Valea Trandafirilor Park · Parcul Valea Trandafirilor
Three lakes, wide alleys and sports grounds · most people come here to walk
145 ha park + Rose Alley + lake + amusement park + jogging
The largest walking park in Chișinău, with three lakes, wide alleys, playgrounds and sports grounds. Of 119 reviews with text from the last year, 48 talk about walking or running · that is the main reason people come. Cleanliness is praised by 14 of the 16 who mention it. Watch out for electric scooters on the alleys if you come with small children.
Roses Valley Park is the second-largest public park in Chișinău - 145 ha on a former marshland valley transformed in 1968 into a Soviet recreation complex, with emphasis on roses (60+ varieties planted in 1972). Main attractions: Roses Valley Lake (15 ha, beach on north side, fishing permitted), Rose Alley (250 m of flowering balconies from May to October with miniature, climbing and hybrid varieties), amusement park (carousel, kids cars, renovated playgrounds), Pegas restaurant on a lake-view terrace, outdoor fitness, Nordic walking and jogging route (5 km), roller-skate track, street football. Lake freezes in winter for skating.
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
- The walking alleys, the number one theme in the reviews
- Three lakes, with catamarans and boats
- The children’s playgrounds
- The sports grounds · table tennis, basketball, outdoor machines
- Cleanliness, praised by 14 of the 16 reviews that mention it
- The greenery and the trees
- Rose Alley in June
- Lake with kids and pedalos
- Carousel under summer sunset
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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 travel fast along the alleys · one parent flags them as dangerous for small children
- Snacks by the lake are expensive, and the rides have no packages for children
- In the areas further from the alleys · poor lighting, few bins, rubbish in the wooded part
- Swimming in the lake is banned after 8 pm