Before the flight, I met a couple of reviews that they were buying a 4 * Kaliakra hotel, and settled in another building. I booked a ticket, as always, at the Unitours tour company, at the main office, and immediately warned them, just in case, that there was such a problem, and that I did not want to face it.
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Before the flight, I met a couple of reviews that they were buying a 4 * Kaliakra hotel, and settled in another building. I booked a ticket, as always, at the Unitours tour company, at the main office, and immediately warned them, just in case, that there was such a problem, and that I did not want to face it. They booked a tour for me from the tour operator Solvex, placed everything as it should be in the room for which I paid. The hotel is pleasant, solid 4 * with good service and food. Territory well maintained, decent service. The hotel is right by the sea. Applying for a visa to Bulgaria quickly, there are no problems with documents in general. I did not notice any shortcomings in the hotel.
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We constantly visit Bulgaria - in my opinion, at the moment this is generally a direction with an optimal price-quality ratio, provided that the hotel is chosen correctly, of course. Of the 5 times that we have been in Bulgaria, 4 times we chose Albena - this is a quiet family a resort where only on weekends you can see local residents and neighbors of Romanians who came to relax and swim, then there are more people on the beaches and in restaurants and many cars park along the streets.
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We constantly visit Bulgaria - in my opinion, at the moment this is generally a direction with an optimal price-quality ratio, provided that the hotel is chosen correctly, of course. Of the 5 times that we have been in Bulgaria, 4 times we chose Albena - this is a quiet family a resort where only on weekends you can see local residents and neighbors of Romanians who came to relax and swim, then there are more people on the beaches and in restaurants and many cars park along the streets. But from Monday - again silence and grace! The main pedestrian street - on which all kinds of souvenirs, restaurants and entertainment (mainly of course for young children, up to 7-8 years old: trampolines, karting, mini-golf, duck attractions, etc. ) in the resort 3 lines of hotels - the latter is located on a hill, among a pine grove, where there is magnificent air, although you have to go down the stairs to the sea and through 2 lines of hotels for about 20 minutes, but there is a train that you can take in case of emergency.
Hotel Kaliakra stands on the first line, 50 meters from the sea and has 2 buildings, a new one - 9 floors with more spacious rooms and a modern interior, and an old one. The restaurant is shared with excellent and varied cuisine, at the same time very suitable even for small children - there are always cereals with milk for breakfast, boiled meat and chicken, baked fish. Juices - apple - local, very tasty - the rest are some kind of chemical. Large selection local wines and herbal teas, amazing pastries and desserts, ice cream, in short, there are no problems with food! And even on the beach! they carry drinks during the day - a girl from a bar near the pool - I have never seen anything like this before! The sea is clean and the beach too, every evening they clean the sand with a tractor with a special "comb", in July, when the sea begins to "bloom" and after the storm everything is removed from the water algae (near the Gergana hotel, for example, algae not only occupied the coastal water, so you had to wade to clean water, but also rot in heaps on the shore). Cleaning in the rooms is also normal, bringing shampoo, soap, shower gel as you spend, there is even toothbrushes and razor with shaving cream.
There is also Wi-Fi in Kaliakra and three computers in the lobby on the ground floor with cards bought at the reception for 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours. There is a pavilion by the pool where, under the guidance of an animator, a child can paint a plaster figure, there is also animation by the pool and evening discos. But exactly at 22-00 everything calms down, and at 23-00 in general the whole of Albena dies out and goes to bed. So for a family holiday it is an ideal place. , excursions and yachting - there would be a desire!
While talking with our permanent travel agent from Solvex, I heard from her the phrase "Albena and Kaliakra is the only place where I am not ashamed to sell tours! " I completely agree with her, the only negative is that places in this hotel are sold out very quickly, they have not been available since the end of February!
Hotel Kaliakra stands on the first line, 50 meters from the sea and has 2 buildings, a new one - 9 floors with more spacious rooms and a modern interior, and an old one. The restaurant is shared with excellent and varied cuisine, at the same time very suitable even for small children - there are always cereals with milk for breakfast, boiled meat and chicken, baked fish. Juices - apple - local, very tasty - the rest are some kind of chemical. Large selection local wines and herbal teas, amazing pastries and desserts, ice cream, in short, there are no problems with food! And even on the beach! they carry drinks during the day - a girl from a bar near the pool - I have never seen anything like this before! The sea is clean and the beach too, every evening they clean the sand with a tractor with a special "comb", in July, when the sea begins to "bloom" and after the storm everything is removed from the water algae (near the Gergana hotel, for example, algae not only occupied the coastal water, so you had to wade to clean water, but also rot in heaps on the shore). Cleaning in the rooms is also normal, bringing shampoo, soap, shower gel as you spend, there is even toothbrushes and razor with shaving cream.
There is also Wi-Fi in Kaliakra and three computers in the lobby on the ground floor with cards bought at the reception for 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours. There is a pavilion by the pool where, under the guidance of an animator, a child can paint a plaster figure, there is also animation by the pool and evening discos. But exactly at 22-00 everything calms down, and at 23-00 in general the whole of Albena dies out and goes to bed. So for a family holiday it is an ideal place. , excursions and yachting - there would be a desire!
While talking with our permanent travel agent from Solvex, I heard from her the phrase "Albena and Kaliakra is the only place where I am not ashamed to sell tours! " I completely agree with her, the only negative is that places in this hotel are sold out very quickly, they have not been available since the end of February!
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In general, everything is great! The weather let us down a little, but this is not for the hotel; ) We lived with a girl and my 2-year-old son (who was covered everywhere with an extra bed, extra meals, etc. ) There were 2 lorries with a small gap and a 2-sleeping sofa in the room. A double sink on a long countertop, a large full-length mirror, all sorts of shelves, hooks, cabinets are quite relevant for girls.
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In general, everything is great! The weather let us down a little, but this is not for the hotel; )
We lived with a girl and my 2-year-old son (who was covered everywhere with an extra bed, extra meals, etc. ) There were 2 lorries with a small gap and a 2-sleeping sofa in the room. A double sink on a long countertop, a large full-length mirror, all sorts of shelves, hooks, cabinets are quite relevant for girls. The shower and toilet are fenced off with a frosted glass door, which is almost not annoying. The only but - after a shower, the water is partially outside the door, at the sinks, you have to constantly wipe it. Shower gel and shampoo will not be available until you ask. There will be hats, soaps, toothbrushes and pastes, shaving gel and a razor. All rooms have balconies with sea and pool views. The "wet" zone is separated from the room by a partition-door that slides out of the wall. TV, refrigerator, teapot, safe (you need to take a card from the safe at the reception), air conditioning, hair dryer (very funny built into the shelf under the sink). Friends had a slightly smaller room, but they had 2 infants, so the area was not allocated for them. But without problems put two arenas.
Free wi-fi is only in the hotel lobby, so Skype via phone only had to communicate there. By the way, it is much cheaper to buy a local SIM card (at the post office near the Dobruja hotel) for 3 leva and replenish the account with cards. For a week of constant communication and SMS, 30 levs were spent - a total of about 650 rubles, for a girlfriend (on condition of communication only in the evening for a maximum of 2-3 minutes with a Russian SIM card, almost 3.000 rubles were spent).
As for the food - there are almost no complaints! Everything is great! In addition to regular dishes, there was always something new. It was possible to eat at any time, which is important for children with different regimen. If you wish, you can safely order soup puree or vegetable puree (I saw how one Russian mother went with a blender brought with her to the room - apparently she didn’t think to ask the staff). There are high chairs, but from 15 there were a lot of people, and finding high chairs became a problem (for children who still cannot eat without it). There were no freshly squeezed juices, there were only adjustable and local apple (like 100%) from a large foil bag, I can’t say anything, delicious. Lots of different types of tea, but also all packaged. Apparatus for strong coffee (red) and others for all kinds of coffee drinks, chocolate (cocoa), milk, etc. The porridges were so-so, to be honest, but edible. The child often opted for thick yogurt. The main restaurant was visually divided into 6 dining areas, including a glazed terrace, so the views could be different each time if desired. In the evenings, there is live music in the restaurant (it's cool to look at the dancing aged Germans walking around - very nice and kindly funny).
From 21:30 evening show program of animators on the street under the summer veranda. And so before that there is a children's disco. There is a massage parlor (so-so) and a kids club (children under 4 years old can come there with their parents).
In the adult pool, the water is warmer than in the children's pool. By the way, the nursery was closed for repairs for 3-4 days. They offered to use the children's pool in neighboring hotels.
The sea is shallow, ideal for children, while adults will have to walk decently. Sand with a few shells. Sun loungers, umbrellas, mattresses for UAI are free. Towels are issued 2 pcs per room on a card, with a deposit at the reception. By the way, the hotel has a currency exchange office at the reception. But in many places you can also accept euros, and give change in leva. The hotel has a shop with all sorts of children's bells and whistles for the sea and more. Although it is absolutely not difficult to walk down the street and buy anything you want. Toys, clothes, paintings, portraits, photos, horseback riding, train rides, karting, a lot of amusement parks and playgrounds... and everything is within walking distance. Ideal place for kids.
In addition, the Bulgarians are very friendly people, they will always help, prompt and advise the best. . . Enjoy your holiday!
We lived with a girl and my 2-year-old son (who was covered everywhere with an extra bed, extra meals, etc. ) There were 2 lorries with a small gap and a 2-sleeping sofa in the room. A double sink on a long countertop, a large full-length mirror, all sorts of shelves, hooks, cabinets are quite relevant for girls. The shower and toilet are fenced off with a frosted glass door, which is almost not annoying. The only but - after a shower, the water is partially outside the door, at the sinks, you have to constantly wipe it. Shower gel and shampoo will not be available until you ask. There will be hats, soaps, toothbrushes and pastes, shaving gel and a razor. All rooms have balconies with sea and pool views. The "wet" zone is separated from the room by a partition-door that slides out of the wall. TV, refrigerator, teapot, safe (you need to take a card from the safe at the reception), air conditioning, hair dryer (very funny built into the shelf under the sink). Friends had a slightly smaller room, but they had 2 infants, so the area was not allocated for them. But without problems put two arenas.
Free wi-fi is only in the hotel lobby, so Skype via phone only had to communicate there. By the way, it is much cheaper to buy a local SIM card (at the post office near the Dobruja hotel) for 3 leva and replenish the account with cards. For a week of constant communication and SMS, 30 levs were spent - a total of about 650 rubles, for a girlfriend (on condition of communication only in the evening for a maximum of 2-3 minutes with a Russian SIM card, almost 3.000 rubles were spent).
As for the food - there are almost no complaints! Everything is great! In addition to regular dishes, there was always something new. It was possible to eat at any time, which is important for children with different regimen. If you wish, you can safely order soup puree or vegetable puree (I saw how one Russian mother went with a blender brought with her to the room - apparently she didn’t think to ask the staff). There are high chairs, but from 15 there were a lot of people, and finding high chairs became a problem (for children who still cannot eat without it). There were no freshly squeezed juices, there were only adjustable and local apple (like 100%) from a large foil bag, I can’t say anything, delicious. Lots of different types of tea, but also all packaged. Apparatus for strong coffee (red) and others for all kinds of coffee drinks, chocolate (cocoa), milk, etc. The porridges were so-so, to be honest, but edible. The child often opted for thick yogurt. The main restaurant was visually divided into 6 dining areas, including a glazed terrace, so the views could be different each time if desired. In the evenings, there is live music in the restaurant (it's cool to look at the dancing aged Germans walking around - very nice and kindly funny).
From 21:30 evening show program of animators on the street under the summer veranda. And so before that there is a children's disco. There is a massage parlor (so-so) and a kids club (children under 4 years old can come there with their parents).
In the adult pool, the water is warmer than in the children's pool. By the way, the nursery was closed for repairs for 3-4 days. They offered to use the children's pool in neighboring hotels.
The sea is shallow, ideal for children, while adults will have to walk decently. Sand with a few shells. Sun loungers, umbrellas, mattresses for UAI are free. Towels are issued 2 pcs per room on a card, with a deposit at the reception. By the way, the hotel has a currency exchange office at the reception. But in many places you can also accept euros, and give change in leva. The hotel has a shop with all sorts of children's bells and whistles for the sea and more. Although it is absolutely not difficult to walk down the street and buy anything you want. Toys, clothes, paintings, portraits, photos, horseback riding, train rides, karting, a lot of amusement parks and playgrounds... and everything is within walking distance. Ideal place for kids.
In addition, the Bulgarians are very friendly people, they will always help, prompt and advise the best. . . Enjoy your holiday!
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