Kiev, 27.11.2025

‘Hello there! We are going home to our native Ukraine tomorrow, thank you for the shelter, we rested, slept off the air alerts from the explosions, saw the beautiful city of Budva. Thank you again!

Respectfully,

Antonina I Olga

November 2025

‘Thank you for organizing such a wonderful trip for our children — for quiet nights, fabulous nature and your caring support.’

‘I really enjoyed my stay in Montenegro. It’s incredibly beautiful here. Thank you!’

Sumy region

Kiev, 14.10.2005

Dear Shelter Foundation, we sincerely thank you for the temporary shelter that you have provided us with. Your support is very important to us. We are grateful for your warm and attentive attitude. Here, among the beautiful nature, sea and mountains, we feel safe.
Thank you for everything.
We wish you prosperity in your worthy work.

Sincerely,

Raya with Bogdan and Anna with her son Alexey.

Kiev, 11.10.25

We sincerely thank Pristaniste Foundation for the warm welcome, care and attention to us, the Ukrainians, who are currently going through difficult times: we are at war.
We were able to relax here, enjoy the views of the mountains and the sea, visit interesting places and recharge with positive energy. We are eternally grateful to Mr. Savva for his care and attention. On the first day, our stove broke down, and in the evening he brought an induction cooker and two wonderful pots, in which we were happy to prepare dishes from the products provided by the foundation.
Special thanks to Kristina for her sensitivity, understanding and attention to us. Your work is invaluable!
At such a difficult time for our country, you are doing an important job. May the Lord protect you and your families. I wish you good health, inspiration, kindness, good luck and prosperity.
Respectfully,

Catherine and Anna

Group of children from Kharkiv, 5.09.2025

You gave us emotions and silence, we are very grateful to you for. 
that Health and prosperity, we will pray for you.

A piece of your heart stays with you.

Ukraine (Sumy region), 27.09.2025

We express our sincere gratitude for the shelter, for a few warm and peaceful nights, for giving us the opportunity to relax from this difficult war in a warm, sunny country.

We are very grateful to all the people who joined us to make it easier for Ukrainians — emotionally and mentally.

We appreciate your concern and respect for us.

With great gratitude, a family from Sumy region

Family from Kiev, 30.09.2025

We are a family from Kyiv and would like to sincerely thank you for the opportunity to experience such a wonderful holiday for the first time. We were captivated by the landscapes — especially the mountains and the sea.

Thank you for the chance to sleep without fear or shelling, and for the warm, clean sea. We don’t know when we’ll have another opportunity to rest like this.

With gratitude from me and my daughter Veronika.

For the New Year’s holidays, a group of 16 people from the village of Sad in the Sumy region of Ukraine came to us. These are students and teachers of the Sadsky Lyceum. 

During the week, they went on a hike to the village of Sveti Stefan, toured the Old Town with a professional guide, got acquainted with the history of Budva, and saw how Badni dan (Christmas Eve in the Balkans) is celebrated here. We also conducted psychological training in the art therapy format for the group. We are glad that we were able to give children and adults this week of rest and quiet, away from the front-line territories.

Here’s what the lyceum’s teachers and children wrote in our review book:

‘We express our sincere gratitude to the entire team of the Pristanište Foundation for the incredibly warm welcome to the Sadovsky Lyceum-children and teachers. Considering our stay in the frontline Sumy region, we were very pleased to feel comfortable and humane attitude, which was manifested in accommodation, provision, and organization of high-quality leisure activities. It is as if we were transported to another reality, which captures us with incredible landscapes, positive emotions, and sincere feelings. You have given us the opportunity at such a difficult moment to be inspired by the peaceful realities that we need so much for our further struggle. We appreciate your kindness and willingness to help anyone who needs it. Thank you for such a warm welcome and for the happy eyes of our children. glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!’

This is how guests of the Marina house who come here for the first time describe their feelings for this country.

Montenegro is really beautiful. But such emotions arise, among other things, thanks to our volunteer guides. They say and show what they love, and love begets love.

Recently, a large group from the Sumy region (Ukraine) – 16 people, children and adults from the Sadsky Lyceum – went on a hike to the village of Sveti Stefan, with a professional guide went around the entire Old Town of Budva and got acquainted with its history. And as an audience, I enjoyed watching the celebration of Badna Dana, Christmas Eve in the Balkans.

Here’s what the band members wrote in the book of reviews about one of their trips::

‘The tour lasted an hour and a half and was fascinating! We really liked the guide-his presentation style, informative and informative story. We are all amazed and charmed. Many thanks to everyone involved in organizing our leisure activities. Special thanks to Nikolay for his positive attitude and practical advice.’

And we also say thank you to all our partners who share their love for Montenegro with the guests of Pristanište.

з України (Київ). 28.09.23

Дякую за це диво, за теплоту та сердечний прийом! Тут душа відпочила і наповнилася вірою в доброту і мир. Дякую Алені та Андрію за те, що зустріли та допомогли. Усіх благ та процвітання!

From Ukraine (Krapivnytskyi), 10.08.2024

This is the second time our children have visited Montenegro – thank you to the Shelter for this opportunity: to see the sea and the incredible beauty of nature. During a tour of the Boko Kotor Bay, I saw the happy eyes of children.

From Ukraine, 11.07.2024

After a long ordeal on the road, we were waiting for a cozy room with all the amenities and the smell of freshly prepared food. It was an oasis in the desert. We woke up like at home. The message on your phone reads: ‘How did you sleep?’

Strangers, whom we had never met, were interested in our mood and impressions. The sun the sea and the good attitude healed us. Thank you very much. We really needed help. A new country, laws, rules – we didn’t know what to do, where to go.

But, thanks to the team of good deeds, we overcame everything.