Cracking
Review Submitted: January 24, 2009
Date of Stay: December 2008
Put simply, the holiday was one of the best i have ever been on.
I have spent a week in Bulgaria in the summer, but didn't really know what to expect for the winter. From what i had been told the snow was going to be unreliable and being so early in the season, there was only a 50 per cent chance there would be any snow at all. Also for the price we were paying for the accomodation, i wasn't expecting anything too flash. How wrong i was.
The snow was fantastic, and considering this was the opening week, it will only get better. I have spent alot of time in the French Alps and the snow here was just as good as i have had there. And although not a massive amount of runs (a week skiing will have you completing all of them), they are so long that you won't get sick of them. Chairs are generally fast (be warned snow boarders out there, there are a fair few drag lifts). Best part of all is that the runs are almost empty. I think because of the length of the runs you can easily go down them and hardly see another person.
However what made this holiday so good was the hosts, Nick and his family. Nick was truly amazing. He is helpful, courteous and organises everything for you. Many in our group had little if no no skiwear, and Nick sorted them all out with jackets, goggles, ski pants etc. before we hot the slopes. He reccomended restauraunts to eat at, dropped us of at places and was pretty much the perfect host. As a ski instructor he managed to ski with all of us, from rank beginers who had never skiied to advanced skiers and everything in between, offering advice and tips as well as guiding us around the mountain.
The chalet is first class and you will not be dissapointed. I can't reccomend this place enough. Added to this was the fact that the holiday was so cheap, even when we went out virtually every night to eat and drink. If you tried to do what we did in the Alps you would have to morgage your house to pay for it, and as far as im concered, the snow was just as good and the host.........well i doubt there's anyone else as good as him in the whole of Europe.
If you're thinking of doing a ski trip to Bulgaria but are not sure if the snow or accomodation will be any good, take my word for it and just do it. You won't regret it.
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