Let's find the most optimal places where to relax in Sochi in the summer will be best with children or together. Consider hotels with good conditions, private accommodation and boarding houses where you can stay inexpensively, find out the climatic conditions.
When they say - Big Sochi, they mean the territory that includes the city of Sochi and several neighboring districts. The beaches stretch along the sea for more than a hundred kilometers. On the one hand, the resort borders on Tuapse, on the other, on Abkhazia.
You can take the train and go to Krasnaya Polyana in the mountains. Where to go to Greater Sochi on vacation in this case? Travel all over the territory on your own or choose one place by purchasing a tour and take radial excursions. Will you choose a beach, sanatorium or active holiday?
Where is the best place to relax in Sochi?
To begin with, it is worth deciding which area or resort in Sochi to choose for recreation.
The main areas of Sochi:
Central... The old city from New Sochi to the Arboretum. The most expensive area, but also the most developed. Includes Riviera Park, Winter Theater, sanatoriums, restaurants, concert venues and well-equipped beaches. Place for business meetings, shows and festivals.
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Khostinsky... Includes the Sochi Arboretum, Matsesta and Kudepsta. In the mountains stretches to the borders with Adygea. Buildings here are minimal, but there is a lot of greenery, rivers and waterfalls. There are fabulous relict groves, mysterious caves and the "milk" river Agura. From here you can get to the Agurskoye gorge and climb Mount Akhun. Accommodation prices are lower here, and the center is very close. Khostinsky District has historically specialized in mud and mineral water treatment. There are nudist beaches in the Kudepsta area.
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Adler... Located from Kudepsta to the Psou River and the border with Abkhazia. Includes ski resorts in Krasnaya Polyana and Olympic facilities. Shingle beaches, well equipped, sometimes very narrow. Hydrogen sulfide springs, boarding houses and sanatoriums. One of the villages - Kurortny Gorodok - is the best place to relax in Sochi in 2021 according to tourists' reviews. There are clean, well-groomed beaches, which can be reached through special tunnels. In the beach area there is a huge selection of water activities: a water park, a dolphinarium, attractions and cafes. Housing prices are moderate.
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Lazarevsky... The most distant area from the center, although it borders on it. It starts in the village of Dagomys and stretches along the sea almost to Tuapse. Popular resorts: Dagomys, Lazarevskoe, Loo and Golovinka. The beaches are wide, there are both equipped and wild beaches. Mostly small pebbles, but there are sandy areas. The beaches in Loo and Dagomys are considered the best and most convenient on the territory of Greater Sochi.
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Sochi resorts and hotels with a sandy beach
Most of Sochi's beaches are pebbly, but there are sandy areas on them. Most of these beaches are located on the territory of sanatoriums. As a rule, this territory has mixed beaches, some of which are pebbly, and some are sandy.
These health resorts include:
- sanatorium "Magadan" in Loo,
- sanatorium "Odyssey" in Lazarevskoye,
- sanatorium "Izvestia" 2 * in Adler.
In addition, there are VIP - beaches in Sochi, the sand on which was specially brought. You can get on them by purchasing an entrance ticket or staying at the hotel that owns the beach.
These include:
- the beach of the Zvezdny hotel 4 * and the beach of the Zhemchuzhina hotel 4 * in central Sochi,
- the beach of the Swissotel Sochi Kamelia 5 * hotel on Kurortny prospect,
- VIP-zone of the Imeretinsky beach in Adler.
Where to go to relax in Sochi inexpensively?
Villages where you can stay in Sochi are inexpensively located far from the center. As a rule, guests choose the villages of the Lazarevsky district for a budget holiday.
So, a room for 4 people in the Malibu hotel in the resort village of Loo can be rented for 350 rubles per day. In the village of Vardane, not far from Loo, you can rent an apartment from 600 rubles per room. Inexpensive housing can also be found in Adler. There prices start at 800 rubles per room in the private sector. Sometimes it is more profitable to rent an apartment or an entire house if you are going to have a rest in a large group. During peak season, prices can rise.
Where to go for treatment?
Sanatoriums and boarding houses can be found throughout Greater Sochi. The most popular are located in Adler, Matsesta and the central region. The unique Matsesta baths cure many diseases, including infertility. A number of Sochi sanatoriums simply bring their guests to Matsesta for treatment and take them back. The cost of living in sanatoriums and boarding houses is from 850 rubles and more. Such a cost in the sanatorium "USSR" in Adler. Almost all resorts have their own beaches, swimming pools, sports and children's areas, restaurants and conference rooms.
The best resorts in Sochi for families with children
There are a lot of options for where to relax in Sochi with children in the summer. The entire territory of the Black Sea coast has conditions for families with children; here you can find centers offering banana rides, jet skis and catamarans. Most of all water activities are in the Kurortny Gorod area in Adler. If you prefer solitude and a healing mountain vacation, then you can rent an accommodation in the mountains with a transfer to the sea. Such hotels or boarding houses may have their own pool and playgrounds for the child.
- Sanatorium tourist complex "Odyssey" in Lazarevskoye.
The cost of accommodation with meals (buffet) for one person - from 2600 rubles. Completely autonomous. If in the village itself there are interruptions in electricity or hot water, then on the territory of the complex it is excluded. Located in a huge park.
On the territory there is an indoor and outdoor swimming pool with sea water, a gym, sports and playgrounds. Beautiful well-groomed area. Here they are engaged in the prevention and treatment of adults and children from 3 years old.
- Pension "Avtomobilist" in the village of Kudepsta.
The cost of living for one person in the summer is 2500 rubles. 3 meals a day included. Children under 5 years old stay for free. The boarding house has its own pebble beach. Umbrellas and sun loungers are provided free of charge for guests. Double rooms with balcony, safe and air conditioning.
The pension has a playground and a large games room. If you wish, you can undergo examination and treatment with Matsesta mud right in the boarding house. The profile of the boarding house is the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system.
Where to go and what to see with your child?
In addition to the Kurortny town with its attractions and a water park, it is worth visiting the Central District of Sochi. Its museums, exhibitions, the oldest park "Riviera", the Sochi circus. All but the wild beaches offer sports and water activities; bananas, catamarans and scooters.
In total, there are 3 water parks, a dolphinarium and an oceanarium on the territory of Greater Sochi. For the smallest in Lazarevskoye there is a park "Berendeevo Tsarstvo". Exciting adventures await teenagers and adults alike at the AJ Hackett Skypark. For them, there is a classic rope park (the track is also available at night), high-speed zip lines through Mzymta and a giant swing at an altitude of 170 meters above the gorge.
For nature lovers - excursions to caves, gorges and waterfalls, as well as panoramic excursions on the ski lifts of the ski resorts. You can visit the Olympic Village, the Ice Palace and the Circuit.
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Youth rest
Sochi and Adler are the most youthful places in Greater Sochi. Life here is in full swing both day and night. In the summer, artists and theater troupes from different parts of the country come here on tour, often organize concerts of show business stars.
It is difficult to say where it is better to rest in Sochi or Adler. Adler is closer to the newly built Olympic facilities and Krasnaya Polyana. Russian rock stars can be seen in Adler's Triangle rock bar. Extremists can ride bicycles on high-mountain trails in Krasnaya Polyana, make a parachute jump or raft down the Mzymta River.
In Greater Sochi, you will be offered excursions to the mountains on foot or on horseback, with a group or individually. You can sit in a restaurant overlooking the mountain peaks or go to one of Sochi's nightclubs. The best nightclubs and discos are:
- Mandarin,
- Oscar,
- FeRoom,
- "Plasma",
- "Bachelor".
For exotic lovers; you can stay in a high-mountain hotel in the Krasnaya Polyana area and every day take a transfer from the hotel to the resort's branded beach in the Imeretinskaya Bay.
Sochi Monthly Weather
The holiday season lasts in Sochi all year round, but the best time is fromMay on September... The sea water warms up to a comfortable temperature by mid-May - early June. Air - much earlier.
Already in early May, the daytime temperature in Sochi is + 21 ° C. In summer, mostly sunny days. If it rains, it is at night. The mountains reliably protect Sochi from the winds. In September, the velvet season begins in Sochi. The heat subsides, the majority of tourists leave the beaches, but the sea is still warm. At this time, it is better to relax in Sochi for families with small children.
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