For those who love a quiet and relaxing holiday in a cozy hotel

Written: 15 july 2012
Travel time: 29 june — 6 july 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
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This is our third trip to Bulgaria. For all the time, no difficulties arose: from booking a ticket to returning to Moscow. We took off from Vnukovo by Bulgarian airlines with a slight delay, we were fed more or less, the flight went quietly and calmly. They were already waiting for us from Varna airport (ordered transfer, although if desired, it was possible to take a regular taxi), and after 20 minutes of driving around Varna, we were already at the St. Constantine and Elena resort. The resort is conditionally divided into two parts: villa and hotel. We booked an apartment in the "Greenway Club". "Greenway Club" is about 10 houses in a small area, with a swimming pool, sauna, reception, bar, bike rental, massage, etc.
Very cozy and beautiful place for a quiet family vacation. Our house was very far away and the windows overlooked a quiet park area. A two-story house, it has: a kitchen (stove, refrigerator, table, dishes, etc. ), a large living room with air conditioning, a spacious shower room / toilet with a washing machine, on the second floor there are two rooms: one with a double bed, a wardrobe and a dressing table with a fan; the second nursery with a bunk bed, a sofa, a chest of drawers and a balcony. In general, our house suited us completely. A small minus was that it was quite stuffy on the second floor, but thanks to the draft, the issue was sometimes resolved.
When leaving, we left the keys to the house at the reception of the manager herself, a very pleasant woman named Penka, or her assistant. The beach is 200 meters away, it's 5-7 minutes, half the road is in the shade. The beach itself is small, on the right is a breakwater made of concrete blocks that goes into the sea, on the left is a large hotel. The sand is clean and pleasant. As you enter the water, you have to walk carefully: there are stones overgrown with algae. Further is normal. The water is quite warm and clear, despite the often floating algae. At the bottom there are many small fish, sometimes you can find crabs. But they do not interfere with swimming, they do not create discomfort. On the contrary, it is interesting to watch them curl at their feet. There are no umbrellas, chairs and similar beach utensils (only for a fee near hotels), therefore, who needs what - everything is with you.

You can walk along the coast, bypassing various hotels and adjacent beaches, and go to the pier, which, even in almost calm weather, is washed by considerable waves. You can walk around the resort itself, along its small paths and streets, among a variety of villas and hotels. A very large shopping alley where you can buy various souvenirs, eat, exchange currency (the exchange rate is the same in almost all points). On the territory of the resort there is a small orthodox Christian monastery where you can light candles. There are also swimming pools with mineral water, and for children Luna Park.
We did not eat at any eateries, but decided to buy food on our own in the supermarket. There are several small supermarkets on the shopping alley, but the prices there are more expensive than, for example, in the Piccadilly Park supermarket in Varna. Before that, we traveled by bus. To stop "Marek" on foot about 10 minutes, buses run frequently. 5-7 minutes and we are already in a large supermarket in Piccadilly. Having bought all sorts of goodies, we return to the hotel in the same way. A ticket for one person on the bus to this stop costs 1.60 leva. Once we took a taxi to the supermarket, which turned out to be even cheaper. There are three of us, and on the bus it turns out 4.20 lev, and we managed to negotiate with a taxi driver for 4 lev. We probably went to the market every other day. The prices in it are the same as in our supermarkets like "Crossroads".
Balchik is a beautiful place in Bulgaria, and we have been there three times already, and this time we decided to visit too. We ordered a fixed-route taxi through Penka (5 leva per person), and after 20 minutes we were already in the city. We returned back by taxi for 40 lev.
On another day, we decided to go to the Stone Forest, otherwise it is called "Driven Stones". Our sweetest hostess Penka ordered a taxi, and we went to see this miracle of nature with a very pleasant driver. It is half an hour drive from the resort. The taxi driver, while we were examining the stones, collected mulberries and plums for us, showed us the spring. Back in Varna, we got into a small traffic jam, because it was already evening, but the driver managed to bypass most of the traffic jam through the streets.
In "St. Konstantin and Elena” is an Ecopark, it is located across the road that leads to Varna. Entrance fee, 2 leva adult ticket, 1 liter. to kid. The park has a lake, a stream, a rose garden. You can ride a horse or just walk in the shade of trees.

We spent a wonderful week at this resort. Didn't want to leave. Early in the morning, our hostess Penka personally delivered us to the airport, we parted as close people, she is such a sincere and wonderful woman.
The flight was not delayed. We returned already by the S7 company to Domodedovo.
We recommend this wonderful hotel to everyone who loves a quiet, relaxing holiday!
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