8/10
Overall, a very good experience. If travelling on my own, I’d probably choose this hotel again, however I was with my partner and there were a couple of things that really should be looked at to rate 5 stars.
Our room was great, with a balcony overlooking Varna’s magnificent Sea Garden park, with the Black Sea beyond, within 10 minutes walk, and the inner city behind us for all conveniences.
However, beware that the higher price rooms have thick old carpet that unfortunately smells of many celebrated nights over the hotel’s history. The lower price rooms still look good and do not have carpet. They need to replace it or remove it altogether.
Another odd thing was that to connect to the hotel wi-fi, the tv needed to be turned on and it faces directly on to the bed.
Otherwise, the room was absolutely fine.
The main restaurant was being renovated (it looks like for a long time to come), and breakfast was in the downstairs lounge bar, so perhaps this had some effect, but for a fully booked summer resort, the buffet was modest by 5 star standards, and unfortunately a little uninviting. The eggs were not turned or replaced enough. Hot stuff was nearly cold. Fruit salad seemed from a tin.
So, this place has all the elements of a 5 star resort - it’s just that many elements fall short of industry standards.
The location is absolutely unrivalled in Varna and the staff were nice 🤗
Nick
أقام 6 ليالٍ في شهر يونيو عام 2025