Bulgaria Holiday Reviews

There is so much to do in sunny beach, we walked around every day and still didnt see it all! The beach was nice , very busy but it was August with lots of places to eat and drink right on the beach! There is no shortage of bars and restaurants and often they were offering deals so if you ate they would give you free drinks. All cocktails in the evening were buy one get one free around £ 4-5 for the two and beer was as little as 50p for a large glass! One evening we went out with the equivalent of £20 we had four cocktails a game of mini golf and still had change! The only thing walking around to be aware of is guys with grapes just dont take them as they offer them to you. There arnt many souvenier shops but the ones there are have things like pottery which is so cheap but they do have LOTS of fake designer goods shops some of which are actually very good! We loved sunny beach!

Good resort although if your not a party animal the hotels further back from the noisy frontline would be better as the partying goes on throughout the night until 5am on some nights. Be careful when walking out the paving throught the resort is atrocious. Great place for jeans, "T"shirts etc.

Sunny beach was a very nice resort. It had many different bars,clubs and resterants. There was a massive strip which ran for about 3 miles with all different shops,bars and clubs on. When we went to Bulgaria it just started to be one of the places to go as it was Bulgarian Money and you got a lot for your money. It's kind of like Benidorm a bit lke Blackpool in the sun in some respects. It was a nice lively place. The cost of a meal for 4 people would range from about 40-60 which was resonably considering you were having drinks with that as well. The drinks were resonably. The beaches were nice but had a lot of sea weed in them and they were always busy so if you wanted to make a day down there you had to go quite early. There were many shops and night markets which were very good for fake designer bags and sunglasses and stuff so they were really good and soo cheap. One thing was there werent many police around whch sometimes made you on edge when things broke out. But overall it was a good holiday

Because of the cheap booze (1 pint costing 1 Lev = 50p), lots of young drinkers there and nightclubs. Didn't see any trouble tho', may be this is because the resort is Mafia run and they don't mess about if any trouble. There are some quieter parts, Nessebar is nice, but Sunny Beach is not for anyone wanting a relaxing hol.

If you want enjoyment then this place will suit and at a third of the price of Euroland. A hub for nightlife and relaxation during the day. Will also suit families.

The beach is nice but you need to start looking after the volley ball pitch as nearer the Royal Bay it's rocky.

Nice pool although not the warmest.

You have to queue for drinks and they have a habit of shutting early. Stefan the main barman was surly at best. Top tip get a big tankard (pint+) and keep hold of it, it seems to annoy him immensely.

Food, very samey, things like chicken and lamb looked more like road kill. I tended to stick to the kids processed food. If you want a beer with your food expect a long wait. Lots of the tables were dirty so it was quite a feat to find a clean one that was set. The high chair was falling to bits.

Weather fine

If you want to watch sports, best bet is Paco's bar out of the complex, where you have to pay but it's 2 Lev for a pint so cheap.

Animation Hall, bit naff, but okay if you like watching folk miming.

Formation towel bomb raids at 7am and not just by the usual suspects, not sure why folk feel the need to have loungers for kids who don't use them or folk who feel the need to take up a lounger all day when they are on the beach? Quite a few wasps about, esp where folk have knocked over sweet drinks of course. Nice touch was the bins had lids otherwise it would have been unbearable.

Nessabar a nice boat trip day out (found a geocache also)

Cheap cigarettes

No cars about which is nice re the bairns

Nice holiday makers there to chat with and moan about the room rip off and surly barman, which passed the time as there's not a whole heap to do.

Overall worst holiday I've ever had, amazed Thomas Cook want anything to do with the place, shame as it wouldn't take much to make it really good.

Have been to Bulgaria before and would go back again but not for a gold clock would I go to the Royal Bay.

sunny beach is a lively resort things for everyone to do but be aware you ave to py for everything. eg. toilets,sun beds,laying on the beach.

although many of the shops are the same the resort itself is still a very friendly and lovely place to visit.

There is a water park in the resort and we walked there via the Turkish market area in less than 15 mins. The water park in Nessebar is bigger but they have a system in place where you wear an electronic watch that you have to pre-load with money and you then pay for everything wearing the watch. You have to queue at the end of the day to get your money back that you didn't spend and you queue forever and people push and shove you and don't wait their turn. Waiting for the free bus back to the resort was the same. The bus arrived and everyone pushed and shoved and elbow you out of the way. They cram the busses full and it's very unsafe. I recommend the water park in Sunny Beach as it was more orderly and the lifeguards were better. the queues for the rides in Nessebar were far too long and you queue inside the towers leading up to the rides which is freezing as you are shaded from the sun.

Be careful when you eat out in Sunny Beach or Nessebar and as you are eating check that your meat is cooked through - particularly the chicken. I know of a couple of people, me included where the chicken was raw in the middle (avoid cafe 166!!). Djanie's is a lovely restaurant but go before 7pm or you have to queue in the street. The Castle on the main strip is good too and also the Condor Bistro is great. Also, further along the strip check out the bikini bar that sits on the beach, it is fab!

Nessebar was quieter and there are some lovely places to eat there with lovely settings overlooking the sea. The bus there was only 1 lev and it takes you right to the terminus at Nessebar so you can sit back and enjoy the journey without worrying about where to get off the bus.

I would recommend getting the little train there but you have to change trains. On the way back from Nessebar quite a few people asked the driver if he went to Sunny Beach and they will tell you they do but they don't!! Don't be fooled. You will be driven along the front and then up the hill where the train stops at the edge of the resort of Nessebar where it meets sunny beach. From there you have to cut through the big hotel and then across and to the back of the Imperial Hotel to get the next train to the middle of Sunny Beach. Otherwise it would be about an hours walk.

dont go rude people beaches were lovely and clean 21 levs for sunbeds and umberellas weather was very hot

Just got back , fantastic if you love nightlife this is the place to be ! , lots of bars and restraunts to chill out and relax bt if you dont like busy resort its not place you want to be ! theres lots of teenagers there and sometimes its very noisy but i enjoyed it ! Thousands of Kareoke bars such as Tony's , Grand hotel Kareoke bar and Bar & food near Victoria Palace is a deonetelly the place to be. For food its fantastic better than hotel globus ! theres a lovely restraunt behind Hotel globus Bar & Food Fantastic and Great Choice !

Theresort of elenite was also beautiful. There was not much too it therefore i travelled into sunnybeach which i would recommend especially for the market.

Obzor is a small town but has many small shops selling fake designer gear, football kits, silverware etc. Has restaurants and bars . One ATM in town only near municipal hall. Fairground near hotel which closes at 11.30 pm.

excellent place to visit.. food and drink is very cheap the beach was very clean and calm fab sea to go in nightlife very good alot of things going on

Great for parties and young people, lots of bars and great deals. Clubbing was awesome and happy hours was midday till 12 in the evening which was great for nights.