Best Western Hotel Europe, Sofia

Advantages: Excellent position in a relaxing resort
Disadvantages: Rooms basic with no view

...in the price so we know where we stand.. Overall The Sofia is a small and friendly hotel and apart from the air conditioning was good value. Kambos itself was great for chill out holiday with some wonderful taverna the best two being Nick The Greeks and Angelos. Do not expect a vibrant night life here. The resort closed by midnight with one or two exceptions. It is worth walking to the fishing villsage of Ormos which takes about 35 minutes.... Read review

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Advantages: Not too busy, good value for money, green
Disadvantages: Not many "attractions", not much for children

...should be able to get to most places on foot. Those venturing out of town - perhaps to Mount Vitosha - will find the buses cheap and reliable. For other places in the Sofia region like Rila Monastery, there are plenty of companies offering excursions as well as the standard bus services. Sofia does have lots of museums but none of them were trumpeted by either of the two guidebooks we had; they are mostly the standard selection of hotels found in most capital cities - the Ethnography Museum, the Natural History Musuem and the Museum of Earth and Man (the Geology Musuem!) spring to mind. Besides this, we were really "all museumed out" by this point. One museum of traditional dress starts to look like any other and the particular corn milling techniques of individual regions of Eastern Europe start to blur into one. Furthermore, we had found... Read review

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Advantages: Very close to the metro station
Disadvantages: the bar is expensive

...I recently stayed in the Princesa Sofia for 3 nights and the stay was very enjoyable. We booked through hotels.com and got the third night for free. The hotel is very close to the Maria Cristina metro station from where you can take the underground to see all the sights of Barcelona. A T10 ticket is the best value allowing 10 journeys for the price of only 6. The hotel itself was very clean and the facilities were execellent. It has a swimming pool, gym, spa and loads of salons. A word of warning though, if you book over the internet and get a cheap deal, it is unlikely that breakfast is included in your price. This cost us an extra 21 euro each per morning for the brakfast buffet, which was just OK but not worth the money, but you can keep track of your bill on the TV in the room. Also the bar in the evening is very expensive charging... Read review

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