Dear Sirs! I would rightly give this hotel a 3-, moreover, this is not only my opinion, but the opinion of three more Russian-speaking companies vacationing with us. I'll start in order: Beach: warm sea, yellow sand, free sun loungers and umbrellas - this is undoubtedly a plus, but the lack of normal cleaning on the beach (every now, you stumble on bones from peaches and gobies), a lot of thorns that dig into the foot very painfully, rusty changing cabins and poorly working ones, the same showers, the presence of strangers (locals who got sunbeds for a fee, but always in the first two rows - this is a huge minus.
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Dear Sirs!
I would rightly give this hotel a 3-, moreover, this is not only my opinion, but the opinion of three more Russian-speaking companies vacationing with us.
I'll start in order:
Beach: warm sea, yellow sand, free sun loungers and umbrellas - this is undoubtedly a plus, but the lack of normal cleaning on the beach (every now, you stumble on bones from peaches and gobies), a lot of thorns that dig into the foot very painfully, rusty changing cabins and poorly working ones, the same showers, the presence of strangers (locals who got sunbeds for a fee, but always in the first two rows - this is a huge minus. In addition, towels are not issued on the beach. We rested together with a child, and we every day I had to carry huge trunks, and then actively dry them on the balcony.
Dining room: "all inclusive" - this, of course, pleases, but the cuisine is not varied, at the end of the rest they ate only tomatoes, I can’t say anything about alcoholic drinks: I don’t drink. "Children's menu" is one name. Maybe German children, who are the majority, are fine with french fries, sausages, sausages, pizzas and ketchup, but my three-year-old child does not eat such muck. Sometimes buckwheat milk soup helped out.
Now for the service in the dining room: the tablecloths are all stained, the waiters are dressed untidy, the dishes are washed poorly - and this is not a nitpick - I myself took a “clean glass”, with a lipstick imprint, and more than once.
Hotel and rooms: We reviewed 3 rooms with swearing. The 1st one was overlooking a sheer wall, the side was shady, everything was damp and smoky, the 2nd one was at the end of the building, from the balcony, which you could see a piece of the sea and the same sheer wall, and only the 3rd one overlooking the sea, was more or less normal. As it turned out later, they accommodate Bulgarians in these rooms “with a view”, of course, I understand all the best for myself, but it is the tourists who bring the currency to your country and the attitude towards them should be appropriate, especially since you have 4 stars.
The rooms are reminiscent of boarding houses of the 90s: old wooden furniture, shaky beds, mold in the shower and toilet with cracks. Linen and towels are torn and grey.
Even in the lobby at the reception cobweb!!!!
Where are the 4 stars here?
For such money it is better to go to Egypt. - Petersburg is cheaper there, and the service is “heaven and earth”.
I would rightly give this hotel a 3-, moreover, this is not only my opinion, but the opinion of three more Russian-speaking companies vacationing with us.
I'll start in order:
Beach: warm sea, yellow sand, free sun loungers and umbrellas - this is undoubtedly a plus, but the lack of normal cleaning on the beach (every now, you stumble on bones from peaches and gobies), a lot of thorns that dig into the foot very painfully, rusty changing cabins and poorly working ones, the same showers, the presence of strangers (locals who got sunbeds for a fee, but always in the first two rows - this is a huge minus. In addition, towels are not issued on the beach. We rested together with a child, and we every day I had to carry huge trunks, and then actively dry them on the balcony.
Dining room: "all inclusive" - this, of course, pleases, but the cuisine is not varied, at the end of the rest they ate only tomatoes, I can’t say anything about alcoholic drinks: I don’t drink. "Children's menu" is one name. Maybe German children, who are the majority, are fine with french fries, sausages, sausages, pizzas and ketchup, but my three-year-old child does not eat such muck. Sometimes buckwheat milk soup helped out.
Now for the service in the dining room: the tablecloths are all stained, the waiters are dressed untidy, the dishes are washed poorly - and this is not a nitpick - I myself took a “clean glass”, with a lipstick imprint, and more than once.
Hotel and rooms: We reviewed 3 rooms with swearing. The 1st one was overlooking a sheer wall, the side was shady, everything was damp and smoky, the 2nd one was at the end of the building, from the balcony, which you could see a piece of the sea and the same sheer wall, and only the 3rd one overlooking the sea, was more or less normal. As it turned out later, they accommodate Bulgarians in these rooms “with a view”, of course, I understand all the best for myself, but it is the tourists who bring the currency to your country and the attitude towards them should be appropriate, especially since you have 4 stars.
The rooms are reminiscent of boarding houses of the 90s: old wooden furniture, shaky beds, mold in the shower and toilet with cracks. Linen and towels are torn and grey.
Even in the lobby at the reception cobweb!!!!
Where are the 4 stars here?
For such money it is better to go to Egypt. - Petersburg is cheaper there, and the service is “heaven and earth”.
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The time was excellent, the service itself, I say BRAVO to everyone with food, we didn’t have any problems with we rested with small children 7 years old and 1 and 10 months old, we ordered them food in advance from morning to lunch and from lunch to evening, and so on, there were no problems, the chef is a pleasant person and every day the restaurant staff held presentations of Bulgarian cuisine dishes - the food was super.
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The time was excellent, the service itself, I say BRAVO to everyone with food, we didn’t have any problems with we rested with small children 7 years old and 1 and 10 months old, we ordered them food in advance from morning to lunch and from lunch to evening, and so on, there were no problems, the chef is a pleasant person and every day the restaurant staff held presentations of Bulgarian cuisine dishes - the food was super. Pools next to each other for adults and children all day at the pool there was a doctor or, as they said, a lifeguard, the water in the pool was always warm and clean, all day at the pool animators worked very nice youth held competitions both with children and adults in the morning they did water aerobics, in general, do not listen to anyone that others write ARABELLA BEACH hotel is just for families with children !!!!!!!!!!!! !
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Initially, we planned to go to another hotel, but due to the error of the meeting party, we were booked not 2 rooms, but 1, therefore, according to the rules, we must be accommodated in an equivalent hotel or better. They offered Arabella Beach 4 * and we agreed. The hotel is located on the edge of the resort, but close to the center.
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Initially, we planned to go to another hotel, but due to the error of the meeting party, we were booked not 2 rooms, but 1, therefore, according to the rules, we must be accommodated in an equivalent hotel or better. They offered Arabella Beach 4 * and we agreed. The hotel is located on the edge of the resort, but close to the center. Meals - "all inclusive". The hotel has 6 floors, 2 elevators. The numbers are not equal. We got quite decent ones, but one room on the 4th floor overlooked the road (no heavy traffic). This room had a kitchenette with utensils and a stovetop. The second room overlooking the sea on the 5th floor was without a kitchenette, so I don’t know which one is better. The renovation at the hotel was probably a long time ago, so some complained that the drawers from the bedside tables or the closet door were broken. Tile floor. For us, the proximity of the sea is more important than renovation, so that there are no problems with sunbeds and umbrellas by the sea and by the pool, and that there are no queues in the restaurant. All these priorities of ours were met and we, satisfied, proceeded to rest. The beaches in Albena are beautiful, it can't be better. The sea was calm all 2 weeks, we could not sunbathe only one day, there was no sun. The water is the cleanest, but at the end from somewhere caused large blue jellyfish, it was a little unpleasant. The restaurant is decent, the choice of dishes is large, although some said: "But in Kaliakra... " Well, they would pay for Kaliakra, there is "ultra all inclusive" and the price is appropriate. Kaliakra is the best hotel in Albena and expensive. And we were quite satisfied with Arabella, she is nearby. Animation for children by age according to the schedule, at 12 o'clock for teenagers and adults by the pool, and in the evening concerts in Kaliakra, but we did not go. preferred to take a walk after dinner. We went to Balchik and Dobrich, we do this every year, as well as to St. Constantine's shopping arcade. The downside for me was a large number of Bulgarians with small children, because they yell terribly, just like piglets, for every reason and for no reason. Many Russian-speakers, calm Scandinavians and Poles arrived at the end. We enjoyed our stay, everyone was happy. Summing up our monthly stay in Bulgaria, we concluded that the calmest was the Selena-2 hotel in Sunny Beach, the most "delicious" - Orpheus in Nessebar and the most beachy, of course, Albena.
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We, the tourists who visited Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, having read terrible reviews, went to the hotel without much hope - only for the sake of the not very hot climate in August and the sea. Believe me, the hotel corresponds to its 4 stars, even Turkish 5. The sea is nearby, there is plenty of everything (sunbeds, tables), the food is excellent, the staff is trying.
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We, the tourists who visited Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, having read terrible reviews, went to the hotel without much hope - only for the sake of the not very hot climate in August and the sea. Believe me, the hotel corresponds to its 4 stars, even Turkish 5. The sea is nearby, there is plenty of everything (sunbeds, tables), the food is excellent, the staff is trying. It's just a shame how people can write such horrors about this cozy hotel!! !
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We rested in Albena at the Arabela Beach Hotel in July 2008 (tour operator "Orient"). We arrived in Varna at 10. We were at the hotel at about 11 o'clock. Check-in to the room is made after 14 o'clock. They provided luggage space. The orientation of the rooms in the hotel and the sea and the park ("Orient" did not specify in advance, the price is the same).
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We rested in Albena at the Arabela Beach Hotel in July 2008 (tour operator "Orient"). We arrived in Varna at 10. We were at the hotel at about 11 o'clock. Check-in to the room is made after 14 o'clock. They provided luggage space. The orientation of the rooms in the hotel and the sea and the park ("Orient" did not specify in advance, the price is the same). On the second floor there are three small rooms without a balcony. Three of us (2 adults + 1 child 10 years old) were placed in one of these rooms. After a little indignation, they promised to relocate as soon as there were free rooms. (The room was booked at Orient in May). A day later they moved to the fifth floor. Normal, standard room with a nice view. This view also included the Arabela bar, which does not belong to the hotel. The bar did not spoil the view. But on weekends, obviously, the Bulgarians rested there (there are enough of them, like the Romanians in the resort; there are few Germans, unlike the "Sunny Day", there are Scandinavians). So we somehow listened to the rhythms of the Bulgarian stage until one in the morning. Tired. Closed windows did not help, while the room became stuffy, and the old-style air conditioner was noisy. Went down to reception. The nice young man explained that the bar should shut up after 24.00, but it doesn't shut up and that a little later he will call the police, usually this helps every three or four times. Really helped. After 3:00 the music stopped. During this time, all the neighbors went to the reception. The hotel is designed for families with children, so everyone has the same problems.
There are no beach towels in the hotel (We didn’t encounter this before, I had to buy it). There are two towels per person in the room. They change every other day, if you remind, but they forget. The balcony was never cleaned. The floor in the room is uncoated tiles, it is cool for a child to be barefoot.
The food is very, very good. There is a children's table. But coffee only from the machine. Normal on the nearby beach at the bar.
The beach is clean enough, cleaned every morning (tractor "Belarus"), but cigarette butts come across. The sea is shallow - it is convenient for children. On the weekends, people increase significantly. By the Bulgarians. The hotel staff speaks Russian, but not all. There is English, German.
The territory of the Albena resort is green, many flowers, diverse vegetation, it is interesting to walk. Clean only on the tracks a little to the side - garbage. Trains travel around the resort (price 2.5 levs) very conveniently, you can use a horse-drawn carriage, bicycles, etc. There are tennis courts.
Children's entertainment is like everywhere else: trampolines, carousels, mini golf, etc. There is no animation at the hotel, it seems that it has its own playground too (my child was not very interested in this), but there are computer games.
This year Orient's departure was organized very "successfully" with "TRANSAERO". When we flew to Bulgaria, we spent an hour on the plane at Sheremetyevo. The return journey exceeded all expectations. Instead of a paid day, a not quite edible dry ration for breakfast (thanks to Orient), and departure from the hotel at 6.30. Two hours before registration. All were registered. Boeing aircraft. There are 400 people. Most of the children are from holiday camps. Then they announced that the flight was delayed for technical reasons. Departure at 9.20, departed at 16.50. Well, the weather was cool that day. Lucky.
There are no beach towels in the hotel (We didn’t encounter this before, I had to buy it). There are two towels per person in the room. They change every other day, if you remind, but they forget. The balcony was never cleaned. The floor in the room is uncoated tiles, it is cool for a child to be barefoot.
The food is very, very good. There is a children's table. But coffee only from the machine. Normal on the nearby beach at the bar.
The beach is clean enough, cleaned every morning (tractor "Belarus"), but cigarette butts come across. The sea is shallow - it is convenient for children. On the weekends, people increase significantly. By the Bulgarians. The hotel staff speaks Russian, but not all. There is English, German.
The territory of the Albena resort is green, many flowers, diverse vegetation, it is interesting to walk. Clean only on the tracks a little to the side - garbage. Trains travel around the resort (price 2.5 levs) very conveniently, you can use a horse-drawn carriage, bicycles, etc. There are tennis courts.
Children's entertainment is like everywhere else: trampolines, carousels, mini golf, etc. There is no animation at the hotel, it seems that it has its own playground too (my child was not very interested in this), but there are computer games.
This year Orient's departure was organized very "successfully" with "TRANSAERO". When we flew to Bulgaria, we spent an hour on the plane at Sheremetyevo. The return journey exceeded all expectations. Instead of a paid day, a not quite edible dry ration for breakfast (thanks to Orient), and departure from the hotel at 6.30. Two hours before registration. All were registered. Boeing aircraft. There are 400 people. Most of the children are from holiday camps. Then they announced that the flight was delayed for technical reasons. Departure at 9.20, departed at 16.50. Well, the weather was cool that day. Lucky.
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Before each trip, voluntarily or not, I look through the reviews, and every time I catch myself thinking: “So someone needs this”; and finally, this year decided to contribute. Last year 2008 the choice was made by my friend and we, knowing this hotel, had nothing against it, although one could argue for the price.
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Before each trip, voluntarily or not, I look through the reviews, and every time I catch myself thinking: “So someone needs this”; and finally, this year decided to contribute. Last year 2008 the choice was made by my friend and we, knowing this hotel, had nothing against it, although one could argue for the price. We are talking about the Arabella Beach Hotel in Albena. It works on an all-inclusive basis, located at the beginning of the complex next to Kaliakra. They settled us right away, the room turned out to be with a mini-kitchen, which did not suit us, since the space was “stealed” and with the all-inclusive system - the kitchen was superfluous. This didn’t particularly bother me, since the rooms are large, but my friend was not happy (their room went out to a mini, but the road was smoky) after calling the company in Minsk, everything was resolved perfectly and the next day we had a magnificent view of the sea and pool. The room is not small and the extra bed is not a chair, but a sofa. On the 2nd floor of the nomar with huge balconies-terraces, the rooms are completely renovated in modern style with wenge-colored furniture and already built-in air conditioning above the door.
Cleaning and change of linen in accordance with the specified - 1 time in 3 days, towels more often. Of the minuses of the room, I would note the air conditioner above the sofa, as the hotel has been reconstructed and does not have a general air conditioning system. The corridors are stuffy and the elevator is old - a long wait, hot, etc. Meals 3 times buffet; by the pool from 11 to 17.00 snacks, ice cream. Personally, this did not arouse interest in me, after a full breakfast, etc. The children looked at more varied snacks at neighboring Kaliakra (more precisely, the presence of pizza there) and, changing bracelets, ran for pizza. Breakfast - as usual in Bulgaria - eggs in any form, muesli, salads, sausages and ham, cheese and cheese, some baked goods, casserole, porridge and desserts. Tea bags are very good, including herbal tea, coffee from an espresso machine, and boiled. Fruits 3-4 species. Dried fruits - figs, dried apricots, nuts. Lunch is always a choice of 3-4 first and second hot courses, there is a dish from the chef, for example, baked suckling pig, there was always something from Bulgarian dishes. I must say that the meat is natural, the fish in general is rarely good in Bulgaria, but it was here. Separately, a table for the children's kitchen, especially I did not analyze it, the children are Germans, and many of ours preferred french fries or potato figurines. There is not bad wine in the barrel, Bulgarian champagne, strong - more than one kind of brandy, brandy, gin, mastic, etc. , also juices from packages are natural, not to mention yupi.
Very positive for Bulgaria is the sun loungers and umbrellas fixed on the beach. Since we came to the beach at 9, we always occupied our favorite seats on the front row. The sea is warm, without algae and jellyfish, a smooth entrance, not deep. The sand on the beach was sifted and leveled daily.
The pool at Kaliakra was next to ours, the animation at the pool is general - it is 2 times a day for 1-1.5 hours, something like aerobics for adults and games with children. But older children also played in water like water polo, etc. The water is constantly filtered, which does not require a huge amount of bleach, etc. In the evening, animation is on the territory of Kaliakra. I must say, despite the 2nd new building built nearby near Kaliakra and the ultra all inclusive system, and richer food, I would not want to relax there because of the huge number of people, constant queues both at the pool bar and at restaurant, and a shortage of sun loungers on the beach. Albena firmly holds its position, it is the oldest resort and is practically not being built, each hotel is an integral part of the entire resort and does not try to outdo or lure anyone with low prices. Albena is located next to the reserve, has practically no shops, few discos. Wonderful climate, lots of greenery, probably the widest beach strip in Bulgaria. Chosen by the Germans, Scandinavians. In Albena, restaurants and cafes have rather high prices and it is still advisable to go there on a full board basis. About 5-7 years ago there was one of the best youth discos, not for youngsters, but for real student European youth, but last year I was not interested in this issue and I don’t know how things are today. You can walk along the sea for a long time without any stones and breakwaters. So we walked to Kranevo - 1-2 km, where, by the way, there is a “core warehouse”, where it is very profitable to stock up on normal alcoholic drinks for souvenirs, etc.
I liked the rest, teenage children met in the pool (it is clear that the main sea), children can be let go for walks, the resort area is guarded and calm, wonderful evening walks along the sea are convenient, and not only along the street of masters, not intrusive service, good food , proximity to the sea.
Cleaning and change of linen in accordance with the specified - 1 time in 3 days, towels more often. Of the minuses of the room, I would note the air conditioner above the sofa, as the hotel has been reconstructed and does not have a general air conditioning system. The corridors are stuffy and the elevator is old - a long wait, hot, etc. Meals 3 times buffet; by the pool from 11 to 17.00 snacks, ice cream. Personally, this did not arouse interest in me, after a full breakfast, etc. The children looked at more varied snacks at neighboring Kaliakra (more precisely, the presence of pizza there) and, changing bracelets, ran for pizza. Breakfast - as usual in Bulgaria - eggs in any form, muesli, salads, sausages and ham, cheese and cheese, some baked goods, casserole, porridge and desserts. Tea bags are very good, including herbal tea, coffee from an espresso machine, and boiled. Fruits 3-4 species. Dried fruits - figs, dried apricots, nuts. Lunch is always a choice of 3-4 first and second hot courses, there is a dish from the chef, for example, baked suckling pig, there was always something from Bulgarian dishes. I must say that the meat is natural, the fish in general is rarely good in Bulgaria, but it was here. Separately, a table for the children's kitchen, especially I did not analyze it, the children are Germans, and many of ours preferred french fries or potato figurines. There is not bad wine in the barrel, Bulgarian champagne, strong - more than one kind of brandy, brandy, gin, mastic, etc. , also juices from packages are natural, not to mention yupi.
Very positive for Bulgaria is the sun loungers and umbrellas fixed on the beach. Since we came to the beach at 9, we always occupied our favorite seats on the front row. The sea is warm, without algae and jellyfish, a smooth entrance, not deep. The sand on the beach was sifted and leveled daily.
The pool at Kaliakra was next to ours, the animation at the pool is general - it is 2 times a day for 1-1.5 hours, something like aerobics for adults and games with children. But older children also played in water like water polo, etc. The water is constantly filtered, which does not require a huge amount of bleach, etc. In the evening, animation is on the territory of Kaliakra. I must say, despite the 2nd new building built nearby near Kaliakra and the ultra all inclusive system, and richer food, I would not want to relax there because of the huge number of people, constant queues both at the pool bar and at restaurant, and a shortage of sun loungers on the beach. Albena firmly holds its position, it is the oldest resort and is practically not being built, each hotel is an integral part of the entire resort and does not try to outdo or lure anyone with low prices. Albena is located next to the reserve, has practically no shops, few discos. Wonderful climate, lots of greenery, probably the widest beach strip in Bulgaria. Chosen by the Germans, Scandinavians. In Albena, restaurants and cafes have rather high prices and it is still advisable to go there on a full board basis. About 5-7 years ago there was one of the best youth discos, not for youngsters, but for real student European youth, but last year I was not interested in this issue and I don’t know how things are today. You can walk along the sea for a long time without any stones and breakwaters. So we walked to Kranevo - 1-2 km, where, by the way, there is a “core warehouse”, where it is very profitable to stock up on normal alcoholic drinks for souvenirs, etc.
I liked the rest, teenage children met in the pool (it is clear that the main sea), children can be let go for walks, the resort area is guarded and calm, wonderful evening walks along the sea are convenient, and not only along the street of masters, not intrusive service, good food , proximity to the sea.
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Whoever dreams of getting into the Arabela Beach Hotel (Albena resort) in the near future, let him "shave", because the hotel has been resold more than once. And all your "prepaid reservations" and "check-in voucher" are empty pieces of paper. You will come with them to the resort, and under the threat of reprisals from the police, you will be shoved into the new Flamingo Hotel on the 2nd line (Arablela is on the first line and All meals) with All meals in a neighboring hotel or they will provide you with a three-ruble note without air conditioning.
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Whoever dreams of getting into the Arabela Beach Hotel (Albena resort) in the near future, let him "shave", because the hotel has been resold more than once. And all your "prepaid reservations" and "check-in voucher" are empty pieces of paper. You will come with them to the resort, and under the threat of reprisals from the police, you will be shoved into the new Flamingo Hotel on the 2nd line (Arablela is on the first line and All meals) with All meals in a neighboring hotel or they will provide you with a three-ruble note without air conditioning. Of course, those who travel alone may not be very upset, but those who are going with children - RUN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE FROM ALBENA RESORT. Perhaps our tour operators are not to blame for the fact that their resort "threw" - they took the money, but the hotel did not provide it, but this does not make it any easier for us. Right?
P. S. By the way, I am now trying to solve the problem of my tourists, so for now I won’t name the tour operator (through which I sent the tourists), but if in a couple of days everything remains the same, I’ll tell you in “colors” how everything happens.
P. S. By the way, I am now trying to solve the problem of my tourists, so for now I won’t name the tour operator (through which I sent the tourists), but if in a couple of days everything remains the same, I’ll tell you in “colors” how everything happens.
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