Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I have just come back on sunday and places are not closed - The Irish bar is really good -good music but watch out if you buy a tia-maria and coke I payed 11 Lev which is £5.50! wine and beer much cheaper! The mountain cafe's are fine we found a good one by at top of 1st lift near to the tower! and there is a bar in a hexagon shape where all drinks and food 3 Lev( 1.50) only have about 4 snacks to choose from but ok - but no loo there!! you will be fine don't worry ! It's really not hat expensive if your selective !

Just back from pamps today. The resort is relatively quiet (apart from first 3 days when it was a bulgarian national holiday and we had long queues) but this made for a fab week - no queue's in latter half of week and great skiing - only 4 of us in our intermediate ski group so tuition was fab!

Suzie is right about being selective on where to eat and drink and it not being that expensive. If you go to the tourist spots (White hart, Daks etc) then you will pay tourist prices - although with beer at 5 levs for local brew and vodka & coke 6 levs (standard measure is UK double) even these places are slightly less expensive than most UK bars. Any imports are more expensive as you would expect.

I would recommend a couple of the local restaurants/bars - we went to the Danmar (slightly out of the centre on the main road into pamps) where we made a friend of the owner - Benzi - and enjoyed a good few evenings there - Beer 3 levs, local spirits 2 - 3 levs depending on what you have - food very reasonable (9-10 levs for very nice pizza). Also bar across from Danmar (can't remember the name but looks like a wooden hut from outside) - ask for Mikey - very hospitable!

On slopes I ate at the Lodge at top of mountain and Golden Eagle - more expensive than in town but didn't find it to bad.

Final recommendation is for the two bridges bar - this is on the flat part of the green near the bottom of the run. Ask for Tony - he has to be the friendliest bulgarian we met - I can recommend the hot wine in here at 3 levs - he serves it from a teapot which he has warming by the log fire - great way to finish off a day's skiing. Also you must try his chicken soup! 4 levs - its lovely!

Anyone out there or heading out there soon have a great time - we did!!!!!