The Art Hotel, Varna - November 2007
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The Art hotel (not to be confused with the Art Capitol) is situated conveniently right in the centre of Varna just off the main square. It’s a narrow building recognisable only by its fancy painted glass and wood door.
It has a small modern lobby with friendly staff and three floors of rooms but no lift or restaurant.
The rooms are modern, clean and basic with the luxury of a tv and air con but no fridge or telephone.
The hotel seemed a good deal at 65 lev a night for a double room (40 lev for a single) with net access and a buffet breakfast but when we checked in we found there was no net access and when we went for breakfast the next morning we were given a 2 lev voucher each and directed across the road to a cafe where your voucher will buy you a couple of croissants or a hot dog and a cup of espresso unless you are unlucky enough to be there on a Sunday when the cafe is closed!
I would not say that this hotel is bad value for money as rooms in general are not particularly cheap in the city centre but if you’re planning on staying more than a couple of nights I’m sure you will be able to find a better deal elsewhere.
Contact details:
Art Hotel, 59 Preslav str, Varna 9000, Tel: +359 52/657 609, Fax +359 52/657 609, e-mail: hotel_art@abv.bg
Web site: www.arthotelbg.com
We had a long stay of 12 nights at this hotel,and I can honestly say that all the staff were very helpful. All the rooms were cleaned on a daily basis, we were never disturbed while we were in the room by the cleaners (they always waited until we were out so they can clean the room). I have stayed in other 3* hotels in Europe (France, Belgium, etc.)and this Hotel was better than those. I cannot give enough apraisal to all the staff and the owners of Hotel Art because nothing was too much of a problem for them. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone wishing to visit Varna, it is very convieniently situated in the town centre and everything is on a walking distance (shops, restaurants, bars, piano bars…). There is no discrimination between the foreign and bulgarian tourists (as some of the hotels still do this) - they charge the same prices equally in bulgarian levs to anyone who is a visitor of the hotel. We booked a double room but because we were going to stay for 12 nights we were put to an apartment at no extra cost. We will be looking forward to staying there again! A huge Thankyou to all the staff and owners for making our stay a very, very pleasant one! Thank you from Sibyal and Les
Thank you Sibyal and Les for taking the time to comment on this hotel.
I’m sure your remarks will be helpful to other travellers looking for accommodation in Varna.
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