Hotel Aurora Reviews

This was our 3rd visit in a row to Bulgaria but our 1st to St.Konstantin.

We arrived at the hotel at about 4 in the morning so headed straight to bed but were impressed with our room which was both spacious and modern. We didnt manage to make it for breakfast that day but managed to have a good look around the hotel. The complex comprised of a hotel and villa and facilities of both were available to all. In all there were 2 outdoor pools and one indoor. There were bars at both outside pools but snacks and icecream were only available at the larger pool, however the villa pool was quieter and cleaner.

The food was not inedible but was repetitive. Basically what you had for dinner was served the next day for lunch either as a main course in the soup. There was not an awful lot of choice either (my daughter ate mainly bread, potatoes and mixed veg for the fortnight!) However we ate out several times and prices were reasonable but again the food was hit and miss so if you are a foodie this maybe not your cup of tea. The hotel was kept very clean and the cleaners were by far the most friendly of the staff. Some of the bar and restaurant staff were very miserable looking but some warmed up once they knew you. It does help if you try to speak a bit of bulgarian and tips also help.

The town was about a ten minute walk away which led you to a long market stretch selling all sorts of things but do haggle especially for the henna tattooes and hair braiding. Do visit the mineral pool if you can - if is about as hot as a bath and children will probably not like it but it is worth going. It cost 4 leva to enter and extra for sunbeds etc.

We went on a Pirate boat trip which was very enjoyable and good for kids both young and old. Also went to the water park (don't take a taxi the bus is 1 lev for adults each way and comes about every 15 minutes) which was a good day out. It cost us about £22 for the whole day but if you go after 4p.m you get 40% off and it shuts at 7p.m. You cant bring your own food/drink but prices are reasonable. We also got the bus to Golden Sands which was a lot busier and had more facilities on offer but we imagined it might be a bit too much at night. However a lot of the hotels there are about 10 mins up the hill so noise might not be a problem.

In all we had a great holiday. Bulgaria is a lovely destination for both families and couples alike - but please remember that tourism is still a new relatively new thing to them. Give them a chance and you will be relatively suprised. I would recommend St. Konstantin for families/couples looking for relaxation and low key entertainment but if you want more action go to Sunny Beach or Golden Sands. If you do go to St.Konstantin please try and vist Hotel Varna. This is the only 5 star hotel in the resort and although it doesnt look much from the outside it is something to believed and prices are reasonable too.

We hope to return next year but probably to Albena.

The hotel basically was ok,clean and well located, staff very helpful and polite and as we were told by the Rep was typical Bulgarian 4*.
Then we went to the restuarant, the food was at best 2*, very repetative, no choice, sometimes not cooked and the cheapest ingredients imaginable. One couple we met lived on banana sandwitches for a fortnight, you couldn't pay me to go there again. Don't be put off about Bulgaria or the resort we visited other Hotels and found them very acceptable even the 3*. We resorted to eating out and found the local food delicious and cheap.

P.S. This Hotel is in St. Konstantin. Not in Golden Sands.

This hotel is a lovely hotel (all inclusive) and the accomodation was great, unfortunately as stated in the brochure there was no entertainment,the wine was watered down and the food and hygeine in the restaurant left alot to be desired, it was cold and the same food was served constantly every day and night for two weeks and food which was uncovered was swarming with flies. We managed not to suffer from any stomach bugs by asking the Rep to get a Microwave put in the restaurant in order that we may heat our food up. The Hotel has a Gymnasium which is great but which was left unsupervised and children would play in there and luckily whilst we were there there were no accidents but i'm sure there will be. It also had an indoor pool and Whirlpool which was also great, but again was unsupervised and not good for children as it was next to the gymnasium with only a door to push open and they were in there in the pool unsupervised.

The area of St. Konstantine itself is a lovely place plenty of bars and restaurants and a great market place which is open all day and most of the night. It is very cheap to eat and drink out a litre and half bottle of Stella Artois is 50p. We had a pizza each (4 people) 2 big bottles of Grolsh, 2 big bottles of Stella, 4 glasses of wine, 2 bottles of Sprite and it cost 28 Levs which is just under 10 pounds. You must to into the Grand Varna Hotel it is fantastic, outside it dosn't look like much, but inside is beautiful there is also a bowling alley downstairs which you can use and a couple of bars.

All in all the country is beautiful but I would not recommend anyone stay at this hotel unless they like cold food and a lack of hygeine in the restaurant, the staff at the hotel were lovely apart from the staff in the restaurant who were very solemn and shrugged shoulders if you asked them anything, if anything ran out at meal times (meals were 7pm to 9pm)at 8.15pm!! they shrugged shoulders to say ";nothing left"; we ate out quite alot needless to say.

You must pay a visit to Nessebar, it is so beautiful, an old town and a new town with a wonderful market and small cafes, restaurants and bars and old churches, well worth a visit.

We did like Bulgaria in its entirety and feel that maybe in another 5 - 10 years they will be able to cope with the number of visitors that they have to their country they seem to be struggling at the moment and don't seem to realise, I think that we are there customers (bread and butter) and should be treated with that in mind.

the aurora hotel is advertized as an allinclusive hotel with plenty for families to do,it was none of the above.
the cleanliness of the hotel was ok but the food was disgusting we could not believe what they served each meal,the meat dishes turned our stomachs.
we was there for 2weeks and had to buy our food in town which is only small with not alot of resturaunts to choose from but we did find figaros which was expensive but good food.
the hotel made you pay for fresh orange and diet pepsi which is all i drink as im diabetic, it advertized entertainment there was none.the children could not make any noise or play on the few games in the hotel between 1pm and 4pm as it was there siesta time.
i would warn anyone with families to avoid this hotel like the plauge as it was a total wash out.it cost us a fortune in food and taking our children out to better places for entertainment to try to make the best of the holiday when it was already paid in an allinclusive holiday.
also before i sign off it all so advertized a childrens club we never saw it in two weeks we just couldnt find it.the only good thing about this holiday was the good friends which we made with the other english people there was only about 20 of us altogether,and we couldnt wait to get home for proper food.