| plush suites add separate living rooms, kitchens and/or whirlpool tubs; bi-level apartments are available. bright, relaxed rooms with balconies offer wi-fi access and flat-screen tvs, plus minifridges, and tea and coffeemakers; some have sitting areas and/or sea views. breakfast is free. in a sprawling, tree-filled complex on the black sea, this upscale hotel is 6 km from the h19 highway and 3 km from the swallows nest, a fairytale-inspired clifftop castle. a spa features a gym, a salon and an indoor pool. other amenities include 3 restaurants, a rose garden and a private beach, as well as 2 outdoor saltwater pools with waterslides and a bar. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm
Kherson International Airport 5 hr 28
Livadia Palace (11 min)
Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (34 min)
Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Swallow's Nest (8 min)
Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Miskhorskiy Park (16 min)
Coastal park filled with diverse trees & shrubs, offering paved walking paths & Black Sea views. Vorontsov Palace (28 min)
Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Yusupov Palace (15 min)
Tours of an Italianate, 18th-century estate & grounds, plus concerts & theater at a cultural center. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (18 min)
Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Cape Ai-Todor (8 min)
A steep, rocky Black Sea cape topped by the neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle & Roman-era ruins. Vorontsovskiy Park (25 min)
Expansive park set around an 1800s palace, with trails, small ponds with swans & a beach pavilion. Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve (17 min)
Hiking paths winding among caves, cascades & rugged slopes covered in beech, pine & juniper trees. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 4)
A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (35 min)
Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Zoopark (17 min)
Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Glade of Fairy Tales (17 min)
Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Solnechnaya Tropa (14 min)
Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. | 
