Магнолия в 2010 г. не фонтан!!! Magnolia in 2010 is not a fountain!!!

We rested in Magnolia 3+ in August-September 2010, the three of us (me, mother and daughter 2.5 years old). Initially, the ticket was to Magnolia Standard, but upon check-in we were given Magnolia 3+ (suite), as a large group drove into the standard and they did not want to be settled in different buildings. As our guide said. everything is the same in the standard, repair, condo, euro windows, only the rooms are much smaller (no more than 2 people + a child). Welcoming party travel agency Good Day is the best!! ! Special thanks to Slava, who patronized and supported us throughout our stay!! ! I want to say right away that I did not choose this hotel for a long time, since I have been resting in Albena for the sixth time and I know all the hotels firsthand. When we were there for the last time in 2006 in Lora 2 *, this hotel was simply the height of perfection for us, so when I was going to Albena with a child, I didn’t really think about it. To be honest, in Bulgaria I am attracted exclusively by the sea, the beach, the sun and the fact that there is practically no climatization. Each time leaving from there, the impressions and memories were only the most positive. But this time, from the very beginning, everything went wrong. . . I can’t say anything bad about the hotel, for the money that we paid for the ticket (60.000 for three for 2 weeks all inclusive), I think it’s a great option. But the staff is something! Instead of experienced staff at the reception, they put students who completely lack any concept of respect for guests. It was impossible to get an intelligible answer to absolutely any question, and in some cases they were frankly rude. On the third day of rest, my daughter caught a rotovirus infection, terrible vomiting, diarrhea, and fever began. So at the reception they didn’t even help to contact the insurance company, citing the fact that their phone is temporarily not working. Hot boiled water was impossible to interrogate after the bar in the lobby closed. When they left, we were ordered to pay the bill for the irretrievably lost sheets, which my daughter got dirty when she vomited terribly. And right away, when we gave these sheets to the maid, no one said anything and they say whether the waste products cannot be washed off with a gastric disorder. . . Nothing particularly terrible happened, of course, but all these little things left such a negative impression of the rest that I will never go there again with a child (I mean Magnolia, not Bulgaria in general). We all the time rested on the third line in Albena, but I did not take into account that getting to the sea with a child is difficult. Of course, in the morning we took a free shuttle to the sea, but since it runs only until 17-00, in the evening we didn’t have time to go back, and honestly, it’s not a fountain to climb the stairs to the third line with a child. Therefore, after a daytime sleep, we were exclusively at the pool (when the weather allowed) or walked around the territory. the pool is really cool with slides and a kids area but nothing special. No animation, with a child under 3 years old you can die of boredom. There was some kind of children's disco from 19-30 to 20-00, but it was not in Russian and my daughter was not interested (because nothing is clear). About food: of course, in comparison with 2006, the range of dishes has greatly thinned. There was everything: chicken and meat and fish, but all the time the same thing, I got tired in 2 weeks, although we didn’t go hungry. Almost all fruits are unripe and very dirty. It is strictly forbidden to eat them in a restaurant or you need to wash them in the toilet (and you can’t take them out, they look like criminals even if you have a dishonest peach in your hand). Somewhere after August 5, most of the restaurant was closed (supposedly there were few people, the closing of the season) and the assortment completely thinned out. There was nothing to eat except sausages with eggs for breakfast. French fries, for which there was a constant queue, are more like crackers "3 crusts" - and this is on the children's buffet. There was some kind of porridge, but we never ate it, since it is not made with milk and is very sweet. There was never a melon, although I myself saw how in the backyard of the restaurant they unloaded it in whole boxes. Where she ended up is not clear. In general, next year, if we go to Albena again (and there is such a possibility), then I will choose a hotel on the first line from the sea and probably not on an all-inclusive basis, but at breakfasts and dinners, so as not to waste precious time on hiking from the sea and back (you can always have a bite on the shore in any cafe). Our guide recommended us the Orlov and Kaliope hotels, Druzhba, or if it’s cheaper for anyone, Panorama and Compass on the third line (they have been working on the Ultra all-inclusive system for 2 years with the possibility of a light lunch on the beach in the Havanna bar on the sea. And in Magnolia I I will never go again, just terrible memories of today's vacation will not allow. If not for the help of Glory from Good Day, we would probably have disappeared, although, as I said, in past years, this hotel seemed wonderful to me. But as they say, everything is known in comparison. To me it seems that in Laura 2 * the attitude was much better. My advice to mothers with children is not to go on vacation to Magnolia, I don’t think that joining the European Union benefited the young generation of Bulgaria. Enjoy your holidays.