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Ski Chalet |8 bedrooms |Sleeps 16

Govedartsi in Borovets

From £1500 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover Saturday

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

About the home

Iskar hotel chalet is owned by an English family. The smart and modern building has 5 double and 3 twin rooms which have been designed by London designers, with furniture made by local craftsmen. There are stunning views of the surrounding mountains and forest.

We provide an ideal base for your skiing in Borovets, but away from the crowds in a stunning location.

Imagine a group of your close family or friends booking out the whole of the hotel chalet facilities, an exclusive holiday choice for your group. Ideal for those on a budget and wishing to do your own self catering whilst giving you the option to also sample local Bulgarian cuisine.
We provide a housekeeper who will look after the communal areas and ensure that the kitchen is clean each day, and particularly at the end of your stay, to save you the effort of having to clean.

In the ski season we will help to organize ski hire, lessons and ski passes when you book your holiday with us at a price of approx £215 for adults for the package (£160 chidren)

There is plenty of secure parking and we also have a local representative who will book you in and give you advice on the local area, of where to go, where to shop and local restaurants.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Rooms
5 double and 3 twin rooms, furnished by London designers and made by local craftsmen
en suite wet rooms (shower), with heated towel rail
one of the double rooms can accommodate a baby cot
balconies overlooking mountains and forest

·modern bed linen and thick English duvets are provided
-towels provided

Kitchen
very well equipped professional kitchen, with all utensils and saucepans etc
large fridge and freezer
2 ovens

Lounge and dining area
· very large Bar lounge area - with TV and DVD player
· restaurant area for meal times
· Board games provided
· CD player
· Mini-library – where you can drop off and exchange reading books
· Wide screen TV with DVD player and surround sound

Further details outdoors:
· Secure Parking for vehicles
· Minibus and car hire is available - which we can help you to organise, this is payable either in advance with the provider or locally

Further details

Accommodation self catering - we provide a local representative to be available during your stay to ensure that you settle in to the property and to provide you with help and assistance during your stay.

Our friendly staff can help you during your stay to advise where to go, where to eat and drink
Local restaurants and bars are very cheap in Goverdartsi and Samokov offering local food and international cuisine is available in the resort of Borovets.

Key deposit of €100 Euro is payable on arrival and will be repaid in full, on return of full set of keys.

Conditions

Deposit of £500 gbp per person is required to secure the booking.

If ski passes and packs are required, then these are payable in full 6 weeks in advance as they have to be pre-booked to secure reduced prices.

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Lounge and bar area

The Sofia/Rila Mountains region

SKI RESORT OF BOROVETS

Height of town resort: 1350 m
Highest skiing piste: 2500 m
Total length of runs: 50 km
Longest run: 5,8 km
Direction of slopes: North
Cross country tracks length: 18 km
Lift system: 1 chair lift, 6 drag lifts, 1 gondola, Few baby drag lifts
There are 18 ski runs in total covering a distance of 40 km. All runs are marked according to their level of difficulty and they are suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced skiers.

BOROVETS TOWN

Borovets has been the host of the World cup downhill ski championships. The town is based 1147 m above sea level and the slopes rise above at 2500 meters, accessed via a gondola.

The genuine charm of Borovets town is at it’s best in winter. There are over 40 km of ski runs available to the downhill skier, many of which are tree lined. There are also dozens of ski tracks for cross country skiers. Amongst the multitude of ski lifts and draglifts the most significant one is the gondola. The journey takes 20 minutes and whisks you to the playground of intermediate runs.

There are some very large and imposing hotels in Borovets centre, these serve the large number of package holiday-makers who come from around Europe. A multitude of small and friendly bars and restaurants line the streets of this small tourist town. They serve food of an international and Bulgarian nature and drinks throughout the day. Menus are translated into English. The prices vary depending on the location of the establishment and their height and proximity to the slopes.

Along the narrow streets of the tourist town are small souvenir and clothing stores, selling ski and leisure wear, sunglasses and usual local souvenirs. Local women are seen knitting traditional socks, jumpers and making lace table cloths and they sell their work to passers by.

The Borovets / Govedartsi area

SKIING
We will help to organize ski passes, ski and boot hire and lessons - price approx £215 for adults, £160 for children, fitting in the resort of Borovets.
Beginners can enjoy a high standard of English speaking instruction and gentle nursery slopes, in the centre of the town. Lessons are in English, lasting 4 hours per day for 6 days a week. Beginners start the week on the nursery slopes but by the end of the week everyone is heading for the gondola lift and the more challenging runs at the top of Yastrebets.

Intermediate skiers can enjoy most of the 18 ski runs on the mountains of Borovets. The well-planned lift system includes the 5 km, 6-person Yastrebets gondola lift, which opens up a wealth of enjoyable runs, ranging from wide sunny boulevards in the Moussala basin, to scenic looping trails through the trees. As the gondola takes you to the top of the peak you can try the longest downhill run in Bulgaria,as well as some great skiing on the slopes of the wind-free basin underneath Moussala peak.

Advanced skiers and experts can enjoy the black runs of Markujik peak. Also the testing World Cup run, one of the more challenging pistes on the Yastrebets area or the excellent skiing through the trees and off-piste.

Cross-country tracks of total length of 18 km. There is a 10 km track next to the gondola.

Floodlit Night skiing is available, depending on snow conditions, in the town centre slopes from 5 pm to 10 pm. For night skiing there is a special lift pass that has to be bought separately at the kiosks on the pistes.

Skiing is available from the middle of December until mid April.

GOVERDARTSI
The resort village of Goverdartsi is the gateway to the highest mountain in Bulgaria the Rila. The Rila rises up to a height of 2925m, and is the 6th highest peak in Europe. The name comes from the form of being abundant in water, water mountain.

SUMMER
The village is a 12 km car journey to the Borovets resort. It is an excellent base of mountain hiking, which can be enjoyed particularly in the spring, summer and autumn. Thousands of kilometres of trails are marked out in the mountains. The high mountain lakes are scattered around the Rila mountain range. There is a wealth of natural beauty to admire, in the National park including wild flowers, animals and birds.

How to get there

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Fly to Sofia - 70kms away from the resort of Borovets.
The transfer takes 1 hour 15 minutes from Sofia the airport to the resort
Flights are available from all major UK airports - direct via EasyJet, Bulgaria Air, and British Airways and Wizz Air, Indirect using Alitalia and Lufthansa.

We can help you to book Car hire or minibus hire which will be available at the airport, and payable locally or in advance

Activities near Borovets

Guestbook for Iskar Hotel Chalet

Firstly, we would all like to thank you for your hospitality during our stay with you at the beginning of April. We all had an absolutely fantastic time, everything was brilliant! I would like to say a special thank you to your for your vegetarian cooking, well done, it was fantastic & much appreciated!

We were really really sorry to leave - it was a wonderful, relaxing, holiday and we felt really at home and settled in straight away, watching the DVDs and playing games by the fire in the evening, it was gorgeous.

As for Borovets, I'm glad we didn't stay in the resort itself, it seems a little seedy with all the girlie bars etc, but it was fine for the ski-ing and we had some good lunches there during the day time. I suppose it depends on the individual, but going on holiday in a group like we did meant that we were happier to stay in the living room at Iskar hanging out with each other, rather than going out round the bars of Borovets at night.

Joan was a fantastic host she was so friendly and the whole group felt like she was interested in our welfare. The food Joan cooked was great; the soups were definitely a winner, the chocolate mousse and the meat balls!

The accommodation was great also it was warm and cosy, the games and DVDs are a great addition for the lounge area and we made full use of them in the evenings.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 16
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Winter ski season	11 Dec 11	31 Mar 12	2000£ 2000	0-	0-	1 Week
Easter	31 Mar 12	22 Apr 12	1700£ 1700	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer	22 Apr 12	28 Oct 12	1500£ 1500	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

PLEASE CONTACT US AS PRICE DISCOUNTS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR GROUP!

Flights not included.

We can help to arrange car (minibus) hire and airport transfer.

Reservation and rental terms for Iskar Travel will be confirmed in your holiday contract.

Availability

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Availability notes:

Please contact us for summer prices and availability

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