The hotel scene in Crimea has to be seen to be believed. With 80% occupancy rates all year round, and everyone wanting to stay in Yalta, or by the beach, Sevastopol is one of the hardest cities in the world in which to book decent accommodation for a normal price.

This shortage of hotel rooms has created a market for Kozak Travel™ who offer high quality apartment accommodation in great locations for a cost comparable or even much cheaper to a similar quality hotel room. The difference between Kozak Travel and a hotel? There is quite a list, but we are pleased to note that most of the differences are positive. For example:

• The noise from other residents and cleaning staff is obviously lower in an apartment.

• The cleaner won’t come into your room at 9am and disturb you after you just got to bed.

• You have 24/7 warm water available.

• Apart from being more spacious, an apartment is just, well, cooler than a hotel room.

Security is significantly better than a hotel. Whilst you do not always have 24 hour security, you do not have your bedroom facing onto what is essentially a public thoroughfare as is the case with hotels. In general apartments are much safer than hotel rooms.  They are situated between the apartments of the locals who live there during the whole year.