Crimea is the resort most visited by Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian tourists. Sandy and pebble beaches, warm sea and many attractions attract a huge number of travelers from year to year. A small part of them prefer vacation organized by tour operators in sanatoriums, boarding houses and hotels, but most of them still travel "savage", renting housing in the private sector.
Online booking
A potential tourist finds accommodation in the private sector that is suitable for the conditions and location with the help of private ads and all kinds of specialized sites, highlighting what he considers the most important from all that is listed in the ad. Most often, they are interested in the distance from housing to the sea, to the city center, the presence of cafes, entertainment in the vicinity, living conditions (air conditioning, bathroom, kitchen, view from the window). Some tourists looking for accommodation in Crimea stop booking online, which can be divided into two categories. In the first case, the client contacts the homeowner directly by the phone number indicated in the ad, negotiates all the exciting moments and concludes an oral agreement, according to which he will arrive at certain dates of the month for a specified period.
Often the owner does not require an advance payment, because he does not lose anything: during the season the flow of tourists is very large, and if a person does not arrive on time, they quickly find a replacement for him.
In the second case, the owners ask for an advance payment - a purely symbolic guarantee of coming to him. As a rule, it does not exceed 10-15% of the total cost of a particular stay, payment is made by bank transfer, the rest of the amount is paid by the tourist upon arrival at the place. Among the undoubted advantages of booking, it can be noted that you have taken care of the availability of accommodation on vacation in advance and are not distracted by this when planning your vacation.
There are much more disadvantages here, because you buy a pig in a poke. Of course, there are bona fide owners who indicate in their advertisements reliable information about how many vacant rooms, apartments or houses there are, the photos posted by them correspond to reality, but there is still another category of citizens that customers often complain about. For example, the site offered a house without owners or a room in a guest house with private facilities in a room 5 minutes walk from the beach. In fact, in the private sector, you can get a pimped-up with a hostess in the next room, a room smelling of dampness and mold, with "amenities" in the yard, and the beach will be located a kilometer from this place.
Reviews of friends and acquaintances
Tourists from Russia and the CIS countries very often travel to Crimea, therefore, friends who vacationed in Feodosia, Evpatoria, Yalta or in Sevastopol can easily be found. They will provide invaluable information about all the pros and cons of housing, give contact numbers and tell you about the approximate cost of private housing in a particular area. If you did not find such acquaintances or you were not satisfied with the conditions described by them, you can refer to Internet reviews. Custom-made praise is visible to the naked eye, so you should carefully study all possible reviews about the housing you need and its owners.
Local search
If you are traveling to Crimea by train, then at the entrance to large resort towns local realtors begin to work actively, campaigning for housing in the private sector of the nearest city. Their services are often used by "savage tourists" planning a spontaneous vacation. The big disadvantage of such offers is that the tourist pays a lot for intermediary services and "transfer", which, in theory, should not be included in the cost of housing. On the other hand, this small compensation for labor can be invisible, especially if the realtor has traveled several objects with you and helped you choose something that will ultimately suit you in all respects.
The same function is sometimes taken on by taxi drivers working near railway and bus stations.
But the most popular option is to independently search for housing on the spot. Tourists arrive at the train station or get to the place by car and start looking for suitable accommodation in the private sector. You can ask in any house, on the gate of which there is a signboard "rooms for rent" or "free". This option is beneficial in that prices are usually said to be lower, because the client can get off the hook and go looking for another place. In addition, you choose the most optimal housing option, walk around the site yourself, examine the rooms, check the operability of the devices. The only significant disadvantage is that during the peak season all seats will be occupied, and renting even the most modest room in this case becomes very problematic.
