It's very good for Kazakhstan, breakfast and lunch are delicious, varied, healthy, the only thing in the queue is to stand too long, you get tired of it. I would have paid extra if there was dinner here, I like the food here so much.Also, all buildings, except the main one, suffer from evening disco music on the terrace, the music is not bad, but loud. And you have to wait for it to end before 24:00 to fall asleep in silence. Instead of a shower stall, from which water does not leave and smells of urine, I would like to see a bathtub, and the sinks are very small, you can barely wash your hands over it, all the time splashes on the floor from this. The pool and slides are good, but without heating the water it is very cold and uncomfortable, 18 degrees if there is, then it's good, and it won't take long to get sick. The beach is not bad, but everyone needs aquashoos, in addition to sharp stones, the lake is full of broken glass, the water is warmer closer to August, apparently, since it is still cold in July. The on-site restaurant cooks deliciously. But the portions for such prices are very small.
This place is the "pearl" on this lake. It has more than 3 buildings. The rooms here are not large, but they have almost everything you need (refrigerator, kettle, hair dryer). The only thing I had to deal with was not the mugs and cutlery that were periodically required. Cleaning for 3 days of arrival did not appear and therefore the consumables were not replenished (it seems that we ourselves had to call them). The meals (breakfast and lunch were included in the accommodation) were monotonous, but quite edible, but without frills. For dinner, a "cafe" worked in the same cafe with about the same food, but without huge portions of Kazakh. And the prices corresponded to the beach cafe. The hotel staff, the bar staff, the girls at the reception, the administrators are not particularly willing to smile, although they should. There is a large swimming pool on site, which is kept clean all the time, but the opening hours are limited. There is also a water park (with 3-level slides). For non-residents of the hotel, it is paid, but this does not deter, quite the same, a large number of people who want to hunt on a hot day. The number of sun beds with a reserve, the main thing is to find a place to install it. The beach at the hotel is pretty clean, all the time there are workers on the beach who will help clean the sunbed. The bottom on this beach is rocky (occasionally there were cobblestones) and flat.
There is a place for children to play, there is a playground, as well as a children's club in which activities such as musical charging or the creation of works of "art" by children take place periodically (2-3 times a day).
If your room is close to a cafe, then perhaps in the evening there will be problems with silence for putting the child to bed (music plays until 23-24 hours).
a pretty good hotel, BUT! in the food: there is often hair, which is not very pleasant, there is also no covered dining room, and there were often winds and rains, it was very uncomfortable to eat. Rooms: it's fine, but we had a big pink stain on the carpet, the bed was dirty, they didn't even change it. it says that cleaning is done every 3 days: no one even came in. the pool is cool, but there is a slide, it's good, but its stairs.. It's even scary to walk on it. the territory is large, nice, and it's great to walk in the evening. the beach is quite dirty. it is written on the rules that there is no fine for garbage. whatever. ALSO! the biggest minus that was for me is that music is playing until 12 at night, every day!! with such beats that I almost jumped out of bed. there is no need to make a separate room for parties, or at least away from residential buildings, but no.
A good place to spend holidays with children.
At the end of summer, this is the second half of August, if you are here, then know that breakfast and lunch will be the worst (included in the price), the waiters do not have time to serve the sharply increased flow of vacationers to the dining area.
And until the middle of August, I heard buffet-type breakfast and lunch, where anyone wants what and in what quantity they can take and eat, I did not see it myself, I just heard that there is such a thing.
The food is delicious in the restaurant itself, the prices are of course also "good" in the restaurant.
The beach is sandy, you can't walk barefoot, you need to take aquashouses with you.
There are water slides, children have fun. There is a disco in the evening. Mostly family vacations, it is rare to see young people.
My rating (solely my opinion):
Rest out of 10/8,
Food (free) breakfast and lunch of 10/3+ or 4,
Restaurant food from 10/9+,
Prices out of 10/4,
Pool of 10/9,
The cleanliness of the pool is 10/8+,
Rooms in the summer building building "A" of 10/8,
Rooms in the Brigantine building from 10/7,
Distance to the city center from 10/6,
Restaurant service from 10/9,
Summer cafe service from 10/7,
Reception service from 10/9,
Call an electrician, a plumber to a room from 10/9+,
Cleanliness in the room from 10/9,
Cleanliness in the bathroom of the Room from 10/7+,
One of the few places in Balkhash where you can relax by the pool. There are slides for children, a children's pool. And most importantly, there is a decent kitchen here, you will not stay hungry. Whoever was in Balkhash will understand 😅
Probably the best option for a holiday in Balkhash. But of course there are disadvantages, so 4 stars. The on-site restaurant zum is expensive and not particularly tasty. The beach on the shore is normal, the sun beds and sand are not very seeded... and there is nothing to do in the water without aquashoos, the administration immediately warns about this. There is not much entertainment, only drinking at the disco in the evening. You won't rest near the disco in the evening, the music and bass are so strong that the bed on which you lie vibrates. It is elementary that there is simply no place to dry things after the pool. Dryers are not allowed. Well, and a lot more.
Well, in general, you can go on vacation!
An excellent hotel on the very shore of the beautiful lake Balkhash. My husband and I flew in for a couple of days to buy and were very satisfied with the service, which can be safely compared with Turkish hotels, where everything is inclusive and it will be on the level. I would also like to mention the friendly and competent staff. I definitely recommend it
We were in June 2024. 2 meals a day, not bad. Breakfast and lunch. The rooms in sector A are also fine. The swimming pool on the territory is large , with a depth of 1.6 m. There is a children's paddling pool. The entrance to the lake is only in coral, terrible sharp stones. The beach is clean.in general, everything is fine, the service is good. It's better to be on weekdays so that there are fewer locals.
Special thanks to all the staff, in the dining room and at the reception, well done, keep it up!!!!
We visited Zhemchuzhina this summer, a large and well-groomed territory , three meals a day (home cooking), clean pools and slides, rooms with all amenities, we were at the end of August and I did not like the fact that the coast is not cleaned and dirty (besides the fact that the coast is rocky). And the most outrageous thing is that the bartenders do not know how to prepare cocktails from the bar, I ordered different cocktails 2 times - they brought a full glass of ice (in fact, they sold me ice for the price of a cocktail) and when I made comments that the bartenders did not cook me that way, they proved that it was right! Here… I really liked the winter building, and the dishes from the restaurant were always delicious - chef credit!
Everything is fine. But there are a couple of drawbacks. There is no place to dry clothes, even elementary after the beach. Family rooms do not have a place for cooking and eating everywhere. There are sports grounds, but no equipment. During the 4 days of stay, there was never a cleaning in the room
Very nice recreation area, swimming pools, clean and cozy rooms. The staff is polite, the territory is always clean and tidy. You can also ride on the water slides there, which is a plus since there is a place to leave the children
We were there yesterday. Booked for 2 days. The keys were received at 16:00. Expectations and reality did not match. There were a lot of people in the pool. It turned out that he was missing everyone in a row. Because of this, their customers do not have enough sun beds. The food at the Zum restaurant is not delicious but expensive. Lamb kebabs and kebab kebabs were served without sauce and pita bread. And they are not edible. I had to cancel 1 day. Thanks to the girls from the reception who were able to sell the room and returned the money for 1 day.
A great hotel, I've been there at different times of the year. In the season, there is little difference from Turkey, except that there is no Mediterranean Sea, and so: the service is on the level, the rooms are clean, tidy, the cuisine is delicious. Well done, in a word.
I really enjoyed my vacation. The service is on the level. The beach is clean within walking distance. There is good music and a bar in the evenings. A large cozy area.
I really liked it. They were in the summer of 2024. Nice rooms. The beach with its own sun beds. Pools. Well-maintained territory. Two restaurants with excellent cuisine.
This is the second year in a row that we have been visiting this recreation area. We really like it. The first advantage is that it is cozy here, there are trees and a lawn.
The rooms are clean and cozy. The room has a TV, a bathroom, and the room has a terrace.
There is a disco in the evening.
Swimming pool, slides.
The room rate includes accommodation, breakfast and lunch. Swimming pool and beach. Beach towels are secured, the deposit is refunded upon check-out. The pool is clean. Spacious
The kitchen is normal. Breakfast will do. I do not like sausage and cheese, as it is of low quality. But there is a choice of cottage cheese, fried eggs, porridge. Something is edible, something is delicious. For lunch, everything was delicious except okroshka, well, I don't like it on mayonnaise and all the vegetables are grated. But the rice with chicken is delicious, the borscht was excellent. If you look at the whole, the food is 4 out of 5. We went to the Barkovskaya zone for dinner. Both last year and this year, the cuisine there is good, the prices are relatively reasonable.
But 2 days is not enough, next year we will go for three or four days. The pearl has a spectacular and comfortable atmosphere.
It is worth noting the staff, customer-oriented, polite, tactful
The territory is clean, the beach is clean. Rocky, but this is solved by special slippers, by the way, corn and ice cream are within walking distance, and you can buy the same slippers.
We really liked it!
Nice hotel, spacious rooms, with air conditioning. It's a pity that we were free in the winter building. If possible, you need to take it in summer buildings, with a terrace and tables. There is a large swimming pool and a small children's pool (unfortunately, outsiders are allowed, so there are a lot of people)
There is a restaurant (Astana prices) and a summer house, a disco in the evening. The food is good, breakfast and lunch. A pebble beach with sand, a boat with a banana and buns, a jet ski. Large secured parking. The location is not the best, the water is not turquoise like in Chubar-tubek or Torangalyk, which is probably why there is no hotel in 2 gis and Yandex navigator, it was difficult to find it. There is nominally Wi-Fi, but it is not enough, the maximum is enough to pay the bill on Caspi. There is no cellular connection either ((. Another disadvantage is that the restaurant and the summer house are sublet, and the hotel may not always affect them. You can relax well if you don't find fault with the water, but for me, if you go to Balkhash, then you are waiting for gorgeous turquoise water. I almost forgot-the rooms are cleaned every three days, so I had to ask for shampoos, gels and toilet paper.
Everything is fine. The room is wonderful. The area is all green.The food is acceptable, quite varied for lunch, standard for breakfast. But it is impossible to sleep until 24.00 because of the disco. It bothered us, and not only us. Unfortunately, no one can solve this issue. As it is, I highly recommend this hotel.
We went to this hotel last summer. I really liked everything. Both the rooms and the staff, everything is very clean and beautiful.
It's a pity the weather in August failed, and the water in the pools was cold. But we went swimming) and went downhill.
I recommend this hotel.
We were a family of 4 people, we took a room with one and a half beds and two single beds. Overall, the room is not bad. Pros: clean room, clean pool, water park, access to the shore of Balkhash. Cons: meals - although breakfast and lunch are included in the price, the products are cheap, the food is of the same type, the level of a cheap dining room; Dishes - dishes are not given in the room, although in many hotels and hotels you can take any dishes and in case of damage pay for it during check-out; The level of entertainment is a solid two - in In many resort areas, you can rent a ball, badminton rackets, etc. Take everything with you here. Prices for water activities are generally a separate conversation; There are a lot of outsiders on the territory, although before booking we were assured that only the guests of the complex would be there; Special thanks to the administrator Ravil- I tried to smooth out the roughness.
Bottom line: it's not worth the price.
The rooms are very good, we rested with a family of 4 people, 2 rooms in a winter building, air conditioning, TV in each room, bathroom and shower are clean, 100% provision of funds, food is normal, breakfast and lunch are included in the price, although there is a minus queue for hot dishes, the pool for children is cool, for the climate is excellent, there are slides, the beach is equipped with canopies and sun beds, the rest turned out great, the impressions are very good. In the past years, we rested in Chubar tyubek, where the level is lower.
The food is delicious, the water in Balkhash is super, the rooms are nothing special, they have never been cleaned in 4 days, you have to go to the reception for bags and paper, not only hotel guests come to the pool, but also by tickets, people from the outside, so people can't get through.
We visited the restaurant in Zhemchuzhina, we really liked the service, the kitchen and the interior, and the prices, of course, are higher than the usual cafes in Balkhash.
We had a rest in July 23 with a family of five, a quadruple room on the second floor in the summer building D. I advise Building D since it is located away from the evening disco) The room is clean, new furniture, odorless, nice bed linen, air conditioning in one room, but if you do not close the door, then the second room is also normal. There was enough water heater for the whole family without any problems) The territory of the hotel is well-groomed, clean, there are benches, swings, and sports grounds. The pools are clean and cleaned regularly, there is a toilet and a shower nearby. There are plenty of sun beds by the pool and on the beach. The lake is clean, the beach is sandy, but the entrance to the water is pebbles, so "aquataps" will be very useful. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Everything is cool, everything is cool) Minus only for breakfasts and lunches. If the room price is more than 80,000 tenge per day, there is not enough fresh fruit, soft drinks, meat dishes for lunch (except fried hams and sausages). The drinks are usually tea, coffee and milk. Once they gave a good morse and on the same day a delicious pilaf - they considered it good luck) For lunch, there are usually three soups in which there is even meat, in general, the soups are delicious, buckwheat, rice, pasta for the second, so you can't starve to death) Paid drinks are expensive, it's cheaper in a shop on the beach, so they often bought there.
I liked the food and the rooms. Clear. The beach is pebbly, it is difficult to enter. The area is clean. The only drawback is the pool, which is accessible to everyone! There is not even room for hotel visitors ( ( Disco until 12, then everyone goes to sleep😂, the prices in the cafe are not worth it. The value for money is not worth it. For this money, you can relax in other hotels for more days))
The hotel complex is located on the first line of Lake Balkhash. The beach is sand + stones, it is better to go into the water in aquashouses - there are sharp stones. Sun beds for hotel guests are free of charge. There are swimming pools and a water park on the territory of the hotel complex - they have not been visited, I cannot assess them. We lived in a suite room: carpet, wardrobe, bed, table, chair, kettle, tea pair, 2 tea bags, private shower (where the water does not leave), toilet, air conditioning and ants in the room. From my own travel experience, the suite is more like a cross between economy and standard. The most relish is the organization of meals by guests. Breakfast and lunch are included in the room rate. At the time indicated by the hotel staff, all guests flock to the summer cafe area, there are 3 food delivery areas. For breakfast it is: 1. Drinks (instant coffee and tea bags) 2. Cottage cheese and pastries, 3. Porridge and scrambled eggs. For lunch: 1. Drinks (compote and tea) 2. Salads and bread basket + pastries, 3. Main courses (2 types of soup, 2-3 types of second courses. And at the designated time, these three zones form a pandemonium and queues where you can spend 20-30 minutes. It all reminds me, as if the prisoners lined up for a meal and, after waiting for their turn, obediently received what they were given, they step aside. In the morning we came to the end of breakfast and, apparently, to get porridge for everyone, water was poured into it and a soup of overcooked rice in sweet water turned out. Bread is not the first freshness, pastries of unknown origin. This is the first time I've encountered such an attitude towards guests, for me it's nonsense. How can you feed your guests with THIS? I'm sorry, who are you feeding, the guests or the pigs?! Why should a guest who came on vacation, after paying money, first spend in line for about half an hour, and then, in the absence of an alternative, do not understand what to eat. They also have to feed the children, and the vast majority of families with children there. I leave the star for the lake itself
Green, clean territory, two meals a day (they put on as much food as you ask, three dishes to choose from, salads, pastries, fruits), the beach is two minutes from the hotel, a huge swimming pool on the territory, slides for every taste). The room has a small but very spacious refrigerator, air conditioning, shampoo, balm, kettle, mugs, TV, bedside table, chair, bathroom with shower, sleeps very well in the room). We are coming to Zhemchuzhina for the second year, we will come next year. Service - the response to requests is instant. The restaurant provides delicious food (it's expensive, but not more expensive than in Astana on the territory of any pool), they took food from the restaurant, had dinner on the highway near their room with a view of the pines. There is a disco until 23-00 on the territory of the summer cafe. A clean beach, large sand with an admixture of stones, aquashouses are needed to overcome two meters when entering the lake, then fine sand, free sun loungers and sunbeds for hotel guests, turquoise clear warm water (were from July 29 to August 2), the sun is very bright. active, creams or protective clothing are needed. There are all water activities: scooter, banana, sofa), on the beach you can buy cocktails, ice cream, beer, beer, when leaving the beach, rinse your feet with cool water. In general, there is everything you need. There are a lot of people on weekends, it's quieter on weekdays.
We were checking in at night , we were well met and took off two rooms with children .batteries included, everything is clean + water tea in the room + breakfast .suggest 🫶🏻🙏🏻
Everything is fine. But the weather, rains and wind let us down. The food is not good. Next to the Pearl we bought kebabs, excellent (lamb, wings and ducks)
We went to Balkhash for the first time. They are from Russia. But Mom lives in Temirtau. It was Mom's anniversary and we decided to make a gift. We booked this hotel on the recommendation of a friend and did not lose. Cozy rooms, and most importantly, cleanliness. The kettle and tea pairs were in the room. Very tasty food, large portions. The weather was good. The rest was a success. He will come again.
There is a terrible woman at the reception! I came to book a sauna while I was on the phone, the admin rented the sauna to others right under my nose! Although I arrived earlier and said that I would book! That's how I ruined the mood for the whole day!(
Nice hotel!
Comfortable rooms, well-groomed territory, private beach - the first line
The price includes breakfast and lunch, buffet. Edible.
A huge minus, stop selling entrance tickets to the territory of the pools.
It seems that the price for the hotel is not low, you want to relax, but the rabble accumulates, which screams, screams, squeaks.
As they say: In a good, expensive place, natural selection takes place.
Make the price a little higher for accommodation and stop earning for admission to the pool.
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Татьяна Борисова
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June 18, 2024
A cozy area with green spaces, for a hot Balkhash, the presence of shade trees is super. If, over time, instead of benches, cozy soft cocoon rocking chairs or swinging garden benches would appear, it would be super. The rooms have everything, they are spacious enough. A terrace for each room with a table and chairs. Children's animators, a small shaded play room and a playground. Football and volleyball fields. A large adult pool, a small children's pool and a separate one at the aqua slides. There are enough lifeguard guys on the territory of the pool, they are on their feet all the time. When rolling down the slides, they monitor the order and do not allow accumulation. Administrators are attentive. The staff is customer-oriented and efficient. We arrived at 6 a.m., and check-in at 16, we left our things in the storage room without any problems, changed our clothes and stayed on the territory before check-in. Everything is done for a comfortable stay. There are things that do not depend on the human factor - Mosquitoes, midges and locusts. Sprays for this scourge are sold on the territory, but you need to be prepared.
The rooms are clean, the staff is very friendly, the food is just super, the kitchen
is clean, the parking is large and convenient, the beach is 5 minutes away.
A nice place! The Agora and the pool are 5 points, there is always a place in the shade and free sun loungers on the beach. Grab your slippers to enter the lake, and then the sand. Fishing is right on the beach, but it's better to go to the White Stone. One thing I didn't really like was the cook. Probably you can cook something delicious from the same products.
We had a family vacation here and everyone really liked it. The beach is good, the food is delicious, the room was in building A quite suitable for living. We didn't swim much in the pool, we were mostly on the beach. In general, I recommend 👌
We stayed at the hotel with our family (children 7 and 4) from 07/21/2016. We were traveling from Russia, there was an accident on the way, and we were left without a car. Thank God they were alive, the accident was severe. At first, they canceled their reservation and thought about returning, but after thinking well, they decided to take the bus anyway and spend their vacation at least a little bit. And they didn't regret it! We really liked it! The hotel reminded us of Turkey (not 5* of course, but a very decent 3*). Excellent well-groomed territory, greenery around, comfortable rooms, good food, the choice of food is also sufficient, everyone ate enough and there was enough of everything. The water in the lake and pool was cool. There were always enough umbrellas and sun beds on the beach. The only thing was that there were fragments of glass on the beach, we collected and threw them away. They also saw how the hotel staff went and collected garbage and debris. The children really liked playing on the playground, they didn't even want to go swimming In the evening from 20:00 to 24:00 there was a disco, which attracted people from everywhere, and on weekends local people came here to celebrate their events. Everyone behaved adequately. Special thanks to the girls at the reception and the senior administrator. Since we were left without a car, it was problematic to get back, there were no train tickets. We had to stay for another half a day, and the money was already tight, so we had to move into a cheaper 2-bed room. But on the day of the eviction, we were allowed to stay in our room (4-bed) without any additional charges. And in the morning they gave me lunch boxes for 4 (although it was paid for 2). Great generosity from our whole family to the management and all the staff of the hotel! Despite the difficulties, only good memories remain from this trip thanks to YOU!
P.S. Regarding the fact that Pearl is expensive, everything is relative. In Russia, there will be no service and comfort for this amount. And you'll have to hang out on the beach like herrings in a barrel, also taking the rotovirus)) For those conditions, service and, most importantly, the ATTITUDE is an adequate price!
Everything is very cool, it was last week. Clean and cozy rooms, warm pools, delicious food, just call, for example, to clean up: already at the door. The beach is clean, the area is clean, there are kiosks on the road. And there are Soviet things at the airport)
A good hotel, a recreation area, be sure to buy aquashouses, the entrance to the lake is terrible, the stones are large and small. I liked that there is a children's pool and a Playground. Those who travel with children are the best. The food is delicious.
It seems to me one of the best areas on the coast of the city, there are even good rooms, there is no need to waste time cooking, although you don't have to do it year after year, there is not a very good kitchen, good pools and slides, 20 meters to the lake, well, cozy and green
I liked everything, the pool is warm, clean, the beach is gorgeous, the territory is so big, you can walk all day, lots of greenery, top-level service, delicious food
Delicious food but too expensive, excellent service, large pool, beach nearby, I would not say that it is clean but overall not bad, the territory is large
The prices are not really overpriced... I would like our compatriots occupying the niche of the entertainment and wellness sector to firmly understand that it is to the detriment of both business and tourism in Kazakhstan as a whole to earn a lot quickly and a lot... People, work for the authority of your business and the country as a whole!!! Peace and goodness to all!!!
We enjoyed our stay very much, the service is polite, the food is good, the pool is awesome, the water is clean, there are plenty of sun beds, clean not only by the pool but also on the beach.
The place is good, BUT! in pursuit of money, the administrator lets everyone into the pool, for money, because of this, those who pay in full and live here, there is simply no place in the pool among those who just came to swim! This is very upsetting, and everyone is talking about it, but apparently the owner needs to earn a lot! We're not coming here anymore. In this scenario, I'd rather rent an apartment in the city, and I'll go swimming here for a penny, which I advise everyone, because the price is a horse for such an attitude
That's not all, no one watches what people swim in the pool, but these are dresses, bathrobes, T-shirts, etc. It's not particularly pleasant to watch this! I repeat, the pursuit of money! The kids who are 15 years old are getting wet in the children's pool, it's complete chaos, all because of those who only go into the pool, and do not live here.
From the good, the tenants all behave adequately and look at what is happening with caution, the food is not bad, the rooms are good, the service is normal, when evening comes and the "pool" guys leave, idyll and tranquility begin… I think it's too expensive to pay for quiet evenings and to see horror in the daytime
Everything was super, the room was clean, the staff was helpful. Be sure to try chicken breast with goat cheese and mashed potatoes on the menu, it's just a delight!