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Festa Winter Palace

5.0 star property
Family-friendly 5-star hotel with 2 restaurants

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Exterior
Lobby
Indoor pool, sun loungers
Breakfast area
Lobby

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Borovets, Samokov, 2010
  • Place, Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Borovets Ski Resort
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Sitnyakovo Express
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sofia (SOF)
    ‪99 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room

  • Mountain view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Twin

  • Mountain view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Suite

Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Maisonette | Living area

Maisonette

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Wellness Suite

Wellness Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the area

Borovets

In Samokov .You'll find Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School and Borovets Ski Resort within 2 miles (3 km) of this hotel. Sitnyakovo Express and Tsarska Bistritsa are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School - 17 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Borovets Ski Resort - 3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Sitnyakovo Express - 4 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Tsarska Bistritsa - 6 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Seven Rila Lakes - 51 min drive - 32.4 km

Getting around

  • Kostenets Station - 30 min drive
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Happy Duck - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Iceberg Hotel Borovetz - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Vicky - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Black Tiger - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Napoli Steak House Pizza - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Festa Winter Palace

Family-friendly 5-star hotel with 2 restaurants
Festa Winter Palace offers its guests a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a steam room. There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.

Business amenities include a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A nightclub, a fitness center, and spa services are also featured at the luxury Festa Winter Palace. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Parking is available for a fee.

This 5-star Samokov hotel is smoke free.

  • 66 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Nightclub
  • Kid's club (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Ski equipment storage
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference space
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Beauty salon
  • Newspapers for purchase
  • ATM
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
Festa Winter Palace offers 66 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Free children's club
  • In-room crib
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Separate bedroom
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Dial-up internet
  • Available in some public areas: High-speed internet

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Self parking on site (EUR 6 per night)
  • Valet parking on site (EUR 6 per night)

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Indoor pool
  • Nightclub
  • Playground
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Ski storage
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Pay movies
  • TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 60 per vehicle (one way)
  • Self parking fee: EUR 6 per night
  • Valet parking fee: EUR 6 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • One child 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Festa Winter
Festa Winter Palace
Festa Winter Palace Hotel
Festa Winter Palace Hotel Samokov
Festa Winter Palace Samokov
Festa Winter Palace Hotel
Festa Winter Palace Samokov
Festa Winter Palace Hotel Samokov

Frequently asked questions

How close is Festa Winter Palace to the airport?

Festa Winter Palace is 59.2 mi (78-min drive) away from the Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Festa Winter Palace?

As of Jun 4, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Festa Winter Palace on Jun 9, 2026 start from CA $171, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does Festa Winter Palace have an airport shuttle?

Festa Winter Palace offers an airport shuttle 24 hours a day, on request, for a charge of EUR 60 per vehicle, one way.

Does Festa Winter Palace offer free breakfast?

Festa Winter Palace does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Festa Winter Palace?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at Festa Winter Palace?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Is there free parking at Festa Winter Palace?

Free parking is not available at this hotel. Self parking is available for EUR 6 per night, and valet parking for EUR 6 per night.

Does Festa Winter Palace have a pool?

Festa Winter Palace features an indoor pool.

Does Festa Winter Palace have a restaurant?

Yes, there are 2 restaurants on site.

Does Festa Winter Palace have a spa?

This hotel has a spa, which features aromatherapy, massages, and facials.

How close is Festa Winter Palace to downtown Samokov?

Festa Winter Palace is 0.6 mi away from Borovets.

Festa Winter Palace Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 51 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 51 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 51 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 51 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 51 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pene

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We always enjoy the uniqueness of the place. Its location is great and the facilities are also good. We noticed an obvious uplift in food quality this year.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is dated throughout. The staff were
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Bell’albergo, posizione ottima, ma il personale andrebbe riformato o cambiato - niente inglese, scortesia. Al ristorante punto DOLENTE. Cibo senza indicazioni di ingredienti - io intollerante al lattosio e vegetariana non capivo che cosa fossero i piatti, alla domanda cosa fosse - mi ricevevo un “Non lo so”. Al ristorante ci hanno trattato diverse volte come persone non grate o come se volessimo scappare. Niente saluto al ricevimento, neanche ricambiato. 5 stelle indicato è solo per bellezza
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was great. I definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stanimir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Classy holiday in a real palace.

We had a great winter vacation in this classy hotel. The personnel was kind and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel! Great location and such a good stuff! Definitely will come back!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel with nice location and amazing stuff! Food was good. Honestly we had a great time here! Definitely will come back again soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet, well maintaiined.The staff was very friendly.My recommendation is to pay more attention on meals in the restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Petko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Had an amazing stay at this hotel. Been provided a free room upgrade. The staff are so kind. I like the size of the rooms - they're all big with large bathroom and comfy beds. Ordered a room service which was great too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant stay at the winter palace

We stayed to meet up with family on a skiing trip for 4 days. The check in was smooth, the view was amazing from our 5th floor junior suite overlooking the black slope (room 506). Breakfast was lovely, always plenty of food and a microwave if you wanted to warm anything up. The evening meal was tasty, salad bar amazing, not to my taste of evening meal but always enough to choose from. Checkout was easy and we left our luggage while we went for lunch too. Brilliant location just a short walk to the slopes. Will be looking to book again for next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room not as advertised

The room I was initially given was nothing like the description given on your website, no balcony, no bath tub, it was just a standard room. I complained to reception and they moved me to a suit with balcony but still no bath tub, they said there would be no extra cost which was good of them considering it was still below the standard described on your website when booking.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Tenna Ann

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Not a 5 star hotel

Our first visit to Bulgaria and we ended up at this 5* hotel (5* - really)?? - The x-mas lights were turned on in september and the smell of wunderbaum and horse droppings was quite overwhelming. Anyway, we arrived late in the evening, which we had notified the hotel about, and were 'welcomed' by a very rude male-receptionist, who said that our reservation had been cancelled. We had ordered and paid for half board and a deluxe room with mountain views and we showed him all the documentation to confirm our booking. We never figured out why and how our booking was cancelled? We were shown a room in the back of the hotel by a young man with absolutely no english skills. The room had no views and we were told that due to high demand there would be no guarantee that a room with a view would be available for us the next day. After having called the receptionist at Festa Winter Palace 3 times, who repeated what he had told us, the booking team at hotels.com offered us an alternative hotel option, but not a 5 star and not half board. My daughter luckily managed to find another option at a competetive site and hotels.com accepted that solution and returned our payment. But what a bad experience for a first visit to Bulgaria. The country is very beautiful but the people have a lot to learn when it comes to customer service and attitude. Not to mention the lack of language skills, especially english. What a shame ...
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

daniele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Séjour à borovetz

Hôtel à taille humaine par rapport aux mastodontes russes et très agréable. Petit déjeuner copieux mais pas de repas. Une vraie piscine ( 20m) d'autant plus agréable que j'étais seule à en profiter. Chambre cossue mais lit un peu mou. Belles balades à pied dans le coin
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

1-2 star hotel. Lots of others in the area

Very run down. Staff not overly nice. Given a horrible room. Just not worth the value, 2 star quality max.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Don't stay here if you expect 5-star hotel/service

This hotel is 2.5-stars at the most. The staff is nice and trying to be accommodating but the entire place is a joke. As soon as we arrived we found out the mini fridge in the room doesn't work. One of the towels had holes in it, HOLES in a towel at a 5-star hotel! We stayed in the middle of July but the entire hotel interior still had Christmas and New Year decorations. Bar and restaurants are not open at all even though they say they are and many time if you need something like a drink or food you have to talk to reception. The internet is in and out and so is the TV. My child wanted to watch TV one morning and the TV was not working so when I went to ask in Reception what the problem was they told me I probably don't know how to turn it on properly. WOW! We watched TV the night before and apparently my "turn on TV skills" were good back then. Turned out their internet was out and so was the TV signal. It is extremely rude of stuff to suggest something wrong with the room is their customer's fault. Our room was never properly cleaned when house keeping services passed by. Only thing they did was put on the bed cover and hang towels... The list goes on and on... I am not sure why the hotel is 5-stars. It is just bizarre. The only positive thing was how nice and friendly the staff was but unfortunately they couldn't make up for such badly run hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

KOSTAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Σε καλή θέση πολύ καλά spa αλλά το δωμάτιο δεν είχε μπαλκόνι λόγω του ότι βρισκόταν στον τελευταίο όροφο
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

better than recent reviews

Recent improvements Free outside parking available
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Third consecutive visit

Nice hotel, my third visit in three years. Nice and clean, very warm and comfortable but always a few snags - broken light bulbs, missing tiles, radiator not properly screwed to wall. Nothing major to put me off and I'll be booking again for next year, probably not half board though as the food is a bit luke warm.
Verified

8/10 Good

Alan & Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great position near slopes

Lovely hotel, but not 5 star. Certain staff could benefit from more training. Breakfast brilliant, but better understanding needed of the timing of bringing out meal courses. TV had no English channels as advertised.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Aleksandar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent experience

Amazing place to rest and recharge. Excellent for young family with small children. Lots of activities around.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Aleksandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great time in Borovets

Awesome hotel and staff. It's a bit tough to find as there are not a lot of signs. Otherwise location was great and so were the facilities. Staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. We found out that May is low season for them and thus a lot of the shops were not open in the area. Other than that we still had a great time
Verified

8/10 Good

Kieran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bit of a trek to the slopes and ski rental places, but doable
Verified

8/10 Good

Krasimira

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great choice; close to the ski slopes

Good room size; great location; excellent breakfast No ramp available at the main entrance and to Season Restaurant, which was very inconvenient with our baby stroller
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel and excellent location.

We had a warm and friendly welcome to the hotel. Very helpful and cheerful staff. We are a family of four adults and three children. The food was excellent for the adults. Good choice of meats and fresh vegetables. They had pasta with a sauce and pizza but I would suggest they add something like homemade chicken goujons for the children especially during school holidays. The swimming pool, like all others this time of year in Bulgaria, was cold to get into. The best way is to shower first and gradually reduce the temperature to cold. The pool seemed quite warm after that! The hotel's about 75 to 100 metres from the toboggan park so our little ones thought it was great. It's only a short walk to the chair lifts as well. The gondola is about 400 metres away. There isn't as much for the children to do in the hotel as there is at the nearby huge Hotel Rila or slightly further away Hotel Samakov but the hotel itself is much nicer. The other hotels don't seem to mind you using their facilities which are paid for separately such as the shooting gallery, pool, ceramic painting etc. We were lucky with the conditions as it had snowed the day before we arrived so all the runs were open. Generally, we really enjoyed our stay here and would certainly return.
Verified

6/10 Okay

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The stuff at the hotel was really nice. The gourmet restaurant wasn't gourmet at all. The level of all of the meals that we tried was 0 (and I am polite). The massage was very good.