to do in a place called “Weeping Rock”. There is also a school of training (from 2000r per lesson) and equipment rental.
In the city itself, a special high-class water-ski park was built. There is a school where you can learn to water ski with qualified instructors.
Restaurant & Bars
In addition to the hall of the restaurant “Panorama”, where breakfasts, lunches and dinners are held for guests, there is also a separate steakhouse “Prime”. Here you can make an order from the menu, taste classic steaks and other dishes of author’s cuisine.
Steaks and fillets of the best New Zealand breeds are supplied directly from the manufacturer from the Krasnodar Territory.
If you no longer have the strength to fully visit the restaurant, you can order food with delivery to the room.
There are two bars, one by the pool and the other in the atrium. They have in their arsenal strong drinks from the most famous manufacturers, including. local Kuban wines. Classic cocktails can be ordered. Prices are Moscow, but it is quite possible to afford to relax “in a big way”.
In the evening in the bar at the disco, some vacationers “light up” in a cheerful company until the morning.
Swimming pool & spa
The center of attraction is a huge infinity pool (this is when the water’s edge is at floor level). The water here is clean and heated, near comfortable sun loungers. This is a favorite place for guests, especially children and sunbathers. It is very good to sunbathe in the morning, and in the evening, after water skiing or aite, lie in front of the pool and enjoy the seascape, sipping a cocktail from a straw.
In the spa center of the hotel, a visit to which is included in the price, there are many different steam rooms: Finnish, aroma, hammam, thermal zone. There are two swimming pools – a large one for adults, a small one for children. The gym is equipped with imported simulators.
Vacationers praise the massage, which can be ordered at the spa. There are also other beauty and wellness treatments.
Surroundings & Attractions
Locals recommend visiting the “valley of lotuses”, where lotuses listed in the red book bloom until mid-August. Here they sail on boats, enjoy the views and make spectacular selfies.
In the park “Jungle”, located within walking distance from the hotel, there are plenty of attractions for every taste, which will delight children with “thrills”. The Ferris wheel offers a gorgeous panoramic view of the sea and the surrounding area. The large park on Gorky Street also has attractions, themed areas, cafes and much more. Just to get around it, you need to spend 3 hours. At the entrance to the park there are stone gates of the 18th century – the only building left here from the Turkish “yoke”.
In the evening, near the building of the administration of Anapa, 5 “musical” fountains beckon with multi-colored lighting, and it is better to take walks along the well-groomed and beautiful city embankment.
With children, be sure to visit the performance in the dolphinarium and zoo. There is also a modern water park with relaxation zones.
In the village of Sukko for tourists built a real castle with a stable and forge, torture and pottery. Here regularly arrange jousting tournaments and other entertainment in the medieval style.
The museum of local lore has a rich collection of knives, sabers and other artifacts, and next to the building there is a lighthouse, where it is also curious to look.
Locals recommend visiting the “Pshad waterfalls”, where you can also swim. And the dolmens are the Russian “Stonehenge”. Ancient structures made of stones, it is not known by whom built. Excursions to these places can be purchased at the kiosks of the city.
It would be good to visit an ostrich farm in the suburbs. Chat with the ostrich, look at other interesting birds, taste ostrich meat and eggs, just take a walk. There is also a pottery workshop where you can make your amphora and make a spectacular photo with it.
And that’s not all. Within the framework of this review, it is impossible to tell in detail about other types of active recreation in Anapa: diving, walking on the sea, skateboarding, paragliding, climbing, sappboards, etc.
Summary:It’s an amazing thing to read reviews on the Internet. More recently, in Soviet times, such paradise comfort on the Black Sea coast and dream was not necessary. And our parents, resting here, came home happy, tanned, rejuvenated and for a long time with joy remembered this adventure. Now their children, with a modern level of comfort and diversity, can spoil the rest of any trifle: water blooming in the sea, a loose handle in the toilet, a leaking shower watering can, a view of the “favelas”, a glass of vodka for 350 rubles, other people’s children, etc. With such a mood that in Anapa, that in the Dominican Republic, the rest will be spoiled.
Reading reviews on the Internet, it can be noted that even tourists dissatisfied with Anapa note the cordiality and diligence of the reception staff and room service of this institution. Not to mention the excellent food, comfortable fresh rooms with daily cleaning and the best infinity pool on the entire coast.
Hence the conclusion: “Grand Hotel Anapa” is a modern five-star hotel, where there is everything you need to have a good time and relax no worse than in Europe. And if it is expensive for you, then choose three-star boarding houses and do not worry.
