Albena in September. Hotels, prices, beaches, holidays Report 2020
Where is the resort Albena Bulgaria?
The Albena resort in Bulgaria is located on the western coast of the Black Sea north of the Golden Sands resort. It borders the Baltata nature reserve on the southern outskirts of the resort. The city of Varna is 30 km away. You can get to Albena by plane (38 km to Varna Airport, which receives flights from 101 cities around the world), bus (buses from Varna leave for Albena every half hour) or car.
Albena is a climatic resort in Bulgaria, the 3rd most popular among tourists. Albena is a closed complex. You can enter the Albena resort by car through an automatic barrier, on the way out you will need to make a payment, by the way there are nuances, but we will tell you more about this below.
The Albena resort itself was founded in 1966. The resort was named after a female character from a fairy tale by the Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov. Albena is a Bulgarian female name. In 1974, the resort area was expanded by building a restaurant outside the holiday homes. Between 1970 and 1989, many foreign leaders were guests at the resort, including Leonid Brezhnev, Indira Gandhi, Fidel Castro, Nicolae Ceausescu, Saddam Hussein and many others.
Features of the resort Albena Bulgaria
The Albena resort is the first private resort in the country to be privatized as a single complex. It is managed by one of the largest tourism companies in Bulgaria, a public company whose shares are traded on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The Albena Peninsula on the island of Brabant in Antarctica is named after the Albena resort.
Beaches of Albena in Bulgaria
The beach is over 5 km long, very wide, like on the ocean coast, about 150 meters wide with fine sand. According to the management company, there are 21 beaches in the Albena resort. This year, most of the sandy beaches have been significantly washed away, including the famous Irakli beach, and the gentle slope into the water has changed to a sharp one, but not in Albena. In our opinion, the beach in Albena is, if not the best, then at least one of the best beaches in Bulgaria. The sea depth does not exceed 1.6 meters at a distance of 100-150 meters from the shore. The beach has been awarded the Blue Flag title since 1996. Lifeguards are on duty on the beach from 9 am to 6 pm.
The resort has free Wi-Fi, and you can connect to the Internet directly from the hotel, lobby bar, restaurant while relaxing on the beach, by the pools or during events in the conference hall. At your disposal is a beach library, which offers more than 6,000 titles in 15 languages. You can choose from a rich collection of all genres – thrillers, crime novels, romantic and historical stories, memoirs and much more. So you can spend time on the beach with a book in your hand.
Climate of Albena resort
The resort complex awaits guests from May to October. Only 10 km from Albena is the Botanical Garden in Balchik with unique plants, as well as the architectural and park complex The Palace, which was the residence of the Romanian Queen Maria at the beginning of the 20th century. The air temperature at the resort in summer is above 25 ° C, and often reaches 29-32 ° C. In May and September, the daytime temperature is 20-25 ° C, and in April and October about 15-19 ° C. A typical light refreshing wind blows from the sea – days with a refreshing breeze make up 2/3 of the summer months.
Today is September 23, and the majority of vacationers have just left the resort, although the weather is sunny, the water in the sea today is +23, and the air is +24, there is no wind, so it is not cold to leave the sea.
Beaches of the Albena resort
The Laguna Beach, which has received the Blue Flag environmental award, is located a few meters from the hotel of the same name and offers 1 free umbrella and 2 sun loungers per room for guests of this hotel. Beach towels and blankets are available for an additional fee. For other vacationers, the price for an umbrella is half a euro and for a sun lounger is also half a euro. There is also a free area on the beach. Shower, changing room, lifeguards.
The resort has a wide range of cafes and restaurants with European and Bulgarian cuisine. In the evenings, many of them offer entertainment and dance programs.
The resort has 43 hotels with a total of 14,900 beds (categories from 2 to 5 stars), located directly on the sandy strip, near the Baltata nature reserve, or on the nearby hills. Since 2004, 11 hotels have been operating on an all-inclusive basis.
Beach “Paradise” from the hotel of the same name. For guests of this hotel 1 free umbrella and 2 sun loungers per room. For other vacationers the price for an umbrella is half a euro and for a sun lounger also half a euro. There is also a free zone on the beach. Shower, changing room, lifeguards.
Beach “Ganvi” from the hotel of the same name. For guests of this hotel 1 free umbrella and 2 sun loungers per room. For other vacationers the same price for an umbrella is half a euro and for a sun lounger is half a euro, but you can also take a blanket for 1 euro. There is also a free zone on the beach. Shower, changing room, lifeguards.
Here is another grocery supermarket of the ALDO chain.
Flamingo Beach from the hotel of the same name. For guests of this hotel there is 1 free umbrella and 2 sun loungers per room. For other vacationers the same price for an umbrella is half a euro and for a sun lounger is half a euro. There is also a free zone on the beach. Shower, changing room, lifeguards.
Mineral water at the resorts has a temperature of 30 ° C, is slightly mineralized, hydrocarbonate, containing magnesium, calcium, and sulfur oxide compounds.
Excellent opportunities for sports activities – water skiing, parasailing, yachting, surfing, jet skis, underwater fishing, tennis, mini golf, bowling, horse riding, beach volleyball, aerobics, hang gliding, scuba diving school, horse riding area and horse riding.
Children’s amusement park – fun fair, children’s discos, mini trains, inflatable trampoline, water karting.
At the end of 2018, Albena was chosen as a European sports resort. There are more than 40 sports for people of all ages. In June 2015, the most modern water park in Bulgaria – “Aquamania” was opened on the territory of the resort. For children there are many shallow pools, a “lazy” river and several slides, for adult visitors there is a slide more than 150 meters high and a 77-meter descent.
Prices for sports activities:
Use of the hall – equipped for volleyball
1 hour – 1 court 40 euros.
Use of the hall – equipped for tennis/badminton
1 court for 1 hour (maximum 4 players) 17 euros.
Table tennis
1 hour 5 euros. (For one tennis table)
During the season, the Albena resort has internal public transport – special small “trains” run on schedule along their routes inside the resort. Electric shuttles also run from the parking lots, which are free.
Prices for accommodation in the resort of Albena
Near Albena in Kranevo you can rent a whole villa with a pool for 8 people with 3 bedrooms for 62 euros per night. A room for 2 in the same Kranevo will cost 9 euros per night. A 4-star hotel (Kaliakra Hotel) in Albena for a 2-bed room you need to pay 68 euros. Maritim Paradise Blue Hotel & Spa first line 5-star hotel 2-bed room with sea view will cost 112 euros, breakfast included. As a rule, places in these hotels need to be booked long before the start of the holiday season.
To Albena by car
About parking prices. If you drive to the resort by car for up to 30 minutes, it will be free anywhere. If more, you must pay for 24 hours at once, even if you exceeded 1 minute. The cheapest price for daily parking will be at the “Bus Station” parking – 2.5 euros. From there you can get to the sea for free on an electric shuttle. The distance to the sea is about 1 kilometer, 15 minutes walk. The rest of the parking lots are in the blue zone and the price is 5 euros per day. Let me remind you that even if you stand for, for example, 1 hour, it will be considered a day. Therefore, it is better to visit the Albena resort by car for at least 1 day. Payment for parking is made using special terminals, such as on the screen, they are located throughout the resort next to the parking lots and also at the exit from the resort in front of the barrier. Coins, bills, bank cards from magnetic strip to chip and contactless are accepted. You can also pay at the reception in the hotels.
Well, our walk around Albena is coming to an end and it’s time to go home, and here we are at the fountain of luck. Let’s throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish.
