We rested for 5 nights with our 8 year old grandson. Food - excellent. The water park is excellent. Room 429 itself is wonderful: corner and large, with a view of the sea and the toboggans. Wi fi in room 429 is a little weaker than at the reception, but tolerable. The water park itself is located on 3 levels and it is the same with Prestije Aquaparc de Lux (pictured).
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We rested for 5 nights with our 8 year old grandson. Food - excellent. The water park is excellent. Room 429 itself is wonderful: corner and large, with a view of the sea and the toboggans. Wi fi in room 429 is a little weaker than at the reception, but tolerable. The water park itself is located on 3 levels and it is the same with Prestije Aquaparc de Lux (pictured). To the sea about 5 minutes. Disadvantage: there is no time to go to the sea.
I recommend the hotel.
I recommend the hotel.
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I had requirements to have a water park, and so in general I was surprised by the reviews, that there was a high rating, the price did not bite. I liked the good hotel, the main thing that my children liked. In general, the hotel itself is a small area, I liked that there was a sauna, a swimming pool in the room and very memorable room where we lived.
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I had requirements to have a water park, and so in general I was surprised by the reviews, that there was a high rating, the price did not bite.
I liked the good hotel, the main thing that my children liked. In general, the hotel itself is a small area, I liked that there was a sauna, a swimming pool in the room and very memorable room where we lived. Very cool, we had two adults and two children, it was quite large, the room could accommodate everyone. The food is good, better than in Egypt. There was food for children. It is better to come to this hotel with your family. In my opinion, this is a family hotel, not for young people.
I liked the good hotel, the main thing that my children liked. In general, the hotel itself is a small area, I liked that there was a sauna, a swimming pool in the room and very memorable room where we lived. Very cool, we had two adults and two children, it was quite large, the room could accommodate everyone. The food is good, better than in Egypt. There was food for children. It is better to come to this hotel with your family. In my opinion, this is a family hotel, not for young people.
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The review will be long, because before leaving we read reviews on various sites, including negative ones, but we did not notice 80% of the negative points in the hotel, which were written in reviews on various sites! Those people either lie halfway, or they have too high demands... In general, whoever is really interested will read it, will not be too lazy.
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The review will be long, because before leaving we read reviews on various sites, including negative ones, but we did not notice 80% of the negative points in the hotel, which were written in reviews on various sites! Those people either lie halfway, or they have too high demands... In general, whoever is really interested will read it, will not be too lazy.
I traveled with my husband and daughter at the age of 3 years and 9 months from 10 to 19 September 2018.
ACCOMMODATION: To begin with, we bought the tour without a tour operator, and we ourselves booked a hotel on Ostrovka (it was 20-30 percent cheaper there than at Booking), we ourselves bought tickets for the Pobeda airline, travel insurance, visas through an agency . The choice fell on Bulgaria, since we were in all other budget countries, and besides, this year Greece and Bulgaria were cheap destinations from Moscow, but we need to go to Greece to take prints to Moscow, and we were too lazy, so we stopped at Bulgaria. It was more expensive to buy through tour operators, so we booked everything ourselves.
At the airport, we were met for free by a representative from the hotel with a sign (transfer from the airport is free, but you have to get back yourself), got into a minivan and quickly drove to Golden Sands for free, the driver spoke excellent Russian and told us the sights of Varna. We arrived around 2:15 pm and were seated immediately. The room was just super, with a sea view! Not two-room, but large, like a studio apartment (it was twice the size of the garden view rooms, and the garden view rooms are worse renovated). The furniture is absolutely normal, only the beds are separate and the sheets are too small for them. Someone wrote that dirty laundry is not true! Linen was clean, towels too! Pillows are small but comfortable, duvets are also light and warm. For a child, a folding sofa, quite comfortable. TV flat, Russian channels 3 or more. The kitchen has an electric kettle, glasses and mugs, but we didn't use it. There is also a refrigerator, and it is free, a safe is also free. Plumbing is new, there is a hair dryer. Cleaning every day, wet or not - I don't know. But the beds were made. Towels were changed (for this you need to throw them on the floor). Linen was changed once per vacation, the child was changed more often - when we ask. We could also easily change it - just ask the cleaning lady, well, or throw the sheet on the floor. The cleaners are very nice and polite. Made figurines from towels for my daughter. Towels are all with an embroidered logo. In the bath soap, gels, shampoos, balm, shower cap, ear sticks. In the closet there is a spoon for shoes, thread with a needle, a sponge for shoes. All this with a logo. Someone wrote that the tiles on the floor/walls of the bath are cheap, industrial - well, I don't know, in my opinion the tiles are normal. . . The balcony is very large, the view is beautiful. Panoramic window to the floor. In the evening, the music in the hotel is not until late, the animation also ends early, there is no noise from the promenade, so there was no noise in the rooms (which we read about in other reviews) !! ! Plastic windows do the job well! Once, only one company in the bar listened to their music, danced, but they did not cause us any inconvenience, and they did not have much fun. I also read that the rooms are cardboard and you can hear the neighbors - this is not true! Here's my word of honor - neither the neighbors from below, nor from above, nor from the sides could be heard! Only in the morning you can hear people walking down the corridor through the door, but that didn't bother us either. By the way - it was the end of the season, but the hotel was packed! Despite the fact that many neighboring hotels were already either closed or sparsely populated. The only thing that upset us was that due to the end of the season, there was only one children's animator left, and she spoke exclusively in English. (I'm attaching a photo of the room, I apologize for the mess). There is a clothes dryer on the balcony. There is air conditioning in the room, but we didn't use it. And, not least, WIFI is free throughout the territory! The room catches too well, watched u-tube on the phone without any problems.
WEATHER, SEA and BEACH: Until September 10, the tours were very expensive, so we had to go on the 10th. The weather for the first few days was cloudy but warm. The sea seemed to us warm for the entire period of rest (24-25 degrees), this is probably because the water temperature was the same as the air temperature, and sometimes even higher than the air. It rained once, but at the time when the child was sleeping and we were in the room, it also quickly ended. In the morning we went to the sea until lunch, and during the day we sunbathed by the pool, there were enough sunbeds (by the way, they are normal and comfortable), but it was autumn, so at 5 pm the sun was hiding behind the hotel. The first days there were no waves - the water was perfectly clear, like in Montenegro! Then there were waves, and one day there was even a storm, so we just stood in the water. When the waves, the water changes color, becomes turquoise (my mother was in Golden Sands in June, their water was already azure, I am attaching a photo. We didn’t have such a saturated color anymore, the water was just a beautiful mint shade after the storm). I recommend a beach place - go to the beach where the main entrance is, at the Ferris Wheel, go along the sand a little to the right, to the German bar (Keningbier or something, I forgot the name), and near it turn to the sea and lie down on a free strip along the sea. This place is convenient with children, there are no stones, the entry is gentle, not deep right away, a child with a circle or in a vest can easily splash there alone. There are small pebbles and shells at the entrance to the sea, but special shoes are not needed. A couple of times there were blue jellyfish and once a "wire" (read about them on the internet). Rescuers, by the way, were in their places (and even then not on the tower) only in a storm. The beaches are quite clean, certainly not comparable with our Krasnodar Territory, and the sea, in my opinion, is much cleaner in Bulgaria. Once we walked with my daughter (1.5-2 km) to the beach of the Riviera Hotel. It's a bit far to go, and 500 meters on the sand. The sea is cleaner there. Some kind of pipe flows into the sea and everyone is sitting there, like a source of some kind. The hotel does not look 5 * at all, and the beach is dirtier there, but there is plenty of space, lie where you want. Sunset is not for children - I stepped over the reclaimed step near the shore, and the depth immediately up to the neck... By the way, beach towels at the hotel are free of charge, you can go to the sea with them.
ANIMATION: Animation every day except Monday. During the day I didn’t notice the animation, well, this is probably due to the end of the season. The children's club (room) (I don't attach the photo, it's on the camera) is small, but they mostly worked outside by the pool, set tables and chairs, drew with paints, pencils, felt-tip pens. Every day there is some theme in the kids club - either cooking day or Indian day, but I don’t know how it manifested itself, because. we visited the kids club only twice for half an hour in the evening, my daughter simply painted. In the evening there is a mini disco for children. Adult animation in the evenings, at the exit from the hotel to the pool, we liked it, different every day, mostly dance groups, once there was a magician, as well as watching a movie in the fresh air. Well, in general, not Turkey / Egypt / Tunisia, but everyone liked it. The staff at the hotel is friendly, and in general, people in Bulgaria are also friendly. There are a lot of foreigners both in the hotel and in Golden Sands. Russians are either few or none at all. Russian speakers are Ukrainians, Moldovans, Belarusians. And also full of Romanians, Poles, Germans, Belgians, British (yes, in short, the entire European Union from Scandinavia and the Baltic states to the southern countries). This is a family hotel with lots of kids. The guests are mostly couples with children and the elderly. And in general, there are few young people in Golden Sands, it is rather a family resort. Although there are plenty of entertainment, bars, clubs on the promenade.
FOOD: We liked everything. Breakfasts are monotonous, but this is the case everywhere, since people around the world do not have very varied breakfast food. And for lunch and dinner, the menu is about the same, but cooked differently. A lot of salads (only some sour dressings), a lot of vegetables, various cuts of sausages (sausages are delicious, not like in Arab countries), cheeses (delicious), olives, salted fish and more. A lot of meat dishes, the meat is soft, literally melts. It happened, of course, that the dishes did not work out for them, but this is rare. Chicken, fish. Once there was even a seafood dish, there were tiny octopuses, mussels, squids. Twice they served a whole lamb, the cook poured it into the plates. There were rolls. Chicken, vegetable, meat soups, not grated, but quite tasty and similar to homemade; I never ate soups in hotels, but in Bulgaria I ate them with pleasure. For breakfast pancakes (which can be smeared with delicious nutella) and scrambled eggs, standing in line is quite a bit. A LOT of different fruits. Yoghurts. Compotes with lots of berries. Juices are similar to yupis, but quite normal. A large abundance of coffee machines with various coffee and cocoa, which made me very, very happy. A lot of sweets, but for me they were cloying, so I ate only a few of them. For breakfast, by the way, very tasty buns. Lots of different breads, there is a toaster. The beer is ok but non-alcoholic. I didn’t drink cocktails, I didn’t try wine either. There are devices with the type of "frozen" juice, pink is very tasty. There are always different cookies in the lobby - you go to the room, grab a cookie and pour some coffee)) In the afternoon there is always something to eat by the pool - french fries, natural chips, pizza, grilled sausages, vegetables, burgers, boiled corn, nuggets. There is a children's menu, but it's basically the same as for adults. Kashi were. Lots of different breakfast cereals with milk. There were musicians in the restaurant once for dinner, great. There was enough space for everyone. Sometimes we ate at the outdoor bar. The waiters speak Russian, they seem to be from Ukraine. I didn't see any dirty dishes! And the waiters tried to clean the tables after the departed guests quickly, but the hotel is packed, so not everything is as fast as the visitors want, but still the waiters tried and were very friendly. When the restaurant was closing, it was clear from the street windows that they cleaned it thoroughly, they even washed leather and suede sofas with special means. Once we went to a restaurant a la carte for free, you need to sign up with the manager in the hotel lobby. Every day a huge amount of ice cream, my daughter was delighted, and we, adults, too. Take as much as you want. By the way, we calmly took food from the restaurant to the rooms, and no one forbade us to take it out, although the sign says that this is prohibited. In principle, in the hotel and about smoking everywhere there are signs that it is impossible, but everyone smokes.
EXCURSIONS: We did not go anywhere, because in June my mother went to Balchik, to Kaliakra, to Driven Stones, so I saw everything in her photo. And we did not go to the southern resorts because of the child. We went for a walk in Varna. The free shuttle from the hotel to the shopping center in Varna no longer ran, the end of the season, so we went ourselves. Climb up along the road for 600-700 meters and there will be a Travel stop, take the 409 bus there, it runs every 15 minutes, it costs 3 leva per adult (free for children), a suitcase costs 1 lev. It goes through the whole Varna, so you can go anywhere for a walk. The same bus goes to the airport, so it is very convenient there with transport, there is even a bus website where you can see the schedule, numbers, routes and more. When we arrived at the stop, the bus left, but we were lucky - some uncle drove up (by the way, he also has an excellent knowledge of the Russian language. In Bulgaria, many speak Russian and understand it) in a minibus and took everyone for the same 3 left (free for children) to the city center, without stopping))) We went out at the Cathedral, there was some kind of holiday, so there were a lot of priests in expensive cars, and there was a service in the Cathedral, they sing beautifully, a lot of people, the cathedral is very beautiful inside. Then from the cathedral we went along the pedestrian street and reached the Seaside Park. It is very large, we passed only 1/4 of it, my daughter was naughty, so we did not reach the zoo. (By the way, Varna still has a planetarium, a dolphinarium, an aquarium and many museums), the hotel gives a free map. We got to the children's section of the park, where you can ride a catamaran and a bunch of rides. There was some kind of holiday, various children's groups performed on the stage. From there, it was a stone's throw to the bus stop, where we boarded the 409 and returned to the hotel for dinner. We liked Varna.
We left the hotel in the morning, our flight was at 11:45. We had breakfast, took some with us and went to the bus stop. We got on the 409 and drove to the airport itself (the journey took an hour, because there were a few traffic jams).
If you have any questions - you can ask. It was evident from the faces of those around that people were satisfied with the hotel. In addition, it was packed, and this is at the end of the season, I think this is still an indicator that the price-quality ratio of the hotel is ideal. (Of course, taking into account the fact that the ruble does not cost anything at all and has fallen by half, so the prices for holidays abroad are now insane and do not correspond to the real price, but there's nothing to be done about it....Economy (((
Our family (and everyone who saw our photos and videos) liked the rest in this hotel and in Golden Sands! And, believe me, this is not advertising, but honest impressions and feedback. Honestly, I don’t recommend a vacation in our south to you, neither in terms of service, nor in terms of the quality of hotels, food, sea... Many consider Bulgaria to be a scoop, I don’t know....apparently, they were unlucky with hotels. We did not notice any owl in Bulgaria. Here is our south - this is a scoop. And I always considered the Black Sea terrible, dirty, justifying its name, but in the Golden Sands the sea is not at all like the Black Sea, it is beautiful in color and quite clean, and when there are no waves, it is generally transparent.
I traveled with my husband and daughter at the age of 3 years and 9 months from 10 to 19 September 2018.
ACCOMMODATION: To begin with, we bought the tour without a tour operator, and we ourselves booked a hotel on Ostrovka (it was 20-30 percent cheaper there than at Booking), we ourselves bought tickets for the Pobeda airline, travel insurance, visas through an agency . The choice fell on Bulgaria, since we were in all other budget countries, and besides, this year Greece and Bulgaria were cheap destinations from Moscow, but we need to go to Greece to take prints to Moscow, and we were too lazy, so we stopped at Bulgaria. It was more expensive to buy through tour operators, so we booked everything ourselves.
At the airport, we were met for free by a representative from the hotel with a sign (transfer from the airport is free, but you have to get back yourself), got into a minivan and quickly drove to Golden Sands for free, the driver spoke excellent Russian and told us the sights of Varna. We arrived around 2:15 pm and were seated immediately. The room was just super, with a sea view! Not two-room, but large, like a studio apartment (it was twice the size of the garden view rooms, and the garden view rooms are worse renovated). The furniture is absolutely normal, only the beds are separate and the sheets are too small for them. Someone wrote that dirty laundry is not true! Linen was clean, towels too! Pillows are small but comfortable, duvets are also light and warm. For a child, a folding sofa, quite comfortable. TV flat, Russian channels 3 or more. The kitchen has an electric kettle, glasses and mugs, but we didn't use it. There is also a refrigerator, and it is free, a safe is also free. Plumbing is new, there is a hair dryer. Cleaning every day, wet or not - I don't know. But the beds were made. Towels were changed (for this you need to throw them on the floor). Linen was changed once per vacation, the child was changed more often - when we ask. We could also easily change it - just ask the cleaning lady, well, or throw the sheet on the floor. The cleaners are very nice and polite. Made figurines from towels for my daughter. Towels are all with an embroidered logo. In the bath soap, gels, shampoos, balm, shower cap, ear sticks. In the closet there is a spoon for shoes, thread with a needle, a sponge for shoes. All this with a logo. Someone wrote that the tiles on the floor/walls of the bath are cheap, industrial - well, I don't know, in my opinion the tiles are normal. . . The balcony is very large, the view is beautiful. Panoramic window to the floor. In the evening, the music in the hotel is not until late, the animation also ends early, there is no noise from the promenade, so there was no noise in the rooms (which we read about in other reviews) !! ! Plastic windows do the job well! Once, only one company in the bar listened to their music, danced, but they did not cause us any inconvenience, and they did not have much fun. I also read that the rooms are cardboard and you can hear the neighbors - this is not true! Here's my word of honor - neither the neighbors from below, nor from above, nor from the sides could be heard! Only in the morning you can hear people walking down the corridor through the door, but that didn't bother us either. By the way - it was the end of the season, but the hotel was packed! Despite the fact that many neighboring hotels were already either closed or sparsely populated. The only thing that upset us was that due to the end of the season, there was only one children's animator left, and she spoke exclusively in English. (I'm attaching a photo of the room, I apologize for the mess). There is a clothes dryer on the balcony. There is air conditioning in the room, but we didn't use it. And, not least, WIFI is free throughout the territory! The room catches too well, watched u-tube on the phone without any problems.
WEATHER, SEA and BEACH: Until September 10, the tours were very expensive, so we had to go on the 10th. The weather for the first few days was cloudy but warm. The sea seemed to us warm for the entire period of rest (24-25 degrees), this is probably because the water temperature was the same as the air temperature, and sometimes even higher than the air. It rained once, but at the time when the child was sleeping and we were in the room, it also quickly ended. In the morning we went to the sea until lunch, and during the day we sunbathed by the pool, there were enough sunbeds (by the way, they are normal and comfortable), but it was autumn, so at 5 pm the sun was hiding behind the hotel. The first days there were no waves - the water was perfectly clear, like in Montenegro! Then there were waves, and one day there was even a storm, so we just stood in the water. When the waves, the water changes color, becomes turquoise (my mother was in Golden Sands in June, their water was already azure, I am attaching a photo. We didn’t have such a saturated color anymore, the water was just a beautiful mint shade after the storm). I recommend a beach place - go to the beach where the main entrance is, at the Ferris Wheel, go along the sand a little to the right, to the German bar (Keningbier or something, I forgot the name), and near it turn to the sea and lie down on a free strip along the sea. This place is convenient with children, there are no stones, the entry is gentle, not deep right away, a child with a circle or in a vest can easily splash there alone. There are small pebbles and shells at the entrance to the sea, but special shoes are not needed. A couple of times there were blue jellyfish and once a "wire" (read about them on the internet). Rescuers, by the way, were in their places (and even then not on the tower) only in a storm. The beaches are quite clean, certainly not comparable with our Krasnodar Territory, and the sea, in my opinion, is much cleaner in Bulgaria. Once we walked with my daughter (1.5-2 km) to the beach of the Riviera Hotel. It's a bit far to go, and 500 meters on the sand. The sea is cleaner there. Some kind of pipe flows into the sea and everyone is sitting there, like a source of some kind. The hotel does not look 5 * at all, and the beach is dirtier there, but there is plenty of space, lie where you want. Sunset is not for children - I stepped over the reclaimed step near the shore, and the depth immediately up to the neck... By the way, beach towels at the hotel are free of charge, you can go to the sea with them.
ANIMATION: Animation every day except Monday. During the day I didn’t notice the animation, well, this is probably due to the end of the season. The children's club (room) (I don't attach the photo, it's on the camera) is small, but they mostly worked outside by the pool, set tables and chairs, drew with paints, pencils, felt-tip pens. Every day there is some theme in the kids club - either cooking day or Indian day, but I don’t know how it manifested itself, because. we visited the kids club only twice for half an hour in the evening, my daughter simply painted. In the evening there is a mini disco for children. Adult animation in the evenings, at the exit from the hotel to the pool, we liked it, different every day, mostly dance groups, once there was a magician, as well as watching a movie in the fresh air. Well, in general, not Turkey / Egypt / Tunisia, but everyone liked it. The staff at the hotel is friendly, and in general, people in Bulgaria are also friendly. There are a lot of foreigners both in the hotel and in Golden Sands. Russians are either few or none at all. Russian speakers are Ukrainians, Moldovans, Belarusians. And also full of Romanians, Poles, Germans, Belgians, British (yes, in short, the entire European Union from Scandinavia and the Baltic states to the southern countries). This is a family hotel with lots of kids. The guests are mostly couples with children and the elderly. And in general, there are few young people in Golden Sands, it is rather a family resort. Although there are plenty of entertainment, bars, clubs on the promenade.
FOOD: We liked everything. Breakfasts are monotonous, but this is the case everywhere, since people around the world do not have very varied breakfast food. And for lunch and dinner, the menu is about the same, but cooked differently. A lot of salads (only some sour dressings), a lot of vegetables, various cuts of sausages (sausages are delicious, not like in Arab countries), cheeses (delicious), olives, salted fish and more. A lot of meat dishes, the meat is soft, literally melts. It happened, of course, that the dishes did not work out for them, but this is rare. Chicken, fish. Once there was even a seafood dish, there were tiny octopuses, mussels, squids. Twice they served a whole lamb, the cook poured it into the plates. There were rolls. Chicken, vegetable, meat soups, not grated, but quite tasty and similar to homemade; I never ate soups in hotels, but in Bulgaria I ate them with pleasure. For breakfast pancakes (which can be smeared with delicious nutella) and scrambled eggs, standing in line is quite a bit. A LOT of different fruits. Yoghurts. Compotes with lots of berries. Juices are similar to yupis, but quite normal. A large abundance of coffee machines with various coffee and cocoa, which made me very, very happy. A lot of sweets, but for me they were cloying, so I ate only a few of them. For breakfast, by the way, very tasty buns. Lots of different breads, there is a toaster. The beer is ok but non-alcoholic. I didn’t drink cocktails, I didn’t try wine either. There are devices with the type of "frozen" juice, pink is very tasty. There are always different cookies in the lobby - you go to the room, grab a cookie and pour some coffee)) In the afternoon there is always something to eat by the pool - french fries, natural chips, pizza, grilled sausages, vegetables, burgers, boiled corn, nuggets. There is a children's menu, but it's basically the same as for adults. Kashi were. Lots of different breakfast cereals with milk. There were musicians in the restaurant once for dinner, great. There was enough space for everyone. Sometimes we ate at the outdoor bar. The waiters speak Russian, they seem to be from Ukraine. I didn't see any dirty dishes! And the waiters tried to clean the tables after the departed guests quickly, but the hotel is packed, so not everything is as fast as the visitors want, but still the waiters tried and were very friendly. When the restaurant was closing, it was clear from the street windows that they cleaned it thoroughly, they even washed leather and suede sofas with special means. Once we went to a restaurant a la carte for free, you need to sign up with the manager in the hotel lobby. Every day a huge amount of ice cream, my daughter was delighted, and we, adults, too. Take as much as you want. By the way, we calmly took food from the restaurant to the rooms, and no one forbade us to take it out, although the sign says that this is prohibited. In principle, in the hotel and about smoking everywhere there are signs that it is impossible, but everyone smokes.
EXCURSIONS: We did not go anywhere, because in June my mother went to Balchik, to Kaliakra, to Driven Stones, so I saw everything in her photo. And we did not go to the southern resorts because of the child. We went for a walk in Varna. The free shuttle from the hotel to the shopping center in Varna no longer ran, the end of the season, so we went ourselves. Climb up along the road for 600-700 meters and there will be a Travel stop, take the 409 bus there, it runs every 15 minutes, it costs 3 leva per adult (free for children), a suitcase costs 1 lev. It goes through the whole Varna, so you can go anywhere for a walk. The same bus goes to the airport, so it is very convenient there with transport, there is even a bus website where you can see the schedule, numbers, routes and more. When we arrived at the stop, the bus left, but we were lucky - some uncle drove up (by the way, he also has an excellent knowledge of the Russian language. In Bulgaria, many speak Russian and understand it) in a minibus and took everyone for the same 3 left (free for children) to the city center, without stopping))) We went out at the Cathedral, there was some kind of holiday, so there were a lot of priests in expensive cars, and there was a service in the Cathedral, they sing beautifully, a lot of people, the cathedral is very beautiful inside. Then from the cathedral we went along the pedestrian street and reached the Seaside Park. It is very large, we passed only 1/4 of it, my daughter was naughty, so we did not reach the zoo. (By the way, Varna still has a planetarium, a dolphinarium, an aquarium and many museums), the hotel gives a free map. We got to the children's section of the park, where you can ride a catamaran and a bunch of rides. There was some kind of holiday, various children's groups performed on the stage. From there, it was a stone's throw to the bus stop, where we boarded the 409 and returned to the hotel for dinner. We liked Varna.
We left the hotel in the morning, our flight was at 11:45. We had breakfast, took some with us and went to the bus stop. We got on the 409 and drove to the airport itself (the journey took an hour, because there were a few traffic jams).
If you have any questions - you can ask. It was evident from the faces of those around that people were satisfied with the hotel. In addition, it was packed, and this is at the end of the season, I think this is still an indicator that the price-quality ratio of the hotel is ideal. (Of course, taking into account the fact that the ruble does not cost anything at all and has fallen by half, so the prices for holidays abroad are now insane and do not correspond to the real price, but there's nothing to be done about it....Economy (((
Our family (and everyone who saw our photos and videos) liked the rest in this hotel and in Golden Sands! And, believe me, this is not advertising, but honest impressions and feedback. Honestly, I don’t recommend a vacation in our south to you, neither in terms of service, nor in terms of the quality of hotels, food, sea... Many consider Bulgaria to be a scoop, I don’t know....apparently, they were unlucky with hotels. We did not notice any owl in Bulgaria. Here is our south - this is a scoop. And I always considered the Black Sea terrible, dirty, justifying its name, but in the Golden Sands the sea is not at all like the Black Sea, it is beautiful in color and quite clean, and when there are no waves, it is generally transparent.
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It was the first time we flew to Bulgaria on holiday. We rested in early September with children 5 and 7 years old. I wanted to find a hotel with all amenities, with good food, entertainment for children and close to the beach. We contacted the tour operator TPG. One of the first managers suggested this hotel to us and told us a lot from her personal experience of visiting it.
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It was the first time we flew to Bulgaria on holiday. We rested in early September with children 5 and 7 years old. I wanted to find a hotel with all amenities, with good food, entertainment for children and close to the beach. We contacted the tour operator TPG. One of the first managers suggested this hotel to us and told us a lot from her personal experience of visiting it. Thanks to the tour operator for well-organized flights, transfers, escort and round-the-clock communication during the rest. Upon arrival at the hotel, we were greeted warmly and warmly, quickly settled. The reception staff made a good impression, sympathetic, friendly people, prompted, helped. The room was simply gorgeous, with a large balcony and a panoramic window overlooking the sea! The decor of the room is normal, a large bed for us and two beds for children, a wardrobe, a table, chairs, TV, a refrigerator, a hair dryer, a safe, a kitchenette with a kettle. Spacious bathroom, clean white towels, a set of quality cosmetics. The room was cleaned daily, towels and bed linen changed as needed. There were no complaints about the service. Nutrition. We read everything, but I can say that we liked everything, even though children, for example, are hard to please. Breakfasts are monotonous, but they prepare delicious pancakes, pancakes, omelettes, all kinds of cuts, vegetables, fruits, cereals, dairy and sour-milk products, juices and more. Lunches and dinners are varied, there is always a choice of salads, vegetables, side dishes, meat and fish dishes. Seafood only a few times. Soups are delicious. Sweets, fruits in abundance. Cheese, sausages. I liked the service, very polite and attentive waiters. During the day you can have a snack or eat ice cream. Animation for children is not bad, although the end of the season has already been. Water park, trampoline, slides, swings, swimming pool. . The kids definitely didn't get bored. The territory is regularly washed, cleaned, cleaned, as well as the pool. The beach is three minutes from the hotel. Near a lot of different shops, cafes, restaurants and other entertainment. We had a very good rest, we liked the hotel, it is ideal for families with children. We will definitely return to Bulgaria and it is quite possible that we will return to this hotel again. I recommend!
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The hotel is not bad, if you look for flaws, you will find it. The territory is small, but there is everything for relaxation. The children enjoyed the slides. The third line, 5 minutes to the sea. was early, arrived at 3.00 at night, settled at 14.00 as expected. During the waiting time, you could already use everything.
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The hotel is not bad, if you look for flaws, you will find it. The territory is small, but there is everything for relaxation. The children enjoyed the slides. The third line, 5 minutes to the sea. was early, arrived at 3.00 at night, settled at 14.00 as expected. During the waiting time, you could already use everything. Separately, you can say about the room, spacious two rooms, there is everything you need. We were satisfied with the rest. Recommendations: slightly increase the level of animation. Since we are Russian-speaking, animation in our language was not carried out, so separate phrases, but this did not upset us at all.
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The hotel is not bad at all. Rooms without chic. TV and air conditioning in the room. The cleaning was not very good, but the towels were changed. The food at the hotel was good. The staff understands Russian very well, so there were no problems in communication. There is free internet in the lobby. I recommend this hotel more for family vacation than youth.
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The hotel is not bad at all. Rooms without chic. TV and air conditioning in the room. The cleaning was not very good, but the towels were changed. The food at the hotel was good. The staff understands Russian very well, so there were no problems in communication.
There is free internet in the lobby.
I recommend this hotel more for family vacation than youth.
There is free internet in the lobby.
I recommend this hotel more for family vacation than youth.
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We rested with my daughter in this so-called hotel for 10 days. In addition to negative emotions, staying in it did not cause anything, so we tried to visit the beach more, go on excursions and not go into the room at all. But, everything is in order. We drove in a good mood, however, already on the way from Burgas to Golden Sands, we were confused by the garbage along the roadsides, the sad streets of Varna (as from Soviet times), the unkempt sidewalks and houses.
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We rested with my daughter in this so-called hotel for 10 days. In addition to negative emotions, staying in it did not cause anything, so we tried to visit the beach more, go on excursions and not go into the room at all. But, everything is in order. We drove in a good mood, however, already on the way from Burgas to Golden Sands, we were confused by the garbage along the roadsides, the sad streets of Varna (as from Soviet times), the unkempt sidewalks and houses. We thought - we will come to the place, everything will be wonderful there! But no! They settled us, however, quickly, in room 422. Remember this number! The room is spacious, but immediately embarrassed by the door that we had with the next room. We, naive, did not attach any importance to this at first, but then, every night, we appreciated the excellent acoustics of the room when we heard a neighbor snoring or a TV match until 2 am. It feels like it's all happening in your room. But first, we looked around. The room was poorly cleaned. Near the sink were just crumbs of food. The stench from the working air conditioner was terrible (we just turned it off for all the rest). They noted that there are no bedside tables, the light bulb in the toilet and the room does not work. But, we decided that we can survive this unfortunate misunderstanding. Don't ruin your vacation! We decided to take a shower from the road. Trying to close the doors of the shower cabin, they found that there were no two moving shutters at all! Therefore, when you swim, all the water flows safely outside the cabin. Also, the drain was clogged and I had to finish my ankle-deep wash in soapy water. Here already there was an irritation from such reception. Having gone down to the reception, in English (they do not understand Russian), we explained to the staff what problems needed to be fixed. Everything was written down in a log and it was said with a smile that tomorrow it would all be eliminated. The next day, returning from the beach, we found that the towels had been changed in the room, and nothing more. There was no cleaning, the bulbs were not replaced, the drain was not cleaned. When we asked a legitimate question to the staff why nothing had been done, they answered: it can’t be, here, there is a signature in the journal about the work done! I had to fight again. As a result, they screwed in one light bulb, they didn’t clean the drain, but at the expense of the missing doors in the shower they said that it should be so! We tried not to spoil our holiday, and decided that we would accept the current conditions as a given. But the hotel pleased us every day with some surprises: a monotonous kitchen, the stench of burnt pancakes in the morning, disgusting cocktails in the bar and drunken bartenders, drunken screams of the Germans at night, the indifference of the staff, etc. In general, it is difficult to assess the "star" of this hotel. I think that a good check will not hurt them so that they do not deceive and do not cash in on gullible vacationers!
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The biggest disappointment is the hotel staff. The hotel has countless written rules, but no one follows them. And if, for example, something doesn’t suit you in the room, in the service, or the noise just interferes, or the neighbors don’t let you fall asleep (which I will return to a little later), then the staff does not care.
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The biggest disappointment is the hotel staff. The hotel has countless written rules, but no one follows them. And if, for example, something doesn’t suit you in the room, in the service, or the noise just interferes, or the neighbors don’t let you fall asleep (which I will return to a little later), then the staff does not care. I don't even know why they are sitting at this reception. Is that the keys to the room to issue. Next is the noise. If they give you a room overlooking the pool (the view is actually good), then you find yourself right above the bar, where there is a disco all night and a bunch of drunk Germans yelling songs all night long and diving (right in their clothes) half the night into the pool. In the future, taking a room with a different view, that is, with a view of the road, is also not good. Firstly, the road itself, where cars constantly drive, and secondly, there is another hotel directly opposite with the same noisy bar and a bunch of students. As for the Germans. There are a lot of them in the hotel. More than half of the hotel guests are Germans. Why is it bad? But what. Around 3 a. m. (maybe at 4 a. m. or 5 a. m. ) the most fun begins in the corridors of the hotel: these drunken Germans start playing football, knocking on doors (or, more correctly, banging on the doors with their fists to everyone in a row) , as well as kicking your doors to the room with your feet. And really kick! We had a situation that literally one more blow, and this German would have removed the door from its hinges, or rather, would have simply pulled it out. And it's scary to go out to them. Another head will be broken. From the guests there were constant complaints about the reception (including from me), but there was no reaction to this. For all 11 days and nights of my vacation, I have never been able to sleep normally! And the doors separating your room and the corridor, well, probably, like ordinary interior doors in apartments. That is, terribly thin and you can literally hear someone at the other end talking. It's horrible! About food. Pretty good. Breakfast is always the same: fried eggs, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes (you have to stand in line for these pancakes) and salads left over from dinner. In fact, their donuts are delicious. Dinner is more varied and quite good. But there is one caveat. For dinner, you will have absolutely no water! No tea, no coffee, no juice. Nothing! The staff unobtrusively hints that the hotel has a bar, they say go there and buy everything. But sorry, I paid for dinner on my tour, and indeed, a glass of juice at the bar costs 7 lev! 3.5 euros for a glass of juice? "Great" offer. The Internet almost always does not work. Rather, it works, but connects you for 8 seconds, then turns off. And so on knurled. I don't think this hotel deserves 4 stars. Perhaps if he had 2-3 stars, I would have understood. Level does not match what was promised. In general, my advice to you, if you have other options for hotels in golden sands, choose them! For example, Golden Line. Wonderful hotel. Because the stress received in Golden Yavor is incomparable. Especially if you have, albeit minor, health problems (with the heart, for example). That's it. Good luck!
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We have never been to Bulgaria and decided to go for a change. We got to the hotel without incident, except for a flight delay of 1 hour and 45 minutes. They settled in right away. Package 2+1 (two adults and a child) with breakfast included. "Pleasant" surprises began after the settlement. Firstly, there was no kettle in the room, although, in my opinion, this is a common thing even in hotels in the Russian hinterland.
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We have never been to Bulgaria and decided to go for a change. We got to the hotel without incident, except for a flight delay of 1 hour and 45 minutes. They settled in right away. Package 2+1 (two adults and a child) with breakfast included. "Pleasant" surprises began after the settlement. Firstly, there was no kettle in the room, although, in my opinion, this is a common thing even in hotels in the Russian hinterland. I asked the kettle at the reception - they said, they say, it's not allowed. Given the cost of a small cup of coffee at 2.5 leva (one lev is approximately equal to 23 rubles), the lack of a kettle is a serious problem. Repeated treatment after 3-4 days has borne fruit - they gave. . . coffee maker, but it also pleased indescribably. Further. Rooms similar to ours, due to the strange whim of the idiot who designed this building, are connected to the same neighbor's room by an interior door (! ) And a plasterboard partition - this is a complete out! On the first night, or more precisely, at 4.30 in the morning, we were awakened by loud German speech and music coming from the next room. I had to go to the reception - they called the Germans from there, the music stopped, but the trend continued until the morning. As it turned out later, it turned out to be not the worst neighbors yet - two middle-aged German aunts who came to hang out on Golden Sands. Every night they left at 11 o'clock to roam the bars and came at half past four in the morning. Given the aforementioned feature of the number, I had to listen to everything. Although I understand that the aunts are not to blame - everyone rests in their own way - who sleeps and who hangs out - the reason is construction idiocy. Thank God, a few days later the aunts moved out, and an elderly couple (also Germans) settled in their place - quiet and slept at night. It is much worse if a couple of juvenile German fools are settled in such a room - it will be a complete pipets! More unbridled creatures are unlikely to be found anywhere else. One, for example, having drunk, entertained the dinner audience by swimming naked in the pool. And these freaks, by the way, are full on Golden Sands. And so, in general, the hotel is new, clean, cleaned every 2 days, although the territory is small, limited, in fact, by the pool. Sun loungers, sunbeds and beach towels for free, which can not be said about the beach - the prices are space, but there was a lot of talk about this, it makes no sense to repeat. If the windows of the room overlook the pool, until the night you will listen to music, drunk Germans and lovers of splashing in the pool in the morning. Closing the balcony does not solve the problem, since with the air conditioner barely working there, you can easily suffocate. Conclusion - Bulgaria is a resort for outdoor enthusiasts - there are a lot of discos, bars, restaurants and other similar infrastructure. Lovers of silence, calm walks and quiet beaches should not meddle here.
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We rested at the Golden Yavor Hotel from 07/07/2011 to 07/21/2011. We went to Bulgaria for the first time and probably will hardly ever return there. We liked the hotel. We lived in an apartment on the 3rd floor, a room with 2 large rooms, a kitchenette in the living room (electric stove, extractor hood, refrigerator, sink), TV (satellite caught 3 Russian-language channels), from 2 rooms there is access to one large balcony.
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We rested at the Golden Yavor Hotel from 07/07/2011 to 07/21/2011. We went to Bulgaria for the first time and probably will hardly ever return there. We liked the hotel. We lived in an apartment on the 3rd floor, a room with 2 large rooms, a kitchenette in the living room (electric stove, extractor hood, refrigerator, sink), TV (satellite caught 3 Russian-language channels), from 2 rooms there is access to one large balcony. There was a table and chairs on the balcony. Bathroom combined. There were no issues with housekeeping. They cleaned every day, quite carefully (the plumbing was torn out so that not everyone has such a house), towels were changed every day, bedding after 2 days. We did not leave a tip every day, when we left we left 5 euros. The only thing that was embarrassing in the hotel was the battered carpet in the corridors. Meals we had HB (breakfast, dinner). We really regretted not taking the all inclusive. The food is excellent, although the breakfasts are monotonous (scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages), but the dinner is magnificent and varied. Outside the hotel food is very expensive and you can not guess with the choice of restaurant. To the sea from the hotel 3-5 minutes. On the beaches, umbrellas, sun loungers for 8 lev (4 euros), expensive, so many sunbathed in the free zone, there is always enough space on it. The sea is clean, the bottom is sandy, smooth, without stones. This is about the hotel, and now about Bulgaria. It's just awful. If in one word - "scoop" in the worst case. The cities are terrible, the roads are all in patches, the pavements are broken, the houses are shabby and covered with spray cans. We were told that the most beautiful city is Varna. We went and wasted our time, we didn’t even know what to take pictures against. There are few excursions on the coast (5-6), and they are not worth it to go there, believe me, waste your time. The Golden Sands themselves are very reminiscent of the southern coast of Crimea, the streets strewn with stalls and restaurants. In general, you won’t see much exotic, European gloss too.
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