I have back problems and spent 3 weeks in sanatorium Draugiste in April-May, 2011. I stayed in Villa Vingus, which is about 300 meters from the main building. My room had a great view on the Neman river, but was very small, even by European standards. In the bathroom they had shower, toilet and bide, but no shower curtain! There was not too much variety of food, but the food was tasty and sufficient for me. The food was rather Lithuanian and Russian than international style, so prepare yourself. Few staff members speak fluent English-most of the patients are Lithuanians and Russian speakers. I had 4-5 medical procedures daily: some of staff tried very hard, some just didn't care. Main building has a small swimming pool, Turkish bath and sauna. There is not too much to do in the sanatorium after you are done with medical procedures. What really irritated me was that even though most people spoke fluent Russian, which I speak, all the advertisements and minimal entertainment they had was in Lithuanian only. The sanatorium is located in the center of Druskeninkai and there is no need for transportation, unless you are very elderly or disabled. Druskeninkai, itself is a small and quiet town 2 hours by bus from Vilnius. If you go there, visit museum of Soviet time sculptures located on the outskirts of Druskeninkai. Overall, despite quite mixed feelings about this sanatorium I still consider it a good value for the money I spent- 51 euro per day for stay, full pansion and treatment.
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