Hotel description Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan
This historical hotel comprises a total of 184 guest rooms and suites spread across 5 storeys. Fully air-conditioned, the establishment welcomes its guests into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and a cloakroom. On-site facilities include lift access, a newspaper stand, a casino, a TV lounge, shops and a beauty salon. Dining options include a café, pub and restaurant, as well as the Lobby Bar Pliska, offering drinks and cocktails for every taste, and the Angel's Night Club and Casino Club Sofia. The hotel features a business centre with conference facilities and WLAN Internet access, and room and laundry services are available, although the latter incurs a fee. Guests arriving by car can leave their vehicles in the nearby car park.
Room description
This marvellous hotel offers a range of splendid, soundproofed rooms and suites, including one Presidential Suite, 17 spacious suites, 17 Smart Rooms and 71 non-smoking rooms. All of the accommodation units are exquisitely appointed and feature individually regulated air conditioning/heating, a direct dial telephone, satellite and pay TV, a radio, windows that open, a high ceiling, a sprinkler system, a message alert system, a minibar/fridge and 24-hour security. Other facilities include double/king-size beds, a hifi, tea and coffee making facilities, an ironing set and a safe. The bathrooms come with a shower/bathtub, a hairdryer and bathroom amenities. A daily turndown service and mineral water are provided for each room and balconies/terraces are available.
Sport activities description
The hotel offers a health club, complete with a gym and saunas for relaxation. Fees apply for the saunas, as well as for the hot tubs, steam room and massage service. A swimming pool can also be found on site.
Meal service description
The Stardust Restaurant serves a continental buffet breakfast and international set and à la carte menus for lunch and dinner. An additional buffet is served in the evenings.
Hotel location description Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan
Situated in the heart of Sofia, this city and business hotel is recognised as the city's grand hotel and one of its architectural landmarks. The establishment lies within walking distance of the business and commercial district and the government offices, and the nearest public transport links are just 50 metres away. Nearby sights include the ancient Rotunda temple (5 metres), St. Nedelya temple (15 metres), Alexander Nevski Cathedral (500 metres), the Palace of Culture (2 km) and Boyana Church (7 km). The central train station is 6 km away, the ski slopes of Vitosha are 18 km away and Plovdiv can be reached in 90 minutes by car or public transport. Sofia Airport is just 11 km from the accommodation.
Payment methods description
The following credit cards are accepted as methods of payment: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA.
How to get there
From Kalotina (West): Take the E80 to Konstantin Velichkov Boulevard and turn right. Proceed for 3 blocks, and then turn left onto Todor Alexandrov Boulevard. The hotel is located at the end of the boulevard, opposite the statue of Sofia. From Plovdiv (East): Take the E80 to Tsarigradsko Shosse and Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. Turn left onto Rakovski Street. After 3 blocks, turn onto General Gourko Street. Continue for 6 blocks, and then turn right onto Vitosha Boulevard. The hotel is located in Sveta Nedelya Square. From Thessaloniki (South): Take the E79 to Tsar Boris III Boulevard. Proceed to Macedonia Square and turn left onto Christo Botev Boulevard. Continue for 3 blocks to the first traffic light and turn right onto Stamboliiski Boulevard. The hotel is located at the end of the road. From Sofia International Airport: Take the Tzarigradsko Shausse Boulevard, continue past the University of Sofia and bear right until coming to Knyaz Dondoukov Boulevard. Continue straight towards Sveta Nedelya Square. The hotel is located on the left-hand side of the square.
Description Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan
- » Year of construction: 1956
- » Suites: 8
- » Single rooms: 122
- » Number of floors (main building): 5
- » Last renovated: 2006
- » Junior Suites: 11
- » Total number of rooms: 184
- » Disabled rooms: 1
- » Apartments: 1
- » Double / twin rooms: 27
Hotel type
- » City hotel
- » Business hotel
- » Conference hotel
- » Historic hotel
Methods of payment
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Diners Club
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Radio
- » Lounge
- » HiFi stereo system
- » Balcony
- » Shower
- » Terrace
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Individual heating
- » Bath
- » Central heating
- » Safe
- » Tea / Coffee
- » Fridge
- » Individual air-conditioned
- » Disabled bathroom
- » Direct dial telephone
- » Minibar
- » Carpeted
- » Iron and board
- » King size bed
- » Double bed
Facilities
- » Safe (*)
- » Disco / Club
- » Casino
- » Medical Service (*)
- » Room service
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » Cloakroom
- » Money Exchange
- » Laundry service (*)
- » Launderette (*)
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » Mobile phone network
- » High chairs
- » Cafe
- » Restaurant -smoking area
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » Newspaper stand
- » WLAN access point
- » Sauna (*)
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Number of pools
- » Bicycle storage
- » Steam bath (*)
- » Car park
- » Massage (*)
- » Gym
- » Whirlpool (*)
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Hairdresser
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » TV room
- » Breakfast room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Pub-s
- » Restaurant -s
- » Shop-s
Restaurant
- » Special offers
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Special diets
- » Continental breakfast
- » Breakfast
- » Lunch à la carte
- » Dinner menu choice
- » Lunch menu choice
- » Dinner buffet
- » Bed and breakfast
- » Dinner à la carte
Interest points
- » Rotunda - ancient temple: 5m
- » Alexander Nevski Cathedral: 500m
- » Palace of Culture : 2km
- » Boyana Church: 7km
- » St. Nedelya - monument temple: 15m
Distances (in meters)
- » Next big city / Plovdiv: 120km
- » SOF Airport - Sofia: 11km
- » Ski lift / Vitisha: 18km
- » Ski area / Vitosha: 18km
- » Train station / Central train station: 6km
- » Bus station / Central bus station: 1.2km
- » Underground station / Serdika: 50m
- » Public transport: 50m