Where to relax in Ukraine with children? Review of popular resorts on the Sea of Azov with the best hotels, boarding houses and recreation centers for family vacations. Councils for choosing a resort.
In this article, we will analyze the main requirements for children's recreation areas and consider the key features of the most famous seaside resorts in Ukraine.
How to choose a "children's" resort and hotel
Each family with children has its own, a certain set of requirements put forward by the entire resort industry, which depends on the age and health of the young family members. The task becomes even more complicated when there are several children of different ages in the family. In this situation, the selection function receives additional variables, and its solution turns out to be much more complicated. But, with proper planning and life experience (sometimes someone else's), you can successfully solve it without harming the family budget.
So, let's start with an overview of the obvious requirements of experienced parents for children's playgrounds.
Accommodations
For small children, privacy and silence are important, especially during the daytime sleep (just when all the guests of the base are in the yard). Middle-aged children need playgrounds, older children need sports corners. In addition, seniors and middle-aged people definitely need a peer group, unlimited internet and entertainment within reach (water parks, attractions, dolphinariums, zoos). Therefore, if the family has many children, you need to choose a boarding house with detached cottages, in a remote corner of the territory, with a swimming pool, swings and a sports ground. Not far from the attractions, but not too close to loud music (in general, it is better to choose a place to relax in the evening, when the establishments have already turned on the music).
Meals
Of course, the happy mother of the family, who has got out on the long-awaited vacation, is not eager to spend it among the pots and pans. More and more often, the inhabitants of our country, who have tasted the pleasure of an all-inclusive vacation abroad, are trying to repeat it at home. Many recreation centers in the sea resorts of Ukraine also offer accommodation with full board.
"Full board" saves parents from the problems of purchasing, transporting and preparing food, washing dishes. But for a laugh with children, it can also entail some difficulties. For example, babies need special food. Many allergy sufferers eat only the dietary menu. Also, children are often spoiled enough and eat only certain dishes that are traditional for this family. And also, in the fresh air, appetite sometimes does not allow you to wait for food intake in accordance with the established schedule.
Output: choose a base with catering, but not mandatory for all guests. There should be a number of good cafes, grocery stores, and a market nearby. Necessarily need access to the use of a full fridge (not a bar), stove and kettle.
Sea requirements
Anyone who has taken children to the sea at least once knows that a child will not enter the water if:
- water is cold;
- algae float;
- there are jellyfish;
- steep coast;
- big waves.
Therefore, it is the Sea of Azov that all children love and enjoy swimming here, from June to September. There are none of the above items here in the summer. Everything else - the beauty of nature, prestige and comfort - are criteria that are important only for adult vacationers.
Safety
For a family vacation, this is a must. Compliance with sanitary requirements for food preparation and storage conditions. Drinking water quality control (it is better to take bottled water). Sufficient shade to protect children at play from overheating. Clean and equipped beaches. Protected area of the base. The presence of a nearby pharmacy. Possibility of emergency transportation to the hospital.
Presence of insects
Choosing a place in the sun, some people prefer to go away from civilization, for example, to the edge of the spit. Yes, nature is cleaner here, but there are much more insects. In addition to the notorious mosquitoes, which spoil the rest of a considerable number of tourists, there are many more species that are dangerous to children. Therefore, do not travel too far and take bite protection with you.
Close to the beach
This is a very important factor, because children of any age cannot withstand a long journey in the heat. Plus, a family with children still needs to carry a lot of bedspreads, beads and inflatable accessories with them. Therefore, only the first line. The exception is very young babies, for whom the seaside wind is contraindicated around the clock, but they are still taken to the beach in a stroller.
Excursion to the resorts of the Azov Sea of Ukraine
Taking into account the fact that the most popular among families with children are the resorts of the Sea of Azov, we will consider them in this article. The rest of the sea resorts of Ukraine, including those located on the Black Sea, can be found in overview material from the media project Kirillovka.Ukr.
Berdyansk - sea, embankment and entertainment
So, the most famous resort on the coast of the Azov Sea is a resort city Berdyansk... Besides, directly, the residents of the city, thousands of tourists come here every year. For families with children, there is a very important, indisputable advantage here - the proximity of civilization and qualified medical care, if necessary.
For example, resort complex "Oreanda" focused specifically on family vacations. Meals - buffet, three times a day. For kids - an additional menu is free. On the territory there is a sports ground, a swimming pool, children's animation. Lots of greenery and shade, sun loungers and awnings on the beach. The beach is clean, the territory is guarded. According to the reviews of tourists visiting here, the place is not noisy and cozy. The rooms have an electric kettle for making tea, coffee, baby formula, air conditioning and a refrigerator. The furniture is new, not traumatic. Here you can really have a good rest with children of any age. Price with meals and accommodation in a standard double room - from 2000 hryvnia per day.
Pension "House by the Sea" located right on the shore, which is very appealing to both adults and children. The concept of the hotel is an emphasis on a successful family vacation with all the components. There is food according to the menu, compiled in accordance with children's tastes and requirements for proper nutrition. And for adults - the opportunity to order here, in the bar, a real, adult brazier menu. The approach of children's animation of the boarding house is to combine children of different ages in the same games for their better socialization. There is a nanny for the kids, there is a nurse on the staff. For guests - free boat trips. The price without meals starts from 1000 hryvnia per room per day.
But no matter how attractive the service of boarding houses and hotels in Berdyansk is, it is, after all, industrial city... The air and water here are more in line with urban standards than a full-fledged recreational area. Therefore, many families prefer to relax in more remote places on the Azov coast.
Kirillovka - sea, beach and water park
For example, in an urban-type settlement Kirillovka, Akimovskiy district is the second most popular resort of the Azov Sea in Ukraine. The resort includes Kirillovka, Stepok, Fedotova Spit, Peresyp and Biryuchiy Island. Everyone chooses their favorite vacation spots.
Naturally, couples prefer to stay near the water park, dolphinarium and attractions, closer to the center. Distant braids are chosen by older people.
Of the most popular places in Kirillovka, where children come from year to year, these are Peresyp, Respect, Aquatoria, Gulf Stream, Admiral, Levada, Water World, Promenade. Accommodation and meals are at an altitude in each of them. It is much more difficult to choose a place with children's animation and a nanny for small children.
On the basis of "Peresyp" animation is practically round-the-clock. In the boarding house "Breeze" there is a babysitter for babies. The Elena Hotel hosts themed entertainment parties and competitions every day. With competent animation, you can not just relax with children, but also take a break from children. The price of such a vacation in 2019 is from 800 to 1300 UAH per day per room, without meals, but with entertainment. The price depends on the time of arrival.
Genichesk - shallow sea and hot springs
No less popular vacation spot on the Sea of Azov is Genichesk Kherson region. You can enjoy the sea both in the city itself and on the adjoining spit Arabat Spit.
On the spit, the resort villages of Gengorka, Schastlivtsevo and Strelkovoye are alternately located. As you move away from Genichesk, the sea and the air become cleaner, the places are more secluded, the water is deeper and cooler.
However, the infrastructure is becoming more primitive, and there are more mosquitoes and other insects. Therefore, as in any other business, when choosing a place, it is most reasonable to choose the middle ground. In this case, this middle is geographical, namely, the village of Schastlivtsevo. There is enough entertainment for any age, the sea is shallow enough near the coast, but to be able to swim, you need not go too far.
There are natural healing springs on the spit - a salt lake and a hot spring. In addition, a certified hydropathic establishment has been opened. Therefore, adults can also usefully spend their vacation time, improving their health along the way.
Many families choose the private sector for recreation with separate houses and a shared kitchen, on the first line by the sea, on Morskaya street. A lot of shade, silence and freedom of choice in the daily routine and food intake attract modest married couples with one child.
More noisy families prefer modern boarding houses. For example, "Elena" is a small, cozy, but equipped with all the necessary boarding house. Small pool, playground, proximity to the sea, meals on request. You will have to pay for such a pleasure from 450 UAH for a cottage in the low season, up to 1300 in the high season.
Of course, the number of rooms, climatic conditions and the level of service in our country are much inferior to foreign counterparts, for example, Turkey and Egypt. But a flight for families with children is sometimes an overwhelming quest, which not everyone can go through. Therefore, we have to choose the best options from what the tourism business of our country and the nearest neighbors offers.
