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District of Constanța
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Mamaia is one of the most popular (and at times most crowded) summer resorts in Romania. It's situated on an 8-km long and 300-m wide sandy landstrip between Lake Siutghiol and the Black Sea, a few kilometres north-east of the important portal town Constanţa. Mamaia is a pure summer time destination, with only a handful of permanent residents staying here for winter. As early as May however, crowds of mostly Romanian beach lovers rush in, always searching for a good spot on the packed white sandy beaches during day and partying like there's no tomorrow in one of the countless clubs at night. High season runs roughly from the beginning of June to early September, but it's only late in autumn that the water will turn cold.
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An eatery on the beach.
Seafront restaurant open for the summer season, with a varied menu featuring traditional Romanian and international dishes, plus pizza and pasta.
Renovated in 2019 with wifi and walkable distance to the beach.
A classic beach hotel with pools, beach umbrellas, rooms with balconies and views of the sea, and a restaurant that even serves breakfast.
Contemporary resort with green courtyard area, light interiors, restaurant/bar, gym, sauna/massage parlor (extra). Wifi and bright colored blankets.
This hotel is like an old hand on the Mamaia strip. It has the complete set of pools, beach access, restaurant with self-serve breakfast, and wifi. Watch out for the seagull onslaught, but that is everywhere here.
On the beach with a bar and restaurant and morning breakfast.
No-frills place, but at least you can watch the teleferico go by overhead.
Two pools, gym, restaurant/bar, nice beige look to exterior.
Looks like a motor inn, ahh, and then it has a pool and a restaurant with a buffet breakfast. Should be relatively easy on the pocketbook.
Kind of a sleepy one but beach is just a short walk away, and there's a bar.
Lakefront lodging with wifi and a restaurant/bar where you can have breakfast.
Smallish, but you can watch the sunrise over the Black Sea and sunset over the Siutghiol lagoon from the rooftop terrace. Also there's a breakfast buffet available in the restaurant.
Fanciful place with its accents that features a restaurant and bar and rooms with balconies overlooking the sea.
This chic resort has quite a bit of pizzazz with restaurants and pools and flower bouquets everywhere. You can enjoy a concierge and bar here. 148 lei.
Has some pleasant seaside views, room comforts, and breakfast selections.
Kind of a secluded place in the midst of the busy isthmus, but features a restaurant.
Clean beachside hotel.
An upscale hotel tower with restaurant and breakfast buffet.
A beachfront hotel with a big pool and dining hall and marble-surfaced common areas.
A big burnt sienna colored building on the beach.
The usual fare here for the resorts in Mamaia, beach and lavish restaurant but also with a nice terrace bar.
This one bespeaks some elegance with a piano lounge, upscale buffet, beachfront location, and rotunda-like enclosed pool.
This has not just a pool but a hot tub also.
Breakfast buffet, beachfront terrace, wifi, suites with sea views.
Most rooms offer sea views. Renovated in 2010, it is a modern 4-star hotel.
This one kind of looks like the side of a cruise ship with its blue and white pattern and balconies everywhere. Here you'll find on-site dining, indoor and outdoor pools, and easy access to the beach across the street.
On the classy side, like a castle, with a spa and pools and piano restaurant.
Pool and bar with billiards and darts here.
A modern affordable 4 star hotel.
Big hotel tower, big pool.
You'll probably be getting in via Constanţa, with several options for public transit if you don't have your own transportation.
Read in the guideThe Telegondola (Cable Car) makes for both a fun and a useful way to get from the southern parts of Mamaia to the centre, while offering some excellent views (tickets 35 RON, or ~7 EUR).
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