Blacksea-crimea.com Guestbook

Slav and Ivan were simply amazing in helping me plan my trip and deal with the inevitable 'issues' that arise when travelling on the road. The accomodation in Yalta and Sevastopol was great - central and reasonably priced. Slav was great in responding to my queries pre trip, including proving me with invaluable information to assist me obtain a tourist visa. After losing my eftpos card in a Kiev ATM and having no cash, Slav and Ivan went beyond the call of duty and helped me sort things out back home to arrange a replacement. Without their help, I think I'd still be stuck on the road. I'll always appreciate their help and recommend Slav/Ivan to anyone planning a trip to the Crimea/Ukraine.

what a ripper of a holiday in Yalta!! vanya was the best asset i could have there and without his assistance i would have been lost. i will look forward to my return trip and having a few "bolshoy pivos" with all in Yalta.

A big Thank You to Slav Rubel for his help with our trip to Yalta. The website was extremely informative and made it easy for us to make a decision about which apartment to book. Slav's email responses to our numerous (and obvious) questions were quick and helpful (his English is fantastic!). Without him meeting us at the bus station and coming with us to the apartment, we would never have found our way. He also acted as a translator for us with the apartment owner, which made life so much simpler (as we don't speak Ukranian/Russian).
The apartment was of a higher standard than expected (the photos didn't do it's size justice - it was so much bigger in real life!), and the balcony had a good view of the sea/harbour and even came with an adopted cat!
I can definite recommend Black_Sea Crimea as a company to make any trip to the Crimea a pleasant. If we ever come back to Ukraine, we'll be in touch.
Thank you again Slav for all your help. Very much appreciated.

Shav Rubel was great!

Would like to say thank you to Slav for organising our accomodation whilst in Kiev and the Crimea. Accomodation was good for the price range and all rooms had a fridge. This I found really useful.
We also appreciated that you phoned our hotel in Kiev to check we'd arrived and were ok. This was unexpected amd demonstrates the excellent service we received from Slav.
I highly recommend booking a holiday to the Ukraine with Slav, it would have been a nightmare without his help. The Crimea is lovely, well worth a visit and can only suggest taking your holiday in the Ukraine.

Thank you for a nice stay in Yalta in July 2011. A beautiful appartement and nice people. We also had a fantastic guided tour with Ivan as guide, thanks to him too.

We also thank you for informative and kind service during our stay.

Thank you so much to Slav for the quality of his apartment and for the warm hospitality!

Me and my friends have passed great holiday in a beautiful country, and we thank you Slav for his major contribution!


In the hope that we will see you soonly, in Britain (France)! ;)


Benjamin

Ivan, thanks so much for the tour of Sevastopol and surrounding area that you gave to Lucy and I on Sept 4. You really knew a lot about the history and culture of the region. Your excellent command of English made it very easy to communicate effectively. And the price that we paid saved us a lot compared to what it would have cost to book the tour on the cruise ship. Additionally, you gave us more time that they would have and having only the three of us was a big plus.

Dear Ivan,
Thank you so much for your excellent and highly professional tour of Yalta. Your knowledge of this beautiful Crimean resort and impeccable English made everything so much more interesting and we really enjoyed our time with you very much. Apart from all the fascinating places you took us to, it was interesting to learn about so many aspects of life in the Ukraine and Russia drawn from your life there. We are happy to recommend your guiding services to others interested in visiting Yalta.

Dear Slav

Thanks so much for making our trip to the Crimea so memorable and for your help with all the travel and hotel arrangements

Everything went so smoothly, it was really reassuring to see Vlad at the airport, and he was great helping us with leaving our luggage at the station in Kiev, getting the train tickets, etc. and we had a fantastic day on Friday with Ivan who was so knowledgeable about everything and such a nice man as well.
We think your "Guide Book" is incredibly helpful - we took it everywhere with us and wouldn't have been able to manage without it -

We are recommending you to all our friends, and maybe we will be back to see more of the Crimea another time.

Thanks again,
Barbara and Sue