Borovets

Having never been on a skiing/snowboarding holiday before (i had several hours tuition in a UK snow centre) i was realy hoping for somewhere quite simple and where the slopes didnt pose too much of a challenge. I snowboarded by the way. I found Borovets, this turned out to be perfect for me as there were plenty of small slopes that i got aquainted with for the first few days and then there is a large mountain that more advanced users can go down, i attempted this on the last day but only managed a small part of it. From speaking to experienced snowboarders and skiiers they definatly found this resort a little simple but i think for such as myself it ...  Read the complete review

I have just returned from a week long ski holiday in Borovets. Firstly i would like to say that the prices may be cheap but its definately not worth bothering to go to. The food is terrible! There is a limited choice of pizza and chips. The skiing is okay but by far not the best. The lifts are set out in the worst way possible. The runs arnt sign posted properly, so that it easy to get lost. The night life is okay but it is very very annoying whilst walking through the town and you get people begging and asking you to come in. There is a few upsides! The beers are cheap if you go to the right place and the hotel rila is a good place to stay with lots to do if you dont ...  Read the complete review

Borovets is a good low-cost, small ski resort. I agree with others who comment on it being small and not for advanced skiers but if you are looking for somewhere cheap, this is it! I have been to Borovets twice. The first time, it was my 3rd time skiing! And more recently I returned after over 20 ski holidays. so my experiences are drawn from both times. As a beginner I booked hired equipment however even as a beginner I recognised that this wasn't ideal. After trying on several pairs of boots I just took some and they hurt my feet so much that I went and bought my own boots from the ski shop (only £80 for Rossignol boots - bargain). After this my ...  Read the complete review

My wife and I are good intermediate skiiers. Enjoy red and even black slopes after a fresh snow fall. We came to Borovets in the half term holiday period. The resort is strangely split between two areas and sadly they do not really join up. The lower slopes are accessed by a couple of chair lifts which start off on wide blue slopes ending in a choice of reds a black or a green mountain path. There are a couple of very wide nursery slopes but these were incredibly crowded for the first 3-4 days. We saw groups of 15+ in classes and it seemed to take ages for the pupils in the classes to take their turn. At worst the beginner drags had 75+ people shuffling in ...  Read the complete review

Hi, a very useful review, but I would like to inform you some of the information is wrong: 1. Borovets is 70 kilometers away from Sofia and though the condition of the road is not very good and it is not always cleaned from snow during the winter, the trip from Sofia is not more than an hour, in the summer even shorter. The town of Samokov is less than 10 km from the resort. 2. The Rila, Samokov are really one of the largest (Rila having 500 rooms and Samokov around 300) and most popular hotels, but they are all quite old and though they've been partly refurbished, their only advantages are the central location and the many shops offering ...  Read the complete review