Hotel Iglika

Features

Parking
Half board

Also available are the Iglika’s wooden villas (offered on self catering basis), scenically set amidst trees behind the hotel where guests can use its facilities.

Rooms
105. Standard twin rooms have shower, satellite TV, telephone and minibar. Triple rooms and superior rooms have bath, the superior rooms also have hairdryers.

Meals
Hotel guests receive buffet breakfasts and dinners with good choice. Both breakfast and half board options are available at the Hotel Iglika. The half board option includes Christmas and New Year’s Eve gala dinners.

Facilities
Lounge, bar and extended restaurant; indoor pool (free); ice and steam cabins, sauna and solarium (pay locally); lifts.

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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