| complimentary breakfast is served in 1 of the 5 restaurants. suites offer living rooms, while apartments add kitchenettes. theres also a 2-story cottage that sleeps 6 and has a billiards room, a sauna, and a patio with a grill. this upscale seafront resort is 2 km from the fairytale-inspired swallows nest castle and 11 km from the uchan-su waterfall. the airy, understated rooms feature tvs and balconies, most with sea views. the spa offers both medical and beauty treatments. other amenities include a beach with water sports equipment for rent, 2 outdoor pools, an indoor pool and a kids' playground. room service is available. check-in time: 2:00 pm
Kherson International Airport 5 hr 29
Glade of Fairy Tales (20 min)
Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (21 min)
Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Livadia Palace (17 min)
Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Yusupov Palace (7 min)
Tours of an Italianate, 18th-century estate & grounds, plus concerts & theater at a cultural center. Zoopark (20 min)
Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Solnechnaya Tropa (17 min)
Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve (17 min)
Hiking paths winding among caves, cascades & rugged slopes covered in beech, pine & juniper trees. Vorontsov Palace (20 min)
Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (38 min)
Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 5)
A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Swallow's Nest (7 min)
Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Vorontsovskiy Park (17 min)
Expansive park set around an 1800s palace, with trails, small ponds with swans & a beach pavilion. Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (37 min)
Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Miskhorskiy Park (8 min)
Coastal park filled with diverse trees & shrubs, offering paved walking paths & Black Sea views. Cape Ai-Todor (7 min)
A steep, rocky Black Sea cape topped by the neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle & Roman-era ruins. | 
