When planning a holiday in Bulgaria with the family, many consider staying at one of the best Hrizantema 4 hotels in Sunny Beach.
Solar "Chrysanthemum"
Established in 2004, the hotel offers visitors 435 rooms of the "Standard" class, in which guests have all the amenities necessary by modern standards: balcony, bath and shower, cable TV, air conditioning, telephone, hairdryer, free Internet access. Particular attention is paid here to a comfortable stay with children (it is not for nothing that tour operators often recommend the hotel in this capacity). There is a children's pool on the territory, there are high chairs in restaurants for kids, there is a kids club, a trampoline and animations, and you can use babysitting services for a fee.
At 150 m from the Hrizantema Hotel 4in Sunny Beach is the city sandy beach with sun loungers and sun umbrellas. Meals are organized on an all-inclusive basis in the form of a buffet, but for a change you can visit a pizzeria, a fish restaurant or a grill restaurant. The staff is generally friendly, most speak Russian and,English of course.
Among the reviews of guests, positive ones prevail, most vacationers rate the hotel as a “strong four”. However, as usual, everything cannot please everyone, therefore, summarizing the particulars, one should focus on the following.
Where is that street?
Clients definitely appreciate the location of the hotel. It takes no more than 40 minutes to drive from the airport to it, and no more than 500 m to walk from the resort center to the hotel. The road to the sea from the room will not take more than 5-7 minutes and passes cafes, shops and a large market - in general, not without interest. In addition, the town of Nessebar is located not far from the resort, where you can stroll along the ancient streets and see the sights, feeling the spirit of old Bulgaria. You can get there by bus or tourist train.
Let's go to the rooms
When choosing a room in which you are going to spend at least 10-12 days, it is better not to consider the first floor: many vacationers complained about the dampness, including bedding and towels, as well as the smell of mold. In addition, it is better not to settle for a room whose windows do not overlook the territory of the hotel, since animations from neighboring hotels do not create comfortable conditions for sleeping. As many guests note, the balcony overlooking the courtyard adds a lot of calmness.
But with thin "plywood" walls, unfortunately, nothing can be done. You can hear everything and everyone: slamming doors, children, lovers, snoring grandmothers. According to reviews in Sunny BeachHrizantema 4 is definitely not for people who are sensitive to such situations.
The rooms themselves fully meet the concept of a standard both in terms of comfort and the quality of the installed furniture. The problem is the air conditioner that goes off periodically, so in hot summer it is better not to take rooms in the main building, because it is in them that the sun looks most often.
But the security in the rooms is all right. Abandoned phones, tablets and documents always remained in their places. Nobody even touched the cleaning tip left on the table, which, you see, says a lot. Such an “option” cannot but rejoice, especially considering the high cost of a safe at the reception.
Administrators, maids, waiters
Speaking of the level of service at the hotel. Customer reviews are very controversial, some thank the bartenders and maids, others accuse the administrative staff of outright rudeness.
Of course, in any human relationship there is a lot of subjectivity, but you should still remember that whenever you arrive, at the reception you will be given bracelets no earlier than 10.00, and you will be settled in the rooms at exactly 14.00. There are no exceptions for foreigners, so you will have to sit in the lobby upon arrival on the morning plane.
The maids clean every day and clean, you just have to hang a sign on the door. Towels are also changed daily, but soap accessories are put only upon check-in. So you will have to buy the finished shower gel in the city.
The employees of the objects on the territory of the Hrizantema 4hotel in Sunny Beach received the least positive reviews. Since the pool is open exactly from 9.00, then, if you come at 8:50, you may be asked to leave the sunbed, and using local idiomatic expressions. Since Bulgarian is not so different from Russian, then, unfortunately, you will understand everything. Fans of “filling up” a sun lounger early should also be careful, because things left on it at 8:30 a.m. end up in a common pile in an arbitrary place.
No, I'll go to the beach then
And there, besides soft sand and a wide shallow, there are other "pleasures". The coastline does not belong to the hotel, so it has its own rules. The entire beach is divided into paid and free zones, almost free and completely crowded with people, respectively. In the paid zone, everything is paid, as some vacationers say, "even to breathe." You can’t just sit on the sand, and renting a sunbed costs about 5 euros, an umbrella - another 5 euros. And all this regardless of whether you take them for an hour or a day.
The free zone is quite far from the sea and, of course, it is crowded. However, if you have been to other Bulgarian resorts, here you will not be in better or worse conditions than there: on a towel and surrounded by children running around.
Meanwhile at the restaurant
Food is deservedly considered the main feature of Chrysanthemum. All inclusive, and a lot and varied. Meat, vegetables, alcohol, good pastries… And children especially like the opportunity to take ice cream tolunch and dinner, and even in unlimited quantities. A large number of meat dishes, stewed vegetables, an abundance of fresh fruits, a variety of snacks and incredible desserts will please even the most demanding guests, especially children and men. The fish restaurant has its own peculiarity: most of the dishes are cooked a bit dry, so lovers of oily fish will have to be patient.
The only thing that can spoil the impression of the kitchen is stale tablecloths and some soiled and scratched dishes. And glasses with high-quality fingerprint traces are generally an investigator's dream. However, maybe you can put up with this.
How to have some fun?
Leisure, in general, is the same as in other Bulgarian hotels. Adult animation, lively and interesting, disco in the evening. It offers table tennis, paid tennis court, billiards and a gym. However, most vacationers go to the resort not for this, and the Bulgarian singers, who perform Russian songs with a strong accent in the evenings, evoke longing. Periodic interruptions in Wi-Fi are also a little annoying, which for some reason works much more stable at the reception than in the rooms.
But the children will definitely be happy: in addition to entertainment in the pool and on the trampoline, there is a club for them, children's animation is mounted, and a separate children's disco is organized in the evening.
The largest hotel in Sunny Beach and Bulgaria Hrizantema Hotel operates on the territory of the hotelCasino 4, with an area of more than 1000 m².
Conclusions
Most of the guests were satisfied with their stay at the Hrizantema 4 hotel in Bulgaria in Sunny Beach. In their opinion, for its price category, the hotel fully justifies the expectations placed on it. All the features of the four-star service are justified by the relatively low price. As some clients rightly believe, you don't need to go to another Bulgarian hotel for something better, you just need to try a holiday in another European country.
