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Reviews of Montecito Hotel

3 out of 5
Montecito Hotel
357 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd, Sofia

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 120 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Mirko

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dobrin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff.

8/10 Good

Tania

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room service!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Delcho

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Hal

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ivelina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very spacious room with good facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

ventsislav

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Muhittin

Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Vladimir

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Vladimir

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wery nice hotel, good restoran.....
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
The property is older, pieces in room falling apart. Clean though, friendly staff, breakfast was fine.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Mahendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jawad

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Victoria

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the pool very much. Didn’t like that the bar at the pool wasn’t always open. Didn’t like that there wasn’t any other restaurants near by to eat at.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Poor internet Food at breakfast always low and not replenished quickly Safes in rooms no longer work
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The pool is a great attraction. Lots of lounges and a pool bar. Two out of the three in our party found the pillows in our room uncomfortable. Great air conditioning. The breakfast buffet would be improved by moister pastries, and a larger selection. The dining room interior is amazing! The Montecito is on a one way 3-4 lane road, and a sign to the entrance to the hotel facing the way we were coming from would have been appreciated (there is a very nice sign on a low wall facing away from oncoming traffic, so not very helpful when navigating a new city and trying to find the hotel).
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

CB, London

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old property 2kmfrom nearest metro but on bus routes if you get the right one Pool best feature with old Chinese wallpaper from floor to ceiling in room Good shower and clean bathroom but poor lukewarm breakfast and non existent staff Good budget hotel on main road into town and near airport Beside petrol station for fuel, snacks and drinks Poor WiFi and no usb sockets in rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. Near to Sofia airport. Rooms very large with fridge. Please note no kettle & you can request a hairdryer at reception. Fantastic pool open 9am -7pm but it is a public pool and gets very busy at weekends with the locals. On site restaurant was lovely there are very limited amenities in the area. Taxi to sofia about £5. We had a great stay and will be back. If tou just want to relax by the pool its an excellent choice. Pool snack bar very cheap but english is very limited!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Back there again this week!
Had a really relaxing time in this hotel, lovely pool area, lovely restaurant,good food, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very clean. The breakfast was great and was included.It was quite even next to a major highway. Close to the airport. We will use it again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Christopher, Birmingham AL

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked the location, away from downtown, so less traffic. The property is very dated though, good value, but very old, but clean.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Benn, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was ok but had a very bad smell when I walked in? I believe they knew about this as the window was left wide open. Staff were friendly and helpful as for the facilities I was not in the hotel much other than to sleep
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere, too bad the pool closed at 19:00. The water in the pool was very clean and especially cold, but I had a great time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

overnight stay
overnight stay to fly onwards. clean rooms very large beds and plenty of space. lovely pool area. just a little bit out of town for seeing the city
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Rammy, Tel aviv Israel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Air conditioning is really bad Pool close too early Big and clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok stay for a night before a flight
Hotel was good for a night before an early flight. In the description it said that there is a free area shuttle but at the hotel said they discontinued the service. It would've been nice to know they did since there is no public transit close by. The airport shuttle was functioning though (10 leva to airport).
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Vikrant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice for an overnight stay
It’s located conviniently near the airport and reasonably prices. Nice breakfast too
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Clean hotel and very friendly staff, it is 12 Lev into the city centre about 6 GBP so quite cheap. The hotel is 10 min drive from the centre of Sofia. The hotel has a good swimming pool and sunbathing area! The food is of good value and above average standard, be ware they are big portions. The breakfast is ok and done what I wanted it to, coffee and toast. Be ready for the restaurant decor----WOW I WOULD STAY AGAIN FOR SURE
Response from hotel managment on May 16, 2018
Dear Mr. Allan, Thank you for choosing hotel Montecito and this nice review!

10/10 Excellent

Matthias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Free parking and good location
The hotel has a very convenient location outside the city close to a major road, two big shopping malls and to the airport. It has free parking which makes it my favorite choice when I have to do something in Sofia and do not want to stay in the inner city.
Response from hotel managment on May 16, 2018
Dear Mr. Matthias, Thank you for choosing hotel Montecito and the nice review!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
All and all fit the bill. Mediocre breakfast and horrible internet. Otherwise ok.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Nadezda

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Moira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for Sofia airport
Chose this hotel for our last night in Bulgaria with car as it is an easy drive to Sofia airport and an easy to drive from Sofia town. Hotel has free good parking. Decoration is fairly "over the top". TV fine and we slept well. Wifi a bit flaky but mostly okay. Breakfast okay. Unable to use the pool as weather was cool and rainy on our afternoon at the hotel. Good for a one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Leen, Quito

Disliked: Staff & service
There's more than meets the eye
Installations are OK, yet the staff really needs a lesson on how to be kind and friendly to the guests. Not even after insisting on greeting the people, would they return a "good morning". Breakfast, well, bring your own, as things tend to run out and the person in charge will just shrug and show his disapproval of something through a very negative face. No efforts on many of the staff's side to make your stay pleasant and much to my surprise, we found only one that was capable of talking in English, the others would not be able to safe their lives if it depended on it. At the dinner table we had the plates "loosely dropped on the table" to not say thrown. I went to the front desk and complained about the lack of anything resembling courtesy, also she did not run to see if anything could be improved. Not returning to this hotel, although the pool is very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Debbie, Blezard - Manchester

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Middle of nowhere
Booked a week but only stayed 1 night. Women screaming in car park at night Hotel a lot darker than on pictures. The pool was empty and looked filthy. They did refund for 5 days when i asked. Moved hotels and was great . Stayed 27th may 2017
Stayed 7 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Milfred

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we really enjoyed our stay!

8/10 Good

Brian, Rhode Island, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value makes up for boring location
The hotel is very clean, the staff is friendly enough, and the price is a good value, which makes up for the somewhat out of the way location, which requires a taxi to anywhere. A decent shopping mall is located nearby, but to the city center will cost about $7 USD one way. I took a taxi to the mountains, did some sledding (skiing and snowboarding are also available), and then rode the cable car down the mountain for about $5 for great pictures. I was on a working holiday (teaching English), so the good price and excellent maids were much appreciated. However, if you prefer a coin laundry to save cash, you will have to spend about $10 on a taxi roundtrip to Studentski Grad. Make sure to specify that you want your clothing dried completely, not just spun, as my second load was damp when I got it home. I also advise telling the launderers to go easy on the perfumes, detergents, and starch if you are allergic to large quantities of these chemicals as I am (cough, cough!). If you like architecture, Sophia's national cathedral across from Sophia University is a must see. On Sunday you can stay for the two-hour sermon and participate as much as is possible without even knowing Bulgarian, but the congregation is expected to stand for the entire time out of respect for Bulgarian Orthodox Christian practices. A lot of people popped in for a short time to pay their respects and departed. The doors remain open throughout the service.

8/10 Good

Steve, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
General
Excellent big pool. Nice big room. Breakfast is not worth getting up for. The bar is not really a bar.

8/10 Good

Plamen, Varna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip
Business meeting at BACA office.