Hotel Lotos - Riviera Holiday Resort

Greatest place at Varna Region

Location was wonderful, green and quiet, with private beach, also within walking distance from the animated area of Golden Sands. The hotel is located in a well maintained park, where you can enjoy a walk or relax in front of the sea , with direct beach access. All rooms have sea view and some have large balconies. Our room was very spacious. The parking lot is conveniently placed behind the hotels belonging to the Riviera chain. We paid a fee but it was guarded and close so totally worth it. We received free sunbeds on the beach strip belonging to the hotel. We had half board and we consider there were plenty of food choices for everyone.

The most intriguing and unpleasant fact: no water available for dinner, or other drinks. Only at breakfast they provided water, juice and coffee. In a decision difficult to understand, the water dispenser was covered with a cloth and it was thus made unavailable for dinner. If you wished, you could purchase any beverage from the bar, which I found cumbersome and umpleasant, you would be carrying bottles and glasses between bar and dinner area. But my argument is that I believe that water is such a basic beverage and such a low cost one (plenty of water springs in Bulgaria with low cost water available in stores) that it should be supplied, even if this means an increase in the price paid for this meal option-and to be honest, how much this increase could be? Most probably insignificant. It is a shame they do this. I saw other guests mentioned this in their reviews, maybe it is time for the management to take action. The second issue not so good was that the sunbeds and umbrellas are old, some are rusty and sharp ends could be dangerous , as there are many families with small children using them.