In Belgorod-Dniester district there is a small resort village, which has already become popular with many fans of inexpensive recreation. His name is simply - Zatoka. The village is located on the Budaksky Spit in the Odessa region, Ukraine. This place is located between the Dniester estuary and the Black Sea, the railway station "Bugaz".
In the village there is a conditional division into districts and streets. Limansky district is divided into Vokzalnaya, Projected streets, as well as Limanskaya and Nagornaya platforms, Karolino-Bugaz station and the new and Black Sea microdistricts.
District Sunny is divided into platforms "Sea", "Friendship", "Solar" cooperative "Friendship".
There is also the Central District, which consists of Vinogradnaya, Zaripovo, Limanskoy, Ozernaya, Pionerskaya, Primorskaya, Chernomorskaya streets, Raduzhny microdistrict and Bugaz station.
Resort climate
Zatoka's climate is pleasant and perfect for families with children. There is no agonizing heat. The season starts in May and lasts until September. The sea is almost always calm and warm.By the end of August, an excessive amount of algae is possible. Therefore, experienced vacationers come here in June, July and the first decade of August.
Rains in Zatoka during the beach season are rare. But if the tourist is not lucky and the sky is clouded over with clouds, then the bad weather will not last long. The average temperature in the summer of 27 degrees with a plus.
How to get to Zatoka
Those tourists who did not use their personal transport, flock from different parts of the country and neighboring countries to the central bus station. Buses arrive here from many cities of Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus.
You can fly to Kiev by plane. It will cost about 4500 rubles one way.
Past the city along its entire length is the route of regional importance Odessa-Belgorod-Izmail. It is also convenient to use the train, as the railway Odessa-Belgorod-Dniester-Izmail passes in the same way. You can use the trains №146Ш, №686, as well as commuter trains Odessa-Belgorod-Dniester. In the summer, the number of trains plying through Zatoka doubles. A train ride from Odessa to Izmail will cost about 100 rubles in a second-class carriage.
Beach and fun
In Zatoka, tourists are attracted primarily by the beach, covered with fine quartz sand. It is unusually soft and it is a pleasure to walk on it barefoot. Children will also appreciate the sand cover and enjoy using it for their games. The beach stretches for 17.5 kilometers and at its widest point reaches 150 meters.
Among the entertainment you can choose to hire water transport. Also popular are numerous attractions: water and land. It is also worth noting that since 2015 Z-Games is held annually in the Z-Games sports and music festival. In 2017, the Zatoka water park located in the Limansky district opened its doors for tourists.
The combination of freshwater Dniester estuary and bitter-salty Shabolat estuary here makes the local mud extremely useful. Among the local resorts deserve attention:
- Ruta;
- "Breeze";
- "Mountain Eagle";
- "Fairy tale".
Accommodation in them will cost at least 300 rubles per person per day.
Accommodation in the number of the village
The most popular places to stay in Zatoka are budget options. Despite this, you can find very decent hotels with everything you need. To replace the Soviet recreation centers, right on the spit, comfortable hotel complexes are growing. For the winter all the boarding houses and hotels are often closed. Accommodation in Zatoka is recommended to book in advance in order to get exactly what you expected. But, if the early booking did not take place, then it is possible at the station to get acquainted with the numerous owners of private houses and apartments, who with pleasure for a small fee will allow the guests of the village to live on their territory.
Zatoka 2018: rest, prices, private sector
Despite the fact that Zatoka belongs to the budget rest, prices are higher compared to the rest of the Black Sea coast belonging to Ukraine. On average, accommodation in a boarding house will cost 500 rubles per person. The private sector with average conditions will cost 150 rubles per seat per person. Local hotels will cost 800 rubles.
Accommodation options are directly dependent on the price. You can find rooms with air conditioning, modern TV and everything you need right in the room. Such rooms are classified as luxury and ask for the appropriate amount for them. Those who want to cook on their own can be advised to choose rooms with a common kitchen or studio rooms with a kitchenette.
In any case, there will be no nutritional problems. Around the private sector are many restaurants, cafes, canteens and various snack bars for every pocket and taste. A complex lunch on average costs 100 rudders. It includes feather, the second with a small piece of meat and a side dish. For dessert and salads have to pay separately, as well as for drinks. For an additional fee, the owners of the private sector rooms will offer three meals a day, which they themselves will prepare.
The most popular rooms are on the first line. If you search, you can find relatively inexpensive options. But under the same conditions of comfort, a room by the sea will be more expensive than what is deeper in the city. It is also important to consider seasonality. During peak season the room rate may double.
Zatoka (Odessa region): recreation centers and resorts, prices
Local recreation centers and boarding houses used to belong to Soviet enterprises, factories and plants. Some of them have already become hotels. But those that remained have kept quite good conditions and tourists from the near abroad are striving here.
Recreation centers offer, in addition to standard economy class rooms, deluxe rooms. You can also pay for breakfast or three meals a day.
The first line is almost all occupied, so new recreation centers and resorts are lining up on the second line. They are new and clean. Accommodation in these will cost about 350 rubles per person. Usually such buildings are simple structures with private facilities in the rooms or on the block. Here, even the suites are decorated in a minimalist style. The conditions are quite comfortable. Often, recreation centers and boarding houses are equipped with their own swimming pools for children and sports grounds, parking lots and other necessities.
Most new buildings can offer luxury all-inclusive conditions. This means that the package of services includes accommodation in a fully equipped room, at least three meals a day, and a range of additional services that differ for each hotel. Food is usually a "buffet" of the usual European tourists dishes.
Guest reviews
Unfortunately, reviews about the rest in Zatoka are very mixed. Someone from the tourists complains about the lack of sanitation and dirty beach. Immediately the other guest of the village admires the clean sea and the magnificent clean sand.
There are also differences over prices. The prevailing view is that prices for private housing are too high, since the proposed conditions do not correspond to the declared level. Only one conclusion - you need to go to Zatoka and form your own opinion about the village by the sea.
