I had rented an apartment for almost a month but the last three days there was a water problem and I and my Russian girlfriend were desperate to find a place for the last three days and this was the only hotel with a room available and we took it sight unseen. Our apartment had been a block from Deribaskaya which is the main area of Odessa tourist trade. God was on our side. The hotel had beautiful grounds, great food (like a cake with a bar of music written in icing) and great service. I once was a serious tennis player and had my rackets with us but we never played once on the two clay courts because it turns out that we were right next to Arkadia which is an arcade BUT with dozens of GREAT all night discos. WOW. The club dancers were the best I have seen anywhere in the world and they played music from everywhere even from Latin America!!! You can play tennis in the morning, eat poolside, sunbathe, swim, dance all night in the discos then walk on the beach which touches Arkadia as... more