The rainbow 8
Location: 48 булевард „Стефан Стамболов“, Sofia, bg
Star Rating: 7.5 Stars
Property Type: Apartments
About this Property
Luxurious Accommodation in the Heart of Sofia
Prime Location: The Rainbow 8 is conveniently located near major attractions like the Council of Ministers Building and Banya Bashi Mosque, offering stunning city and courtyard views.
Modern Amenities: Enjoy free WiFi, air conditioning, and household essentials including a stovetop and coffee machine. The spacious apartment features 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchenette, and a private entrance for added privacy.
Nearby Attractions: Explore Sofia with ease - visit Sofia Central Railway Station, Cathedral Saint Alexandar Nevski, and Ivan Vazov Theater, all just a short distance away.
Experience comfort and convenience at The Rainbow 8 - book your stay now for an unforgettable Sofia getaway!
Important Information
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Managed by a private host
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Family rooms
- Express check-in/check-out
- Non-smoking throughout
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Television in common areas
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Covered parking
Rooms Available
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Two-Bedroom Apartment
Featuring a private entrance, this spacious apartment also consists of 2 separate bedrooms, 1 bathroom with a shower, a kitchenette and a dining area. Meals can be prepared in the well-fitted kitchenette, which comes with a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. The air-conditioned apartment provides a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, a seating area, an electric kettle as well as city views. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Mosquito net
- Tumble dryer
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Linen
- Dining table
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Private apartment in building
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Daniel (8/5): -
- Polina (6/5): - Стълбището беше много мръсно,непометено.Имаше паяци и паяжини.
- Erika (1/5): Deludente - La posizione e il rapporto qualità/prezzo sono state le uniche cose positive di questo soggiorno Sono una lavoratrice in smart working e per me il wifi è essenziale. Mi ero assicurata che questo servizio fosse incluso e una volta arrivata lì scopro subito che non funzionava. Ho chiamato l'incaricato per risolvere la cosa e mi ha risposto in un modo molto rude trattandomi quasi da stupida perché non trovavo il modem in sala e alla fine mi ha detto che ci sarebbe voluto del tempo per sistemare il wifi.
Gli ho comunicato che la situazione era grave per me e che avrei dovuto cambiare struttura in quel caso e mi ha semplicemente risposto con un "quando te ne vai,lascia le chiavi".
Sono rimasta sconvolta.
Ho dovuto comprare un pacchetto di giga a parte per poter usare il mio telefono come hotspot.
Inoltre la struttura non era molto pulita, ragnatele e ragni ovunque.
La caldaia faceva un rumore assurdo e non si riusciva a dormire e le tende non permettono di avere una stanza scura.
I letti sono scomodissimi ed è come se i materassi fossero avvolti nella plastica,ogni volta che ti giri nel letto fanno un rumore assurdo come se dormissi su una busta.
L'asciugacapelli non era presente ed era presente un solo Asciugamano a testa per il corpo,senza neanche uno per il viso.
Avevo chiesto carta igienica extra,non mi è mai stata portata. Abbiamo dovuto comprarla da soli. *3 giorni,5 persone e ci era stato fornito un solo rotolo)
Infine non è stata segnalata la rapidità della scala che porta all'appartamento. È assurda. Mia madre e mio zio hanno fatto fatica a salire per quanto fosse ripida e stretta soffrendo anche di patologie alle ginocchia. Decisamente non accessibile a tutti.
- Gage (7/5): Great value, little hard to sleep - Location great, bathroom was better than Av for Sofia. Small dog neighbor down below who is very yappy, lots of dead bugs around apartment.
- Kamelia (8/5): - Sehr zuvorkommende Vetmieter. Wir wollten früher einchecken und sie waren sofort einverstanden
- Petrekanic (5/5): -
- Marta (9/5): -
- Esra (3/5): Prıce and performans balance were good - There ıs no ınternet .they gave ınf after ı asked the ınternet
- Stavros (6/5): Pleasant - The location is great, even though it's on the flea market of Sofia (Vitosha Blvd is 15 minutes by foot). The apartment was clean and the air-conditioning was working excellent. Always hot water for shower. The stairs can be really dangerous if you're not careful enough and the Wi-Fi wasn't working. The shower is small and there's no extra space for shower. Luckily the water runs into the pipeline fast and well. Also the owner had something like a mop were you can use to clean the floor after the shower.
- Sandra (8/5): Viss bija labi. - Tīrs, kārtīgs, neliels dzīvoklis. The apartment is on the second floor. Getting down a narrow spiral staircase, which was cumbersome to carry the heavy suitcases and get to our grandmother. It should certainly be mentioned in the advert.
- Lynette (7/5): Good - Location. Spacious. Entry instructions for locks were very clear. The entry from the street was not marked at all, so it was difficult to find. A large number on the gate would have helped.Beds were squeaky.. The shower within the bathroom was not contained, so we had to mop the floor with the mop provided. We had to unblock the shower drain. We don't mind climbing steps, but these were quite steep. A tea towel and a bath mat would have been handy.
- Nikola.minic (10/5): Exceptional -
- Dmitrii (7/5): Good -
- Plamen (9/5): Superb - The price was amazing for what you get! There wasn't wifi when we came and the location was a bit sketchy but still good value for your money ;)
- Anderson (8/5): Very good -
- Vicky (6/5): Pleasant - Everything else was good. The bed was too much cracking and we couldn't sleep properly.
- Vlastimir (8/5): Very good -
- Lucas (10/5): Adorable - Very clean, well-located…
- Tomasz (10/5): Exceptional -
- Lesia (10/5): Exceptional -
- Elizabeth (7/5): Okay for 1 night. - - 2 separate bedrooms.
- Easy check in with key code and key in key box.
- Hot shower
- Market and shops nearby
- Friendly host
- it looked new and clean - Beds creak and felt uncomfortable
- The shower in the bathroom is not separated by curtain or walls, so everything get wet. After someone takes a shower, you will get wet feet when going to the toilet.
- No coffee or tea provided. No shower soap.
- Alex (8/5): Good for quick overnight stay before flight, good location in town centre near market - Instructions on email before arrival All windows open on arrival and apartment freezing
- Fabio (1/5): Bad - Location 1)When we arrived the flat had all the windows open and no heat was on. Consider it was winter and -8° outside.
2)The power went off in the middle of the afternoon and by 11pm had not return. Again, keep in mind this was the middle of winter.
3)The owner never replied to any of our messages. Not a single one. They replied to one of my calls to say that the power should be back by 9pm; however, it never came back.
It was impossible to stay in that place under those circumstances as it was freezing, so we book a different flat.
A power outage can't be predicted by an owner, however, I would expect the owner to return our money so we can stay at some other place as we didn't end up staying at their flat. Their lack of response up to this point makes us tell you, potential customer, not to ever stay here.
- Kirsty (10/5): Convenient location, easy check in, clean & warm. - Wonderful location, easy to access, warm and clean. Two bedrooms (one double room with sofa, one double + single room), and a bathroom. The kitchen is in the hallway area, and there is a small work nook. Matched photos, would definitely stay again.
- Zhanna (7/5): Nice but be careful - Very nice apartment , looks good. WIFI didn't work.
If you plan your travel kn winter be careful, it's very cold inside. There is no heating, you can heat the rooms by conditioners but it's not much.
The stairs to the apartment is very steep and dangerous.
After using a shower there is a very slippery in the bathroom, there is no shower tray.
The location is close to the central streets but it is turkish district
- Dorian (1/5): The worst host ever had. He must improve his behavior, or better to change his job. - It was very easy to collect the property keys, just after l received the details, but in the worst way ever due to the terrible host's behavior. I reached Sofia with my family in the afternoon and due to Gps signal showed me a pedestrian street not for cars, l parked the car on the side and decided to call the host.
His answer was the worst ever l have experienced and hope and wish never again someone else will feel like l felt at that moment, when the host talking like a gangster told me that there is no other way to check in, except of the self check in that he pretended he had email me early in the morning of the same day.
Its a fact and l can prove that this email arrived just on the day of the check out late afternoon ( Mon 18 Nov, 16:45 (15 hours ago).
After he told me that he hang up the phone and didn't answer me only after l swear him that l haven't received any email from him or from booking.
Imagine a father, having his wife and kids in the car, paying since the day of the booking the room, and suddenly he receives this gangster way of explanation about the check in.
Its not at all acceptable and this time i'm very unsatisfied with Booking.com. Because l wrote to the owner that l will report this to booking.com and the answer l got from him, instead of a simple apologize, he texted me :
"If your report will improve your day,do it with no doubt"
I never did a bad review to any of the accommodation l have got from booking.com. The other way around, l have increased their rate even some times they didn't deserve it. But l couldn't stay without reporting this, not only for me but for the next guests as well.
- Haydar (8/5): It was good overall. - very close to the beach low ceiling.
- Kushtrim (7/5): Good -
- Aaron (8/5): Very good -
- Paweł (7/5): Good - Good price, good location, comfortable bedrooms Wifi only available in one room, very steep stairs, bathroom rather cramped, information about parking was not very helpful
- Ionuț (6/5): An apartment too small - Rather a studio apartment. I do not recommend for more than 2 adults. You can't park in front of the apartment. The planes take off from nearby and pass directly over the block, very close. You can't really relax. Private parking for a fee. Narrow access ladder. There is no shower cabin, the shower is next to the toilet and sink. There is no living room. I served the meal in a narrow space. The fridge is small. Some windows do not have insect screens.
- Nor (10/5): Exceptional -
- Lidia (6/5): Pleasant - The apartment was clean and the kitchen was well equipped.
The apartment seems safe enough due to secured yard doors.
There are multiple secured parkings around the apartment. Even though close to city centre, the surrounding area was dirty and seemed unsafe.
The beds were squeaky and the every time you turned around you woke up due to the noise.
- Meriton (10/5): Nice and Clean -
- Andrew (6/5): Very cheap and cheerful no frills ,ok for one night - Security was good Very steep stairs up to the room
Dodgy area
- Anaïde (10/5): Perfect for a short stay - Everything was clean, the place has 3 beds (2 double beds and a twin bed), nice kitchen. Nothing
- Bradley (1/5): Bad -
- Jason (9/5): Good Central stay -
- Madalina (9/5): Superb -
- Hasan (4/5): Very bad communication with the owner. - İt was not easy to get hold of the owner. I could not get the instructions up to the last minute, but the owner claimed that she had already sent it to me which was not the case. On the phone she was rude and tried to rebuke me for calling her multiple times. After driving too many hours with my family and not able to get into the apartment, my intent was to get into the apartment as soon as possible and relax. So far this is the worst experience that I had with an owner of an apartment.
- Ana (8/5): Very good - Location is close to everything, the apartment was clean, good instructions for self check in, two ACs The bathroom is realy small and not very practical. The beds are squeaky, very steap staircase
- Maria (3/5): If we didn’t HAVE to spend the night there, we wouldn’t have - The only good thing was the shower. If I didn’t HAVE to stay the night there, I wouldn’t have! Everything else! Extremely dirty and uncomfortable. Beds were old, creaky and my back hurts all over, all if our group hardly slept. The outside noise was unbearable! The floors were creaky, one of the rooms’ doors could not close and we propped it with a chair. Towels were not clean.
- Latif (7/5): Good - It is close to the center. The neighborhood is not the best in Sofia, it felt distubing when walk in the street of the house. There were some dangerous people around. We see too much dust or sand in the sheets but the hosts said they are perfectly cleaned and we accepted the answer. There is a good wi-fi internet connection in one room and there is no wi-fi internet in the other room. The toilet and the bathroom is together and too small. The house is good for 1-2 days trip.
- Viktor (8/5): Good choice for a few night stay, close to the center. - Cleanliness, refurbished in a good quality Wifi did not work for some reason, and it did not get fixed during our stay.
Steep stairs.
Bathroom was too functional. There is no separate space for the shower, it is in the middle of the bathroom.
The beds were not so comfortable.
- Anton (10/5): Exceptional -
- Teodora (5/5): Good location, but noisy and the host made me feel uncomfortable to see me in my underwear. - The apartment is very close to central Sofia, there are two underground stations at walking proximity. The apartment was clean and very spacious. Check in was smooth and the instructions clear. The nearby pubs/bars had some noisy customers. On the departure day the host knocked on my front door at 10.40h - check out time is 11 am. She knocked twice and then she immediately opened the front door and peaked in. When I heard the knocks, I immediately went out of the bathroom to go to the door and say I would leave by 11 am. I was surprised to see that the front door was already open and the woman was looking at me while I was wearing nothing but underwear. This is unacceptable!!!!!!! I am extremely disappointed by this.
- Dragan (10/5): Exceptional - Wireless network was low in rooms
- Dionysios (10/5): Exceptional - Everything. Nice and clean
- Richard (10/5): Exceptional - The host was friendly and helpful even though we booked last minute .
The flat was spotless and spacious and beds comfortable.
Location fantastic close to centre and fabulous market.
Only negative which didn't effect us is stairs that may be difficult for elderly or people with. Small children although they were well lit. Nothing at all would definitely book again.
- Jack (10/5): Exceptional - Great location, easy access. Feels very safe with big front gate. Attentive and responsive host. Highly recommend. Nothing
- Svitlana (8/5): Very good -
- Yanko (9/5): Superb -
- Andrew (8/5): A lovely apartment in the heart of Sofia convenient for all the sites - Entry details were provided prior to arrival.
It was at the heart of Sofia and a short distance from the tram stop and the main streets
Air conditioning and televisions in both rooms The apartment was on the second floor with an old steep staircase.
- Fatma (5/5): We stayed one night. To get to the flat is too difficult if you have luggages. - It was clean. There are very high and narrow stairs up to the flat. The location is in a back street which is a scary location. The cooker on the top of oven is not working.
- Quat (8/5): Pick this place for Sofia! - The apartment is very clean and comfortable. The heaters in every room is so helpful in the cold weather. Love its location which is near the city and the market too. Nothing
- Ibraim (10/5): Exceptional -
- Milan (9/5): Superb -
- Marius (9/5): Superb -
- José (9/5): Superb - Modern, clean and perfectly equipped. A bit cold but it had two working ACs so not that big a problem. Curtains didn't block the sun but that also seems to be a thing in Bulgaria.
- Natasha (9/5): Superb - Nice apartment with 2 rooms, compfortable, walking distance from center. The owner Monica is very nice! Nothing. All good
- Lazarova (9/5): Superb -
- Ioannis (9/5): good - two separate rooms -
- Olga (6/5): Pleasant -
- Karl (10/5): Brilliant stay in a local environment - Great location next to the Women's Market, the locals were friendly and we had a very pleasant experience.
- Kiril (6/5): Good stay - Bathroom and space + kitchen Beds not very comfortable, no mini bar , old building
- Tasevski (8/5): Very good -
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