Hotel Marina Grand Beach

My wife and I spent 2 weeks here, from the end of September till the middle of October. In all, we had a great time and an enjoyable stay. I guess the highlight of our stay here had to be our room, well actually our suite. With 2 separate rooms, a living area and a bedroom, joined by a common balcony, we had a 170 degree view onto the beach and the sea. Both rooms had large floor to ceiling windows which insured a super view, from the couch/sitting area or directly from the bed itself. The bed was a Kingsize, with a moderately firm mattress which we both found very comfortable. And both rooms had cable TV with a selection of English and German stations. There was a small refrigerator in the living room that was stocked with 2 beers, 2 fruit juices, and a large bottle of water. These were restocked every day and were included in our All-Inclusive package. The All-Inclusive deal consisted of all meals, snacks, and drinks, both alcoholic and non alcoholic. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all buffet style with a great variety to choose from. Even for us as vegetarians, we always found enough variety so that the meals were never boring. Though since we had a car so as to explore, we did skip a few of the lunchtime meals. Eating out is also not very expensive, generally we both ate and drank for around 8 - 10 Euros total. The personal at the hotel were very friendly and proficient. The lady who cleaned our room was very creative with her towel sculptures (never the same one twice) over the 14 days. The pool area with snack bar was well maintained, as was the fitness room and Spa. My wife wound up getting 3 total body massages that she said were totally relaxing. And to get to the beach one only had to cross a small road, then walk through the boardwalk past the small stands and shops. As we were here at the end of the season, some of the shops were already boarded up, though there were still quite a few, including restaurants, beach bars, and small supermarkets that were still active. In summary, we can highly recommend this hotel for anyone wanting to stay on the Golden Sands beach area.

This was our first all-inclusive trip, so we did not know what to expect. The room was big and spacious and the view was good. We had the all-inclusive package and it was all right, the foods and drinks were ok, although the snack bar´s menu was the same througout the week. The building is quite magnificent and the inside premises are bright. Our first encounter with the hotel personnel could have been better. We arrived at the hotel at about one o´clock am. Our group of 4 people and another group of 4 people were at the same time in the lobby. The other group were already checking themselves in, and we waited for our turn, when the lady at the desk asked for our group´s passports also. This lead to the situation, where they had eight different person´s passport at the desk, from two completely separate groups and four rooms to hand out to the right people. This did not seem as efficient as the lady would have hoped for, because they then had problems keeping track of the correct group´s/person´s passports. This of course led to minor irritation, at least on my behalf, both due to the late hour and the unorganized way they handled the whole thing. If they had checked in one group at a time, it would have been much simpler. The personnel overall seemed very young and a bit unexperienced. Outside the Golden Sands hotel area, not far away, is a nature park. The personnel could not even tell us the easiest way to walk to the park. The park itself was really beautiful. And they also didn´t know were the pingpong table in their own hotel was. Overall an ok hotel experience.

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our stay at the Marina Grand Beach Hotel. The hotel offers daily activities for adults and children, which is a nice added bonus to staying here. Vasko, the animation lead was great and entertaining. The food and drinks were also good quality. We also visited the salon and spa. I had gel nails done for an affordable price and the women who did them was very friendly. We had facials done at the spa and those were also worth the money.I would highly recommend this hotel/resort for your stay in Varna.