October
30, 2009
"Sananoriums", "rest homes", campgrounds
and such in the Moscow region. Agencies that specialize in
sanatoriums.
An extensive network of "homes of rest" and "sanatoriums" was set up in the 30s. These vestiges of the Soviet era are still around, affordable, and available to the public, and may be considered a good alternative to hotels if you don't need to be in the middle of Moscow. "Home of rest" ("dom otdykha") is not to be understood as "retirement home" and "sanatorium" ("sanatoriy") is not necessarily for the mentally ill. Suppose you can think of them as health spas minus the glamour, set up for the working masses. Their purpose and nature requires them to be away from cities and major highways. Their "Soviet" character means that marketing is not among their strengths, and it is up to you to find them. Lots of these places belong to government ministries or institutions of higher learning or trade unions and are thus immune to change. By opting to stay in a "sanatoriy" or "dom otdykha" you may find yourself in a time capsule, changed little since the days of Secretary-General Comrade Brezhnev. Camps ("lager") and "turbazy" (singular "turbaza") are a related concept. They are even cheaper and even more spartan.
Any information I come across on satanoriums, houses of rest etc. within easy reach from Moscow, as well as agencies that specialize in these, will be added to the list below.
"Alternative" types of accommodation between Moscow & St. Petersburg may also be found on my www.staritsa.info page.
Hints and recommendations appreciated, as always.
Telephone numbers are given as dialed from Moscow. From abroad you dial +7-495-seven digit Moscow number.
Any questions? My contact information is here.
THIS LIST WAS LAST UPDATED AROUND 2007!!!
North-west from Moscow
(Minsk, Mozhaisk, Riga, St. Petersburg highways)Peschany Bereg ("Sand Beach")
994-5733, 994-5184
Representative in Moscow: 789-9698, 789-9695
40km north-west from Moscow, near New Jerusalem. Rates start at 550 roubles ($18) per day. Sights and attractions, good access to Moscow, on the route to my Dacha (www.russian-horse-rides.com). I am planning to give them a try when my apartment I rented out yet I'm not at a liberty to leave the vicinity of Moscow.Zvenigorod
992-5368, 992-5328, 992-5488, 992-4295, 237-6600
www.zvenigorodskiy.ru
About 50km north-west from Moscow. Belongs to the Russian Academy of Sciences, thus you'll be in good company. Same direction as the Borodino field I believe. Rates start at $25.Lipki
992-4983, 992-5074, 992-1603,
Moscow representative: 924-9490, 924-0313, 921-9665
www.lipki.ru
pansionat_lipki@mtu-net.ru
North-west from Moscow, New Riga Highway to the turn to Zvenigorod (39th km), then follow signs. Said to be very quiet. "Average" prices, eg. a double room starts at about 1200 roubles ($40).Zvenigorod
992-4156, 992-4105, 992-4961, 992-5074
pansionat@zvenigorod.ru
www.zvenigorod.parnsion.ruSolnechny
507-1109, fax: 924-6869
info@solnechny.ru
www.solnechny.ruYershovo
("Yersh" can mean "ruff", a kind of fish, or a brush on a long stick, or a mixture of beer and vodka; ending -ovo makes it a possessive adjective)
937-2935, 925-8843, 925-7510
ershovo@co.ru ~ www.ptravel.ruYelochka ("Little Fir Tree")
992-4583, 592-9813, 992-4578
Near ZvenigorodYershovo
(Seems to be a different Yershovo)
592-9045, 592-9020, 504-5839, fax 592-9021
erwovo@yandex.ru (probably yershovo@yandex.ru was meant)
www.ershovo.comTravel Bureau of the City of Odintsovo
Tell. 590-8828, 590-8392
A few miles West from Moscow, Mozhaisk?? Highway. Several "Houses of Rest" starting at about $50/nightPokrovskoye
592-9322, 592-9323, 775-6787, 728-7118, 728-5848
pokrovskoe1@mtu-net.ru
www.pokrovskoe.pansion.ru
Less than 20km from the Moscow Ring Road. Rates start at $30/day.Im. Artema Sergeyeva
("Named After Artem Sergeyev")
536-1481, 539-2132
www.allmap.ru
30km from Moscow along Leningradsky Highway. Prices start at $25/night.Porechye ("By the river")
592-9505, 592-9597, fax 592-9528
Near Zvenigorod, Leningradsky (St. Petersburg) highway Mozhayskoye??? Zelenograd????Electron
171600 Kashin, Tver region, ul. Mineralnaya 9, tel. 8-234-21543, 8-234-21763.
Kashin qualifies as a tourist attraction and seems to be growing in popularity. It is famous for its old architecture, St. Anna of Kashin, vodka distillery, and curative muds. See www.staritsa.info/kashin.htmNorth-East from Moscow
(Yaroslavl Highway)Nothing yet but will sure be added because it is an interesting direction, part of the Golden Ring, or you can travel to Staritsa (see my project www.russian-horse-rides.com or www.staritsa.info which should be up in a few days) via Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, both of which as considered part of the Golden Ring, and Klin, which is a major attraction because Tchaikovsky lived and worked there.
East from Moscow
(Shelkovky, Volgogradsky etc. highways)Soyuz
http://www.pansion.ru/PansionInfo.phtml?F_Index=164Recreation Base "OK Ramenki"
Poselok Il'yinsky near Ramenskoye & Zhukovky,
Sovetskaya ul., 2/14,
(246) 21279, 21635, (095) 501-1272Home of Rest "Kratovo"
Poselok Kratovo near Il'yinskoye & Zhukovsky, Pionerskaya 3South from Moscow
(Ryazan, Kashira, Yegoryevsk, Kalugawww.kalugaregion.net etc. highways)
Ozero Beloye ("Lake White")
8-245-69600, 69942, 69602
Moscow representative: 928-0007, 928-4559
pavlushin@mail.ru
Moscow rep.: ozero_ofice@umeil.ru
Prices start at around $35 including foodZarya ("Dawn")
974-1273, 631-3500, 937-6890
info@floksto.ru
www.floksto.ruVorobyevo
("Vorobey" = "sparrow", -yevo is makes it a possessive adjective, "of the sparrow", or "sparrow's")
730-5916, 8-08439-67283
karcker@kaluga.ru, kurort@obninsk.com
Very inexpensive. Obninsk, Kashira Highway, 85km south from the Outer Ring Road of Moscow.Yelochki
("Little Fir Trees")
974-1273, 631-3500, 937-6390
info@floksto.ru
www.floksto.ru
(The above seems to be an agency that administers this sanatorium from Moscow. Not far from the Domodedovo airport. Belongs to the Ministry of Finance.)Bor ("Old coniferous forest")
778-5044
www.pansionat-bor.ru
Simferopol Highway to the 41st km, then, in 500m, you'll see sign "Bor". Turn right. Belongs to the "Department of presidential affairs", lots of security, expensive, may be of interest to those seeking contacts with government people.
www.tarusa-yakor.ru
Tarusa, Kaluga region, ul. Dekabristov 4. Prices start at 500 roubles (under $20) a day. (08435) 2 55 81, 2 51 56, 2 50 13
Agencies that specialize in sanatoriums and rural spas
(You may want to contact sanatoriums directly too)Voyage Scorpio
249-0064, 726-5455, 726-5456
info@voyage-scorpio.ru
www.voyage-scorpio.ruName???
235-7359, 235-7360, 506-0789
www.olga2000.ru
Located near M. Paveletskaya, not far from the apartment I may have available for rent - see www.unclepasha.com/moscow_apartment.htmThe Izvestia Daily
This newspaper also got into the suburban/rural travel scene. Check out www.s-tur.ru.12 Months
924-5896
Kuznetsky Most 21/5Multitur
237-2980
Dobryninskaya 12Istra Holiday
775-5550
Sadovaya-Spasskaya 18
(Istra is near New Jerusalem, North West from Moscow, on your way to Staritsa and then on to St. Petersburg.)Flox T&O
974-1273, 631-3500, 927-6390
www.floksto.ru
floks@floksto.ruTravel Bureau of the City of Odintsovo
Tell. 590-8828, 590-8392
A few miles West from Moscow, Mozhaisk?? Highway. Several "Houses of Rest" starting at about $50/night
INFO HERE IS QUITE OUTDATED. THE PAGE IS DUE FOR AN IN-DEPTH UPDATE. ANYBODY WANTS TO DO A REVIEW OF THE HOUSE OF REST AND SANATORIUM SCENE? PERHAPS USE SOCZDRAV.RU DATABASE?....