Borovets, Samokov Hotel Reviews

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Average Ratings for Borovets, Samokov Hotel

  • Resort2.8 stars
  • Food1.7 stars
  • Snow Amount & Quality3.7 stars
  • Value for Money2.6 stars
  • Overall rating1.7 stars

5 Reviews For Borovets, Samokov Hotel

  • sputnik69 23rd Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I took my son to kindergarten at the Samokov which was quite a distance from the Olymp but at least a downhill walk. I felt the instructor there was a nightmare and never seemed to smile. I went back to collect my son early on the first day, apparently he had spent most of the day colouring pictures indoors in a room that looked out onto a stone wall. In my opinion the outdoor play area was minimal with a rotating gadget that the children could walk round pushing, it seemed to me like it was similar to a gadget pushed by donkeys to pump water out of the ground. The carer/instructor instantly made my son hate skiing, as she was not encouraging with him as I expected her to be. She seemed off-hand to me. In tears, I complained in resort. The reimbursement seemed a very convoluted affair which left me out of pocket even more and worked in favour of the Bulgarians and I was charged extra for drinks for my son each day on top of what I had already paid. Even when I changed my booking to half days in the Samokov kindergarten my son remained very sad and did not seem to want to return. He is normally an independent and confident little boy.
    I thought I was saving by going to Borovets but prices were high in my opinion and by the time I paid for additional private lessons for my son, I may as well have booked a more expensive holiday nearer to home. Even the private instructor did not appear to turn up to teach my son on the last day. We stood about in the cold for 45 mins waiting after I had paid him £30 plus tips on both of the previous two days for 2 hours of tuition.

  • cashier 5th Jan 2009

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    The hotel was really tired and could do with a complete overall as could the staff, who were not particularly interested or friendly. The food was awful cold and tasteless. The rooms were shabby and bedding to match.

  • Guest 14th Jun 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Stayed in borovets 6 times now and going back to do a season there, the samakov hotel is fine but we found the rila to be slightly better and the iglika palace to be the best for us.
    the food is not british they serve food cool and very different.
    At all the hotels i pay half board and always eat in the hotels with no problem.
    If you wish to have really nice food and a really flash hotel then pay through the nose and go to an expensive resort .

    If you want a relaxed winter holiday and don't exp ...

  • Dougbishop 16th Mar 2008

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    All, in all the resort is ok, the skiing is fine at the top of the gondala, but it could do with some chair lifts rather than long button lifts. Eating out is ok, a lot of places to dine-no high quality, but reasonably priced. This was our first and last time to visit Bulgaria, it is low priced but you get what you pay for, if you can afford a bit more then avoid Borovets.

  • NiciJ Rank: Staff Sergeant 7th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I recently stayed at the Hotel Samokov for a week (20th-27th Jan 2008) in Borovetz, Bulgaria for a skiing holiday, and I had a great time!!

    I booked with Balkan Holidays and while the price was fairly competitive, our "direct flight" from Edinburgh, Scotland to Plovdiv, was altered shortly after booking, and we were advised that our outward flight was to "touch down" in East Humberside. In the actual event, our flight from Edinburgh was delayed by over three hours, and when we landed at Humber ...

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