The cleanest and deepest freshwater lake onthe planet attracts travelers from all over the world. Here lovers of active rest, and those who prefer informative tourism find themselves to be engaged.
general information
The lake is located in the south of Eastern Siberia, inseventy kilometers from the city of Irkutsk. This natural monument is one of the most popular tourist sites in our country. There are twenty six islands on Baikal. But the largest and most interesting is Olkhon - the center of the shamanic world. It was here that at the time the northern sorcerers hid, escaping from the persecution of Genghis Khan.
Olkhon is always the sun.And even if there are thunderstorms and strong winds on the other islands, the weather is fine here. But Olkhon is famous not only for its natural conditions. Here, the mountain ranges are combined with clean beaches. There are many recreation centers on the island, among which “Baikal Ostrog” stands out. Photos, descriptions and prices for accommodation in it can be found in this article.
Hotel "Baikalov Ostrog"
Olkhon has many places to staytourists. These are mini-hotels, hotels, and tourist centers. But the largest complex on the island, offering the most diverse services, is considered to be the recreation center “Baikalov Ostrog”. Baikal is beautiful at any time of the year. Therefore, tourists come here in any month. This is the only hotel on Olkhon, built directly on the coastline. It is located on the outskirts of the small fishing village of Khuzhir. From the windows of the rooms of this hotel complex offers magnificent views of the most famous lake on the planet. Externally, “Baikal Ostrog” looks like a typical wooden building of a Cossack settlement. It is perfect for family holidays and for corporate. You can come here for a weekend to get away from the noise of the big city.
How to get there
In summertime in “Baikalov the fortress” from IrkutskYou can come by bus or minibus. Every day at nine in the morning, convenient transportation leaves the central market and the Palace of Sports. The fare is a thousand rubles one way. Back buses go at ten or twelve o'clock directly from the hotel. You need to book tickets in advance.
Those who are going to come to "Baikal Ostrog"from Irkutsk by private transport, must in advance look at the route along the Kachug path. It should be borne in mind that, having reached the village of Sakhyurta, you will have to take the ferry. She works every day from seven in the morning to ten in the evening from May to October. Then to the village of Khuzhir on the island of Olkhon leads a gravel road. From the ferry station you need to travel forty-five kilometers to get into the complex "Baikalov Ostrog". The distance to the village of Khuzhir from Irkutsk is approximately two hundred and eighty kilometers.
Infrastructure
The business card of this hotel complexis his restaurant. Its panoramic windows offer stunning views of the lake. Baikalov Ostrog offers its customers a free secure parking, a conference room for one hundred people, a computer room. Many reviews emphasize the fact that the hotel does not have its own laundry, as the owners are very careful about environmental issues. Right here, in the hotel, you can buy sightseeing tours or rent both the necessary equipment and vehicle.
Residential fund
Baikalov Ostrog offers its customersThirty eight standard rooms of seventeen square meters. They are located on the first floors of two-story houses. They have beds - TWIN or DBL, bedside tables, a table with two chairs, a built-in wardrobe, a TV with digital and analog channels, a mini-fridge. The bathroom has a bath with shower, hairdryer.
Standard Plus rooms have one more.extra bed - a sofa. Their area is twenty square meters. meters They are on the second floors of the houses. The hotel also has forty-eight sectional rooms with an area of thirteen square meters. m. They are located in two-story buildings. Each section consists of three double rooms facing the common hall, a bathroom in which a sink is installed, and a shower room.
Chalet "Baikal Ostrog" also offersaccommodation in three suites of thirty four square meters. These superior rooms consist of two rooms and a hall. The bedroom has a double bed, bedside tables, wardrobe, dressing table, safe and chair. In the office there are a sofa, a desk and a coffee table with one chair. Separate bathroom, with shower, toilet, bidet, hairdryer and all necessary accessories.
In total, “Baikal Ostrog” can simultaneously receive two hundred and fifty people in the summer and one hundred and ten in the winter.
Food
On the territory of the hostel there is an excellent restaurant withpanoramic windows. Tourists often come here who prefer to eat in completely unique conditions. Judging by the reviews, the dinner in the restaurant of the camp site takes place as if sitting on the deck of a fashionable yacht. Glass walls and snow-white ceiling are very similar to the sail trimmed. In the design, there is an installation “The Conquest of Siberia by the Cossacks”. In the menu European cuisine. The restaurant has a capacity of two hundred and fifty people. There is also a bar and dance floor. Breakfast is included in the price. The restaurant also works on the system of fast food. In this case, lunch costs four hundred, and dinner - three hundred and fifty rubles. For dishes ordered by the menu, you need to pay on the fact. By prior arrangement, the restaurant is open from six to eleven in the evening.
Price list
Room rates standard and standardplus a day from the first of September to the thirtieth of October, and also from February to June is 4450 rubles with breakfast. In high season, the price is different - 4950 rubles. The cost of section numbers is three thousand and three thousand six hundred rubles, respectively. Suites are more expensive. In the high season they will have to pay ten thousand, and in the low - nine thousand rubles.
An extra bed in a standard plus room will cost you a thousand rubles a day with breakfast.
Additional Information
Check in the hotel "Baikalov Ostrog" is assigned tofourteen, and departure - for twelve hours. Wi-Fi on the territory of the hotel complex is not provided anywhere. For children up to three years without extra bed, there is no charge for accommodation. Pets must be negotiated with the property in advance.
Entertainment
At the camp site "Baikalov jail" is a goodgym with exercise equipment, table for playing table tennis, etc. On its territory there are special areas for volleyball, football and badminton. The pride of the complex are two Russian couples with a font. Children can play on the playground with swings. And, of course, many come to Lake Baikal to swim in its clear waters. The camp site has its own beach with equipped slopes directly to the water. Two wooden terraces have been built on the shore, where you can do exercises in the morning in the open air. From them you can go down the stairs to the beach. It is possible to rent a barbecue with skewers, a table and two picnic benches in the open air. This service is paid: it will cost about two thousand rubles. More recently, the hotel has installed three outdoor pools.
By agreement, you can book excursions, for example, to Shamanka Rock, Burkhan Cape, etc., transfer, banquet, etc. At the request of customers, helicopter tours of Baikal and Eastern Sayan are organized.
"Baykalov jail": reviews
“Very well,” - that's what they say aboutThis hotel complex has many tourists. It has a convenient location - just five hundred meters from Khuzhir. In the village you can buy fish, souvenirs, have a tasty lunch, for example, in the restaurant "Nomad". As for the rooms, no one has any particular complaints: ordinary standard rooms with everything you need. The only negative is the absence of the Internet, although many believe that it is necessary to come here to completely disconnect from the outside world.
