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Rooms:
9.0
Service:
8.0
Cleanliness:
8.0
Food:
4.0
Amenities:
6.0
I stayed at the hotel in August. I went alone, but the rest was just super!! ! I met interesting people with whom I still keep in touch!
The food at the hotel is not very good - there were only breakfasts, but they were enough for me. I went almost to the very beginning of breakfast to get chocolate croissants. Every day - sausages, cheese, sausage (I didn’t like it), cereal with milk, bread, cookies, 2 types of jam, cottage cheese or cheese (sour), something like porridge, but cold (also sour), tea , coffee, yuppie type juice. From fruits - apples, peaches (unripe), oranges, though rare, but I liked them - sweet.
Reception staff friendly and helpful! Somehow, the girl from the reception saw me on the promenade, came up, talked to me when I got sick (and it happened on the 6th day after arrival), she suggested where the doctor is, who can be contacted for insurance. The doctor ended up in a nearby hotel (very nice female doctor, speaks Russian). She examined me, called a special center for my insurance, prescribed medicines. Medicines are really expensive there - I bought an antibiotic (Zinat and Azz - it was my most expensive purchase on the golden sands). In August 2010, many in the reviews found that they were sick - fever and indigestion. The food there is not very good, even in 4 *. I met the Germans from the Aphrodite4 * hotel, they had all inclusive, so they didn’t like the food either. You have to look in restaurants and cafes - there is nothing to eat - tasty and cheap, but it's not on the 1st line.
A delicious restaurant - Old Oak, then not far on the hill, at the stop for Varna, how to go, it is not on the 1st line. Everything is delicious, the portions are large and not expensive. There are special promotions in different restaurants - for 12-14 lev - hot (steak, fries), salad and juice. I ate this a couple of times - very profitable, because. The hotels only had breakfast.
The beach is good! sandy, very close to the hotel, nearby is a free zone, sunbathing on its bedding, the sea is warm, relatively clean, sometimes the water was a little unclear, some small algae sailed, but in general everything was fine. The sea was calm, 6 times in 2 weeks a yellow flag hung, which meant strong waves, but people swam, it was even more fun on the waves!
As for entertainment - I really liked it, because of them I want to go back there again, now I compare any resort for these entertainments. Next to the hotel is the Astoria club, admission is free, on Wednesdays there is a male striptease group Maximus Boys! Great! Sometimes girls get free tequila at the entrance.
But I was in this club only 2 times (2 Wednesdays), the rest of the time I went to the Arrogans club, it takes about 15 minutes to get to it, but it's worth it! There you can say the center of the resort - foreigners, a bunch of other clubs nearby, bars on the beach and on the boulevard. Entrance to Arrogans is paid - 5 leva, but if there is a flyer (you can get it during the day and in the evening when you walk on the promenade), then the entrance is free + 1 drink to choose from 3 (sprite and vodka, rum-cola and some other) . The prices for cocktails and beer are not high there, but I don’t remember exactly... At the entrance they put a stamp on your hand, so you can go in and out as much as you want. There are a lot of young people in Arrogans, not very many girls. Mostly there are Germans and Bulgarians, but I didn’t even notice the Bulgarians, and the Germans - Pts even nothing. I met one, he arrived on the same day as me, and flew away on the same day. So I really enjoyed my vacation. I also met a young man from Macedonia, they spoke English (he does not understand Russian), it turned out to be a very good practice of English and German too, since I know both of these languages!
The weather was hot all 2 weeks, 35-38, the sea was warm - 25-27. The sun is all 2 weeks, only 1 day is cloudy. The hotel does not have its own pool, but I went to the pool, which is next to the Metropol Hotel, there is an even larger water slide (2 leva - several times to ride). You can also ride a banana, a parachute, but I'm afraid of that. I sunbathed every day, and then hung out in Arrogance until 6 in the morning. I was in the room around 6 or 7, then I was almost the very first at breakfast at 8.15 (breakfast was from 8 to 10), so every day, I slept very little for 2 hours, maybe I got sick from this. I could not sleep on the beach, because the sun was very hot, even from 11, I had to swim all the time.
In the room, the air conditioner worked fine (there are different positions - stronger, smaller), on the balcony - 2 chairs, some still have a table, I didn’t. The water in the bathroom really doesn’t drain very well, but since I lived alone, it didn’t bother me, there is no tray in the bathroom. Toilet and bathroom combined.
The radio in my room did not work (but I did not listen to it), there were many channels on TV (the first and Russia - in Russian, several English, German, there is a channel with English films, euronews, weather), the rest in incomprehensible languages. The room has a mini bar, but I did not use it, everything is expensive.
Fruits in Golden Sands, at the resort, are expensive - they don’t look very good to me, so I went to Varna for fresh fruit to the market, and I bought souvenirs there, it’s cheaper there than at the resort. I went by bus - there and back, of course I don’t remember the number. You can ask your guide for them. I did not buy excursions from the guide, because. I have never seen the guide, she did not announce herself, but the transfer delivered from the airport and to the airport as it should!
It’s better to really buy tours at local kiosks, they are cheaper there - just clarify everything (how much, from where and where they will pick up or where to go), but I didn’t go anywhere except Varna.
I really liked the rest despite the food and the fact that I got sick. It was fun. Astoria 3* - very well located in relation to the sea, first line. This is one such 3 * by the sea, and it’s 15 minutes to entertainment, not quite in the center - but it’s good (the music still comes from your club from the embankment - you open the balcony and you can dance, that’s what I did when I was sick) , but if you live closer to Arrogans, then it’s very fussy there, people walk all the time, some kind of endless sewer, and at night the Germans (inadequate, drunk) yell!
I think the review of the hotel and the rest turned out to be quite exhaustive! I want to go there again, because everything is already familiar, but you need to explore new youth-party places, find out new resorts, and then also share your impressions!
Have a nice rest!
The food at the hotel is not very good - there were only breakfasts, but they were enough for me. I went almost to the very beginning of breakfast to get chocolate croissants. Every day - sausages, cheese, sausage (I didn’t like it), cereal with milk, bread, cookies, 2 types of jam, cottage cheese or cheese (sour), something like porridge, but cold (also sour), tea , coffee, yuppie type juice. From fruits - apples, peaches (unripe), oranges, though rare, but I liked them - sweet.
Reception staff friendly and helpful! Somehow, the girl from the reception saw me on the promenade, came up, talked to me when I got sick (and it happened on the 6th day after arrival), she suggested where the doctor is, who can be contacted for insurance. The doctor ended up in a nearby hotel (very nice female doctor, speaks Russian). She examined me, called a special center for my insurance, prescribed medicines. Medicines are really expensive there - I bought an antibiotic (Zinat and Azz - it was my most expensive purchase on the golden sands). In August 2010, many in the reviews found that they were sick - fever and indigestion. The food there is not very good, even in 4 *. I met the Germans from the Aphrodite4 * hotel, they had all inclusive, so they didn’t like the food either. You have to look in restaurants and cafes - there is nothing to eat - tasty and cheap, but it's not on the 1st line.
A delicious restaurant - Old Oak, then not far on the hill, at the stop for Varna, how to go, it is not on the 1st line. Everything is delicious, the portions are large and not expensive. There are special promotions in different restaurants - for 12-14 lev - hot (steak, fries), salad and juice. I ate this a couple of times - very profitable, because. The hotels only had breakfast.
The beach is good! sandy, very close to the hotel, nearby is a free zone, sunbathing on its bedding, the sea is warm, relatively clean, sometimes the water was a little unclear, some small algae sailed, but in general everything was fine. The sea was calm, 6 times in 2 weeks a yellow flag hung, which meant strong waves, but people swam, it was even more fun on the waves!
As for entertainment - I really liked it, because of them I want to go back there again, now I compare any resort for these entertainments. Next to the hotel is the Astoria club, admission is free, on Wednesdays there is a male striptease group Maximus Boys! Great! Sometimes girls get free tequila at the entrance.
But I was in this club only 2 times (2 Wednesdays), the rest of the time I went to the Arrogans club, it takes about 15 minutes to get to it, but it's worth it! There you can say the center of the resort - foreigners, a bunch of other clubs nearby, bars on the beach and on the boulevard. Entrance to Arrogans is paid - 5 leva, but if there is a flyer (you can get it during the day and in the evening when you walk on the promenade), then the entrance is free + 1 drink to choose from 3 (sprite and vodka, rum-cola and some other) . The prices for cocktails and beer are not high there, but I don’t remember exactly... At the entrance they put a stamp on your hand, so you can go in and out as much as you want. There are a lot of young people in Arrogans, not very many girls. Mostly there are Germans and Bulgarians, but I didn’t even notice the Bulgarians, and the Germans - Pts even nothing. I met one, he arrived on the same day as me, and flew away on the same day. So I really enjoyed my vacation. I also met a young man from Macedonia, they spoke English (he does not understand Russian), it turned out to be a very good practice of English and German too, since I know both of these languages!
The weather was hot all 2 weeks, 35-38, the sea was warm - 25-27. The sun is all 2 weeks, only 1 day is cloudy. The hotel does not have its own pool, but I went to the pool, which is next to the Metropol Hotel, there is an even larger water slide (2 leva - several times to ride). You can also ride a banana, a parachute, but I'm afraid of that. I sunbathed every day, and then hung out in Arrogance until 6 in the morning. I was in the room around 6 or 7, then I was almost the very first at breakfast at 8.15 (breakfast was from 8 to 10), so every day, I slept very little for 2 hours, maybe I got sick from this. I could not sleep on the beach, because the sun was very hot, even from 11, I had to swim all the time.
In the room, the air conditioner worked fine (there are different positions - stronger, smaller), on the balcony - 2 chairs, some still have a table, I didn’t. The water in the bathroom really doesn’t drain very well, but since I lived alone, it didn’t bother me, there is no tray in the bathroom. Toilet and bathroom combined.
The radio in my room did not work (but I did not listen to it), there were many channels on TV (the first and Russia - in Russian, several English, German, there is a channel with English films, euronews, weather), the rest in incomprehensible languages. The room has a mini bar, but I did not use it, everything is expensive.
Fruits in Golden Sands, at the resort, are expensive - they don’t look very good to me, so I went to Varna for fresh fruit to the market, and I bought souvenirs there, it’s cheaper there than at the resort. I went by bus - there and back, of course I don’t remember the number. You can ask your guide for them. I did not buy excursions from the guide, because. I have never seen the guide, she did not announce herself, but the transfer delivered from the airport and to the airport as it should!
It’s better to really buy tours at local kiosks, they are cheaper there - just clarify everything (how much, from where and where they will pick up or where to go), but I didn’t go anywhere except Varna.
I really liked the rest despite the food and the fact that I got sick. It was fun. Astoria 3* - very well located in relation to the sea, first line. This is one such 3 * by the sea, and it’s 15 minutes to entertainment, not quite in the center - but it’s good (the music still comes from your club from the embankment - you open the balcony and you can dance, that’s what I did when I was sick) , but if you live closer to Arrogans, then it’s very fussy there, people walk all the time, some kind of endless sewer, and at night the Germans (inadequate, drunk) yell!
I think the review of the hotel and the rest turned out to be quite exhaustive! I want to go there again, because everything is already familiar, but you need to explore new youth-party places, find out new resorts, and then also share your impressions!
Have a nice rest!
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