Bulgaria Ski discussion board

We are two couples going to Borovets for the first time and staying in the Log cabins behind the Hotel Iglika. Has anyone stayed in these and what are they like? There seems to be a lot of positive feed back on the hotel itself.
Also we would like to get the local buses to surrounding villages how easy is it to do and also to get to the capital Sofia, or is it better to stick to organised excursions.
Your comments would be greatly appreciated and also which excursions are to be recommended.
Thanks

We,a family of 4, stayed at the Iglika Villas in mid Jan this year. The chalet we stayed in was furnished with what we assumed was cast offs from the hotel, so we were a little disappointed. We were also in the chalet nearest the road and a small rubbish dump (fortunately there were no windows on that side so we were spared the view). The shower was in with the loo,so take a few cloths with you to dry the floor after your shower. The chalet was big enough for 4 but no more. There were a few stray dogs about but caused us no bother. The plus side is that the chalets are very central,only 100 yards from Gondola & chair lifts & beginners slopes(hopefully there is still snow at the bottom) . I eat just about anything & did so at the hotel(palace) so survived on breakfast & dinner just about. There was a hot plate in the chalet, a couple of minimarkets 30 yards away. Hope you have at least half as good a holiday as we did.

Maliovitsa is a old rusty place with very old drags which is not for beginners or intermediate at all and the runs are just rubbish.One very steep slope and 2 very easy ones but to reach them you have to take the nasty one up to the top which is reachable with a hard drag .Recently the runs there are not done with machine so be prepare.Maybe a walk up to the hut along the fast river and back is a better option but you can do the same from Boro top gondola to the Mussala hut and back without venturing out.Pretty Govedarci? that is new to me.The road from Samokov to Maliovitsa goes only to 1700m height NOT 2727M-and there is no way you can ski anywhere close to this height in the area.The run in Govedarci is closed as there is not enough snow .it was open only for few weeks this season plus to reach the place is a nightmare-park walk and then finding out there is no one.