Hotel Royal 4 * Golden Sands, Bulgaria: overview, description, rooms and reviews

Bulgaria - one of the most iconic touristdirections among Russian travelers. Slavic love for the Bulgarian resorts has strong, even pre-perestroika roots. Even today, when undoubted leaders of the industry on the admission of mass package tourists - Turkey and Egypt, with their ingenious service policy, visa-free entry and ubiquitous "all inclusive" - lured a large portion of international tourists, Bulgarian resorts are still crowded with vacationers from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Bulgaria, being extremely budgetary tourist(luxury beaches, pleasant climate, beautiful nature, a unique excursion program, etc.). However, like in many other post-Soviet countries, here the process of taking pride in competitive positions on the world market of tourist services is taking place tugovato. At the Bulgarian resorts are still old paneled, exclusively sovdepovskie sanatoriums adjoin to grandiose expensive hotels, and on the streets there are ancient minibuses interspersed with modern sightseeing buses. It is fair to note that in recent years Bulgaria has been gradually improving the transport and hospitality sector, trying to adapt them to the needs of the modern European consumer.

Russian tourists wishing to spend summer vacationin Bulgaria, you have to podnapryachsya when applying for a visa. The dates and the list of documents are the same as for the Schengen registration. But the cost of a Bulgarian visa is one of the highest in Europe: 55 euros (35 euros is the all-Senegian consular fee and 20 euros - visa center services).

Golden Sands - one of the most noisy, cheerful and densely populatedresorts of the Black Sea coast. This is the best option for those who do not tolerate boring rest, wild exotics and weather surprises. The climate in Golden Sands is pleasant, the staff mainly speaks Russian, there are many compatriots on the streets, the cuisine is delicious and quite "native", and the prices are very even democratic. Who has not yet understood why this resort is so popular among Russian youth ???

Royal Golden Sands 4 * (Bulgaria): general information

The complex is located in the town of Golden Sands, 400 meters from the beach. The hotel is surrounded by a beautiful green territory, from the windows of the rooms on the upper floors there is a beautiful panoramic view of the sea and the mountains.

In total, the hotel has one fifteen-story building with 2 elevators and 150 rooms. The hotel was built in 2003, and in 2013 it was a large-scale reconstruction.

Registration time - 14:00, eviction takes place until 12:00.

The hotel does not provide accommodation with pets.

The hotel accepts credit cards. When you check-in with tourists, no deposit will be charged.

Hotel location

As already mentioned, Royal 4 * (Golden Sands)400 m from the beach. The resort center is only 1.3 km away. Golden Sands is the epicenter of the youthful, active life of the whole southeastern coast of Bulgaria. In the city there are many entertainments, night clubs, shopping centers, restaurants.

The hotel is located 25 km from Varna International Airport. Nearby hotels are Tsarevets and Atlas.

Public transport is 200 meters from the hotel.

Just 250 m from the hotel there is one of the best water parks in Bulgaria - "Aquapolis".

Classification and description of rooms

In total, Royal Golden Sands Hotel 4 * (Golden Sands) has 150 rooms of "Standard" and "Superior" categories.

Standart room. The area is 20 square meters. The maximum number of people in the room is 3 + 1. There is a balcony. View - the park and the mountains or the sea.

Superior room. The area is 29 square meters. The maximum number of people in the room is 4 + 1. There is a balcony. View - to the mountains or to the sea.

The rooms have air conditioning, bath / shower, refrigerator, hairdryer, telephone, TV with satellite channels.

Rooms are cleaned every day. Change of towels and replenishment of bathing accessories daily, bed linen - every three days.

Dining at the hotel

Hotel Royal Golden Sands 4 * (Bulgaria, GoldenSands) keeps pace with the cult of modern gluttony under the aegis of the concept of "all inclusive". The practice of organizing food for tourists through the "All Inclusive" system has taken root in Russified resorts, even in budget hotels. Well, the Russian people love food and alcoholic diversity.

The fixed norms in the concept of "all inclusive"does not exist. It may well be that under this eloquent name lies the usual three meals a day, and it happens that All Inclusive means a real daily gastronomic marathon. Often "all inclusive" applies not only to food, but also to some services (free massage sessions, sunbeds and umbrellas on the beaches, attending the gym, etc.).

The Royal Golden Sands Hotel 4 * 7 7 (Golden Sands) All Inclusive includes:

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main restaurant with a buffet, including meals and drinks.
One dinner per week in the à la carte restaurant (barbecue). A preliminary reservation is required at least 24 hours in advance.
From ten in the morning to 23:00 alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in the bars of the hotel complex (wine, Bulgarian beer, vodka, brandy, gin, cocktails, coffee, tea, mineral water, sweet fizzy drinks, juices).
In the pizza bar you can order all drinks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic, according to "all inclusive", and also from 14:00 to 16:00 free of charge to take spaghetti, pizza, sandwiches.
In the pool bar, except for all drinks under the program, before lunch free of charge with desserts, snacks, biscuits, ice cream.
In the lobby bar an hour from four to five pm- This is the time of free coffee, tea and sweets. Imported alcoholic drinks can be ordered for a fee. After 23:00, you can order snacks and drinks in the lobby bar at an additional cost.

Golden Sands Beach

Hotel Royal 4 * (Golden Sands) is located on the third coastline, 400 meters from the beach (it's about 10 minutes walk).

The beach of Golden Sands has such a name notOnly because of the attraction of local tour operators and marketers to high-flown expressions. The sand in this place is really very pleasant, light, shallow, does not burn in the sun. The beach itself is flat and very wide. Despite this, often in the high season there is a shortage of available seats. In the middle of the 2000s this beach received the Blue Flag award from the European Union for its cleanliness. It is well equipped, there are cabins for changing clothes, toilets, bars, rescuers work. Many items of hire equipment and sports equipment for swimming, water sports.

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Rent of sun loungers and umbrellas - for an additional fee. Beach towels are issued at the hotel for free.

Sun loungers, umbrellas and towels at the pool in the hotel are free.

Services and activities in the hotel

Royal 4 * (Golden Sands) - a typical examplean inexpensive resort hotel with a very wide range of services. Such hotels are ideal for families with children or for those who are not eager to order excursions and visit sights, prefer to relax "sealed", relax, get rid of stress and get a serene smile on your face and a couple of centimeters at the waist.

Such tourists are the majority, and for them in the Royal 4 * (Golden Sands) hotel is a complete expanse.

The list of free services for tourists on the "All Inclusive" includes:

animation, sports animation, children's, show programs six days a week at 21:00;
table tennis, darts, mini-football, billiards, chess, water volleyball in the pool, aqua aerobics, music, programs by the pool;
free internet in the lobby;
free access to the gym;
currency exchange;
24-hour reception.

And also swimming pools, water slides, recreation areas, sun loungers, umbrellas, a shop on site, an Internet room.

Additional services:

all drinks and food that are not included in the all-inclusive framework;
a visit to the hairdresser's;
doctor's office;
SPA center services (sauna, massage, aromatherapy);
laundry and dry cleaning services;
taxi call, car rental;
use of safe at the reception.

Services for children in the hotel

Royal 4 * Golden Sands - the best option forrecreation with young children. If you can relax with children of school age in almost any quality hotel, then with pre-school children and even more with babies it is better to stop only in hotels with well-developed children's service. In such hotels, young guests are cheerful and boring, and for adults it can be called such, for several hours a day specialists are engaged with children, and parents can spend this valuable time alone with themselves and with "all inclusive".

So, in the hotel for the maximum comfort of tourists with children a set of services is provided:

children's chairs in the restaurant;
a cot in the room;
children's department in the main pool, separate children's pool with 4 water slides.
animation program for children up to 12 years every day, except Sundays, and from 20:00 to 21:00 kids can frolic at a children's disco.

Royal Golden Sands 4 * (Bulgaria): reviews

Golden Sands is very active and "overpopulated"tourists resort, the number of hotels along the coast here beats all records. Naturally, local hotels are presented in a wide range - any size, caliber and price category. Distance to determine the quality of service in a particular complex is possible only on the basis of feedback from tourists.

As for the hotel Royal 4 *, it hasa relatively high rating. The main advantages of the hotel, which were noted by the happy tourists, are a good location (close to the beach and the city center), quality varied food, friendly staff, small but comfortable rooms, quick check-in. A successful animation program causes most positive emotions among the guests of the Royal Golden Sands 4 * hotel. Reviews about it are mostly laudatory, especially about the children's. The authors of negative comments are often called on an uncomfortable road to the beach and a small area.