| on a leafy hillside, this casual hotel is a 20-minute walk from waterpark blue bay, 3 km from the e 105 european route and 7 km from the 19th-century vorontsov palace. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. breakfast is complimentary. there's also an informal restaurant/bar offering open-air dining. other amenities include a spa, and an outdoor pool with a terrace and sunloungers. straightforward rooms come with free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as minifridges. upgraded rooms add sitting areas, while 1- and 2-bedroom suites provide separate living rooms. massage services are available
Kherson International Airport 5 hr 20
Solnechnaya Tropa (32 min)
Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve (23 min)
Hiking paths winding among caves, cascades & rugged slopes covered in beech, pine & juniper trees. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 14)
A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Foros Church of the Resurrection of Christ (30 min)
Small Orthodox church with fanciful architecture & a hillside location offering dramatic sea views. Miskhorskiy Park (25 min)
Coastal park filled with diverse trees & shrubs, offering paved walking paths & Black Sea views. Vorontsov Palace (23 min)
Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Zoopark (29 min)
Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Yusupov Palace (26 min)
Tours of an Italianate, 18th-century estate & grounds, plus concerts & theater at a cultural center. Swallow's Nest (29 min)
Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Koshka (17 min)
Limestone rock with remnants of ancient Tauri settlements, known for Goluboy Zaliv bay views. Glade of Fairy Tales (28 min)
Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Vorontsovskiy Park (30 min)
Expansive park set around an 1800s palace, with trails, small ponds with swans & a beach pavilion. Cape Ai-Todor (29 min)
A steep, rocky Black Sea cape topped by the neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle & Roman-era ruins. Gora Koshka (7 min)
Mountain with forest groves & trails to rocky peaks with expansive views of the Black Sea coast. Livadia Palace (31 min)
Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. | 
