Bulgaria and its hotels are very popular among our tourists. Even a person with low incomes can afford to relax in the resorts of this country and enjoy the warm sun, clean sea and quality service. On the Black Sea coast, travelers can find many cheap hotels designed specifically for budget holidays. One of them is the three-star Hotel Delfin 3 *, which can offer tourists a quality vacation at the lowest prices.
Location of the Dolphin Hotel
The hotel is located in the famous Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach, which is located on the north coast of the country. For 7 kilometers, all buildings are focused only on tourists. This is a clean ecological zone, remote from major highways and railways. The place is designed for families, so travelers with children will find many interesting places to visit. Among them are boat trips on yachts, and an amusement park, and a horse base, and an open-air cinema.
Hotel "Dolphin" (Bulgaria) is located in the southern part of the resort, on the first beach line. Therefore, the beach can be reached in just 5 minutes. The central bus station of the city of Burgas is only 2 kilometers from the complex, and the nearest airport is 37 kilometers away. In addition, there are many entertainment venues nearby, for example, a bar club 300 meters away, an amusement park and a water park 2 kilometers away. The stadium, nightclubs and the famous Dolphin Beach - Cocoa Beach - are also just a short walk away.
Briefly about the hotel
The tourist complex was built in the midst of mass resort development in 1980. Hotel "Dolphin" (Bulgaria) covers an area of 5000 hectares. It is surrounded by a dense forest park zone, where there are centuries-old trees, and very young shrubs, and flowers. The complex consists of one vast seven-story residential building, which has about 90 rooms for large and small families. For tourists, staff speaks Russian, English, Bulgarian and German. Accommodation of vacationers in rooms starts from 14:00 daily, and eviction usually occurs before noon. If desired, for an additional amount, tourists can extend their stay for several hours.
The hotel is open throughout the tourist season until the beginning of October. It is best to go here in July and August. The temperature in Bulgaria in September is also well suited for relaxation, but only in the first half of the month. Dolphin welcomes children of all ages, even the smallest. But pets are strictly prohibited here. The last complete restoration of the hotel building was carried out here back in 2003.
Number of rooms
There are 90 rooms in the only hotel building. Some of them are repaired even during the tourist season and cannot accept guests. For the most part, the Dolphin Hotel (Bulgaria) has double and triple rooms, which can accommodate a few more children. The windows of each room overlook the sea. The apartments also have large balconies. The rooms themselves are quite cramped, but are quite consistent with the price range presented. The beds in them are single, but if desired, staff can move them together.
The repair in the rooms is already quite old. The walls are painted white and tiled on the floor. The furniture is standard, made without frills. In addition to the bed, the room has a small mirror, bedside tables, an armchair and a cosmetic table. From the lighting in the room there is only a lamp on the ceiling and a sconce at the head of the bed.
Room features
Despite the fact that the rooms in the complex are very cramped, they are still supplemented with all the necessary amenities for a comfortable stay and relaxation. Of course, their quality can not be compared with luxury rooms. Caring for the improvement of the accommodation of its guests, the Dolphin Hotel (Bulgaria, Sunny Beach) offers them the following types of amenities:
- A small and rather old TV on which you can watch satellite channels, including one Russian-language.
- Individual air conditioning, which is regulated by the hotel staff. Also in May and September, when the temperature drops, the hotel can turn on the heating.
- Small fridge for groceries.
- An in-room minibar is only available at an additional cost. For drinks stored in it, you will also have to pay separately.
- A landline telephone, where you can contact the administrator at any time of the day or night.
- Bathroom equipped with shower. Plumbing is modern. There are all toiletries, as well as body and face towels.
- Regular housekeeping. Bed linen is changed once a week, and towels - once every 2 days.
How are meals served at the hotel?
The choice of tourists is offered several possible food options. This is either half board, which includes only breakfast, or full board, providing guests with a hearty breakfast and dinner, or the all-inclusive system. It allows guests to eat free of charge, as well as take some drinks, such as Bulgarian alcohol. You will have to pay for imported products from your pocket.
Hotel "Dolphin" (Bulgaria) does not please with a wide variety of dishes on the menu, but tourists are unlikely to remain hungry. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, toast, fried bacon, side dishes, vegetables and fruits. Lunches and dinners are served complex: side dish, meat, drinks. Visitors themselves cannot complete meals. Of the fruits, there are always watermelons, oranges, grapes, apples and plums on the table.
restaurants and bars
To satisfy the appetite on the territory of the complex, several restaurants and bars are offered at once, offering guests a variety of cuisines. We list the main institutions that the Dolphin Hotel offers to its guests (Bulgaria, Sunny Beach):
- The main restaurant located in the main building of the hotel. It serves all breakfast, lunch and dinner. The priority is European and national Bulgarian cuisine.
- Barbecue bar, which serves delicious grilled meat. Designed for 60 seats. You can only eat here for a fee.
- The lobby bar, which specializes in light snacks: salads, pastries, cakes, pizza and fruits. It serves tea and instant coffee.
- The pool bar offers many refreshing drinks. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, juices for children, mineral water, soda, ice cream are always available.
Hotel infrastructure
The tourist complex offers its guests only quality service. But since Hotel Delfin 3 * is focused on budget holidays, the whole range of services is not too large. However, they are enough to ensure a comfortable stay. Dolphin can offer the following services for tourists:
- Paid internet in public areas. As a rule, the cost of one day of its use will cost tourists 10 euros. There is wired internet, but it costs even more. To use it, you need to pay 2.5 euros for 1 hour of access to the network.
- You can hire a car from the hotel to explore the nearby cities. But keep in mind that there is no parking in the complex, so you have to leave the car in private paid parking lots.
- At the reception, tourists can use the left-luggage office and leave large suitcases and bags here.
- The reception has a paid safe for those who are afraid to leave valuable property in their rooms.
- There is a grocery store on the territory of the Delfin Hotel 3 * (Bulgaria), as well as its own small souvenir stall. Cigarettes, newspapers, drinks, groceries are for sale. But there is nowhere to buy clothes and shoes.
- A spacious elevator that takes guests and their luggage to any floor of the building.
- Dry cleaning is ready to offer tourists laundry and ironing services.
- At the hotel, guests can exchange any currency for the Bulgarian lev.
What kind of entertainment can Dolphin offer?
Hotel "Dolphin", whose service is at a decent level, can offer its guests no less high-quality entertainment. They are mainly focused on family leisure and recreation with children. The complex offers tourists a standard set of entertainment. We list the main ones:
- Outdoor pool for children and adults with a small sunbathing area. It works only in fine weather. Beach towels and sunbeds are available free of charge.
- A fitness center where every guest can work out. There is also a modern and spacious gym for those who want to stay fit even on vacation.
- The beauty salon offers local beauty treatments and relaxing massages. A qualified hairdresser is constantly working for guests.
- Free sauna for guests.
- Billiard room.
- Dolphin Beach is only 100 meters away. Guests can use free sun loungers and parasols. And for the money they can buy equipment for water sports. Or take a boat ride.
Vacation with children
Offering a budget vacation, Hotel Delfin 3 * tries to take care of children. For the youngest guests, the complex provides a baby crib in the room for free, and children under two years old are not paid. But for one family only one bed can be issued. The main restaurant for children has special high chairs for feeding.
From entertainment for children, Dolphin can offer a unit for children in an adult pool with a comfortable temperature and shallow depth. The complex also has a playground with modern carousels and swings for both toddlers and older children.
Positive reviews
A huge number of diverse tourist complexes can offer Bulgaria (Sunny Beach). Hotel "Dolphin" 3 *, reviews of which are both positive and negative, noticeably loses to many of them as a service. However, it has its advantages:
- Good location. To the beach to go just a few minutes on a small log beam. Other activities are nearby.
- Small but tidy and tidy room. Cleaned efficiently, linen changed on time.
- Monotonous but very tasty breakfasts. There is always a lot of food, so none of the visitors will remain hungry.
- All windows overlook the sea. Moreover, the higher the floor, the more beautiful the view and the quieter the decor. And on the ground floor, trees obscure the entire view.
- The hotel is far from the youth part of Sunny Beach, so it is always quiet and calm.
- Quick check-in by numbers, no need to wait for several hours at the reception.
Negative reviews
Tourists are generally satisfied with their stay at this hotel. But he also has its drawbacks. For some, they are insignificant, but for someone they can pretty much spoil the impression of relaxation. We list the main disadvantages that guests who have visited the Dolphin Hotel note:
- The rooms are in need of repair. There is no hairdryer in the bathroom, and soap is given out once for the whole rest.
- Monotonous breakfasts.
- There are a lot of insects everywhere, day and night. Often from their squeak it is impossible to fall asleep.
- Shallow sea. Reaching buoys, an adult will plunge underwater only to the waist. But such a depth is suitable for children.
- The staff speaks Russian poorly.
Draw conclusions
"Dolphin" can be advised to those tourists who want to relax inexpensively, but efficiently. The hotel does not offer its guests something special, but it is quite capable of satisfying their standard needs. Most of the people here gather in the summer months. Fans of a relaxing holiday can choose the first days of autumn for a vacation. But it is worth remembering that the temperature in Bulgaria in September is very variable.
Staying here is most beneficial for couples with children, as well as small friendly companies that, if desired, can easily get to the main nightclubs of the resort. The hotel is suitable for those people who do not like to spend a lot of time on the beach. For travelers who want to travel all over Bulgaria, it will be a great place to spend the night.