"Enigma" Hotel Отель — Hotel in Balchik

The place is calm and quiet - and that was the main attraction for us - with enough parking space. The room is very decent, with a fair seaside view (even though obstructed by a seemingly abandoned building just a few meters away). The bed is indeed very, very comfortable. We've used it just for a few minutes, as the weather wasn't too hot during our stay, but the AC unit seems to have been able to turn the room into a freezer in minutes. Useful feature when there's 40C outside, me thinks.||The bathroom, however, must have been designed by a non-professional - very small and with the shower placed between toilet and sink so, as someone else mentioned already, you make sure you spill water all over the place, towels and the wooden door included.||Why so many hotel owners - in Greece, but also in Bulgaria - seem to believe it's fancy and cool to have this sort of bathroom is beyond me. This, in particular, must be quite costly for the owner - a wooden door, which I assume he must replace every 2-3 years, must cost the equivalent of 50 cheap plastic the curtains.||This hotel's advantage, but also its main problem is indeed its location - peace and tranquility come at a cost. The place is quite far from downtown (especially for those, like us, who haven't been able to discover "the secret pathway" to the beach and seaside promenade); a bit too far far if you want to walk to a restaurant, eat, have a drink and come back, too close to be worth driving.||If I were Asen - I believe this is the owner's name - I would invest a relatively petty amount (petty at least as compared to what he must have invested already in this 24-room place) and buy/rent out to tourists:||1. Bicycles. Probably the ideal vehicle for short distances, excellent for a ride along the sea and solving the downtown transportation issue.||2. Some simple/cheap entertainment items for those who don't feel like going out every afternoon/evening, but would do something a bit more active than reading - some frisbies, volley balls, darts, table tennis, stuff like that.||Generally speaking, the property appears to have a lot of unused space.||A big plus - Asen makes fabulous coffee and he's not stingy about it.||All in all, a place worth its money, but not sure I'd go back there unless some...

Stayed 4 nights in July 2013.||The facilities were very good for a 2 start hotel - friendly staff, free parking, wireless internet connection was good, clean and comfortable rooms, air conditioner, rooms with mini - refrigerator, balcony and great sea view.||Breakfast was frugal, but varied breakfast - chesse and ham, bread, juice, tea, coffee, yogurt and home made bakery.||||The hotel location is on the main road Balchik - Albena, about 30 m from bus station. ||Takes 10-15 min by car to get to Balchik main beach and 30-40 min walking. The main beach is 300 m long, seashore is smooth and not too deep (in 20 m water depth is 1.7m).||Takes 15-25 min by car to get to Albena where the beach is 4 km long. ||Takes 10 min by foot ( 1km) to get to Botanical Garden second entry; about 500 m from Enigma hotel, turn right through the forest and after 5 min walk will find the entry (is a sign indicating the road to Botanical Garden). ||||Takes 3-5 hours to visit the Botanical Garden and Queen Marie's Residence. the park complex is opened daily summer time 8:00 - 20:00 , winter time 8:00 - 17:00 ( charge adults - 10 lv, children - 2 lv). We had a pleasant meal at Korona restaurant.||It is a nice hotel and had a...

This hotel is situated in the southern part of Balchik, on the road to Albena. Everything is very good and very cheap. The rooms feels like new and the view to the sea is wonderful. The staff knows very good english and is very friendly and helpful. The breakfast is poor, but at this money you can't expect for more. The only negative things are that the hotel is a little far away from the Balchik center (but you can go easily if you come by car) and the shower (because the bathroom is to small it doesn't have a curtain and you will spill water all over the bathroom). I will say again, the hotel worth...