When planning a vacation in Bulgaria with their family, many are considering the opportunity to stay in one of the best hotels in Sunny Beach Hrizantema 4 *.
Solar "Chrysanthemum"
Built in 2004, the hotel offers visitors 435 rooms of the “Standard” class, in which guests are offered all the necessary amenities by modern standards: a balcony, bath and shower, TV with cable channels, air conditioning, telephone, hairdryer, free internet access. Particular attention is paid to a comfortable stay with children (it is not for nothing that tour operators often recommend a hotel). There is a children's pool on site, restaurants for babies have high chairs, a kids club, a trampoline and animations work, and babysitting services are available for a fee.
150 meters from the Hrizantema Hotel 4 * in Sunny Beach is a city sandy beach with sun loungers and sun umbrellas. Meals are organized on an all-inclusive basis in the form of a buffet, but for a change you can visit a pizzeria, a fish restaurant or a grill restaurant. The staff as a whole is friendly, most of them speak Russian and, of course, English.
Positive reviews prevail among the guests, most of the holidaymakers rate the hotel “on a strong four”. However, as usual, everyone cannot like everything, therefore, summarizing the particulars, attention should be paid to the following.
Where is that street?
Uniquely positive customers evaluate the location of the hotel. It takes no more than 40 minutes to get from the airport to it, and no more than 500 m to walk from the resort center to the hotel. The road to the sea from the room does not take more than 5-7 minutes and passes by cafes, shops and a large market - in general, it is interesting. In addition, near the resort is the city of Nessebar, where you can stroll along the old streets and get acquainted with the sights, feeling the spirit of old Bulgaria. You can get there by bus or tourist train.
Let's go to the rooms!
When choosing a room in which you intend to spend at least 10-12 days, it is better not to consider the first floor: many vacationers complained about dampness, including bedding and towels, as well as the smell of mold. In addition, it is better to disagree with a room whose windows do not look outside the hotel, as animations from neighboring hotels do not create comfortable sleeping conditions. As many guests note, the balcony facing the courtyard greatly adds to the calm.
But with thin "plywood" walls, unfortunately, nothing can be done. Everything and everyone is heard: slamming doors, children, lovers, snoring grandmothers. According to reviews, in Hrizantema 4 * Sunny Beach is definitely not for people who are sensitive to such situations.
The rooms themselves fully meet the concept of standard in terms of comfort and quality of installed furniture. The trouble is the periodically turning off air conditioner, so in the hot summer it is better not to take rooms in the main building, because the sun peeks in them most often.
But the security in the rooms is all right. Abandoned phones, tablets and documents always remained in their places. Nobody even touched the tip for cleaning left on the table, which, you see, says a lot. Such an “option” cannot but rejoice, especially considering the high cost of a safe at the reception.
Administrators, maids, waiters
By the way, about the level of service at the hotel. Customer reviews are very contradictory, some thank the bartenders and maids, others blame the administrative staff for outright rudeness.
Of course, in any human relationship there is a lot of subjective, but it should be remembered that whenever you arrive, you will be given bracelets at the reception no earlier than 10.00, and they will check in at exactly 14.00. No exceptions are made for foreigners, so you will have to sit in the lobby upon arrival by morning airplane.
The maids are cleaned every day and cleaned, all you have to do is hang a sign on the door. Towels are also changed daily, but soap items are placed only upon arrival. So the finished shower gel will have to be bought in the city.
The least flattering reviews were received by employees of the facilities on the territory of the Hrizantema 4 * hotel in Sunny Beach. Since the pool is open from 9:00 a.m., come at 8:50 a.m., you may be asked to leave the sunbed, using local idiomatic expressions. Since Bulgarian is not so different from Russian, then, unfortunately, you will understand everything. Those who like to “score” a deck chair early should also be careful, because the things left on it at 8:30 are in the general heap in an arbitrary place.
No, then I'm on the beach
And there, besides soft sand and wide shallows, there are other “pleasures”. The coastline does not belong to the hotel, so there are their own rules. The whole beach is divided into paid and free zones, almost free and completely clogged with people, respectively. In a paid zone everything is paid, as some vacationers say, “even breathe”. You just cannot sit on the sand, and renting a sunbed costs about 5 euros, an umbrella - another 5 euros. And all this, regardless of whether you take them for an hour or a day.
The free zone is quite far from the sea and, of course, it is crowded there. However, if you have been to other Bulgarian resorts, here you will not be in the best and not worse conditions than there: on a towel and surrounded by children running around everywhere.
Meanwhile, in the restaurant
Nutrition is deservedly considered the main feature of "Chrysanthemum." All inclusive, and a lot and varied. Meat, vegetables, alcohol, good pastries ... And children especially like the opportunity to take ice cream for lunch and dinner, and even in unlimited quantities. A large number of meat dishes, stewed vegetables, an abundance of fresh fruits, a variety of snacks and incredible desserts will delight even the most demanding guests, especially children and men. The fish restaurant has its own peculiarity: most dishes are rather dry, so lovers of oily fish will have to wait.
The only thing that can ruin the impression of the kitchen is stale tablecloths and some kind of soiled and scratched dishes. And glasses with high-quality fingerprints are generally the investigator’s dream. However, maybe this can be reconciled.
And how to have fun?
Leisure, in general, is the same as in other Bulgarian hotels. Adult animation, lively and interesting, in the evening a disco. It offers table tennis, paid tennis courts, billiards and a gym. However, most vacationers do not go to the resort for this, and Bulgarian singers, performing Russian songs in the evenings with a strong accent, evoke anguish. A little annoying is the periodic interruptions in Wi-Fi, which for some reason at the reception works much more stable than in the rooms.
But the children will certainly be happy: in addition to entertainment in the pool and on the trampoline, a club works for them, children's animation is mounted, and in the evening a separate children's disco is organized.
The hotel operates the largest in Sunny Beach and Bulgaria Hrizantema Hotel Casino 4 *, whose area is more than 1000 m².
conclusions
Most of the guests were satisfied with the rest in the hotel of Bulgaria in Sunny Beach Hrizantema 4 *. In their opinion, for its price category the hotel fully lives up to its expectations. All the features of the service at the level of four stars are justified by a relatively low price. As some clients rightly believe, for something better you do not need to go to another Bulgarian hotel, you just need to try a vacation in another European country.