Park Hotel Briz All Inclusive- Free Parking

The best of this place is the ample, instaworthy pool, the substantial, clean, well-appointed rooms, the gym and ping pong, and the friendly reception staff. On the downside, the food was a bit samey and problematic for a vegetarian. Pasta, cheese pies and yorkshire puddings for breakfast, really? Yet I gobbled them down as I knew there'd be precious little I could eat for lunch and dinner. Lots of salad, and wine. Despite going all-inclusive I actually managed to lose weight on this holiday. When my friend and I went I'm pretty sure we were the only English people there - certainly we didn't hear any other English voices. That suited us fine - no awkward, faux friendly conversations at the poolside or breakfast table. This place seems to be popular with Russians. I learned a lot of Russian tunes which blared daily from the poolside bar. Easy bus ride into beautiful Varna which costs 3 lev, although you will have to fend off the aggressive attentions of taxi drivers, who lurk at bus stops trying to pick up tourists. Golden sands is a long strip of bars, restaurants and tourist shops and not much else, which suited us fine. The sea is incredible, clean and bolshy. I swam every day, riding the waves like a giggly dolphin. For a cheap, cheerful, centrally located hotel, you can't beat the Briz.