Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Go for it, bansko is fantastic. W have skiied for about 4-5 weeks and there were plenty of runs to challenge us. The ski road back into town is fanatastic and really finishes off the day nicely. Food is great,wonderful bulgarian specialites, stews, chicken skwers etc and then other places like Pizza etc. The fact is you do not get ripped off like Austria, France etc where you will pay £2.50 for a hot chocolate in a mountain cafe. In Bulgaria expect to pay 50p -75p for hot drinks and on an evening two of us ate a 3 course meal with wine for less than £20. Bansko has a wonderful atmosphere too, the old town is beautiful and ok yes there maybe some potholes in the roads and the smellof those wood burning stoves just add to the charm of the place. The Kempinski hotel looks very nnice, we only went in for a coffee to see but looks very luxuirous. Slightly cheaper the Pirin and Perun are meant to be nice too. Hope you try it at least, I'm sure you will love it just as we do!

sorry but my husband has skied in some of the best resorts around, spent 3 months in italy skiing and many times in france also us and canda. We went to bulgeria Bansko last year and dispite his reservations he had nothing but praise for the place, yes some of the other european ski resorts have better infstructure and longer slopes. but value for money bansko wins hands down, and as for age meaning luxury what a load of bo****ks I go on a ski holiday to ski meet nice people and have a good time not sit in a pompus chalet with pompus people, oh that was the other comment my husband made you dont get the whoray henry brigade in bansko pretending to be something there not! Barbra you will have a good time go with an open mind and as for the kids private ski instruction is so cheap you could do that and bring them on great. sorry James I enjoy the finer things in life but I also want value for money £100 goes a long way out there a lot longer than a day and I bet your chalet was catered? so that makes one hell of an expensive time!

Nice debate,

As Mike , michele and Ellie said why come on a Bulgarian ski forum and then rave on about Switz?

I suspect a wind up on James' behalf. If he is for real he needs booting out.
I am all up for new ideas and trying new places, so I wont slate any other countries until I have tried them.
It is the people that make a holiday not just the place.

James, you sound like you like the finer things in life, and there is nothing wrong with that, just not everyone has your views on life. You will never win any friends with you comments, and as I say a holiday is made by the people your are there with, and at this rate you will never make any friends

cheers all
smag

PS who wants to go onto a switz forum and rave about Bulgaria?