Bansko

I went to bansko to give it a go last christmas and only that there were a group of fifteen of us we would not have had such a great time. Skiing: very unsafe in comparison to other european and much more established ski resorts. There was a distinct lack of health and safety in the complete resort and things like guards on the end of the drag lifts were no where to be seen so your fingers could get pulled into them quite easily. There is only one gondola to the base where everyone skiing has to queue and it took forever every morning if you were to wait, we got local taxis to take us up and it worked out quite cheap between the group but it defeated the ...  Read the complete review

We visited Bansko in February 09. My Dad's friend has bought a studion flat in the town, about a 10 minute walk from the Ski centre and above a lively bar. We arrived at Sofia airport and took a prebooked minibus to Bansko. The trip took about 2.5 hours along mainly motorway, cutting through some pleasant scenery. On arrival we found our apartment which was in a newly built block. The first thing to strike you is the amount of building work going on. There is clearly huge investment in the town and there are many estate agents. Building aside there is an "old town" which is quite pleasant and more what you would expect from an eastern ...  Read the complete review

We visited Bansko (Bulgaria) a year ago for a beginner snowboarding holiday. The town itself is a hub of activity, with a charming mixture of reminants from its communist days in the form of statues, plaques and memorabila, combined with delightful architecture and traditional restaurants. If its clubs your after, there are plenty catered towards the ski industry, with lots of 18-30 pub crawls and a wide array of night life. The piest itself is reasonable - as beginners we found there was sufficient to be challenging yet not too intimidating. However, if you are an advanced skier/snowboarder, the more challenging runs were somewhat lacking. There are plenty of additional ...  Read the complete review

My colleague and I were looking to invest in some overseas property but found the popular European and American areas too expensive. After holidaying in the ski resort of Borovets in Bulgaria I decided to visit a local estate agent to browse through the properties they had on offer. I was amazed at how low the prices were for some of these places and vowed to do more research when I returned to the UK. There are really only two choices of location in Bulgaria – Sunny Beach on the Black Sea coast or the ski resort of Bansko. We opted for the all year round letting potential of Bansko and started to search for suitable ...  Read the complete review

Bansko is in South West Bulgaria in the Pirin mountain region, a site protected by UNESCO. The transfer was just under 3 hours but it passed quickly both ways as the scenery is just so interesting. We were skiing for the second time in February last year. If it had been last year as complete beginners I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it quite so much, although the ski school is excellent. For under £100 you get your skis, boots, sticks, 6 day lift pass and 4 hours a day tuition in small groups. Advanced skiers claimed that the rating of the slopes is somewhat erratic. In fact they are in the process of re-rating all the slopes as at the moment ...  Read the complete review