| simply decorated rooms and suites provide tea and coffeemakers, flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi, as well as minifridges, furnished balconies or terraces, and mountain and/or sea views. on a leafy hillside overlooking the black sea, this casual hotel is 2 km from the h-19 highway, 3 km from waterpark blue bay and 5 km from mount koshka. there's a cafe offering open-air dining with views of the sea. . upgraded quarters add separate living rooms
Kherson International Airport 5 hr 21
Cape Ai-Todor (25 min)
A steep, rocky Black Sea cape topped by the neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle & Roman-era ruins. Koshka (15 min)
Limestone rock with remnants of ancient Tauri settlements, known for Goluboy Zaliv bay views. Livadia Palace (26 min)
Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 9)
A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Miskhorskiy Park (20 min)
Coastal park filled with diverse trees & shrubs, offering paved walking paths & Black Sea views. Vorontsovskiy Park (25 min)
Expansive park set around an 1800s palace, with trails, small ponds with swans & a beach pavilion. Yusupov Palace (21 min)
Tours of an Italianate, 18th-century estate & grounds, plus concerts & theater at a cultural center. Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve (19 min)
Hiking paths winding among caves, cascades & rugged slopes covered in beech, pine & juniper trees. Zoopark (24 min)
Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (42 min)
Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Gora Koshka (7 min)
Mountain with forest groves & trails to rocky peaks with expansive views of the Black Sea coast. Glade of Fairy Tales (24 min)
Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Swallow's Nest (25 min)
Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Solnechnaya Tropa (27 min)
Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Vorontsov Palace (19 min)
Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. | 
