Достойный отель Decent hotel

We rested from 08/18/11 to 08/29/11 with two small children (9 months and 3.5 years old) and a 15-year-old daughter. Having read not too optimistic reviews about the "Imperial", I was set up accordingly. As it turned out, in vain.
From Burgas airport, we took a minibus for about 30-40 minutes to get to Sunny Beach, stopping at Pomorie along the way (we settled several people in local hotels). They arrived at the Imperial about half past seven in the evening. Settled within 5 minutes. The studio room was on the 7th (penultimate) floor, overlooking the sea. Moreover, we did not pay for the sea view either to the tour operator when buying a tour, or at the reception at the hotel.
About the room: an area of ​ ​ ​ ​ approximately 30 sq. m. , a large (about 10-12 sq. m. ) balcony of a round shape. In the room: 2 wardrobes, a table, a large double bed, a double sofa bed, 2 bedside tables, a TV, a minibar, a safe (for an extra charge, 5 levs per day), a bathroom. On the balcony there are 2 plastic chairs and a table.

Meals: according to the all inclusive system, everything is tasty and quite varied. Maybe not like in 5 * in Turkey, but very, very worthy: salads, meat and cheese cuts, yogurts, soups, sausages, meat dishes of 4-5 types (ribs were especially liked), hard and soft cheeses, pastries , ice cream, fruits, vegetables… Restaurants have microwaves, milk, so we could make milk porridge for the youngest child. We had no cases of poisoning or illness due to poor-quality food. The only drawback is that tourists from the neighboring hotel (“Amphora”) ate in our hotel, we had breakfasts and dinners in different restaurants, so this did not cause any inconvenience, but lunches were in one. First (from 11.00 to 13.00) we dined, and already around 13.20 we started the neighbors. The result is long queues for food. The waiters were good, no complaints. The snack bar makes very tasty pizza (from 11.00 to 15.00), but there is always a queue behind it (the wait took 20 minutes). In bars - drinks of local production (free of charge) and imported (for a fee). Juices, however, are “chemical” a-la “Yupi”, although in the last days of our vacation they were given natural apple juice.
The room was cleaned every day, towels changed daily too.
The beach and the sea are ideal for children - fine clean sand, warm water. We saw a jellyfish two or three times. Algae washed up to the shore in waves, but there were few of them, after 2-3 meters from the shore the water was clear. In the last 3 days, we were a little unlucky with the weather - it was stormy.
Animation was seen only near the pool, before dinner. In the evenings there were sometimes performances, but they did not arouse much interest. There are no discos in the Imperial (and this is good, since then it would be problematic to relax with children). There is a small playground, a good children's pool. If you want to take a break from the child for a while, you can “hand over” it to the children’s club of the Forum Hotel nearby (we did not use this service, so I can’t say anything definite about the skill of the animators). One hour, as far as I remember, costs 7 leva.
The contingent of the "Imperial": about 30% from the ex-USSR, the rest, mostly Romanians and Bulgarians, a few Germans and British. Lots of families with children. Young people, on the other hand, are few.
“Slightly” surprised by the previous review of leva 0101, it seems that we rested in different hotels.

Firstly, there was no pushing the poor “Russians” in the restaurant by the “arrogant Bulgarians and Romanians” in the queues. Secondly, the food is normal, and why so categorically recommend eating in nearby restaurants? Thirdly, the hotel has its own beach! And even with a bar with free drinks (open from 10.00 to 18.00). Yes, sunbeds are paid there, but the tour operator warns about this before the trip! And for those who do not want to pay, quite large areas are allocated on the beach - please spread your rugs, put up umbrellas (by the way, we did this). And no one is chasing ; )). Fourth, as I wrote above, the towels in the room were changed every day. And, fifthly, it is, in my opinion, completely normal that “Check-in time” is from 14.00, and “Check-out” is until 12.00 (checked on numerous trips around Europe and Thailand).
If you are young and love to party, you are in the center of Sunny Beach, all the entertainment is there. "Imperial" is located on the edge, very close to Nessebar. We went to the new city on foot, it took about 15 minutes to walk. We got to the old city by bus or by train, it also took about 7-10 minutes to go. Bus and locomotive stops are 150 meters from the Imperial. The old part of Nessebar is very beautiful, a must visit! To the center of Sunny Beach - just over 20 minutes by train. There is nothing to do with children - there is nothing except McDonald's and small attractions, everything is “sharpened” for youth recreation - casinos, discos, erotic bars.
Also, in addition to transport stops, in the immediate vicinity of the "Imperial" there are two convenience stores (almost all the hotels were bought there), an exchanger ("Crown") with a good exchange rate, a children's inflatable slide (5 levs 15 minutes).
Summary: "Imperial" is a great place to relax with children!