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Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
Author:simon ferrer
posts : 1 (Beginner)Date : 02-03-10 17:42Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
Do any of you guys know if hotel Lion is walkable to lifts/bars. What kind of distance are we talking?I've stayed at Iglika, Flora & Samokov and all good access to amenities.
Also why is it still rocky on some of the runs despite the recent dump and quoted snow depths?
re: Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
Hi FezLion is about 20 minute uphill walk to Gondola/Samokov hotel. The Lion is a little out of "town" you wouldn't want to walk it with your skis/boots etc but i find it a pleasant walk to the main drag in the mornings - gets my muscles warmed up!! They also operate a shuttle bus.
I'll leave the snow and rock question to someone else
caz
re: Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
Cheers Caz. Thats made up my mind.
re: Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
It's still rocky because there has been no snow (ie: real base) all season and as such the 'new snow' that fell yesterday had to be compacted (pisted) which means 40cm automatically becomes more like 10 cm...re: Hotel Lion proximity to lifts etc
Stayed at Lion twice, love it, somehow like it being out of town and quiet. Shuttle runs about every 20 mins each way until about 6pm, only takes a couple of minutes to the Samokov hotel drop-off point. Gondola is there, also a short walk then up to the Rila hotel where more ski lifts run from. Plenty of restaurants and bars as you go up this way.
Think from memory the taxi drivers charge about 10lev each way if you want to go up in the evening, seems quite pricey when you think about ...
Think from memory the taxi drivers charge about 10lev each way if you want to go up in the evening, seems quite pricey when you think about ...
Stayed at Lion twice, love it, somehow like it being out of town and quiet. Shuttle runs about every 20 mins each way until about 6pm, only takes a couple of minutes to the Samokov hotel drop-off point. Gondola is there, also a short walk then up to the Rila hotel where more ski lifts run from. Plenty of restaurants and bars as you go up this way.
Think from memory the taxi drivers charge about 10lev each way if you want to go up in the evening, seems quite pricey when you think about it, but there you go....Walk one way and taxi the other if it seems too pricey.
Think from memory the taxi drivers charge about 10lev each way if you want to go up in the evening, seems quite pricey when you think about it, but there you go....Walk one way and taxi the other if it seems too pricey.
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Thanks to all for the advice.btw - have you seen the footage on youtube of christo who runs white magic bar. Its called borovets high speed ski run. Its quite EPIC ! well worth a look.
