Casa Karina

“Good skiing hotel”

Overall a really good experience. If you come here expecting the Ritz then you will be disappointed but we found the hotel to be excellent value for money. The rooms are spacious, clean and everything was working well. The beds are comfortable and bedding and towels were changed everyday. The hotel… more

Overall a really good experience. If you come here expecting the Ritz then you will be disappointed but we found the hotel to be excellent value for money. The rooms are spacious, clean and everything was working well. The beds are comfortable and bedding and towels were changed everyday. The hotel has a nice swimming pool, sauna and steam room which was a nice benefit after a long day skiing. We stayed half board and found both the breakfast and dinners to be good quality home cooked food, with a nice selection of meats, vegetables, salads and desert. Again if you are expecting a high end restaurant meal then you will be disappointed but it was exactly what we were looking for. Overall for the money we paid I couldn’t fault it and would hapilly return.

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“Really good hotel in fab location”

Great hotel in a good location - five minute walk to lifts and close to bars and restaurants in the evening. Rooms were basic / no frills but comfortable. Food was amazing and the chef doing eggs at breakfast was a winner for me. Liked that breakfast started at 7, so you still had time to change in… more

Great hotel in a good location - five minute walk to lifts and close to bars and restaurants in the evening. Rooms were basic / no frills but comfortable. Food was amazing and the chef doing eggs at breakfast was a winner for me. Liked that breakfast started at 7, so you still had time to change into ski gear and get on an early lift. Staff friendly. What stands out of this hotel, is the spa facilities - pool area is warm and inviting, perfect place to relax. Spa services were fabulous and reasonably priced. Bar and public areas nice, too. Ski storage and ski hire on site. Reception extremely friendly and helpful. Would definitely return.

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“Read before booking this hotel”

Upon arrival at the hotel we arrived around 10pm which was quite late check in was easy enough however the receptionist seemed to like she didn’t want to do any work!!! However cause we paid for half board she offered us some sandwiches to be brought up to the room which was nice we were on the 3rd… more

Upon arrival at the hotel we arrived around 10pm which was quite late check in was easy enough however the receptionist seemed to like she didn’t want to do any work!!! However cause we paid for half board she offered us some sandwiches to be brought up to the room which was nice we were on the 3rd floor and there is 1 lift which isn’t exactly the quickest the floor motion lights take a while to turn on and the corridor feels like ur in a haunted hotel!!! First impressions of the room was spacious double bed sofa wardrobe with sliding door and a good size bathroom however the bathroom is on a slope!!! There is a small fridge but there isn’t a plug socket where the fridge is so we moved the fridge to use the plug socket there is tea/coffee maker but no milk and it’s only green tea the bedroom was really warm because the heater was on unfortunately it wasn’t exactly freezing temperatures here so we turned the heater off and open the doors and window to keep the room cooler at night as it was quite stuffy there wasn’t a safe which would’ve been handy they were hangers but only a few There is complimentary water, which was nice considering we arrive quite late at night Breakfast is hit n miss the first day we have breakfast, which was on the Saturday morning of the 25th Jan breakfast they seem to be a lot of choices pastries hot and cold plenty of bread meats and cheeses and salads however the next time we have breakfast it seemed less limited and I had to keep asking the staff for more bread which they took their time to take out the staff do work hard and u can see that but they are so rude!! The fried eggs are Rock solid and the hot food isn’t that great if ur a tea drinker bring ur own tea bags!! I don’t think wiping the tables with a dust pan and brush is very hygienic!!! dinner in the evening was okay your usual buffet normally got cold by the time you sat down but the deserts was probably the best it does get busy at dinner starts at 7pm kids running around and pushing in really doesn’t abode with me so maybe go down to dinner abit later The bed is very hard and we couldn’t sleep very well. The shower is hit Miss one day is scolding hot water and then cold the shower curtain is terrible and let’s water out and goes onto the floor but does go into the drain so I think it depends what time of day you have a shower. They have got a lovely tribal amenities kit which has got your usual shampoo moisturiser vanity kit shower cap which was a lovely touch. The hotel is literally central of Bankso and only about a five minute walk to the gondola which is handy, especially when you carrying your ski equipment The hotel can arrange your ski passes (added a pic of the prices of the ski passes) and Next Door there is also a storage place where you can leave ur ski stuff for free as you’re staying at the hotel We didn’t do the ski pass however we just did the gondola pass which takes you up to the right to the top of the ski road that cost 50 BGN each and it’s a return ticket so you can go up and come down on the gondola however we skied down the ski road so we didn’t need to use the return ticket which seemed a bit of a waste of money but such as life The rooms aren’t sound proof so u can hear noises and the there certainly were shouting by other guests which I wasn’t impressed The hotel is rated 4* personally I would rate this a 2* If ur coming here for the 1st time there r plenty of ski/snowboarding hire places look around as there r plenty of places and different prices we got our ski equipment from a little place opposite the bansko mall (closed down) very friendly ppl and much cheaper than the places in the town it’s right by the 24 hour shop The gondola can be busy especially at the weekend so be warned u could queue for a while

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