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( 099 535 8070, 050 930 4163;
www.bahchisaray.net
; vul Ostrovskogo 43; dm 80uah, r from
320uah; )
Almost under the escarpment at the end of vul Ostrovskogo, which
branches off vul Lenina, this little guesthouse is 'managed by two grannies and a grand-
son', as their ad goes. However, Dilara is only a part-time granny and hotel manager -
she is also the leader of the Crimean Tatar teachers' union and a mine of knowledge on
all Tatar-related issues. Rooms are modern and have private bathrooms. There is a large
dining area on the 1st floor with a kitchen, a library and a ping-pong table. Dilara's
daughter speaks English.
Hostel Koleso
GUESTHOUSE$
( 050 155 7368;
http://meganom.info
;
vul Pervomayskaya 7, Bashtanovka; dm/d 70/400uah)
Cycling enthusiasts are entitled to their own secluded paradise in Bashtanovka, 8km
from Bakhchysaray. it's a bit like an old-school hippie hang-out with simple amenities,
great ambience and hearty home-cooked meals dispensed three times a day. Bicycles are
available for rent (per day 120uah) and you can join the hostel's cycling tours. It is a
good base for trekking. Bashtanovka can be reached by bus heading to Sinapnoye from
Bakhchysaray's bus station (four daily). Tell the driver you want to get off there, or he
won't stop! Taxi costs around 70uah.
Nagayevsky-Romm
House-Museum
HOSTEL$
OFFLINE MAP
( 477 40; vul Vostochnaya 11; r per person 60-80uah)
An artistic couple from Moscow made
this place their home many decades ago. Their paintings hang in a downstairs room,
which passes as a museum. The place is currently run by rangers from the Mountain Res-
cue Service and is popular with young artists who stay here for weeks. Rooms are tiny
and spartan, with three to four beds each. Once you find the street, look out for a garden
filled with vintage Soviet army jeeps, lovingly maintained by the rangers.
Meraba Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE$
OFFLINE MAP
( 067 731 5235;
www.meraba.crimea.ua
; vul Rechnaya 125B; s/d/tr/q 250/320/400/430uah;
)
This nine-room guesthouse just 200m from the Khans' Palace is a long-time favour-
ite among travellers, though it lacks the personal welcome of the town's homestays.
Rooms are fairly austere, but bathrooms are post-millenium and there's a pleasant garden
for summer barbecues.
Efsane
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