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  From Tracey From England, sent on 03 July 2004
Just got back from a week in Albena – staying in the Laguna Garden hotel, half board with First Choice holidays. Both the resort and the hotel were lovely. Albena is quieter, smaller and less busy than Golden Sands (where we went for a day trip) and we much preferred it! It is still quite geared towards the German tourism market (as are most of the resorts/tourist attractions) so a great opportunity to test out your German (or Bulgarian!) language skills - but if those fail, practically everyone also speaks English! A really good place to go for panoramic views of the resort – especially at night - is the Ciel Bleu bar on the 17th floor of the Dobrudja hotel (also known as the “mother ship”). The hotel was in a great location and relatively quiet. The only slight disappointment was that we did not get the sea view we had booked, however, this was because the hotel does not have any sea views (First Choice customers take note!) and our room - at the back of a hotel - was otherwise fine (even though it looked onto a small car park). Probably the only thing that let the hotel down was the food. Breakfast was fine (I could have survived alone on those little cakes that are kind of croissant shaped, covered in icing sugar and with Turkish delight in the middle!!!) but the evening meals were not that great (so it was good that we hadn’t actually planned on eating these at the hotel despite being half board), however, you won’t go hungry - there was always plenty of food available including chips, salad and fruit if you’re really stuck. For eating out we’d suggest the Izkorova and the Fisherman’s Cottage (at the end of the beach). Most places have some sort of entertainment programme with folk dancing but the timings are pretty random so we mostly missed out - although we did get to see some dancing on one of the organised trips (Picturesque Bulgaria). You can also get out and about to many places by yourself on the regular minibuses from the bus station. Buses are cheap but often packed and there can be a scramble to get on. This is where the taxi drivers at the bus station come in handy - there are always plenty of them there trying very hard to get your business but they are completely non-threatening and harmless! We’d definitely recommend going to Balchik (for the Botanical Gardens and the Palace of Queen Marie of Romania) on the bus as you get more time to explore the huge grounds. Wine here is also about half the price it is in the resort. Varna (for the Cathedral, archaeological musem, churches and markets) and Golden Sands are also well served – although if you’re going to Golden Sands to visit the Aladzha Monastery – suggest you get a taxi from Albena as despite what the Rough Guide says it is not an easy walk nor is it well signposted from Golden Sands and we ended up getting a taxi from there. For Nessebar (which we disappointingly didn’t go to) suggest taking an organised trip and for the Petrified Forest and Cape Kalikara (well worth a visit) suggest taking a taxi – the driver will take you wait while you look around and bring you back for a pre-agreed fare. Also, we’d heard about ladies of the night in the resort and pickpockets in Varna – thankfully we weren’t troubled by either although in Varna you definitely need to be on your guard and some of the market sellers can be quite aggressive.
  From Briswalder gaby From France, sent on 03 March 2004
Bonjour, guten Morgen, hello,

It is with pleasure,i discover your internet site i have a funny request
i collect the "Do not disturb", "doorknob" , "Privacy please", one of those piece that clients who want to sleep hang on their door. I do not have from your hotel and i would like to obtain one. If it is possible ,could you send me one and also the description of your beautiful hotel.
Thanks a lot by advance and maybe see you .
best regards

Madame Briswalder

Madame Briswalder Gabrielle
2 Impasse des Ecureuils
68730 Ranspach le Bas -France
e-mail: brigabyserge@aol.com


C'est avec plaisir que j'ai découvert votre site.
J'ai une question un peu particulière à vous poser.
Je collectionne les Do not Disturb ( ne pas déranger ou prière de faire la chambre)
Petite pancarte que l'on accroche à la poigné de la porte des chambres.
De votre hotel, je n'en ai point, et cela me ferait le plus grand plaisir d'en posséder au moins un.
Si possible, pourriez vous m'en envoyer de votre superbe établissement ainsi qu'un dépliant concernant l' hôtel. D'avance un grand merçi et peut être à un de ces jours.

Ich habe eine selsamer Wunsch: ich sammle die Hotelzimmertüre Anhänger mit
" Bitte nicht Stören " oder "Do not disturb " .......und so weiter .
Von Ihren Hotel habe ich noch keine, könnten Sie mir wenn möglich eine schicken , ebenso ein Hotelprospekt . Mit herzlichen Dank.
  From Martin From England, sent on 13 May 2003
Stayed here in 2002 for 2 weeks. Very nice hotel, very friendly staff,good food we stayed 1/2 board, rooms very clean and everything was new then. Pool was also nice, clean and not over crowded. We would definatly go back