Valea Trandafirilor Park · Parcul Valea Trandafirilor
Three lakes and walking alleys, 1.2 km in a straight line from the centre
A walk or a run along the alleys between the three lakes
Worth it for a walk or a run close to the centre, 1.2 km away in a straight line: trails, three lakes, athletic courts and a cafe per the Google description, and in the digest of 800 reviews walking and running are the most frequent theme, with catamarans and boats on the lakes, playgrounds and rides for children. It is open 24 hours and Google marks it as wheelchair accessible, with restrooms and free parking. Know before you go: one parent flags the electric scooters racing along the alleys, dangerous for small children; snacks by the lake are reported as expensive; and away from the main alleys reviewers report poor lighting, too few bins and rubbish in the wooded part. A 4-star reviewer writes that there are a lot of loud kids. There is no website, so boat and snack prices cannot be checked.
City park on Strada Valea Trandafirilor, in the Botanica sector (postcode MD-2038, confirmed by OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding on the listing coordinates), 1.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Chisinau. The Google description sums it up as a large city park and popular running area with trails, three lakes, a cafe and athletic courts. Also per Google, it is open 24 hours every day, has restrooms and free parking, is wheelchair accessible (entrance, parking, restroom, seating), allows dogs and is marked as good for children. The digest of 800 Google reviews fills in the detail: of the 119 reviews with text from the last year, 48 talk about walking, running or cycling, 36 about the lakes, where catamarans and boats are rented, 32 about the playgrounds, 23 about the sports grounds (table tennis, basketball, football, outdoor machines) and 21 about the rides in the park, from the carousel to the small cars. The roses the park is named after do not come up as a theme of their own. In winter the lakes freeze over · two reviews describe skating and a hockey practice on the ice, and the main alleys are lit in the evening. The less comfortable part: one parent flags the electric scooters travelling fast along the alleys, dangerous for small children. Of the 16 reviews that touch cleanliness, 14 praise it, but 3 report dirty lake water, poor lighting and too few bins in the areas away from the alleys, plus rubbish in the wooded part. Snacks by the lake are described as expensive, and a 4-star reviewer writes that there are a lot of loud kids. The park has no website of its own, so boat and snack prices cannot be checked.
Digest of the reviews
What 119 reviews from the last 12 months say
Google Reviews
Based on 19,331 reviews
We read 800 Google reviews for Rose Valley Park, sorted newest first. 785 are from the last year, 119 of them with text. The bars show how many of those 119 mentioned each theme. Parks have no tick-box fields in Google’s review form, so everything here comes from what people wrote.
People come here first of all to walk
Walking and running48 of 119 40%
The greenery20 of 119 17%
What the reviews say
Of 119 reviews with text, 48 talk about walking, running or cycling · the most frequent theme, ahead of the lakes. The alleys are described as wide and well kept, and 20 reviews mention the greenery and the trees. The roses that give the park its name do not come up as a theme of their own · they appear inside the greenery, not as a reason to come.
Three lakes, catamarans and kiosks
The lakes36 of 119 30%
Catamarans and rides21 of 119 18%
Kiosks and cafes12 of 119 10%
What the reviews say
36 reviews mention the lakes, and several visitors point out there are three, not one. Catamarans and boats are rented on them, and 21 reviews describe the rides, from the carousel to the small cars. Kiosks and cafes come up 12 times, with one recurring note: the snacks by the lake are expensive. One visitor writes that swimming is banned after 8 pm.
Children have playgrounds, adults have sport
Children and the playgrounds32 of 119 27%
The sports grounds23 of 119 19%
What the reviews say
32 reviews talk about children and the playgrounds, and 23 about the sports grounds · table tennis, basketball, football, outdoor machines. It is a park where both groups have something to do at the same time, which explains how often the word „family" appears. One parent does flag the electric scooters travelling fast along the alleys, dangerous for small children.
Cleanliness gets praised, with named exceptions
Cleanliness16 of 119 13%
What the reviews say
Of the 16 reviews that touch the subject, 14 praise the cleanliness and upkeep, and several write that the park has visibly changed in recent years. The 3 complaints are specific and worth knowing: lake water described as dirty, poor lighting and too few bins in some areas, and a review from 11 months ago mentions rubbish in the wooded part. Exceptions, not the rule · but all of them concern the areas further from the alleys.
It’s interesting that there are three lakes.
Damian CojocaruPing pong courts, coffee shops, boats, sport equipment, beautiful walk alleys.
Dumitru GudimaIt’s dangerous for small children to ride electric scooters at full speed.
Denis D.There’s poor lighting and trash cans, resulting in a lot of litter.
patik sergiu
- Walking and running · the most frequent theme, 48 of the 119 reviews with text in the digest
- Three lakes, with catamarans and boats for hire · 36 reviews mention them, and two describe skating and hockey when they freeze in winter
- Sports grounds · table tennis, basketball, football and outdoor machines, in 23 reviews
- Rides for children, from the carousel to the small cars · 21 reviews, plus the playgrounds in 32
- Cleanliness and upkeep · praised by 14 of the 16 reviews that touch the subject
- Greenery and trees in 20 reviews · the main alleys are lit and one review recommends an evening walk
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“One of the most beautiful parks I have visited is the calm and the activities that can be done there. I think and see that it is very suitable for families.”
“This park has multiple lakes, it appears that in winter is quite cold and they freeze over 🥶❄️ On one of the lakes there is hockey 🏒 day time practice ( looks like leisure time)”
“Love this park for walks & running. Beautiful lakes and nice trees, especially in the fall. There’s some playgrounds and other activities for kids. You can also grab snacks and coffee and sit on one of the many benches. It’s also possible to rent boats on the lake.”
- Electric scooters at speed on the alleys · one parent flags them in the review digest as dangerous for small children
- Snacks by the lake are reported as expensive · a note that recurs in the reviews about kiosks and cafes
- Away from the main alleys: poor lighting and too few bins, with rubbish in the wooded part · 3 of the 16 reviews about cleanliness
- Lake water described as dirty in one of the reviews about cleanliness
- Noise from kids · a 4-star review says there are a lot of loud kids
- No website of its own · boat and snack prices are in no source