Known in the Soviet past as an all-Union health resort, Crimea continues to be a popular destination among our compatriots. Like a priceless pearl necklace, dozens of picturesque villages and famous resort cities are located along the coastline: Evpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta, Alushta, Sudak, Feodosia, Kerch.
After the triumphant return to Russia, the infrastructure of the peninsula has been qualitatively transformed, and the tourism sector has developed rapidly. People come here for health, beach and active recreation, a unique microclimate, impressive natural landscapes and cultural and historical monuments. Among the variety of accommodation options presented, the most expensive hotels in Crimea deserve more attention.
Mriya Resort & Spa 5 *
Awarded with prestigious awards, the premium-class sanatorium-resort complex occupies 15 hectares of coastline in the village of Opolznevoe, a picturesque corner of the South Coast of Crimea. Thanks to its unique high-tech architecture, it is recognized all over the world.
The rich housing stock includes over 400 rooms (38-200 m²): from comfortable deluxe to royal suites, and 36 stunning villas (175-618 m²): from family to presidential ones, with a separate SPA-zone, Smart Home system and an exit to the pool.
Connoisseurs of luxury and author's design will love the exclusive interiors that embody harmony in every detail. More than 15 food outlets for every taste are open on the territory: main and thematic restaurants, cafes, bars, a burger house, a hookah bar, a tea house.
It offers a long beach with the White Beach Club, the Foster nightclub, a Japanese garden, a sports complex, a SPA, a medical center, a balneological complex and a personalized medicine clinic.
Kids love the animation team, Metropolis, and Dreamwood. Open-air parties, colorful shows and performances by guest stars are regularly held.
Villa Elena Hotel & Residences 5 *
Located on the Yalta embankment, where official delegations, world stars and politicians often stay. Surrounded by a decorative garden, it is represented by a modern building and a 5-storey Art Nouveau mansion built at the beginning of the last century. Guests are offered a variety of rooms and suites (35-155 m²) that embody refined elegance and homeliness.
For sophisticated tourists, a panoramic penthouse is equipped - a romantic residence with a special charm. Classic interiors are decorated with handmade furniture, patterned carpets, expensive fabrics, exquisite chandeliers and paintings.
Spacious balconies and terraces offer incredible sea and mountain views. The Mediterranean restaurant "Grand Terrace" is famous for its author's and regional cuisine, exquisite delicacies and a unique wine collection.
Master classes from the chef reveal the secrets of creating culinary masterpieces, and gastronomic tours allow you to enjoy Crimean seafood, excellent cheeses and noble wines. There is a seasonal heated pool, kids club and wellness center with Roman steam room, salt room, jacuzzi and a wide range of spa treatments.
Villa Elena Hotel & Residences
Yalta
Located 20 m from the embankment
Aquamarine Resort & SPA 5 *
A fashionable resort located next to the reconstructed Victory Park and the popular Omega beach, a 20-minute drive from the center of Sevastopol. Surrounded by landscaped gardens, the 9-storey building houses 126 rooms (42-72 m²), including superior standards, designer junior suites, two-room suites, apartments with kitchen and dining area. Attractive interiors are of classic or original design.
Meals are organized in 5 restaurants: "Lavanda" serves hearty breakfasts and delicious European dishes, "Abordage" beckons with the atmosphere of distant wanderings and delicious seafood, "AQUA food club" specializes in Mediterranean cuisine with an emphasis on Greek classics, "Temari" offers exotic Asian fusion, and Madera is famous for its mouth-watering grilled dishes.
It offers a lobby lounge, snack bar, disco bar and catering team. Local pride is the Zurbagan water park, the largest on the peninsula.
You can swim in the pool, sunbathe on the sandy and pebble beach, visit the gym and various sports grounds, order relaxing and wellness treatments in the newest SPA center.
Aquamarine Resort & SPA
Sevastopol
Located 50 meters from the Sevastopol Bay
Oreanda Premier Hotel 5 *
Located on the picturesque embankment of Yalta, a few steps from a pebble beach and a shady park with a mineral pump room. Its heart is a historic snow-white Art Deco palace surrounded by tropical palms and magnolias.
It offers more than 100 cozy rooms (17-55 m²) with a charming panorama of the sea and the Crimean mountains, as well as several personalized apartments (93-120 m²) with 3-4 rooms, a jacuzzi and a large balcony.
The main restaurant specializes in French, Italian and Russian-Ukrainian cuisine. Champagne, vegetarian and diet menus are available for breakfast.
The impressive wine list includes French chateau wines, sophisticated Italian classics and Massandra's rich collection. There are 3 bars, La Siesta Grill Café and Terrazza Mediterranean Café.
On the territory there is an outdoor pool with a slide and a children's section, an indoor pool with sea water, a gym, a SPA-club with ethnic baths, a beauty salon, treatment and massage rooms. For young tourists there is a playroom and a street town. Evening entertainment will help brighten up the Paradise cabaret, the Riviera and Matrix nightclubs.
Oreanda Premier Hotel
Yalta
The windows overlook the Black Sea and the Crimean Mountains
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Residence Crimean Breeze 5 *
A VIP-class resort complex in the Limen Valley, where the turquoise sea washes the rocky slopes overgrown with relict pines and fragrant junipers.
Built in Mediterranean traditions, the residence is represented by secluded villas: Chaika, Yanochka, Nadya, Korali, Verochka, the five-level conference hotel Anyuta and the Village recreation center - the focus of cultural and entertainment life.
Dizzying natural and architectural surroundings, an abundance of environmentally friendly materials, refined luxury of interiors, thoughtful service - these are just some of the privileges that this fabulous place bestows on.
The stylish Melodia restaurant is famous for its breakfasts with homemade cakes, red caviar, champagne and an extensive national menu, while the elegant Piazzetta invites you to enjoy an authentic setting and masterpieces of Italian cuisine.
The lobby bar welcomes you with pleasant music and a cozy lounge. Green Cafe Breeze on the waterfront offers specialties on the grill, and wine cellars regularly host tasting evenings. This luxury is complemented by infinity-edge infinity pools, a private beach, and La Fontana, a multifunctional beauty and health center.
Crimean Breeze Residence
Yalta
Private beach, spa and seawater pools
Riviera Sunrise Resort & SPA 4 *
Another pearl of the historical heritage of Crimea. Surrounded by an old garden, the hotel is located on the Alushta embankment, 100 meters from a private beach. It is represented by the 4-storey Classic mansion, built in the Victorian style in 1913, and the 10-storey Modern building, built in 2013 by the famous Swedish designer.
The room fund includes 209 accommodation options (20-130 m²): from standard rooms to presidential suites. Decorated with Italian and designer furniture, the interiors attract with a skillful combination of classic and modern.
You can enjoy your favorite drinks and a gastronomic variety of European cuisine in the restaurants The Grilled, Tavrika, La Veranda cafe, "Barbecue in the garden", lobby lounge and Mangup bar.
Animation events are regularly held, there are swimming pools with children's sections: indoor, figured, with an aqua bar. The Shore SPA complex has a fitness room, 5 types of baths, a sauna, cosmetology and massage rooms. A beauty salon, boutiques with clothes and souvenirs were opened.
Within a short walk there is a city aquarium, a dolphinarium, the Crimea in miniature park, and the Almond Grove water park.
Respect Hall Resort & SPA 4 *
Located in the resort village Koreiz, 16 km from the center of Yalta. On 3 hectares of parkland there is an architectural ensemble of a 19-storey "Tower" and a 15-storey "Sails".
Accommodation offers 10 types of comfortable rooms (18-140 m²) and functional apartments (70-270 m²).
The rooms are individually decorated, elegantly furnished and feature large floor-to-ceiling windows. From spacious terraces and balconies, you can endlessly admire the mountain and sea landscapes.
Excellent bars are at the guests' service: Tsar's Marengo, Oliva Grill, Relax Cafe, Music Sport Bar. The leisure program includes children's animation, costume performances, karaoke, discos, exciting excursions. The chapel is open for holding Orthodox rituals.
The three-level spa center includes 2 heated pools, 9 types of baths, a jacuzzi, a speleo chamber and much more. Team sports, fitness, pilates, aerobics, tennis are available.
The beach in Miskhorsky Park is easily accessible by funicular. Within a radius of 5-15 minutes drive are iconic sights: the castle "Swallow's Nest", Yusupov, Vorontsov and Levadia palaces, a cable car to the top of Ai-Petri.
More SPA & Resort 4 *
This charismatic resort at the foot of Mount Castel will leave happy memories in everyone's heart. It occupies 8 hectares of coastline in the picturesque Professorsky Corner, between Alushta and the village of Lazurnoye.
In the shade of century-old pines, lush palms and slender cypresses, 11 multi-storey villas, a 9-storey spa building and a snow-white building with the Nature Clinic are built.
The variety of accommodation options impresses even the discerning traveler. Among the 350 rooms (15-110 m²), duplexes, panoramic suites and multi-room apartments are of particular delight. The interiors are decorated in soft colors, decorated with classic and rattan furniture.
Responsible for food: the hall of the Swedish line "Sea", the exquisite restaurant "Dorado", a cafe-confectionery, a pizzeria, 4 bars and a cozy hookah bar just a step from the beach. For children, animation, a mini-club and a street town are provided.
The infrastructure includes 5 swimming pools, spa, beauty salon, shops. Solariums are equipped with designer umbrellas and sun loungers.
A small chapel has been erected in the heart of the evergreen park. For fans of outdoor activities, there is a workout area, a fitness center with a cardio area, gyms for exercise machines and martial arts, tennis, basketball, yoga, and diving are available.
More SPA & Resort
Alushta
Large spa with indoor and outdoor pools
Palmira Palace 4 *
Located in the resort village of Kurpaty, a 15-minute drive from the center of Yalta. A large area is decorated with a landscaped garden with graceful rotundas, shady alleys and flower beds.
The three buildings are equipped with over 230 rooms (20-50 m²) and apartments (139-197 m²), including executive suites and premium residences. The interiors attract with sophistication, homeliness and attention to detail.
The balanced menu of the Paradiso dining room pleases with culinary delights, selected cheeses and seafood, an abundance of fruits, natural juices, pastries and even honeycomb. There are 4 bars and a la carte establishments: the author's project "Macrame" and the grill-bistro "On the Roof".
The center of attraction is the magnificent swimming pool area with a waterfall, hydromassage, artificial current, mini-water park and sun terrace. Energetic animators, the Limpopo mini-club, master classes, educational games, colorful festivals, shows and discos await children.
You can buy everything you need in 4 shops, relax in the spa center with a sauna complex, and take advantage of the rich range of services of the Center for Restorative and Aesthetic Medicine.
Palmira Palace
Alushta
Aquapark, 2 outdoor seawater pools
Sandy Bay 4 *
Recently reconstructed, family complex and health resort, located 5 km from the historic center of Sevastopol. The complex consists of 4 residential buildings: "Antey", "Poseidon", "Hermes", "Odysseus", which have different distances from the beach line. There are 4 types of rooms (17-30 m²) to choose from: standard, superior, junior suites and suites, which offer a wonderful view of well-groomed parks and sea spaces.
The main restaurant is famous for its excellent Russian-European cuisine and panoramic views of the Sandy Bay and the Tavricheskiy Chersonesos Museum. Summer cafe "Triton" invites you to enjoy a romantic dinner accompanied by live music and a stunning sunset. A favorite recreation area is the perennial arboretum with rare plants, walking alleys and cozy gazebos.
It offers guests an adult and children's pool, clockwork animators, a mini-zoo, a play area, sports grounds, a gym and a medical center. In the modern SPA you can use the Finnish sauna, hammam, mud and hot tubs, emotional showers, Kneipp path and other procedures.
Sandy Bay
Sevastopol
Surrounded by a private park of 4 hectares
Yalta Intourist 4 *
A great place for a romantic weekend, family vacation and business events of any format. It occupies 22 hectares in the famous Massandra village - the most vineyard suburb of Yalta.
The adornment of the territory is the terraced park with the "Amphora" alley, the "Cascade" and "Flora" fountains, areas of cypresses, plane trees, chestnuts.
The central 16-storey building and the new Green Park building are equipped with functional rooms (15-35 m²) and apartments (63 m²). Stylish interiors are decorated with moderate accents and impeccable taste. Tourists will easily satisfy their gastronomic cravings thanks to the All Inclusive system and a rich assortment of delicious dishes prepared in 25 restaurants and bars.
At the guests' service there is a contact zoo, an oceanarium, a group of swimming pools: Olympic, jumping, infinity and children's with a thematic water park. The amphitheater hosts animation performances.
There is an opportunity to play football, volleyball, tennis, billiards, do shopping, yoga and fitness. Medical and cosmetology centers have been opened: face and body rejuvenation, health massage, mud rejuvenation with Saki mud. The private split-level beach is accessible by lift.
Yalta Intourist
Yalta
Private duplex sandy beach
Soldaya Grand Hotel and Resort 4 *
An unusual option in Sudak, located not far from the promenade and the Genoese fortress - the visiting card of the resort. Built in a Mediterranean style, it resembles a pretty quarter of a medieval Italian town with colorful courtyards, tiled roofs, battlements and arched structures.
The interiors are impressive with design solutions and authentic furnishings, which are dominated by forged elements, natural stone, terracotta tiles, expensive fabrics and antique furniture made of precious woods.
Unique rooms - from pretty standards (18 m²) to royal suites (70 m²) - are equipped with a set of modern amenities, equipped with terraces or French balconies.
The main restaurant serves a rich continental buffet breakfast. There are two atmospheric bars, equipped in a rock grotto and a fireplace room.
Animation is organized on the territory, there is a mini-club in the form of a sailing ship and a pool with hydromassage and a children's section.
There is a SPA center with a bath complex and treatment rooms. Active tourists can ride jet skis, go sailing, windsurfing, diving.
Soldaya Grand Hotel and Resort
Zander
Evening entertainment
Green Theater 4 *
Located in the Catherine Park of Simferopol, not far from the embankment of the Salgir River and the main tourist sites.
A total of 16 rooms of several types (18-75 m²) are offered: Business, Suite, Junior Suite, Studio, Executive. Incredibly stylish and ergonomic interiors embody modern design trends - respectable neoclassicism, dynamic avant-garde, soulful lounge and bright pop art, so it's easy to find an option to your taste.
The European restaurant "GorSad" is a real gastronomic oasis, where hungry guests are fed delicious breakfasts and served à la carte until late in the evening.
The cozy lobby bar serves mouth-watering snacks and local drinks. Other amenities include a spa with a plunge pool, massage room and Finnish sauna, a well-equipped fitness room, a 24-hour reception, car rental, and the possibility of booking exclusive excursions.
Green Theater
Simferopol
Continental breakfast offered
La Grace 4 *
One of the best options for a quiet beach holiday in the vicinity of Kerch. Located in the resort village of Zolotoye, 37 km from the city. For a comfortable stay, several types of rooms are offered: from single standard (14 m²) to four-bed deluxe (36 m²).
Author's interiors represent an organic combination of sea and country design. Bright rooms attract with the atmosphere of distant wanderings, bright strokes and accessories stylized as ship rigging. View balconies and terraces allow you to peacefully watch the incredibly beautiful sunsets.
A rich breakfast buffet is served in the morning, with a wide range of options. The panoramic La Grace restaurant is ideal for romantic dinners and social gatherings. There is a well-equipped sandy beach with a gently sloping entrance, a children's pool, a playground, a gym with exercise equipment and a car park. Nearby there is the Karalar Natural Park and the legendary General's beaches - a true pearl of the Azov Sea.
La grace
Gold
Fitness center and private beach
Gurzuf Riviera
Located in the village of Gurzuf - a beautiful corner of the southern coast of Crimea. The complex is represented by the buildings "Altea" and "Riviera", between which golf carts run.
The housing stock consists of 80 apartments for every taste: two-level, two-room, studio, family, superior and standard. Equipped with a living room, kitchen and dining area, the residences are suitable for both romantic couples and large families.
The windows offer a stunning view of the lovebird rocks Adalary and the natural monument Ayu-Dag - the Bear Mountain familiar from childhood, which has sheltered the Artek children's camp near it. Two signature restaurants serve continental breakfasts and à la carte dishes throughout the day.
A festive atmosphere reigns here, gastronomic dinners, show programs and performances by artists are held. Young tourists will find the bright Malyshariki club and daily animation.
Of particular pride are the infinity pools equipped on panoramic terraces. The excellent SPA center offers yoga and fitness, sauna, hammam, classical, Spanish and Ayurvedic massage. A shuttle service to the private beach, tour desk and car rental are available.
Gurzuf Riviera
Gurzuf
Restaurant, outdoor pool, bar