Slavyanska Beseda Hotel

From 1935, this grand old lady works well. The cold war leaves it a little down at heal, but the water is spot on, breakfast good. They have a mini bar unlike some chains so there is a fridge in room to cool drinks as well. Opposite a ministry and it is location, location and location as the Islandic consulate concurs Central, quiet and very perfectly formed

This hotel has a super location and the price is very reasonable. If I was with my missus I might have chosen another hotel, but on this solo trip around Eastern Europe I opted for this hotel and I was happy. Not a stylish hotel, but completely clean and my room was far bigger than I'd expect on my own so I was very pleased. The shower sprays all over the floor so that was a little annoying, but it was a good shower. The television had lots of sports channels which was handy as I was watching a bit of the snooker. There is a shop around the corner to pick up a few bits also. I did find the hotel staff to be rather unfriendly, but I found Sofia to be like this so maybe that's just the way they are. This hotel is a perfect location and you're just a short walk to the amazing Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and to the city centre also. I found Sofia to be a lovely city to wander around and really it is very underrated. Thanks, Irish Travel Man.

Two ok words great location- unfortunately that all I would say about this place.. abysmal- hasn’t changed since communist days.. lift didn’t work no offer to take cases up the 6 flights of stairs… there was a lovely pile of , I presume human hair, stuck in the shower drain no plug in the sink. AC not working. Reported hair and AC to reception made no difference. The breakfast woefully inadequate. Looked dreadful the hard boiled egg looked the safest thing to eat. Coffee looked and tasted like Tar! A cheap overnight stay that’s about it!