Sol Marina Palace

Just the place to chill ~ we would highly recommend this hotel in beautiful Bulgaria, from the cleaners to management everything was first class and they couldn't do enough for you which was much appreciated. I emailed in advanced as have mobility issues and everything possible was done to address this for which i was grateful. We travelled with jet2 and the rep visited regularly and was also helpful and informative what she didn't know the hotel staff did. Thank you we had an amazing time.

Amazing views. The food was good and staff friendly. Rooms comfortable providing a good night's sleep. Only downside that spoilt it a little for us, is that there were no designated smoking areas. This meant that guests smoked in all communal areas apart from the restaurant. As non smokers, this made it unpleasant at times, often having to try and find somewhere to sit or sunbath without the smell of smoke

Currently staying here for 6 nights with my mum (in her 70s). We arrived having missed lunch by about 15 mins, we'd been up since 3:45 that morning so we're a little hungry. Don't worry! The Lobby bar has pizza, wedges, salad, ice cream and coffee so you can help yourself. We had a side sea view, so we're away from both roads at front and back. To be honest these are really quiet anyway. Air con, pillows and extra pillows in the wardrobe. Plenty of hangers and hanging space in the wardrobe for 2. The room is impeccably cleaned every day and coffee refilled. The pool bar and the all-inclusive cocktails are excellent, I'm not really a drinker, can't say the same for mum! The bar staff are really attentive and friendly. There are lots of comments about the food. We honestly have no complaints. Breakfast is amazing (pancakes, Nutella and cherries for the last two days!). The best meal by far was the Terrace Restaurant a la carte experience. Mum and I dined last night, 7 courses of fabulous service. The head chef is great, try the iced soup, very refreshing. Everything looked fantastic, and watching sunset over Nesebar was lovely. Enjoying our stay very much, would highly recommend, all the staff are lovely, theirs is lots of choice to eat and drink. Not to mention the location, you can join the locals in walking down to Old Nessebar for the evening where there are many restaurants, coffee shops, and lots of retail opportunities. Or new Nessebar has as much to offer in great bakeries, coffee shops and a really good pet shop!

The hotel itself is getting to the stage where it could do with refurb however it is still an excellent hotel. The staff are so friendly and helpful. I am disabled and use crutches the bar and restaurant staff would get my drinks, or take them to a table for me. The receptionists were as helpful as they could be. The food was excellent very good selection. The only down was that the fish was cooked next to the fries which meant they had a fishy taste and I don't do fish. The rooms are a good size and the roof top pool and bar has an excellent view over the Black sea and Nessebar old town. Air conditioning in the room could be better. The position of the hotel is excellent for visiting the UNESCO World Heritage town of Nessebar and there are plenty of busses to take you into Sunny Beach (not so nice).

We were a little concerned about some of the reviews but there was no need to worry. The hotel location was great a few minutes walk to the old town (bit of an incline walking back) with a small beach (no sunbeds) on your doorstep and a bigger one (with sunbeds) a stroll away. It's also in a quiet area. The hotel is lovely, spotlessly clean, big rooms all with some sort of sea view. Staff were excellent a special mention for Petra on reception who always greeted customers with a big smile and was vey helpfull. A lot of people complained about the food which was your normal fare for all inclusive and could be a little repetitive, a lot of Pork dishes. That said you could always find something to eat. We also ate out locally on a couple of nights. The view from the skybar was lovely. I would suggest nightly entertainment in the downstairs Marina bar rather than just two nights a week, also on the Marina bar I couldn't understand why that closed at 11 and the sky bar at 12 most people went from the early bar to the late bar after it closed. The carpet on our floor could do with replacement or relaying at least. If getting taxis ask hotel reception as taxis tend to overcharge when picked up locally. A 20 Lev journey to Sunny Beach became a 30-50 Lev journey and a trip from the hotel to the ferryport that was 5 Lev turned in to a 30 Lev journey to go back when not calling hotel recommend company. Always ask price of journey before getting in. Overall it was a very enjoyable stay and great value would definitelyrecommend for a stay in Nessebar.

When we first arrived to the hotel everything seemed to be perfect however after staying for slightly longer my family and I were left wondering if we were staying at the same hotel as all of the positive reviews on here. Firstly the room, the walls are extremely thin , you can hear everything that the rooms either side of you are doing/saying and I mean EVERYTHING. The bed is also not the comfiest , 2 single beds pushed together and extremely squeaky! The food is absolutely awful! Very clearly recycled food , food from breakfast being used again for lunch and food left over from lunch being repurposed for dinner! Pizza and chips being served for most meals with some sort of pork or chicken in mystery sauce. We ended up having to go out to eat as we were living off pizza and bread and butter! The “show cooking stations” is one chef putting freezer chips into a deep fat fryer and making omelettes at breakfast, but don’t dare ask for one as the chef will be extremely annoyed at you. They also apparently do 3 theme nights but you would never be able to tell. The upstairs pool is very confusing , there is no where that gets sun for the full day , 90% of the sunbathing areas are in the shade! People getting up early just to get one of the 2 areas where you can actually sunbathe. Also whilst we were here part of the roof collapsed above the sunbeds at the sky bar. A large chunk of the roof fell off and smashed into the sunbeds! Luckily no one was sat there as they could’ve ended up seriously injured! This is extremely concerning and a massive health and safety risk. Overal I would not recommend this hotel to anyone , we had an awful weeks holiday here and we couldn’t wait to leave! The only positive is the location of the hotel as you are close to the old town etc.