Visitor comments on Rila Hotel in Borovets, Bulgaria

Comment: went here for the 2nd time. Last time i went with my girlfriend and this time there was 5 lads.
Had a really good time and would love to go back tomorrow if i had the money and holidays :)
Its my 3rd time in Borovets and the night life is far most the best in all ski resorts i''ve been to.
If you read bad reports about this place then the people who write them are so far stuck up their own a** they are should be skiing in France drinking wine and s**t.

Some people describe this place as the Blackpool of Bulgaria. It is just a little better than Blackpool!

Submitted By: Wellsy from England (submitted from UNITED KINGDOM)
Date: 2009 January 27, 15:09

Comment: First of all I went with 4 other lads and had a belting holiday. If there's not a lot of snow on the slopes surrounding the hotel and it's too windy to take the Gondola to the top (brilliant when you can!) then just get plastered at any of the bars (and there's plenty).

Secondly....do not go to Mamma Mias. The blokes are well annoying as you'll find out while skiing and they're bugging you non-stop. I'll tell you now they have Setanta and English commentary, you'll no doubt hear it from one of the annoying fellas that work there 50 times a day though.

Definitely recommend Funkies, say hello to Ivan aka 'Jackie Boy' if he's working outside from the Geordie boys.

The strippers aren't bad either like, keep your hands off Sissy mind or my mate John will be well upset!

Seriously though, great place to go ,all the better if you get more snow than we did.

Submitted By: alex from u.k (submitted from UNITED KINGDOM)
Date: 2009 January 11, 15:35

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		3/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		5/5
Fun		3/5

Comment: couldnt falt hotel or ski schools and surrounding areas fantastic might i advise going to mamma mias steak house facing the rila and saying toffe sent you really good but if you dont like skiing there is nothing else to do that os the only thing overall though very good

Submitted By: Libby from United Kindom (submitted from UNITED KINGDOM)
Date: 2009 January 05, 18:22

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		5/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: Amazing hotel, best place to ski ever !!!!

Submitted By: Donna from England (submitted from UNITED KINGDOM)
Date: 2009 January 03, 20:28

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		5/5
Fun		4/5

Comment: I reccomend this hotel to ANYONE.
the mountains are on the foot of the hotel,the food is excellent,the staff are friendly,comfy rooms and great ski instructors.
this was the best holiday ever and also cheap but i will DEFENITLY come back next year

Submitted By: sharon from uk (submitted from UNITED KINGDOM)
Date: 2008 December 29, 23:42

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		4/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: Fantastic holiday great fun would swap it for summer holiday if had too, good hotel location fab, people very friendly went January 2008 and we are just packing to go again 2009 can not wait.

Submitted By: alice from UK
Date: 2008 May 16, 15:40

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		5/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: i went to borovet bulgaria at the begining on january 2008. i stayed at the rila hotel. this was the best holiday i have ever had and i will never forget it! i have never had so much fun!

Submitted By: Lee Yates
Date: 2008 February 05, 17:41

Hotel rating

Overall		3/5
Staff		2/5
Rooms		3/5
Food		1/5
Fun		4/5

Comment: Very good location at bottom of the slope, The food was very suspect though and there were no double beds. Needs a bit of TLC

Submitted By: chris and janice from england
Date: 2007 August 05, 18:25

Comment: thinking of staying at Rila next year.need to speak with our good friend Krassi... married to lili with son pepe. lost his number ! email or mobile 07966964127 please help me to locate him.

Submitted By: Wes Fox from England
Date: 2007 March 19, 17:01

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		4/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		4/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: What a fantastic holiday. Deffinately going again next year. Hotel Rila, area, instuctors in fact everything about it was fantastic except leaving at the end of the week. See you in 2008!!!!!!

Submitted By: becky from england
Date: 2007 February 19, 11:47

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		5/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: brilliant. all the bars were good and the adult instuctor crazy was brilliant. he took us up the mountain and made a dvd of all the adults. katy and tania our leaders were really good and took us down a green run. sledging was fun in the evenings. snow and fog were good and the shops in the hotel were good. i got fluffy boots!!!! 20 of us went. 9 kids and 11 adults- all family!!

Submitted By: nic pelham from england
Date: 2007 February 14, 02:00

Comment: 24 of us just got back fron rila hotel 7 families with kids all loved it goona book again for next year. Loved the skiing had great instructor/guide/friend Val taught us loads as we were first time skiers most of us, and told us all about Bulgarian life. went to some fab bars especially one next to the ski lift outside the rila with the log fire. we wre such good customers(we are all alkis) he kicked a table full of people out for us to watch the England match. Suprising what tipping does. Also katys wine bar (keep the secret girls tell em your off shopping) Great food at the Eagle went 3 times. Avoid the Snow bear they rip you off! They tell you you haven't paid enough which we had, then when you check the bill yourself they were about 20 levs over and we are not stingy. Oh yes and the yellow cheese. What is that all about? The Karaoke bar is a must if you can get to it, just like a night club. Unlike the Rila nightclub which is little more than a morgue. And the Irish bar that is advertised at the rila is shut. But we are all booking again because we haven't laught so much at each others missfortunes in a long time. What other excuses do you need? Remember the camcorder!

Submitted By: G Evans from UK
Date: 2007 January 25, 22:29

Hotel rating

Overall		3/5
Staff		3/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		1/5
Fun		2/5

Comment: Resort was good, Hotel room was spacious, comfortable and clean. Food was dire. Plenty of good local restaurants though, lots with yellow cheese!!!!

Submitted By: Vivian from England
Date: 2007 January 23, 20:09

Comment: My sister has just returned from Borovets. She stayed, with her grown-up daughters, in the Rila Hotel, and really enjoyed it.
However, she said "The only thing not so impressive was the bedsheets ... too small & too thin. On top of the sheet was a really strange thing - like a duvet cover made from 2 whole sheets sewn together, but with a blanket inside. The blanket either went in at the bottom , or as with my bed, through a round hole cut (and neatly hemmed) in the middle of the sheet!"

Submitted By: a graham from uk
Date: 2007 January 08, 21:18

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		5/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: before going to borovets i was really nervous due to all the negative reviews. however i was extremely suprised!!! the hotel itself is very basic but still requires what is needed, the staff are fab and always willing to help, the food in the restaurant was gorgeous and always hot, there was a huge selection, no prostitutes and few erotic bars but all kept very hidden. The most fab holiday ever!!! def be going back

Submitted By: Liza & Steve from Wales
Date: 2007 January 08, 19:41

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		3/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		3/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: Just got back from a fab holiday staiying at the Rila Hotel. The hotel is in a great location at the bottom of the slopes, had a few problems with staff on the reception and bar who were rude and unhelpful during our stay but on the whole they were very good especially the maids who cleaned rooms thoroughly every day and the staff in the resturant.

Had a fantastioc view on the 8th floor looking out over the mountians, a few of our party had rooms at the front of the hotel and said it was quite noisey but i think they may have been the ones making the noise half the time. Food in the restaurant was ok you would not starve! soups are really good. eating out is so cheap and good that we only ate in on two nights and one of those nights was the gala dinner on new years eve. Resort is quite lively and there is something for evey one, 10 pin bowling, singing Karaoke or sitting and relaxing in one of the quite bars with open log fires with a Hot Choclate and brandy. Now to the important bit - the Skiings - we were quire lucky with the snow as we were worried before we went casue there did not seam to be a lot, but snow cannons were working in full force when wo got there and after 2 days had a heavy snow fall which enabled most of the runs to open. Ski school is great our instructor Krassi ( whom we also had the previous year and by chance found him on the slopes again) was brilliant and could not do enough to help spending extra time in the mornings with those who where struggling a bit. Had a Great holiday and cant wait to go back next year, would not go this time again as it is too busy and you have the worry of not a lot of snow so am looking to book to go back in March 2008. Would reccommed Borovets to anyone just hope that joining the EU does not change it too much!!!!

Submitted By: Rebecca from England
Date: 2007 January 01, 15:58

Comment: I have just come back from the rila hotel and I am sooooooooo in love with Dani the ski instructor. Not good on the eyes but so so so Kind and genourous he gave me a photo frame. rila hotel bolgaria is such a brill place I would jump if my parents said we are going again.

Submitted By: Joanne from England
Date: 2006 March 12, 22:37

Comment: Ive just come back from staying in the hotel Rila and it was brilliant!!! The instructors were really nice and helped in any way they could not just in the skiin aspect! The food wasnt so good but you just have to choose the right things. Some of the bulgarian people were rude and didnt know the meaning of smile but you got use to it. I would defo go back and would recommend it

Submitted By: LESLEY from ENGLAND
Date: 2006 March 10, 15:23

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		5/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		3/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: After hearing mixed reports about the Hotel Rila we were a bit unsure as to what to expect. It was our first time skiing and we had a great time! The hotel Rila is an excellent hotel with beautiful views, ideally situated next to slopes. Although a good tip may be to request a quiet room as we did hear that some rooms were very noisy. We'd heard bad reports about the food and although it wasn't great we were pleasantly surprised.

There was always plenty of choice but not necessarily hot, although they provide a microwave if necessary.
I cannot praise the ski school enough, they were fantastic with excellent instructors (very patient!)
I would recommend this resort to anyone. We had a fantastic holiday! Excellent skiing with beautiful surroundings! Loved it!!

Submitted By: kat from england
Date: 2006 February 21, 20:47

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		4/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		3/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: stayed in hotel rila ! had such a great time it was amazing ! food ok .rooms clean and very nice ! location was perfect and the ski school boro sports was soo good !our instuctor was sooooooooo nice which made our holiday lovely 'go teddy ' :) ! it was just a wonderful hoilday and cmnt wait to go back next year !
:)

Submitted By: kat from england
Date: 2006 February 21, 20:42

Hotel rating

Overall		5/5
Staff		3/5
Rooms		4/5
Food		3/5
Fun		5/5

Comment: we went on 11th febuary for a week and i had the best time ever !room was lovely and clean .food was ok ! ski school was amazing and our instuctor was soooo nice! go teddy! :) the location was perfect and hopfuly we go bak next year ave to talk dad round ! it was great for teenagers(my self) and loads of things to do !
:) im still on a high

Submitted By: Amy from Kent, England
Date: 2006 January 26, 12:10

Hotel rating

Overall		4/5
Staff		2/5
Rooms		5/5
Food		4/5
Fun		4/5

Comment: We stayed at the Rila 14-21 Jan 2006. We arrived about 1am but the restaurant stayed open and check in