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Researching the hotels in Ukraine, it’s worth saying that the western European standards is a lot higher than those in Former USSR. Nevertheless what attracts tourists to Odessa? As according the statistics the number of tourists is constantly increasing and the summer 2006 had over 2 million population in Odessa while the inhabitants number is only a bit over 1 million.

There are not many hotels in Odessa and if another million manage living in hotels, they would be overcrowded. Only approximately 10% of tourists prefer hotels, the rest chooses the cozy apartments kindly suggested for rent in the downtown area, Arcadia (the seacoast), Big Fountain.

The non-competitive popularity is gained by the central areas, especially Deribasovskaya street, Lanzheronovskaya, Opera House, Pale Royal where prices in summer raise from $10 up to $30 per night.

And finally, let’s compare the price. Hotel prices vary from $40 for a *** star hotel (which is approximately 1-2 star in European standards) up to $300 per night for a ***** or Luxury (VIP class) rooms in hotels such as: Palace Del Mar, Mozart, Arcadia Plaza. Nevertheless, lower class hotels like Chernoye More, Passage, Londonskaya, remain popular among the city visitors.

The price policy in apartment rental industry is simpler as long as you get privacy, comfort, chambermaid service, inexpensive price and the discount if you stay for at least a fortnight. The price varies from $35 (for a 1 bedroom apartment), $50-55-150 (two bedroom, studios), and $90-250 (three bedroom apartment).

The standards are divided into: economy class, standard class, luxury apartments.

Economy class apartments.
Priorities over hotel rooms: bathroom (shower), telephone (no international line), TV (cable);
Disadvantages: a single, no home equipment (hair dryer, iron), no conditioner, no washing machine, no Jacuzzi.

Standard class apartments:
Priorities over hotel rooms: double place, bathroom (shower), telephone (no international line), cable TV, refrigerator, Internet access, chambermaid service, new furniture, living-room apart from bedroom, have home equipment;
Disadvantages: located within 10-40 minutes away from the central part of the city.

High class apartments have all modern amenities and the price starts at $90-$250. Unlike previously compared places, luxury apartments can comfortably accommodate up to 5 people.

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Odessa city majority have already given 656,7 thousand grivnas from Regional Development Budget for restoration of 11 objects of cultural region inheritance. Due to lack of the funds the work has not been started in Western and Eastern Arts Museum and Puppet theatre.

Although, the government have solicited for the Museum to be included in the list of the objects applying to the state subvention given for restoration in the historical part of the city.

As to the Puppet Theatre, the capacity of works there is valued at 180 thousand grivnas and due to this the work in the theatre will be finished by the end of the current year.

In concerns of Odessa Academic theatre, the 67% of the general fund has been received which is 13,4 million grivnas. Only 9,3 million grivnas has been already used out of the whole sum

“Porto-Franco” Bank will sponsor the restoration of the canvas by Bernardo Strocci, the director assistant of the Western and Eastern arts museum Lyudmila Saulenko informed. As she stated, the canvas named “This is the human” appeared in Odessa museum collection in 20s of previous century. Attribution confirmed the authority of Bernardo Strocci who applies to well-known bible plot. In 1946 the canvas was returned to the country after unsuccessful attempt of transportation to Romania. Since the canvas existed it was restored only once

The Final part of IV Women Beauty Festival “Miss Odessa 2006” will take place on October, 29^th at 6 p.m. in Motor ship “South Palmira” music saloon (Sea Port).

National Community “Mass Ukraine South” Director General Tatyana Savchenko informed that the main purpose of the Festival is asseveration of the modern lady and her social position on the highest level and providing more comfortable conditions of living for female representatives of other cities, active business stimulation and cultural communication as well as popularization of Odessa city in national and creative spheres.

Ladies who will take part in Festival are those who realized themselves in various spheres of action such as: culture, business, science, politics, sports and family. The age range for participants is 24-40.

The Festival will be help in scenic style. Pretty ladies possessing actor talent will represent their skills on the stage as a personal creative representation which will be the part of the final show.

The winner of the large entry will be invited to the VII International Festival of Women’s Beauty “Miss Ukraine 2006” in Donetsk