Stayed here from the 4th sept till the 18th sept. Had been really looking foward to this holiday as it's been a tough year and we were due for a break. I travelled with my mum. When you arrive at the complex, you will be taken down to the hotel on a golf buggy with your luggage. When we arrived we got the keys straight away and went up to our room. the room itself was lovely with a view right on the beach and of the pool. There is air con in the rooms but it wasn't very powerful though it did some of it's job. there is a tv with some english channels There is a hairdryer in the room though it's not very powerful so i advise you to take your own. There is a safe in the wardrobe which cost us 98 levs for the 2 weeks which works out at about £35. The hotel itself is in lovely surroundings, right on the beach with views to remember. Inside the hotel it's very nice and has a lovely decor, the bar area is next to the reception though could do with being a bit bigger. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of places to sit as you can go outside but the time we went it was slightly chilly. The bar itself serves basic drinks, brandy, whiskey, rum, vodka, lager, peach, strawberry and cherry schnapps tea and coffee and soft drinks. you can also get bottles of water from there as well.
At night there is no entertainment in the hotel at all. If you want it you have to take a short walk to the royal park hotel for the reps show or whatever is going on in the animation hall. There are a few shops down there as well.
The pool is ok and there are plenty of sunloungers though the pool looked dirty and was only cleaned out once a week on a sunday. As it was september we were plagued by wasps we were both stung as a result but the wasps which people had beaten with their flipflops were all over the place and in the pool. I only went in once or twice as it was so cold in there.
Now I come to the food.
Before we went I knew that this was a country still in development but the food at the royal bay wasn't for us. on the wednesday night after we after we arrived on the monday, my mum became ill with severe sickness and the 'other stuff'. It went on all night and she looked and felf awful. in the morning i phoned the rep for his advise and he said there was a medical center in the complex. My and mum went to it and straight away they said food poisoning. She was put on a drip and given tablets and pain relief then had to go back again the next day for another drip and a checkup. afterwards she was fine but slept for 20 hours to let her body recover. As we got talking to other people it appeared that the same had happened to them. We had only been there for 3 days and had only eaten in the hotel restaurant so we know it came from there. The food was basic and there is chicken, pork and beef on every night though to be honest some of the sauces looked dodgy so i didn't try them. After mum being ill we watched everything we ate. Never before have i been on an all inclusive holiday and lost weight!!
As we travelled with airtours, we went on 2 trips with them, kahns tent which is excellent! Don't miss it, really is a terrific night out. And we went on the real bulgaria trip, where we went to Sozopol, shopping in Bourgas, to a monestary and to a traditional local village in the mountains. The last bit was good but there are the lady villages trying to sell you their wares and it's awful to see they're faces when you don't buy anything. I wish i'd taken enough change to give them all something each. At night we had a folk night where we had a meal and then there was traditional bulgarian dancing and a lady walking on hot coals. Very enjoyable but a long day as we left the hotel at 9.30am and didn't get back till midnight. the bud ride home though was fun as everyone was singing and in high spirits (!).