Нормальный отдых, но могло быть и лучше OK stay but could be better

We rested together with my daughter 7 years old from July 18 to August 1. This is not the first time in Bulgaria, we used to rest in Albena.

TOUR OPERATOR
We flew from Estonia with Go Adventure. Upon arrival, we were met, placed on the bus, on the way we were given brief information about the country and other things. The road to the hotel took about 30 minutes, as our hotel was the second or third in the list. The representative took us to the reception desk, helped with accommodation. We were given an electronic key to the room, put a ribbon on our hand, and since we arrived at about 10 pm, we were fed dinner / a couple of sandwiches, a slice of cucumber, a tomato and a stone peach). The next day, another representative of the tour operator came to the hotel - a woman named Velislava, who speaks Russian quite well. We bought tickets to the water park and a jeep safari tour from her.

HOTEL

LTI Berlin Green Park 4 * - located on the second line, on a hill. The hotel is 6 floors, we had a room on the 4th floor (437) overlooking the sea and the pool.
The hotel has 2 elevators, which still somehow move in the morning. and closer to noon it is problematic to wait for it, and one of the days one of the elevators did not work at all. In the elevator, as well as in the lobby. stuffy - the air conditioner, if it is, does not cope at all. The hotel has a shop where we stocked up with water or juices daily. In general, the location of the hotel is very good and the sea is 5-7 minutes at a slow pace, and it is not so far to the beginning of the shopping arcade. There is an exchanger, the rate may be unfavorable, but at hand. There is a fitness room. but he's tiny. There are a couple of trainers. For money, you could rent clothes for washing and cleaning. There is a barber shop, but it's at the Golden Beach Hotel.

ROOM
The room is very spacious.
It contains: 2 double beds, 2 bedside tables, a TV table, a mirror, a small sofa with a small table, a mini-bar, air conditioning, TV with 4 Russian channels (ORT, RTVI, NTV-world, Nashe Kino and another music channel ), telephone, wardrobe in the wall with a paid safe (for 2 weeks we paid 55 leva). There are a lot of hangers in the closet, which is nice. There is carpet on the floor, which was vacuumed daily. The bathroom has a sink with a mirror, a toilet bowl, a shower separated by a wall, a hair dryer. There are 2 dispensers with gel and shampoo, one by the sink and bath. There are towels for the face, hands, bath and feet. Towels, according to the recommendations on the wall, should be thrown on the floor for replacement. We did not do this because they were changed every day, then every other day. The balcony has a clothes dryer, 2 armchairs and a table. Very spacious balcony. I was struck by the TV - I thought there were no such rarities in Europe) It would not have been needed, but we spent 3 days in the room almost without getting out - so we watched the news.
NUTRITION

The food is varied, but somehow everything is tasteless. And if we take into account that on the 6th day of our stay at the hotel we fell ill (the visiting doctor stated rotovirus), then I could not put food above 3 points. Hands regularly washed, but, apparently. it wasn't enough. This is not the first time in Bulgaria, there is something to compare with. Flies were flying in the dining room, cats and a dog walk near the hotel. For breakfast, everything is standard - cereal, muesli, boiled eggs. omelettes and scrambled eggs, sausages and cheeses (like there are many types, but there is nothing to choose from). There was a children's table with cereals and other things. From cereals, buckwheat and oatmeal, more or less edible. The pancakes were delicious. that are cooked right in front of you. Coffee and juices, cocoa from the machine. Juices are not at all like juices - having tried them once, they no longer risk it. The tea is ahmad, without any smell, probably the cheapest.
Lunch - dinner 2 types of soups, hot pork is more often. chicken or fish, was the liver. For garnish rice. potatoes, pasta, vegetables.
What surprised - in the children's menu of mashed powder. not potatoes. And the new potatoes are simply washed, not even peeled and cooked. In food, she is not particularly whimsical. but I was convinced that inedible dishes can be prepared from good products. German hotel. but I didn’t notice the cleanliness - the cups are chipped, the dishes are not always clean, the tablecloth on the table is not changed after the previous visitor, it’s good if the crumbs are shaken off. But the empty dishes were removed from the tables promptly. There is no queue only for breakfast, if you go to 8 o'clock. And at lunch and dinner you had to stand in line. since the food tray can only be approached from one side. The best thing is the desserts. Of the fruits there was a watermelon / not always sweet /, and the rest is all unripe - plums. peaches, apricots. There was no abundance, so the fruits were bought in stalls in the market. There is also ice cream, but it is not portioned, you need to apply it yourself. And if you consider that there are only two spoons, then there was a queue behind him.
There is also a late breakfast from 10-11, an afternoon snack from 15-17 - cookies, sandwiches. We did not notice any theme evenings, on one of Fridays, however, they changed the interior in the dining room - white and orange tablecloths. On the plus side, if people took something out of the dining room, no one made any comments, and no one counted how many pieces of watermelon and other things you put on your plate.

BAR
Bars on the territory 3. Lobby bar, fitness and beach. I can’t say anything about drinks, we drank water. and once champagne.

BEACH & POOL

We have already written a lot about the staircase that leads to the beach - it did not bother us. A minibus runs from the bus every hour from 8.30, so it was possible to ride it - it stops at the Berlin Golden Beach Hotel. Beach towels for a deposit, umbrellas and sun loungers, mattresses - free of charge. We went to the sea after 8 o'clock. so they could choose a place by the sea. The water was clean, only a couple of times algae and jellyfish swam.
. In terms of countries, the Germans predominate, as well as the Russians, the Balts. Bulgarians, Romanians, etc. The age is the most diverse, so not only pensioners. We're lucky, or it's always like that. but there were no tipsy companies and the like. The soundproofing is good, or we were lucky with the neighbors.

LEISURE IN THE HOTEL
The most memorable for the child was a mini-disco. Well done animators, almost every day from 20 to 20.30 lit with the kids. The animation team is friendly. always say hello, wish you bon appetit. invited to the evening. The mini-club worked one day, and then either they were on the street, but the room was closed, so it was not possible to paint T-shirts and figurines. There was also sports animation in the pool, I didn’t notice the rest. Is that one more time the animator threw spoons into the children's pool. and the kids got them. I would like to hope that these spoons were not used later during lunch and dinner. There are swings and a slide for children.
but there is sand. so or swim. or ride. There is a tennis table with 2 rackets and a holey ball.

LEISURE OUTSIDE THE HOTEL

We went to the water park, but after the water parks in Spain, it did not impress me, although the child had quite fun in the children's paddling pool. Due to illness, we did not get on the tour, but at least some money was returned to us. Although my aunt called for a week. We went by taxi to Varna, to the shopping center - we spent time, there was nothing special to buy there. A train goes around the city - 4 leva to the Admiral, and then you need to change to another one and pay again. And the train only goes along the promenade, it's still a walk to the hotel. There are many attractions for children. starting with trampolines and ending with a ferris wheel. There are many souvenirs in the shops. everything is beach. There are supermarkets at every step - a mini-shop in our opinion. After the poisoning, it was scary to eat in cafes, so we didn’t try anything. although touted at every turn.
People are sitting along the promenade. that offer guided tours, prices are moderate.