Elenite - Visitor Comments

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05 Oct, 2006	TopKeeper (83.148.151.35)		Hiya Kelly, Not having a dig I just wanted to say a few things thats all, a big group of friends booked last year to go in July of this year and we decided to join them, having read reviews on this site and with a 1 year old we became very sceptial so decided against going, over time some nice posts and we became interested again, but our dweling on if to go or not added an extra £500 to the holiday price and I really wished I'd not listend to the posts on this site or not gave them as much thought at least There were 33 of us in total, ranging from 1 year old to 88 years old, not one of us game down with anything, and we tried just about all the food, would I go back? - I dont know its rare we visit the same place twice but I would defo recommend it to anyone thinking of going. The only downside for me was a trip into Sunny Beach where I had my bank card cloned and lost over £400 out of my acccount which I am still waiting to hear from my bank if I get it back or not
05 Oct, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	Topkeeper	Hiya Top, thanks for the follow up,. I do agree with you on some points though when mum fell ill, i would have paid any price to make her better as she looked and felt terrible. I understand it's a common thing to be put on a drip and to be given tablets but thats what our insurance was for. I did make some positive comments about the hotel and yes, the staff are friendly and the place is quite clean (just don't look under the bed!). You're right in saying the country is still corrupt, the cleaners apparently get 57 leves a month... yes you heard it right and they only get that at the end of the season so they have to live on their tips. This is a country still in development but that is the reason that I wouldn't go back, because i think it's being over developed and because of the Mafia interest in the country I can't see a way out for them. The country itself is beautiful and people are lovely. It's definately worth a go and we're glad we went just to say we've tried it but i don't think i'd go back.
04 Oct, 2006	TopKeeper (83.148.151.35)	msg for people worried about food poisoning	In relation to the last message posted by Kelly and other on this website who have suffered simular illness. Its always sad when your holiday is ruined by illness but you have to remeber a few things about countries like Bulgaria, firstly we are not used to there food and the oils its cooked in, hence why people suffer sickness and the other stuff, but remeber how many people are in your party, your all eating more or less the same yet not everyone falls ill? - yes it could be food poinoning but the cleanliness of this place is second to none Secondly the country is still very corrupt and the wages they pay staff theres if equilivent to a few english pounds aday, so when you go to the onsite doctor they make far more money putting you on a drip then just giving you some tablets. We recommended this resort to a friend of ours who took his family along, he too became ill after a few days but couldnt understand why none of his familiy had after they had all eaten the same stuff. He his quite a fussy eater and doesnt normally touch spicy foods, obviuously the Bulgarian food had disagreed with his palet, anyway he couldnt stop going to the toilet so as a rep recommended he paid a visit to the onsite doctors who wanted (yes you guessed it) to put him on a drip and keep him hotel bound for 2 days. Having only got a week there he refused and walked out of the doctors, the next 24hrs he was (in his own words) rough!, but enjoyed the rest of his stay has did his family Now, had it been food poisoning as the doctor had suggested it would have taken far longer to recover, but how can they make money by telling you theres nothing wrong with you?? As always keep an open mind and remeber Bulgaria is not Spain or England so the food is going to be very very different, what matters is you take the proper precautions and dont over do it (after all its all free), the resort is georgous, the staff are friendly and its a perfect relaxing family holiday destination Top.
28 Sep, 2006	Kelly (192.28.2.17)	Royal Bay Hotel	Stayed here from the 4th sept till the 18th sept. Had been really looking foward to this holiday as it's been a tough year and we were due for a break. I travelled with my mum. When you arrive at the complex, you will be taken down to the hotel on a golf buggy with your luggage. When we arrived we got the keys straight away and went up to our room. the room itself was lovely with a view right on the beach and of the pool. There is air con in the rooms but it wasn't very powerful though it did some of it's job. there is a tv with some english channels There is a hairdryer in the room though it's not very powerful so i advise you to take your own. There is a safe in the wardrobe which cost us 98 levs for the 2 weeks which works out at about £35. The hotel itself is in lovely surroundings, right on the beach with views to remember. Inside the hotel it's very nice and has a lovely decor, the bar area is next to the reception though could do with being a bit bigger. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of places to sit as you can go outside but the time we went it was slightly chilly. The bar itself serves basic drinks, brandy, whiskey, rum, vodka, lager, peach, strawberry and cherry schnapps tea and coffee and soft drinks. you can also get bottles of water from there as well. At night there is no entertainment in the hotel at all. If you want it you have to take a short walk to the royal park hotel for the reps show or whatever is going on in the animation hall. There are a few shops down there as well. The pool is ok and there are plenty of sunloungers though the pool looked dirty and was only cleaned out once a week on a sunday. As it was september we were plagued by wasps we were both stung as a result but the wasps which people had beaten with their flipflops were all over the place and in the pool. I only went in once or twice as it was so cold in there. Now I come to the food. Before we went I knew that this was a country still in development but the food at the royal bay wasn't for us. on the wednesday night after we after we arrived on the monday, my mum became ill with severe sickness and the 'other stuff'. It went on all night and she looked and felf awful. in the morning i phoned the rep for his advise and he said there was a medical center in the complex. My and mum went to it and straight away they said food poisoning. She was put on a drip and given tablets and pain relief then had to go back again the next day for another drip and a checkup. afterwards she was fine but slept for 20 hours to let her body recover. As we got talking to other people it appeared that the same had happened to them. We had only been there for 3 days and had only eaten in the hotel restaurant so we know it came from there. The food was basic and there is chicken, pork and beef on every night though to be honest some of the sauces looked dodgy so i didn't try them. After mum being ill we watched everything we ate. Never before have i been on an all inclusive holiday and lost weight!! As we travelled with airtours, we went on 2 trips with them, kahns tent which is excellent! Don't miss it, really is a terrific night out. And we went on the real bulgaria trip, where we went to Sozopol, shopping in Bourgas, to a monestary and to a traditional local village in the mountains. The last bit was good but there are the lady villages trying to sell you their wares and it's awful to see they're faces when you don't buy anything. I wish i'd taken enough change to give them all something each. At night we had a folk night where we had a meal and then there was traditional bulgarian dancing and a lady walking on hot coals. Very enjoyable but a long day as we left the hotel at 9.30am and didn't get back till midnight. the bud ride home though was fun as everyone was singing and in high spirits (!). I don't think i would go to bulgaria again. I know they are developing the country after the communism but it seems they are going too far. there are buildings going up everywhere and you can tell now it's changing into something else. We went for 2 weeks but a week would have been long enough. We knew what to expect but in the end it wasn't for us but at least we can say we tried.
26 Sep, 2006	Georgie (81.152.212.190)	royal bay hotel .....best holiday ever!	i stayed at the royal bay hotel in july this year. it was amazing i loved every bit of my holiday there and would deffinatly reccomend it. the hotel was clean, the food was nice and the staff their were really freindly. the animation team were extremly nice (esspecially choe choe)there shows that they put on every nite apart from mondays were very entertaining and professional! my stay at the hotel was pleasent and we are oping to go back next year. a big thank you to everyone involved with making our stay there enjoyable. xxx
24 Sep, 2006	lynda (62.252.64.12)	rp	4got to say it is v cold in the eve so take a warm jacket x
24 Sep, 2006	lynda (62.252.64.12)	royal park hotel	this is a message for everyone who is woried about going to RP.me and my family (6 of us)got back yesterday morning and miss it already..i too was worried bout all the bad reviews that i had read but having been there myself i can say that i am so glad we went.the hotel itself is fab tho is gettin to end of season so startin to look a little shabby but none the less still a lovely building.the staff were v friendly and most spoke adequate english with the exception of the cleaners but we only saw ours a few times but even she would smile and wave wen we did.the food in the main dining room was ok not great lots of pork and chicken and sometimes not very hot but the chef is from london and havin had a good chat with him he does say its difficult wen you only have 1 other person in the kitchen that speaks english bit can i say his beef and onion pie was to die for!!!it is also a bit of a fight for a table at meal times but even with 6 of us and only a few big tables it never took long to find one just requires a little patience which am afraid was very thin for some people and spent most of their hols wasting energy on!!!and the puddings were nothing special but it saved me from pigging out..there was plenty of places to eat a bbq and an a la carte and a trad bulgarian which you had to book in the morning we tried the first two and they were nice.a pizza shack which at times you had to q for but def worth the wait they were heavenly..and they did hot chicken rolls which again were delicious.the kids were able to get ice creams all day long and they were a couple of places to sit and have coffee and a biscuit or a slice of cake.the entertainment reps were ace deano emma tash tara carrie scotty and wayne were the best they kept my 3 kids and my other half entertained in the day with footy rounders tabletennis water polo too many to name then in the eve was mini disco bingo and some kind of show for all to enjoy followed by a quiz in the morris bar. not everyones cup of tea but we enjoyed it. i will say the weather was gorgeous for our holiday we have all come back with a lovely tan there is a breeze in the day but it def stops you from cookin too much and a few days we didnt have it, it was v v hot and after a couple of mins u were sweatin!! it did pour down on the last day (fri 22) and we were told it would be like that for 4/5 days so not good for anyone out there now.there wasnt a lot for teenagers to do but there r several trips inc a 2 day one to turkey we did the lazy days cruise which would have been good if i hadnt of felt seasick!!but my kids loved it there is not alot more to say except we really enjoyed it and would go back there again go with an open mind dont take any notice of the bad reports make up your own mind and remember its bulgaria which is still way behind other countries but once it catched up will be 100 times betterxx
23 Sep, 2006	TopKeeper (172.201.142.146)	Fraud	I have posted quite of lot of good comments about Royal Bay, superb place but be very careful with your plastic, I went into Sunny Beach and used a bank machine to withdraw some cash, turns outthere was a cloning machine on the ATM which recorded my details and yesterday (3 months after we came back) someone emtpyed my account!
18 Sep, 2006	kara (84.9.193.161)	royal park hotel	can any one help my family an i are going to royal park next year there are 8 of us two teenagers an four kids is there anything for them all to do and does any one no if they do day trips to turkey ect as my kids want to go there aswell and with haveing 6 kids with us i dont want them getting bored coz all theyll do is moan thanks kara
18 Sep, 2006	abi (81.149.10.212)	royal bay hotel	I stayed at the royal bay for 1 week and had a fantastic time. we are a young couple of 26 and it was a perfect relaxing holiday.The hotel was clean and the staff were freindly even though their english was limited. the food in the hotel restaurant was quite average however being all inclusive you get the use of 3 alacarte restaurants in the village. we dined out at these 4 out of 7 nights and the food was lovely. sozopol restaurant was the best which had traditonal bulgarian food. we did not get sick once and were not afraid to try anything.you had to get to each restaurants by 9.30 am to start quing otherwise you would not get a place. ALso the pizza snack bar located near the royal park hotel was great for lunch,again though you did have to que quite a long time but this could not be helped. I have never seen so many wasps on holiday and this was one of the only bad things.If you are with firsy choice i would recomend doing a evening trip called Khans tent. this was really good. you got a four course meal with wine an circus type entertainment. well worth the £22. all in all a really good holiday an i would go back again. dont listen to all the bad reviews its what you make it
17 Sep, 2006	Andy (88.109.77.116)	Royal Park Hotel, Elenite	went to RPH on 14th july 2006 for 2 weeks with wife and two young children and had the time of our life. Fabulous water park right next door, weather was glorious so much so the beach was too hot on a couple of occasions. there are a lot of wasps at certain places like round bins and at some beach food huts but the whole place is excellent. The night time entertainment staff were very good and the shows were well worth watching over a cold beer although west end players there not. The whole area felt very safe with security staff on the gates and around the hotel. Dont fall foul of the lifeguards as they are very good and even when you think they are not watching they most certainly are. All in all a cracking holiday and we would go again tomorrow.
16 Sep, 2006	TopKeeper (172.201.142.146)		Me Too, Sorry it was a bad exoperience for you, we had a great time all 18 of us, but 1 did have a tummy upset went to the onsite doctors and the advice was? - u guessed it on a drip, tablets and OH, your insurance details please, PLUS the £50 EXCESS!, we of course denied, the next day he was right as rain!, tummy bug differnt kind of food, but beware they are trying to rip u off!
16 Sep, 2006	fiona (82.47.17.246)	to tricia	sorry that you had a bad holiday.we are going in october and after reading reviews including yours are really not looking forward to it.have you any advice.i read that its best to book in to restaurants early and they are best places to eat.have you any idea what made you ill so we can avoid it!!!what was weather like?
15 Sep, 2006	Tricia (84.68.170.133)	Our first holiday and it was pretty much ruined.	Just reading the comments and the one made by Sharon Busby back in 2005 is exactly what I would have said, literaly exact. Me and my boyfriend have just come back from the Royal Park and for 4 days we were very very ill, My boyfriend had to be put on a drip he was that bad. Everything she has said there is correct although we did have quite a good time once better we still couldn't eat anything for the rest of the hols. The reps however were lovely and I found them so helpful, but then she did write that back in 2005. I can't believe it hasn't changed much from then! There were 1000's of wasps everywhere including the beach (although that is lovely). Alot of the staff were lovely but there were quite a few that were so rude. Bulgaria is a beautiful place but unfortunately we won't ever go back to that hotel.
12 Sep, 2006	fiona (80.195.25.218)	royal park hotel	hi,going on 2 october and would be interested to hear from anyone else going about then.
12 Sep, 2006	fiona (80.195.25.218)	royal park hotel	hi,going to rph on 2 october,really looking forward to it,first holiday in years.we are just going to make the most of it,the bad reviews are slightly off putting.Does anybody know how busy it will be in october?
12 Sep, 2006	Chelsea (194.70.52.62)	15th Sept	Hey all!! I'm flying out from Manchester on the 15th Sept with my boyfriend and staying at the Royal Park Hotel! Really excited but heard mixed reviews so a bit apprehensive!! We are a young couple of 20 and looking to both totally chill out (away from work and the stress of england! lol!) but also maybe go out in sunny beach a couple of times. Anyone else going out at the same time?! Everyone that is Have a fab time! =) x
12 Sep, 2006	Chelsea (194.70.52.62)	15th Sept	Hey all!! I'm flying out from Manchester on the 15th Sept with my boyfriend and staying at the Royal Park Hotel! Really excited but heard mixed reviews so a bit apprehensive!! We are a young couple of 20 and looking to both totally chill out (away from work and the stress of england! lol!) but also maybe go out in sunny beach a couple of times. Anyone else going out at the same time?! Everyone that is Have a fab time! =) x
10 Sep, 2006	Johan (213.114.245.108)	Sulky	Hi, Does anyone know if you can rent a sulky for your children? Or do you need to bring one from home? Cheers /Johan
08 Sep, 2006	Reuben (84.64.133.188)	Royal Bay Hotel	I had cramps and the runs for the entire fortnight even though I stopped eating in the hotel after the first week. There was ten of us and six of us were sick at least three times during the fortnight. I heard of many others with bad stomachs and runs.
08 Sep, 2006	Reuben (84.64.133.188)	elenite resort	Myself,my daugther and partner recently (21st aug -5th sept 06)stayed at the royal park. We paid quite a lot to stay all-inclusive but were very disapointed with the food and the hygiene (lack of). I would deter anyone from going all inclusive at the Royal Bay Hotel as you could not possibly get value for money considering how cheap food and drink is in Bulgaria. We will not be back at the Royal bay hotel. I would however recommend Nessebar for a visit and also some of the beaches.
06 Sep, 2006	Gillian (195.93.21.35)	tummy bug	I dont think that the bug originated from the food, after seeing the hygiene standards of the cleaner I am convinced they are to blame, my son vomitted on the bathroom floor, in the hotel room, the cleaner came in, sprayed the floor, then mopped it with 2 towels from the side of the bath, then swiftly returned to the previous room she'd been cleaning without first washing her hands, cross contamination at its best
06 Sep, 2006	Michele (195.93.21.35)	Food	My children and I ate everything as normal...we were'nt selective, we do however all drink lots of water and did not go overboard.....you see some children drinking only coke and eating 10 icecreams a day...can't be good. I think it depends on how strong your stomach is in the first place and getting used to the different food. The food is catered towards a very mixed nationality palet.....not chicken nuggets and chips.....mostly Pork skewers, salads, lots of dishes containing eggs,fresh veg and fruit but not much in the way of potatos. I would not worry too much but is anything does happen drink plenty of water and take diorlyte. Enjoy your holiday
06 Sep, 2006	rachael (81.156.23.16)	elenite villas	been given a fantastic deal to go for two weeks next year. However feeling slightly put off by people coming back sick this year. Was it due to food being bad or just because people are trying stuff they dont usually eat?
05 Sep, 2006	Michele (195.93.21.35)	Just got back..	We have just got back from 2 weeks staying in the villas...the accommodation is spotless and the resort is safe and wonderful for children. The only complaint I had was the food...not so much the quality but how it is served. The restaurant for the villas is self service and a bit of a bum fight...for tables, food and drinks...everything is self service! We tried two of the restaurants for which you have to book...the one by reception is lovely but the barbeque restaurant as it was situated outside was a haven for flies! We suffered one powercut in the hotel whilst we were there during the day ...but I would advise to take a torch as if it had been at night you would not be able to see a thing! We visited Nessabar and Sunny Beach. Nessabar was fine...for a few hours change from the hotel but Sunny Beach was awful..all the shops sell the same and nothing special. All in all we had a wonderful holiday, some people did suffer from upset stomachs (luckily we did'nt)and the doctors on site seem very quick to set you up on a drip...maybe so that they can claim on your insurance..my advise would be to ensure you have excellent medical insurance ideally with no excess and take diorlyte and immodium.
04 Sep, 2006	diane and mick (62.254.64.12)	photos of royal park	just looked at photos provided for rph it looks lovely if anyone got any tips on what to take ie towels ,kettle and so on please let me know we would appreciate it thanks
04 Sep, 2006	diane and mick (62.254.64.12)	royal park	hi we are coming on 22nd sept for our honeymoon with daughter aged 8, is there plenty of activitys in kids clubs, somone suggested in staying at hotel till about 9pm then going to sunny beach for nitelife also if anyone else flying out on 22nd from newcastle wed love to hear what you have been told . really looking forward to our holiday must remember to get some imodeum see you soon
02 Sep, 2006	Gillian (195.93.21.35)	Tornado	I agree, the tornado was something else, like something you see on tv, we didnt know whether to be afraid or fascinated, never been so grateful to get back on british soil
01 Sep, 2006	Valerie (195.93.21.35)	what a week	It is a fantastic place with great rooms in the hotel. Unfortunately we were another family (6) who shared the bad stomach upsets. We only managed 2 nights out together and my husband was one on a drip so that we were able to travel home. I did not speak to a fami;y who did not suffer. All inclusive was a waste as we could hardly eat. The tornado on the last day was a great excitement!
01 Sep, 2006	Gillian (195.93.21.35)	Royal Park Hotel	We;ve just returned from a week at Royal park hotel, its such a beautiful setting, spoilt by the fact the whole family spent 4 days stuck in the hotel with a tummy bug, we also spoke to many other families who had experienced the same, some ending up on a drip, I'm still having diarrheoa and vomitting 8 days later, waiting for results to come back from the doctor
31 Aug, 2006	lynda (62.252.64.12)	plug sockets	can someone tell me if i need to take an adaptor with me to use my electrical goods thanks x
31 Aug, 2006	lynda (62.252.64.12)	royal park hotel	thank you kelly for the reassurance and thanks too to richard for the fantastic pics it looks wonderful,only 8 days to go and i cant wait.
30 Aug, 2006	Nicola (193.120.152.15)	Can anyone tell me what are the villas like?	Hi, I'm staying at the Elenite Holiday Village in the villas(beside the hotel?) can anyone tell me what they are like? I'm going there on the 11th Sept. I'm looking forward to it but I've heard alot of mixed reports? Thanks
29 Aug, 2006	Hannah (193.113.57.163)	Message for Lynda	Lynda, If you go to page before you'll see my feedback. I got back just over a week ago and had a brilliant time. You'll love it. Seems everyone coming back recently has also had a fab time. Trust me, you'll love it!
29 Aug, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	royal bay hotel	can anyone tell me if there are towels provided for the pool? It says there are in the airtours brochure but i just want to check and make sure. Thanks Kelly.... only 6 days to go!!!
29 Aug, 2006	JOANNE CALLAN (82.47.72.77)	MESSAGE FOR LYNDA ROYAL PARK	WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME. JUST COME BACK BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE (43) SHOULD BE QUIETER IN SEPT ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD WAS FINDING A TABLE FOR DINNER. PLENTY FOR THE KIDS TO DO MY THOUGHT KIDS CLUB WAS BRILL! ENTERTAINMENT TEAM FANTASTIC EMMA,DEANO,CARRIE,SCOTTY, TARA PLEASE SAY HELLO FROM THE CALLANS IN WALSALL. HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTICE HOLIDAY.
28 Aug, 2006	lynda (62.252.64.12)	royal bay hotel	hi i am going to the royal bay on sept 8th with my patner(33)my mum(64)and my 3 kids twin boys of 10 and a daughter of 8.i am a bit apprehensive about it as some of the reviews were not good,can someone please reassure me that we will have a great time,we booked it a year ago so have been lookin forward to it all summer...thaks x
24 Aug, 2006	Vicky (212.158.113.13)	Royal Bay Hotel	We are going on 14th May next year for our wedding anniversary and my hubbies 4oth. What is the weather like? Is it worth exploring too much we are only there for a week but don't want to miss anything really good. Is there any entertainment at Royal Bay or do you have to go out. I'm really excited but have to keep it a secret as its hubbies pressy ahhhh! Love to hear from anyone who has been especially that time of the year. Cheers all
23 Aug, 2006	Hannah (193.113.57.163)	Message for Kelly	In the main restuarant in Royal Bay Hotel you just grab a table. You may find sometimes it really busy, normally around 7-8. If it was we just went to the bar upstairs for a drink first - its all inclusive after all!! Or just wait a bit and wonder around and you'll get one quick enough. There are 2 other restaurants at Royal Park end but you have to book for them. They are all inclusive still but they are sit down and you have to book them in the morning. Hope that helps!
23 Aug, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	Msg for suzanne or hannah	One last question.... for meals does everyone have the same table every meal or do you just grab and sit?
21 Aug, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	msg for hannah	Thanks Hannah.... really excited now!!! on 2 more weeks to go!
21 Aug, 2006	Hannah (193.113.57.163)	message for Kelly	Hi Kelly, Yes there are safety deposit boxes. I think it was 49 lev for a week. The hotel reception hold your passports for the time your there though so we didn't bother getting one as we only had a bit of cash. We took £150 for the week and that was just enough. We did go on 2 trips with that, spent a night in sunny beach, bought lilo's, cigarettes and alcohol. Your money really does go a long way over there! I wouldn't worry about the weather, we left Friday and they had a heat wave on the way (as if it wasn't hot enough) and temperatures were due to hit around 38 - 40 degrees!! It was around 35 when we went and I love the sun but had to keep getting in the sea to cool off. If you are on the beach there is a nice breeze which helps. One more random bit of advise, if you fancy getting out of the hotel one night then just outside the main gates is a restaurant called Paco's, it looks a bit like a hut but its highly recommended and so cheap to eat there. About £10 for 2 of you eating and drinking lots! Its just a nice change if you fancied it. Hope that helps! Thanks, Hannah
21 Aug, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	msg for suzanne and hannah	Hello ladies! Thanks for your help! One more question.... is there a safety depostit box in the room or do you pay for one at the reception? How much is it? " weeks today till we go. Hope the weather holds out! Though it can't be any worse than here at the moment! As we are all inclusive i'm thinking of only taking £200 with me for spending money. hope this is enough though i believe there are cash machines in sunny beach if we get stuck. Kelly PS,.... anyone else going to be in elenite from the 4th sept till the 18th?
21 Aug, 2006	hannah (193.113.57.163)	message for Kelly	Kelly, I just seen your question about hair dryers - the room does have them but i also have thick hair and they weren't very powerful. I'd take your own. Thanks, Hannah
21 Aug, 2006	Hannah (193.113.57.163)	Royal Park Hotel	Hi everyone - we've just got back from a week, staying in royal park hotel and we had a FAB time. We're a young couple of 25 and wanted to go away to completely chill and that's exactly what we did. The last few years we've travelled around the world so I haven't been on a package holiday like this for years and was slightly worried. Before going I came on this site to read reviews and it petrified me even more!!! But please, to all of you going IGNORE all the BAD comments - its a load of rubbish. The only bad thing I have to say about the place if the British moaning!! I felt ashamed to be British if I'm honest. The staff are lovely, yes they don't speak much English but they try. We don't try to speak Bulgarian!! The water park is excellent. Its free to get in, all you have to pay for is the lounger which are 5 lev each which is about £2.00 a day. The food is lovely and plenty of it. We never had and upset stomach problems. People have to remember your eating different food, it can be slightly richer, its not because its bad, we're just not used to it. They had loads of selection though. I love trying new things and every night I'd sample a bit of everything and never had one complaint. The snacks in the day are gorgeous as well. I was trying to eat healthy but once you've tried their pizza you cant resist! The pool does get busy in the day but if you cant get a lounger just stroll along the beach, you'll find one there. If you walk to the right of the beach under the pier there's always loads of free loungers along there. The entertainment was excellent, both from First Choice and the Bulgaria sketch show's. Adults and kids will love it, we certainly did. We did one tour, the lazy day cruise and it was exactly that, very lazy. Def recommend it. The weather was very hot whilst there, it does get quite windy on an evening though as your on the coast so take a jumper or cardigan in case. All in all, we loved it there and would go back tomorrow. Ignore all the moaners - clearly they have nothing better to do and I would recommend to them to stay in England if they want English food and English speaking people! I promise the rest of you will love it. Hannah and Andy
20 Aug, 2006	sue alan (80.3.128.4)	great time had	We stopped for 2 weeks with two 14yr olds at hotel royal park all i can say to anybody going is you will have a great time we did!! If you can get up early enough book into the a la carte its lovely and makes a change from whats normally on offer, also try th BBQ also good. Bar staff were brill we had some good laughs with them just make a little effort and they will do the same
20 Aug, 2006	Suzanne Noble (195.93.21.35)	message for Kelly	Sorry Kelly - forgot to say there are quite a few shops - supermarkets, gift shops, clothes, tatooists!!!so you can pretty much get most stuff you may want.The Royal Bay has one shop selling toiletries crisps sweets chocolate etc and the rest of the shops are in the village in the middle and at the Royal Park at the other end.
20 Aug, 2006	Suzanne Noble (195.93.21.35)	Message for Kelly	Hi Kelly Information you asked about - we travelled with First Choice and we did one trip which was a lazy day cruise and was excellent - our 10 and 7 year old loved it. There are hairdryers in room, I didn't try it but it did look new and I would say ok. You get plenty of towels and they are changed as regularly as you want them to be. We did change money in hotel - we got 2.50 levs to pound, but this rate is better in Sunny Beach - you get 2.76 there but then you have to get taxi there and in the end it's not worth the saving!!!If you do go to Sunny Beach I would say it's very busy and full on - loads of hotels. If you change money here only change at places with a CROWN sign as apparently you can be conned. Sunloungers at the Royal Bay are plastic but there are some cushions and padding to be found if you are lucky enough to get them. We used the kids lilos when we wanted a bit more comfort. There is no entertainment in Royal Bay - it is the chilled out more refined end of resort I would say. You can go into animation hall in the village in the middle and see shows every night and also they do things for kids - discos and some dressing up evenings (you have to pay)and this starts at 8pm for kids and 9pm for shows - it does get busy and you do have to get there at 8 if you want a table. At the other end is the Royal Park hotel and here First Choice do their entertainment outside. This is obviously just for the English (the other hall gets English Germans Bulgarians and Russians). Again this starts at 8pm for kids disco, there is bingo most nights and then shows put on by First Choice team such as singing quizes etc.Again you have to be there well before 8 or you can't get a table - we sat on sunbeds most times and watched from them. Be aware it can get quite windy and chilly of an evening and I would definately take a jacket of some sort just in case. Hope that's answered most of you questions - feel free to ask anything else. Regards
18 Aug, 2006	Kelly (192.28.65.210)	Msg For Suzanne	Hiya suzanne. Glad to hear that you had a good holiday. Just got a few questions. Who did you travel with? We're going with airtours and we were wondering what trips they will have available and also the prices. Are there hairdryers in the rooms? I have long and thick hair which takes ages to dry so the usual dryers in the batchrooms aren't strong enough, am i better to take my oen? Also are there towels in the rooms? Did you chane any money at the hotel? What is the exchange rate like? Were there a lot of sunloungers with cushions? Is there any entertainment in the royal bay? I know there's something on at the village... what time should we get there? Was there any mozzies? Is there a shop nearby? some strange questions i know but i like to be prepared! Thanks in advance! Kelly
17 Aug, 2006	mc (82.41.72.74)	cleanliness	you will be hard pushed to find any resort as clean as elenite.you see cleaners working 24/7.even the beach gets graded with a tractor every day

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