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4.0 of 5
14 Skipka Street, Sofia 1504, Bulgaria
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Crystal Palace Boutique Hotel
Ranked #21 of 116 hotels in Sofia
4.0 of 5 stars 48 Reviews
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Pretty Good Value for Money”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

It is an old but with renovated rooms hotel in the city center to a very convinient location if your business meetings are in the city center, but I suppose also there a lot of sights to visit near. My only complain is that wi-fi is not covering all the rooms (mine was not covered) but there is a LAN. So for Laptop you are covered but iphones ipad etc, you need to be to the lobby, and the speed is quite good. The rooms are quite good and big, with a great bathroom but the bed is not the best that I have slept on (not that it is bad...)

Room Tip: near the elevators i think that a wifi is ok.
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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bucharest
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Nice and well located”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011

Friendly people well located definetely i will return.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Sofia
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“great hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011

perfect hotel for business meeting and if you want to enjoy Sofia by night you can definetely use it
the staff is very helpful, the rooms great and large.

rate is reasonnable

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Bucharest, Romania
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
“great location, beautiful hotel, some incidents...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

The location is perfect for this hotel: 30 min to the airport by taxi, 5 min to the city centre by foot. This is perfect if you have a short time to spend for a visit of the tourist attractions, or if you want to find a good restaurant (actually, the Club of the Architects Restaurant is just arround the corner and it serves great food).
The staff are friendly and helpfull, and the rooms are nice and big. The furniture looks old style, but it is nice and gives a warm feeling of a family (old one) house. The bed was big and comfortable and the bathroom clean and nice (hair drier, towels and rope included, missing: cotton buds and pads - take your own with you!).
I had both breakfast and lunch at the hotel and both were good. It could be difficult for a vegan to eat here though, most of the items on the buffett were prepared used milk and/or eggs at least. Nice tea selection available in the morning (I do not drink coffee).
Now about the incidents. First - the noise level. My room was at the 3rd floor and unfortunatelly facing a small garden where a party/restaurant/pub was organised. So there was noise until 4 in the morning. I was lucky to have my ear plugs with me. Second - the water issue. In the day when we left the hotel, there was a water shortage for 3 - 4 hours (during which the toilets were obviously not working, in the restaurant and business center area). I do not know if this was a one-time issue, but it was very unpleasant.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Comox, Canada
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61 reviews 61 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
“great location next to a park”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011

One of my favorite places on my tour. It was nice to have a park right across the street. Quite central and quiet.
Interet net was a up the stirs in a dark corner. Think they charge for use but guess I was so early that they did not charge me. Due to included dinner and optional dinner I did not get a chance to eat out aprt froma short visit to a cafe down the street. There were a lot of bars/cafes around. I would come here again.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 14 Skipka Street, Sofia 1504, Bulgaria
Price range (per night):* 91 AUD - 255 AUD

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