Just as France prides itself on its Riviera, Bulgaria boasts Golden Sands, a wide strip of truly golden sand stretching from Varna to Kavarna, where the vacation experience is pure pleasure. Golden Sands is rightfully the country’s most popular resort. Its location in a green park-reserve and its more developed tourist infrastructure compared to other areas are compelling reasons to visit.
Here, you’ll find wonderful beaches with fine sand, convenient access, and calm seas. There is a rich selection of places to stay and countless entertainment options for the whole family. Convenient transportation to Varna means that if you’re seeking more fun, you can head there. Explore the all-inclusive hotels in Golden Sands and choose the best option.
Melia Grand Hermitage 5*
Located almost in the center of Golden Sands, occupying a vast, lushly green area. Guests are offered classic spacious rooms and suites with views of the park, the Black Sea, and the mountains.
Buffet meals with an international menu are served in the “Hermitage” and The Level restaurants with open kitchens. On level “R,” you’ll find more establishments: the stylish Italian Al Dente, Spanish “Paellador Levante,” café “Sunny,” “Stage Bar” with nightly “Broadway” and authentic Bulgarian shows, German pub Bierstube, and an ice cream kiosk. There are also the lobby bar Roma and a cozy lounge.
You can sunbathe and swim in the private zone of the public beach with a pool bar. There are 5 pools, including a children’s pool with slides. The fitness room features modern multifunctional equipment from Kettler and Technogym, treadmills, an elliptical cross-trainer, and heavy weights.
YHI Wellness Spa, covering 1315 m², invites visitors to a sauna, hammam, heated indoor pool with mineral water, beauty and health club with 18 treatment rooms opening into the garden. In the specialty shop, you’ll find Private Label YHI SPA and Oxygen Botanicals cosmetics, exotic jewelry, and souvenirs.
Children will enjoy the Kids & Co mini-club from Melia and playing on the outdoor playground.
Sofia Hotel 4*
A modern six-story building with stylish glazing, surrounded by greenery, located 100 meters from the beach, invites you to cozy rooms ranging from 18 to 40 m², overlooking the sea or garden.
In the elegant main restaurant “Sofia” with a spacious hall and a panoramic terrace for 100 guests, national and continental dishes are served buffet-style, along with exotic a la carte options. The Mediterranean Mediterraneo offers menu service. There are also a lobby bar and a pool bar.
Among the garden trees, you’ll find a football field and a beach volleyball court. Next to the large outdoor pool is an outdoor gym. In the evening, the most active guests head to the disco with a dance floor. The concept and interior of the Pr. dance club are inspired by the iconic nightclubs – American Studio 54 and Spanish Pacha Madrid. Disco-house music plays here, offering a fantastic time.
The children’s infrastructure is excellent: a special section in the pool, a playground, and a mini-club. High chairs and a children’s menu are available in the dining area, and a crib can be provided in the room for free, with babysitting services available.
RIU Astoria 4*
Located in the northern part of the resort, the complex has a history, built in 1962 and renovated in 2018, and has since become part of the RIU network. Today, guests are accommodated in the main 11-story building and an additional 7-story building.
The location is excellent: a private sandy beach with a gentle entrance 300 meters away, and a shopping center and mini-golf course 200 meters away. Shops, bars, cafes, a water park, and a bus stop to Varna are within walking distance. Guests head to Varna for sightseeing and entertainment.
Buffets are available in all 3 restaurants: the main Astoria (international cuisine), Asian Tokyo, and Italian Stagioni. The food is home-style delicious and varied, with themed dinners twice a week, and the children’s menu is praised in reviews. There is a bar with pleasant cocktails.
The complex has 3 pools, one of which is for children. Various activities are organized by a lively and entertaining animation team. Daytime activities include sports like water polo matches, darts competitions, and aqua aerobics. Evenings feature live music shows. For young guests, there is a mini-club with plenty of entertainment programs.
Prestige Deluxe Hotel Aquapark Club 4*
Located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, in the Varna area, offering room categories: comfort, premium, deluxe (family, double, or with 2 bedrooms). The equipped beach is 350 meters away. Meals are organized in the main restaurant (all-inclusive), with a café-pastry shop, lobby bar, and pool bar available.
The water park features two pools for children and adults, with open and closed slides. Fairy-tale characters help make the time enjoyable for kids.
The well-equipped spa center invites you to the heated indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, steam bath, salt room, massage rooms, fitness center, and relaxation area. A VIP room with private jacuzzis and a sauna is available.
The entertainment center Gymboree, outdoors among greenery, is equipped with swings, slides, sports complexes, table tennis, and table football. A pastry shop is on-site. Professional animators entertain the children throughout the day.
Prestige Hotel and Aquapark 4*
Conveniently located: 150 meters from a well-equipped beach with a safe entrance to the sea, and 200 meters from the bustling Party Street. Guests are accommodated in comfortable rooms and apartments decorated in a traditional style, most with balconies.
The main restaurant receives excellent reviews: a wide variety of meat, poultry, and fish dishes, delicious soups, numerous salads, vegetables, and fruits. There is also a lobby bar. The hotel has 3 pools: 2 outdoor (one of which is for children) and 1 indoor. Water slides are available for all ages.
The fitness room is equipped with modern machines, and there is an outdoor sports ground. The spa center is popular, with guests praising the sauna and jacuzzi. Car rental services are available for those wishing to visit local attractions, such as the Balchik National Park, the summer royal residence Euxinograd, or the Aladzha Monastery.
The animation team entertains adults with dance performances and magic shows in the evenings and takes care of children in the mini-club or on the playground with swings, trampolines, and other attractions during the day.
Argisht Partez Hotel 4*
Located in a quiet and picturesque place, with a green zone of 10,000 m², part of the Golden Sands natural park. The building is made of Bulgarian red brick, faced with travertine, with wrought iron railings on the balconies. You can choose a studio or apartments with 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms.
You can reach the beautiful Kabakum beach in 3 minutes on foot or by funicular. The hotel has 4 outdoor pools: 2 general pools with children’s sections and mineral water, and 2 deep pools (relaxation zones for adults). Meals are organized in two restaurants, with a pool bar and barbecue area available.
If you prefer active rest, there are plenty of opportunities: from billiards and table tennis to ball games, bike rides, and horse riding. Water sports include water skiing, jet skiing, sea trams, yachts, windsurfing, and diving. For extreme sports, there are parasailing, parachute jumps, and hang gliding.
The Argisht Partez Spa, with exclusive design, invites you to an 18 m² heated indoor pool with mineral water, hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, massage, aromatherapy, and contrast hydrotherapy. There is also a fitness room. Children will enjoy the charming playground.
lti Dolce Vita Sunshine Resort 4*
Located a 15-minute walk from the resort center. Tourists appreciate the picturesque and quiet surroundings without crowded and noisy tourists at night. The eight-story building offers 291 rooms in categories: double, family, and apartments with views of the sea and green area.
Guests dine in 3 restaurants with local, Thai, and Greek cuisines (breakfast is a buffet, with a la carte service thereafter). The lounge bar always offers coffee or tea.
To reach Riviera Beach, you can take a short walk or wait for the free shuttle bus that operates a private area with umbrellas and sunbeds. The walk through greenery or along a street with shops is enjoyable for guests. There are 3 pools: the main, sports, and children’s pools with water slides.
If you want to care for your figure, you can join fitness and aqua aerobics classes. The spa center invites you to the sauna and jacuzzi. The animation team entertains children during the day and adults in the evening — even if the shows are in English or German, guests enjoy them.
Grifid Arabella Hotel 4*
Conveniently located 100 meters from the beach and 50 meters from the shopping center. Guests are accommodated in 294 modernly furnished rooms in classic blue and elegant purple color schemes: family apartments, junior suites, double rooms with direct and side sea views.
Buffet meals are served in the main and snack restaurants. The Bulgarian Horo, Asian Hanami, and Italian Prego operate a la carte. There is a coffee shop, lounge bar, and lobby bar. Guests can visit the water park in “Bolero” next door for free — the total length of slides is 400 meters.
Those who enjoy dynamic rest can engage in regular and anti-stress gymnastics, aerobics, Pilates, yoga, Zumba, Nordic walking, Tai Bo, fitball, relaxing walks along the shoreline, and posture correction. On the multifunctional field, you can play football, basketball, and volleyball, and on the court, tennis. Pool activities include water polo. Bike tours are organized, and you can shoot targets with an air rifle.
The fitness zone is on the 8th floor, offering a panoramic sea view and Technogym equipment. For a fee, you can play billiards, air hockey, and electronic mini-football. The spa center offers a hammam, sauna, massage, relaxation zone, and a cosmetics store. Separate entertainment is organized for children and teenagers.
Marina Grand Beach Hotel 4*
A great choice for vacationers, offering 234 spacious rooms with modern design and panoramic glazing in categories: double, suite, and deluxe. The beach is across the road.
Guests dine in the main restaurant (with Bulgarian and international menus), enjoy desserts and ice cream in the pastry shop, and find local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in the Mezzanine bar, lobby bar, and pool bar.
The hotel has 3 pools: indoor and 2 outdoor (one for adults and one for children). Active guests visit the fitness center, engage in aerobics and aqua aerobics, play billiards, squash, darts, ping-pong, and water polo.
The spa center offers 3 massage rooms, 1 spa suite for two, 2 hydro-massage rooms, combined spa programs in the sauna, hot tub, or steam bath. There are snow and salt rooms, a sensory shower. Aromatherapy sessions are held in the relaxation area.
Animators run programs for adults and children six days a week, with daytime creative activities in the mini-club, playground games, mini-discos for kids, and evening shows for older guests.
Grifid Club Hotel Bolero & Aqua Park 4*
“Bolero” is 50 meters from the beach, and 500 meters from the shopping center. The 304 rooms offer comfort and seclusion in timeless classic style — solid wood furniture, elegant details, warm-colored textiles.
Buffet service is available in the main classic restaurant and Terrace. A la carte dining is available in the authentic Bulgarian “Old House” (the interior truly reproduces the setting of a village house), Asian, and Mexican restaurants. There is a lounge bar, pool bar, relaxation bar, beach bar, and coffee shop.
The water park, covering 8,000 m², has two parts: for adults and children, each with three slides and offering entertainment at over 400 meters.
Visitors can also enjoy a fitness room with professional Technogym equipment. Outdoors, guests play ball games, tennis, water polo, Tai Bo, gymnastics, aerobics, Nordic walking, yoga, water jogging, take dance lessons, go on bike tours, and shoot with bows and air rifles.
The spa center, besides standard services, has a Wellness Boutique selling massage oils, creams, aromatherapy products, and other body care items. Animators run various programs every evening. Children can play on the pirate ship playground, visit the mini-club, and separate activities are organized for teenagers.
HVD Viva Club 4*
Located in a quiet and picturesque part of the resort, surrounded by magnificent landscapes. Available room categories for booking include: double standard, comfort, family, and apartments. The waterfront, with a variety of shops, bars, and cafes, is 800 meters from the building.
Buffet service is available in the main restaurant, with a la carte service in the Italian and grill house. Guests can enjoy drinks and snacks in the beach snack bar, snack bar, lobby bar, and pool bar.
Guests of all ages have fun here. There are 2 pools: a large freshwater pool and a children’s pool. Animators organize various water activities. A multifunctional court for volleyball and mini-football is available, as well as billiards, bocce, darts, and table tennis. You can also stretch outdoors under the guidance of instructors.
The spa center has a sauna and jacuzzi, with massage services available for an additional fee. Evening cocktail games and show programs are held. Children are entertained in the mini-club or on the playground, where interesting group games are organized for them.
Grifid Metropol Hotel 4*
Separated from the elegant beach by only a pedestrian promenade. The shopping center is 500 meters away. The hotel offers rooms for adults only — double and junior suites. All rooms are furnished with modern and stylish furniture. The main and Italian Prego restaurants serve a la carte.
Once per stay, guests can visit the free Fusion establishment, offering a fusion-style and molecular cuisine menu. The lobby bar features live music and nightly shows, and there is a sky bar, lounge bar, and pool bar.
There are numerous activities for guests: fitness activities (relaxing walks, Nordic walking, “adventure” routes), bocce, yoga, gymnastics (regular and water), step aerobics. Free fitness studio access and individual meetings with a fitness trainer at the Encanto Beach Medi spa center are available. Bicycles can be rented for a fee.
The neighboring “Bolero” has a multifunctional sports ground (football, volleyball, basketball). Tennis court bookings are available. You can learn to play Grifid Human Soccer (a popular modern European game for all ages with 10 players) on a special field.
The spa offers various types of massages, a sauna, and a relaxation area. There is a beauty salon offering hairdressing services, manicures, and pedicures.
Grifid Vistamar Hotel 4*
Located 10 meters from the beach, 50 meters from the bustling shopping street, and a stone’s throw from the leisure complex center, where all the entertainment venues are located. There are many accommodation options for large and small families: cozy rooms with modern design, elements of urban decor, and direct sea and park views.
The main restaurant and snack bar serve a buffet. A la carte dining is available in the Italian Forna-ta, Bulgarian “Karmare,” classic “Gozba-ta.” The social table “Sofra” invites health-conscious guests. Also, there are the bar-restaurant “Pagur,” pool bar, lobby bar, beach bar, and coffee shop.
The professional animation team ensures guests have an active rest: you can participate in gymnastics, aerobics, Tai Bo, yoga, Nordic walking, and bike tours outdoors. A gym is available.
In the neighboring Bolero, there is a multifunctional court for basketball, football, and volleyball. Tennis court bookings with lighting are available. The water park hosts water polo matches and water jogging sessions. Children have daily mini-discos, themed days, and events, and they can visit the children’s water park in Bolero for free.
Nympha Hotel, Riviera Holiday Club 4*
Part of the Riviera Holiday Club, located in a beautiful park on the seafront, 250 meters from Riviera Beach. You can reach the resort center in 10 minutes on foot, and there are bus stops and shops nearby. Aquapolis water park with attractions for all ages is less than 20 minutes’ walk away.
The accommodation includes double rooms and apartments with stylish minimalist decor and views of park greenery and the sea. The main restaurant serves a buffet and international cuisine, and a beach restaurant and Garden Imperia café-bar are 100 meters away. Arcada Barbeque with a meat menu is 200 meters away.
You will have to walk a bit to reach the pool, as it is located on the grounds of another accommodation. For active rest, there is a tennis court (tennis equipment is available for a fee), table tennis, and darts.
The animation team keeps guests entertained with lively evening programs. The spa center has a sauna and massage services. Children have a playground and a mini-club.
Astoria 4*
Located a 5-minute walk from the famous Golden Beach. Aquapolis water park is nearby, and the resort center is 1 km away. The historical landmark, the Aladzha Monastery, is 2.5 km away. Rooms are available as 1- and 2-bed, standard, and superior, decorated in a minimalist style with a pleasant white and blue color scheme. The windows offer wonderful sea views.
Guests dine in 3 buffet restaurants with international, Italian, and Asian menus. A 2-minute walk away, you can find drinks and snacks in the White Lady, Cuba Bar, and Parmy Bar & Grill. An 8-minute walk will take you to a barbecue at the small establishment Prima.
You can sunbathe and swim in the private beach area with sun loungers. There are indoor and outdoor pools. Guests work out on machines and do aerobics in the fitness center. You can play darts and table tennis.
The spa center offers a hammam, sauna, massage room, beauty salon, and barbershop. For children, there is an outdoor playground and a mini-club. Guests praise the variety and delicious food, cleanliness and comfort, and friendly staff.
