I have just arrived back from Sunny Beach after a fortnights holiday and I would like to reassure anyone who is heading there this Summer. You can ignore the scaremongering reviews that have been appearing in the forum we had a smashing holiday.
The weather was brilliant and we encountered no trouble what so ever. We were out most nights until well after 1am and althouigh we stayed at the Majestic in the Northern part of Sunny Beach we usually finished up at the Irish bar at the Neptune which is on the South side of Sunny Beach. We always walked back up the promenade strip to our hotel which is a good walk and we didn%26#39;t encounter any problems what so ever, we felt as safe as houses.
The prices have gone up since last year and with the weakness of the pound against the lev down aprox 20% from 07 it has cost us more but it is still good value for money. We were paying between 0.75 of a lev up to 3 levs for a large local beer with Carling costing 4 levs a pint.
We had a very dissapointing meal which wasn%26#39;t cheap at the Arizona Steak House and we did most of our eating at the Carriby Restaraunton on the sea front good food and very good value.
The Majestic hotel is a fabulous hotel but the evening meals were very dissapointing. The meats are overcooked and the veg is undercooked and after our first week we dined out and gave the hotel food a miss.
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Hi YorkshireMaz, Good to hear of another forum member thoroughly enjoying themselves and without any trouble.
I%26#39;m disappointed about the %26quot;Arizona%26quot; though as this was usually a good restaurant. Did you by chance go into %26quot;Scandals%26quot;, if so, whats it like?
Don%26#39;t forget to put a review of hotel on the site.
Toonman
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Hi All,
We are also just back from SB yesterday (Sat 12/7), after our first hol to Bul/SB. We really liked it and agree with the first post, as we were out late most nights on the main prom/strip and although there were a lot of young people (and some older ones like us 2) really enjoying themselves, we did not see any trouble or bother at all.
We stayed at the IVANA Palace just off main road behind the Marvel/Victoria Palace hotels (which are at north end of prom) and we often walked the length of the prom from Vic Palace to the start of main strip - Flower Street (?) %26amp; Kuban Hotel (can%26#39;t miss it, tower block), just past the Globus Hotel on the front.
It is much more lively/noisey at that end, whereas at the Vic Palace end there are bars/restaurants but generally a bit more sedate!
As in any big resort or home town you need to be careful, keep alert and watch your money. bag etc, BUT we never felt worried or threatened during the whole week, and it was VERY busy.
Enjoy your hol in SB we certainly did.
Ray
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P.S. to my previous post - Yes we went in Scandals bar which is on the prom just in front of the Arizona Steak Restaurant, it was not busy the night we popped in as most people were in the Arizona itself, but you can watch/hear the group (Sound Force?)plaqying at the Arizona from Scandals, which is more or less part of the same place. Scandals has a small central bar and nice (yellow) seating. It never looked busy when we passed (most evenings)and prices were same as other Prom bars (3 Lev for a beer). Nicest cocktails were at the bar next to the Bellvue hotel on the front, 2-4-1 cocktails all night (from the list on the board outside price about 7.20-7.50 Lev each (but you get 2!), and small beer about 2.50. Play good music, not too loud and staff very pleasant. It%26#39;s the bar with the blue lights along the bar fronr, NOT the Bellvue bar iteself (but you do use the hotel%26#39;s loos).
Ray
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Maybe not in the right topic, so apologies, but can anyone advise me where the Barcelo Royal Beach Hotel is in relation to the bars/restaurants? Are we talking 10-15 minutes walk from one end to the other?
Thanks as always.
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Hi Toonman we had thre or four decent meals (steaks) at the Arizona last year and although we were half board this year we decided to have a meal out at the Arizona on the strength of the food last year. I had the fillet steak 12 0z 40 levs %26amp; 8 oz 30 levs. The steak wasn%26#39;t very good at all. We were told they have an English chef this year. We might have just fell unlucky but as you know there are so many restaraunts in Sunny Beach the Arizona can%26#39;t aford to become complacent. We did have a lovely T Bone steak at Carribys. Excuse me for repeating myself the Majestic is a fabulous hotel but the evening meals were certainly not to my taste I would like to hear comments on the evening meals from anyone else who stayed at the Majestic.
Yes we did have a drink at Scandals which as Ray P said is a continuation to the front (beach side) of the Arizona. There are a few bars missing on the strip due to redevopment, the Village has gone along with the Boys to the Max bar. There are shop stalls where these bars were.
The haunyted house has moved from near the Star Reataraunt and the Northern McDonalds down into the centre of the resort.
A few bars have changed their name lookout for the Ugly Coyote a bar for the younger generation.
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Jimbo16 - If I am correct the Royal Beach Hotel is very near the beach front/prom and only minutes to the centre (Kuban Hotel/Flower St), so very near to all the bars, shops and restaurants. Also, I think it has it%26#39;s own shopping mall, which is advertised all over SB, but we didn%26#39;t go in. It was our first time to Bulgaria/SB and only went for a week, but really liked it and was more impressed than I expected I%26#39;d be.
Must visit nearby Nessebar, lovely old town, cobble streets, little cafes/restaurants (Fish dishes are a speciality). We got the local bus there for only 1 Lev each (took about 15 mins %26amp; bus very busy). Had a meal overlooking ther harbour. Got a water-taxi boat back from Nessebar harbour to the pier at the Victoria Palace hotel, cost 15 Lev each, took about 25 mins and very nice views of SB, beach front etc.
Other boats go to the Bourgas Beach hotel pier, for more central hotels.
Ray
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