Hotel Flora
Features
The Hotel Flora is a lovely new addition to our programme. In a central location, the resort centre is just 1 minute's walk away, as are the lifts and ski school meeting point. The hotel has a lovely pool and spa facilities, or you can relax in the lounge by the log fire. Rooms are comfortably furnished and most have balconies.
Accommodation
Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a twin room with private shower, wc, hairdryer, minibar, radio and safe. Rooms with balcony, studios with kitchenettes, and larger family rooms with separate bedroom and living room with double sofa bed are also available.
Facilities
Indoor swimming pool
Sauna
Steam room
Whirlpool
Fitness room
Massage and solarium (some with local charge)
Extra charge for internet café
Irish pub
Lounge
Games room with table tennis
Children's playroom with toys provided
Facts
Central location
100m to resort centre, ski lifts and ski school meeting point
Borovets Resort Info
Eastern Europe's biggest ski resort (58km), Borovets suffers from many of the usual complaints about this finance-friendly region. Most commonly associated with budget-conscious skiers and beginners, Borovets has an excellent ski school, a fine snow record, cheap prices (especially for beer and spirits), lovely scenery - and it's only 90 minutes from Sofia. On the downside, there are unattractive buildings, skiing for better intermediates and advanced skiers is no more than average, the lifts and piste are kept poorly and there is the constant threat of theft, boring food and bad queues.
But, many people regularly return. Why? Most veterans talk of the great teaching they have received and the low prices, as well as the varied nightlife available. You'll have to forfeit western creature comforts, but it can be well worth it. It's skiing in a very different culture and is, joy of joys, half the price of the Alps. If the skiing doesn't interest you, there are always site-seeing trips to Sofia and other historic sites to keep you busy, although the archaic transport systems can make this rather time-consuming.
Overall, Borovets is a place to go to learn if you have a tighter budget. You also need to have a sense of humour and adventure, as it is very much the poor relation to Western European skiing. It isn't going to replace Val d'Isère as your venue of choice, but it does successfully cater to a completely different clientele.
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