Hotel California

Budget hotel- decor in the bedrooms is outdated but very clean and the bed was very comfortable. only complaint we had was the heat in the bedroom. we turned off the thermostate but still the room was very warm. Breakfast is typical Bulgarian and not to our european taste but otherwise a clean and comfortable budget hotel and you get what you pay for. would stay here again.

I stayed here as i had business in Lozenets. It is fine for that. There is no other reason to be here. Cheap and clean. Wifi poor. breakfast not good.

The hotel is situated in a reasonably quiet residential area. The taxi from the airport cost about £6, but make sure you use 'OK' taxi service, desk in arrivals lounge, The reception girl was very pleasant, other staff more aloof. The hotel is very clean and bedrooms a good size, certainly larger than most hotels I have stayed in. There are no tea/coffee making facilities in the room and during our stay there were no English channels on the TV. The jacuzzi in our room did not work and the bath leaked onto the floor. The Jacuzzi controls were obviously damaged and had been for some time, however this was not pointed out to us when booking in. We were then upgraded to another room, same size but jacuzzi did work. However again some of the controls were obviously damaged. I think it is fair to say that the jacuzzi etc had seen better days. The breakfast was just about adequate. We stayed for four nights and there was little variation. There is a very good supermarket and shopping complex about 20 minutes walk away. The city centre is a good 30 minutes walk downhill. However if walking isnt your thing then the 'OK' taxi's are very cheap. Beware some taxi companys have a logo very similar to OK but they will rip you off. The safest way is to get the reception to get a taxi for you. If you do go out walking be careful of the very uneven, broken pavements and be aware cars will not stop for you unless they have too! crossing the roads is quite an experience,

The hotel is situated in a reasonably quiet residential area. The taxi from the airport cost about £6, but make sure you use 'OK' taxi service, desk in arrivals lounge, The reception girl was very pleasant, other staff more aloof. The hotel is very clean and bedrooms a good size, certainly larger than most hotels I have stayed in. There are no tea/coffee making facilities in the room and during our stay there were no English channels on the TV. The jacuzzi in our room did not work and the bath leaked onto the floor. The Jacuzzi controls were obviously damaged and had been for some time, however this was not pointed out to us when booking in. We were then upgraded to another room, same size but jacuzzi did work. However again some of the controls were obviously damaged. I think it is fair to say that the jacuzzi etc had seen better days. The breakfast was just about adequate. We stayed for four nights and there was little variation. There is a very good supermarket and shopping complex about 20 minutes walk away. The city centre is a good 30 minutes walk downhill. However if walking isnt your thing then the 'OK' taxi's are very cheap. Beware some taxi companys have a logo very similar to OK but they will rip you off. The safest way is to get the reception to get a taxi for you. If you do go out walking be careful of the very uneven, broken pavements and be aware cars will not stop for you unless they have too! crossing the roads is quite an experience

The hotel is very average. The facilities in the hotel were not great, having to hold the shower whilst having a shower is not a great start. The food is very average and the breakfast well that is not nice. Location- not very central and beware of the taxis, if they hear English being spoken, the price doubles!!!! Whilst in the city I saw other hotels that would have better.

HOTEL VERY CLEAN AND STAFF FIRST CLASS FAIR WALK TO CITY CENTER BUT STAFF HAPPY TO CALL A TAXI FOR YOU NEIGHBOURHOOD A BIT DODGY BUT STAY HERE AGAIN FOR SHORT BREAK

the best thing about this hotel for me was the staffs attitude and helpfullnes first class did not eat there but spoke to a couple who did and they said it was very good a fair walk to the center of sofia but the hotel will ring a taxi for you which are very cheap would defianately stay here agan

In hotel - nice room, comfortable bed, with sofa in the room , balcony and Jacuzzi in the bathroom. Not good area!!

Although the hotel is clean, the staff are helpful, and the beds are reasonably comfortable, I would not stay at Hotel California again. The place is advertised as being close to the city center, but it is not a walkable distance from the main attractions unless you enjoy walking through construction sites, ill-kempt sidewalks, and unlabeled streets. The hotel is on a dingy side-street that is mostly residential, so we did not feel safe walking home at night. On top of that, half of the cab drivers we hailed in the city center did not know (or pretended not to know) where the hotel was located. The "breakfast" consisted of one stale piece of cake, a piece of ham, and coffee that tasted as if it were brewed the previous day. Our rooms perpetually smelled like cigarette smoke and we could hear everything that was going on in the rooms next to ours - including the drunken yelling and subsquent puking of a Bulgarian man at 8am.

I might stay again, due to the location and price, but the amenities listed are not even close to accurate.