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Hotel Samokov

3.0 star property
Family-friendly ski hotel with downhill skiing

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Front of property - evening/night
Bar (on property)
Indoor pool
Fitness facility
Lounge

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Restaurant
  • Gym

Explore the area

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Borovets, Bulgaria 2010, Samokov, Sofia Province, 2010
  • Place, Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Borovets Ski Resort
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Tsarska Bistritsa
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sofia (SOF)
    ‪98 min drive‬

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About the area

Borovets

Near the slopes.Your stay at this Samokov hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Borovets Ski Resort and Sitnyakovo Express. Also, Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School is within half a mile (1 km) and Tsarska Bistritsa is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Yanakiev Ski and Snowboard School - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Borovets Ski Resort - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Sitnyakovo Express - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Tsarska Bistritsa - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Seven Rila Lakes - 48 min drive - 30.9 km

Getting around

  • Kostenets Station - 32 min drive
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Happy Duck - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Vicky - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪BJ's Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Black Tiger - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Napoli Steak House Pizza - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Samokov

Family-friendly ski hotel with downhill skiing
During the winter, enjoy onsite recreation like downhill skiing and snowboarding. After a day on the slopes, indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa or soothe your muscles in the hot tub. When the sun goes down, sip après-ski drinks in the hotel's bar or mingle with other revelers at the onsite nightclub.

There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is available daily. This ski hotel also offers ski storage, an indoor pool, and a sauna. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Samokov hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 250 guestrooms or units
  • 9 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Nightclub
  • Ski equipment storage
  • Business facilities
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Convenience store
  • Beauty salon
  • ATM
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
Hotel Samokov offers 250 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Cable television is provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 5 treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bowling alley
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Living room
  • Playground

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (EUR 2.50 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Bowling alley
  • Downhill skiing
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Nightclub
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Ski storage
  • Snowboarding
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Living room
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

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.

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.

  • Self parking fee: EUR 2.5 per day

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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, and American Express. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Property is also known as

Hotel Samokov
Samokov
Samokov Hotel Borovets
Samokov Hotel
Samokov Samokov
Samokov Hotel Samokov

Frequently asked questions

How close is Hotel Samokov to the airport?

Hotel Samokov is 41.8 mi (78-min drive) away from the Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Hotel Samokov have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Hotel Samokov.

Does Hotel Samokov offer free breakfast?

Hotel Samokov offers free buffet breakfast every day from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Is there a casino at Hotel Samokov?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at Hotel Samokov?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Hotel Samokov?

Free parking is not available at this hotel. Self parking is available for EUR 2.5 per day.

Does Hotel Samokov have a pool?

Hotel Samokov features an indoor pool. Guests can enjoy pool access from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Does Hotel Samokov have a restaurant?

Yes, there is a restaurant on site.

Does Hotel Samokov have a spa?

This hotel has a spa, which features body treatments, hydrotherapy, and aromatherapy.

How close is Hotel Samokov to downtown Samokov?

Hotel Samokov is 0.3 mi away from Borovets.

Hotel Samokov Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 16 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 16 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 16 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 16 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great value for money

The hotel is a little dated and would benefit from a refurbishment, but the staff were excellent and the breakfast was great. The location is superb, with plenty of facilities and convenient parking. Outstanding value for money too, as our stay was very inexpensive. If you’re looking for something modern and stylish this may not be the place, but for value it’s hard to beat.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have to say it was an excellent stay. Whilst it isn’t the Ritz, so don’t expect that, it was very solid and met the needs of a good base to access the slopes. Warm, big rooms, comfortable beds and adequate food. Remember, you get what you pay for - I’d stay here again.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Diane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Let’s start with a positive, it’s a good location. And that was it. The hotel itself is extremely dated, the lifts are dangerous. We only stayed bed and breakfast, thank goodness as the food was absolutely awful. There is no atmosphere about the place whatsoever, it is old, dark, and dingy. The beds are very old and uncomfortable, the pillows were like rocks. We stayed for eight days and for five out of the eight days we had continuous power cuts, lasting anywhere from between two and 10 hours. We were on the sixth floor, and when you come back from snowboarding the last thing you want to do is trudge up six flights of stairs wrapped up in snow gear. On the one morning we did go for breakfast, we had to walk down to a less than basic breakfast as they could not provide anything hot because of no power. Christmas Day, we were stuck in the hotel in the morning for the first five hours because again there was no power. We have had no apology for all this inconvenience whatsoever. On the morning of our departure, we hear that the hotel was sending emails to further arriving guests, stating there had been a series of power cuts but they apparently have a generator, to which was not used once! on our arrival at 3 am, and going straight to bed, we were very rudely awoken by an extremely loud obnoxious family in our room next door, using the most obscene language possible, and I was not impressed by this in front of my 13-year-daughter. This seem to be common throughout the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Penka

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
6
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Declan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel looks nothing like the photos, the cladding is falling apart and flaking with sap weeping out. Disused offices and facilities stand out. The carpark is used as charged parking for day-visitors for the slopes, guests park down a loading bay littered with potholes. For the 2 weeks I was here, the main door was broken. After checking in, you're directed to your room via the elevators. They're loud, shaky, inconsistent, some don't open level with the floor and have swastikas engraved inside. (this is specific to my room but other rooms must be similar) You're greeted with worn out and stained carpets, light switches and plug sockets hanging out of the wall, a radiator which doesn't come on enough to dry ski clothes, paint where it shouldn't be, lights not fixed in place, a toilet that isn't fixed to the floor releasing awful smells and providing an unstable perch. A shower that doesn't drain with a flickering light above you. The towel rack is half off the wall and the protuding tiles have simply been packed with filler. A large red stain down the side of the bed, I don't dare take off the sheet to look at the mattress. I don't think sheets are changed when the room is made. The walls are so thin, I could actually hear my new neighbor walk in and gasp. (seriously.) Breakfast is almost always yesterday's leftovers and is sometimes cold. The pool is dated but does the trick, the gym has been described by users as a prison gym. This is not a 4 star hotel.

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its is a communist era hotel. Having said that it is clean and has everything that you would need. The rooms are clean and spacious, but the food is not so good.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and tidy, even if a bit dated (1980s vibe) , it was comfy enough! The breakfast included was decent, and there was a lot of choice! We loved the fact how the gondola was less than a minute walk away.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Istref, Oklahoma City

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

paul

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
You totally get what you pay for, its a budget, dated, and basic hotel. For us it was just a base and somewhere to sleep, which worked. Its unlikely i'll stay there again as would prefer a little more modern and luxury but compared to nearly hotels Rila £2600, Iglika £2500, Savakov £700 you get what you pay for so can't really complain. Breakfast was basic, but did the job, room was warm and clean, bowling and swimming was good, lots of space for the kids to run around in, bar and social areas not that appealing so didn't use them. Have stayed in all the above hotels twice.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The location of the samokov is perfect for the gondola and the ski school is excellent. The rooms are dated but the beds are clean and sheets are changed regularly. Unfortunately the walls are paper thin so you will be woken up by other guests returning back from a night out. The hotel is warm, comfortable, cheap and cheerful. Check in time is 3pm not 2pm as stated on the website. The food is probably the major let down for this hotel, it's mostly luke warm. I've stayed here a couple of times and for the money it's fine.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stay away from this place!

Stay away from this place! It is v. dated, unfriendly staff and most horrible food on the planet. The only good thing about this hotel was hot shower!

6/10 Okay

Christian

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort