Hotel Rila, Borovets

Hotel Rila Ratings & Customer Feedback
Superb
3
Good
0
Okay
0
Poor
0
Awful
0
5.0 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
The Hotel Rila is really good. The rooms are clean modern and the hotel is really well supplied everywhere. It is just what you need for a family holiday and has a great swimming pool too if you need it. The meals were good with a lot of choice every night. It’s buffet style, which is great with the kids, bu... + more
Louise
5 out of 5
One of the best ski resort hotels we have been too. We would be happy with this hotel anywhere in the world! The rooms are spacious and modern. They have everything you would want as a skier. Not a bad thing to say about the hotel! Staff were topnotch. We really had a great time! Half board basis was good. At ... + more
David
5 out of 5
Absolutely great! No problems, fantastic. It was recently refurbished and the rooms were better than expected. Staff were super helpful when we lost a handbag, helped recover it. Good selection of food and variety. Buffet was decent compared to other hotels they have stayed at across Europe. Not a lot of veget... + more
Jason
5 out of 5
Stayed here?
Write a Review

Package : what's included : what's included & available : what's included plus available extras : what's included & what extras are available

Accommodation
Half Board
Flights Included
Transfers
No Lift Pass
No Ski Rental
No Boot Rental
No Ski School
+ More- Less

Location: where is Hotel Rila

Distance to lifts: In front of hotel

Overview: hotel description: Hotel Rila description

The impressive hotel Rila occupies a prime location at the bottom of the main chairlift and the nursery slopes in the heart of the popular lively resort of Borovets. The inviting Spa centre offers a variety of treatments. There is a Panorama bar offering stunning views of the slopes and a modern nightclub. The restaurant and lobby bar feature alpine style ambiance. The large array of facilities available at hotel Rila, combined with its superb location and extensive selection of room types, make it the perfect choice for your winter holiday.

Facilities: Hotel Rila features

Restaurants • "The Terrace Lounge" Panorama bar • Indoor swimming pool • Nightclub "After Eleven" • Shopping area • Spa centre • Steam room • Sauna • Turkish bath • Cryo cabin • Jacuzzi • Massage • Fitness • Nursery (1-3 years), open 8.30am-4.30pm, includes lunch plus morning/afternoon tea or milk and biscuits • Kindergarten (4-6 years) • Wi-Fi • Ski storage room

Free use of swimming pool, jacuzzi, use of thermal zone (sauna, steam bath, cryo cabin & Turkish bath), fitness, Wi-Fi throughout the hotel & storage of own ski/snowboard equipment, all other facilities & services may be subject to a local charge.

Room Types: Hotel Rila bedrooms

Official Category: 4

Rooms: 450

Floors: 10

Lifts: 7

Signature twin room with shower, balcony, hairdryer, Sat-TV, telephone & complimentary Wi-Fi. Superior twin rooms, superior family rooms (open plan), deluxe suites (separate bedroom & living room) & connected twins also available. Slope view for all rooms is also available.Prices include Christmas or New Year's Eve dinner.Child age: 11 years

Meals: Hotel Rila food & drink

Half Board
We update Hotel Rila's details often, but facilities do change. e.g. some extras listed by the supplier as "free" or included might only be for the first time you use them, or for one time per party, then charged for further use. If any specific feature is essential to your holiday, make sure you ask us to confirm the details of it before you book your holiday.

Availability: dates & airports: dates & departure airports: hotel dates & departure airports: Hotel Rila dates & departure airports

Price per person with: Prices shown are per person based on: Prices shown are per person based on: The prices shown here are per person and based on the following criteria:
Sat 21 Dec 202421/12/24
£1405£1202
Sat 28 Dec 202428/12/24
available 1 sharing, 2 sharing, 3 sharing
Sat 04 Jan 202504/01/25
£1096£1036
Sat 11 Jan 202511/01/25
£1041£980
Sat 18 Jan 202518/01/25
£1063£1003
Sat 25 Jan 202525/01/25
£1116£996
Sat 01 Feb 202501/02/25
£1149£1049
Sat 08 Feb 202508/02/25
£1382£1281
Fri 14 Feb 202514/02/25
available Heathrow
Sat 15 Feb 202515/02/25
available 1 sharing, 2 sharing
Sun 16 Feb 202516/02/25
available Heathrow
Sat 22 Feb 202522/02/25
available 1 sharing, 2 sharing, 3 sharing
Sat 01 Mar 202501/03/25
£1085£1004
Sat 08 Mar 202508/03/25
£1013£978
Sat 15 Mar 202515/03/25
£950£904
Sat 22 Mar 202522/03/25
£950£904
This package holiday to Hotel Rila in Borovets, Bulgaria departs Saturday 1st March 2025, for a 7 night stay on a "half board" board basis. A local tourist tax (Taxe de Sejour or Kurtaxe) is levied by many councils in European ski resorts. It varies by standard and type of accommodation and is age dependent, so not everyone is charged. It's not included in the basic price of your holiday and is usually paid locally. For reference, the average charged in winter 2024 was between €1 and €3 per person, per night.
+31

Resort: about Borovets: about holidays in Borovets: about ski holidays in Borovets: about ski holidays in Borovets Bulgaria

•Lively après ski •Bulgaria’s oldest resort •3 ski centres

In Borovets, Bulgaria’s oldest ski resort, you’ll find a ski destination with the ability to transform from a historic village steeped in culture by day, to a booming party capital by night. Ski on deep, fresh powder at the top of the Mount Musala before making your way back to the charming village, meandering through pine forests, and you’ll understand why Borovets keeps bringing people back.

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Snowboard

Great for •Beginners •Groups •Après ski

Borovets webcam

Snow Report: Top 104cm, Bottom N/Acm

Snow Forecast: 1cm expected this week

Snow History: November average depth 4.17cm

Borovets trail map

Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:

Sofia75 km, 1 hr 30
Region:Bulgaria, Rila Mountains
First opened:1896

Borovets lift pass price last reported as £133 (adult 6 day). Ask for a quote when booking Hotel Rila.
Night skiing: Yes
Borovets has N, NW, W facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing December – April.

Town altitude: 1300m
Top of slopes: 2560m
Bottom of piste: 1300m
Vertical drop: 1260m
Total length of trails:24 runs 58km
Longest piste:12km
Borovets Ski Holidays ▸
Hotels ▸
Apts ▸
Do you dream of skiing down the same mountains where Bulgarian Kings of old once hunted? Oh, right. Just us then. Well, how about a ski holiday at a snip of the price you'd pay in France or Switzerland, with exhilarating views, booming après ski and large doses of sunshine? That's more like it. Here in Borovets, you'll experience a resort steeped in tradition and culture, and of course the fantastic skiing opportunities you'd expect to find at Bulgaria's 1st ski region. You'll be welcomed with open arms ...
Young skiers will love Borokids Park, where the magic carpet helps them get to grips with the snow. Ski lessons can be booked with one of the local ski schools like Hunters and Yanakiev and the Sitnyakovo Royal Residence Ski Way’s wide, gentle slope for some cruisey confidence building. Each of the 3 ski areas offers intermediates something a little different. The Yastrebetz is home to long winding slopes, including the lengthy Yastrebetz 1, which snakes its way through pine trees back to the resort. Ventu...
Despite Bansko’s up and coming popularity, Borovets remains the party capital of Bulgarian ski resorts, with vibrant nightlife guaranteed as soon as you’re off the slopes. The ever-friendly bar hosts at places like Bobby’s and Samokov offer unbelievably cheap local beer, and once the Bulgarian Rakia shots start flowing, you’ll understand why people are back in Borovets year after year. Borovets is far from just another ‘lads holiday’ ski destination. Instead, the country’s oldest ski resort lets a li...

Similar Holidays: also Enquired about: travellers also Enquired about: travellers also Enquired about: travellers booking Hotel Rila also viewed about

Aparthotel St Geo... Bansko Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £499pp
Hotel Mura Bansko Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £537pp
Hotel Victoria Borovets Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £575pp
Aparthotel Winslo... Bansko Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £591pp
Hotel Rhodopi Home Pamporovo Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £593pp
Hotel Lion Borovets Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £601pp
(1)
Hotel Samokov Borovets Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £604pp
(1)
Hotel & Villas St... Borovets Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £606pp
MPM Hotel Merryan Pamporovo Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £622pp
Hotel Pirin Bansko Bulgaria, Gatwick to Sofia 1st March.
From £629pp

Widen your search by viewing all ski holidays, all ski hotels, or all Bulgaria ski hotels.


Every Sno holiday packaged with flights is ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. All our suppliers are ATOL bonded, so your money is safe. In addition to this, payments for your holiday are held in trust, by NatWest bank and the Travel Trust, who insure every booking against supplier failure.

tta tta

© 2024 SNO Group Ltd • company no. 5995288 • VAT no. 946 9394 63 SNO, Apsley House, 176 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 2SH.

Call 020 7770 6888 and quote

Holiday ID 33918127

sno logo

Or simply enquire online

Enquire

Enquire
← online or call ↴
020 7770 6888
more
  • add new list
1/36: Official Photo Show photo list
1/2 Show webcam list
1/2 Show map list

"There is nothing negative to say about it."

Louise
5/ out of 5
The Hotel Rila is really good. The rooms are clean modern and the hotel is really well supplied everywhere. It is just what you need for a family holiday and has a great swimming pool too if you need it. The meals were good with a lot of choice every night. It’s buffet style, which is great with the kids, but there is also a smaller restaurant in the hotel which is a la carte The location is perfect for families, being ski in ski out and right at the base of the slopes. It made things so much easier, especially with children. It was so nice to be able to sit in the hotel bar and watch the kids playing outside in the snow. Bulgaria is great for family holiday as it’s very relaxed, low key and informal. It’s great value for money as well, compared to the lift pass prices etc in the Alps.

"The location is brilliant !"

David
5/ out of 5
One of the best ski resort hotels we have been too. We would be happy with this hotel anywhere in the world! The rooms are spacious and modern. They have everything you would want as a skier. Not a bad thing to say about the hotel! Staff were topnotch. We really had a great time! Half board basis was good. At other hotels we have stayed at in Borovets, we would always go out for dinner as the hotel buffets were not good. But at this hotel it was the opposite, we stayed in every night! The ski resort is quite small and the amount of snow was not great. But it was ideal being ski in/ski out. You walk into the hotel and lockers are right there. Lifts are very close by too. 4.5/5 We would definitely go back. It is the best hotel in Borovets/Bansko. It’s the most expensive, but 100% worth it. The location is the best thing by far.

"No problems at all, it was fantastic."

Jason
5/ out of 5
Absolutely great! No problems, fantastic. It was recently refurbished and the rooms were better than expected. Staff were super helpful when we lost a handbag, helped recover it. Good selection of food and variety. Buffet was decent compared to other hotels they have stayed at across Europe. Not a lot of vegetarian options though. Gondola had queues, was a few hundred metres from the hotel. Didn’t have to wait more than a minute for a lift. Ski in was ideal! Might be worth getting skis at another shop as everyone would be going to same place and the queue times were long. 4.5/5
1/3: Show Review list
Louise
David
Jason