It is still a summer house, but there is a small treasury and a spring on the premises.
A small Korean community exists on the island following the forced labour of 20th Century Japanese rule.
Originally a penal colony, the Russian outback is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the native Ainu, Nivkhs and Orok peoples, each making up the identity of Sakhalin today.
The park features athletic facilities, adventure playgrounds, a lake with small boats, a miniature railway, a zoo and a run down amusement park.
Single rooms en suite and two-room suites, wooden-style design.
View over Petropavlovsk source: Rost.