Grk Russkaya Derevnya — Hotel in Vladimir

I have stayed in Russian village in August 2013, for one night only.||||In general, the hotel is good, but not for sight seeing. It is situated 5 kilometers from Vladimir centre, but there are no pavements by the road (and the traffic is heavy), and the only way to get to the sights is by car, what, in my opinion is not very good.||||But now - about the hotel itself.||||It is designed in the form of Russian village (it is clear from the name). There are guest houses and some rooms at the main building (where the reception is). The rooms in the main building (if I am not mistaken, "Economy class" rooms), don't have air conditioner. It is not actually, a big problem, but if you open the balcony to wind the room, you can hear the music from the restaurant, which sometimes is not really good).||||One more thing about the room - the bathroom door of my room closed very tightly, so I had some problems, opening it.||||As for the meals: There is a restaurant, where all the big celebrations are held, and a small cafe "Okolitsa" ("a fence round the village"), where the breakfast is served.||||I don't know about the restaurants, but the cafe is really good. The food is marvelous (especially good are the "Solyanka" and "Okroshka" soups). And the breakfast there is good as well. There is some choice of meals, so you can have what you like.||||There is also Banya (Russian Sauna) available. But I am afraid, I can say nothing of it, as I did not use it.||||So, if you are going by car and taking the air conditioned room, the place is good.||||But be careful: not all the staff...

Great place for family stays. Nice small scenic territory well equipped for kids. Enclosure with reindeers. Pond with Swans (@summer).|Several Parking options at territory.|15Min by car to Vladimir historical Center. Though there are surely better hotel choices in downtown if you want to be within walking distance.||The rooms in new Hotel wing are very nice. We also had chance to stay in economy suite at one of Cottages. Surprisingly it was vert decent: roomy and clean (considering 40% cheaper than new wing suites). Downsides were: very hot, stuffy in rooms (no air conditioning available). Somewhat stale smell in bathroom .||Restaurant Russian village has very good Russian food. Tavern located in next door building called "Okolica" has somewhat worse cooking, but oddly same pricing.. The only difference being the tavern having slightly wider menu selection for russian cuisine. I recommend dining in...

Great place for family stays. Nice small scenic territory well equipped for kids. Enclosure with reindeers. Pond with Swans (@summer).|Several Parking options at territory.|15Min by car to Vladimir historical Center. Though there are surely better hotel choices in downtown if you want to be within walking distance.||The rooms in new Hotel wing are very nice. We also had chance to stay in economy suite at one of Cottages. Surprisingly it was vert decent: roomy and clean (considering 40% cheaper than new wing suites). Downsides were: very hot, stuffy in rooms (no air conditioning available). Somewhat stale smell in bathroom .||Restaurant Russian village has very good Russian food. Tavern located in next door building called "Okolica" has somewhat worse cooking, but oddly same pricing.. The only difference being the tavern having slightly wider menu selection for russian cuisine. I recommend dining in...