Bansko Reviews & Ratings

Lots of places to eat, lots bigger town than I thought. Snow was average and limited knowledge meant I did no off piste. Overall worth a visit one you could do on a budget.

The pisted runs were nice, a mix of types and plenty to entertain an intermediate who wanted to do some drills and exercises to improve skills. Managed to get some tree skiing alongside the piste and some piste-adjacent skiing at the top of the mountain. We were unlucky with weather so I would expect much more off-piste and tree skiing with better snow and visibility. The town is a nice mix of resort and old town which offered a option to get more of a 'real' Bulgarian experience which we were hoping for. We stayed in an Airbnb apartment that was good value for its location, struggled to find a supermarket that had a range of self catering options (our apartment didn't have a full kitchen) so if you're planning to cook pre-planning and/or creativity might be needed. Transfers were fine and easy.
We did go in Feb half term so it was busy, on the snow and in the town it felt busy but not awful...however...there is one Gondola from town to the chairlifts. We were in the queue by 6.45am, the first two days we got there later and queued for over 2 hours. Some of that is from sheer number of people and some ski schools getting priority but a lot of that is due to a lot of people joining the queue near the front. Later in the week there were more security and barriers managing the queue. They did also start the gondola much earlier than advertised which helped too (so our early start meant we only queued for about 30-45mins.

Bansko is great value for money. It can be very busy at times (family’s and ski schools) so would never go during school holidays. We usually visit early March and find the red slopes the most quiet and always had decent snow. The gondola is busy every morning so expect to queue for at least 30 mins or get a taxi for 10€ to the top. Food and drink is a lot cheaper at the bottom of the mountain so take lunch up with you! Bansko has some great bars on the mountains with music and good atmosphere. The town offers a lot of night life and some decent places to eat. I would recommend Bansko for a good value ski trip for all ages and abilities.

Such a great, affordable and fun ski resort.
Apres was fun, sun was shining every day.
Only downfall is that it can get quite busy.

Great resort for newer skiers and families.

Normally go to Borovets and I’d say this is a step up from there. Worth the additional transfer time.

Thoroughly recommend Tipsy bar for a fun and cheap night out. Great guys there. Would def go again!

Spent 5 days here - amazing instructors - snowed beautifully first couple of days, then cooold last few. Great resort perfect for beginners, intermediates.

We got lucky with amazing weather. Since changing to euro the prices have risen. However off the mountain you can walk about 5 mins and find really cheep food + drink.
Not too many slopes but decent enough for all levels of skiers.
Biggest downside is the one gondola up to top and the ques can take hours, like up to 3 hours to get on. If you aren’t there within 25-40 mins of it opening. (We got there at 8:15 and still waited for 45-60 mins a few days!)

Overall good for value and ski, but I prefer the alps and although cheaper. Not actually that much cheaper on the mountain

Did not snow when we were there, so by the end of the week it was all icy, however snowed before we arrived so first few days were amazing. The high blues become very icy if no snow. lots of good quality bars/food/vibes.

Super affordable and lots of options to eat out especially in the old town.
Great snow even for the end of the season - slopes aren’t too busy at this time either

It was big perfect and with a lot of lifts. On the month i gone there was no snowpark there. I will go again because it was big with not waiting times. The lift is too expensive though

Very good and cheap ski resort , starting to be a bit pricey ... Make sure you ajvent got an other 4 country same time otherwise its a nightmare ...food excellent

Awful! MASSIVE morning queues to get on the 1 Gondola and once off only 5 slopes open on most days, on one particular day there were only 3. The final slope to the very bottom was extremely poor and not maintained which lead to most people opting for the gondola, resulting in a 1hr 15m queue back down.

Nice cheap and easy but a bit basic lovely spa near by which was lovely to visit for a day. Great for beginners and family’s

Bansko was my first ever snowboarding holiday out of the uk and it let me learn a lot about different types of snows. Our hotel was a 5 minute walk from the ski lift which was amazing and the slopes were very accommodating.

The place has a decent amount of intermediate runs but gets very busy in school holidays. The que for the only gondola can be 3 hours on a morning. I found the price to eat out was OK once you found the lesser priced restaurants. Eating up the mountain is expensive. Been twice, probably go somewhere else next time.

Lovely resort. You can get through the runs pretty quickly in a day. Food is great and would definitely recommend

Best. Time. Ever.

Just got back from my mates 30th from a 4 day boarding session, myself and 5 others, 2 intermediate and 4 beginners, by end of the week we successfully taught the boys to board sufficiently to handle a blue!

Great town with lots of books and crannies to get stuck into. Stayed at the Guinness hotel. Can't complain at all!

Thankyou bansko!

First time traveling to Bansko for my first snowboard trip and it was amazing, only stuck to blue runs but it was enough for my level and for the 4 days I was there. It wasn't too busy on the slopes which was nice so there was a lot of space to practice and not feel intimidated. Already planning my trip back

First time going on a ski holiday so not much to compare it to but for the first time I though it was great lifts where quick, gondola was really quite first thing in the morning. Overall good experience, a little confusing but I'll put that down to it being my first time.

We have visited Bansko many times over the years. The Pirin mountain range is wonderful, its old town charming and the restaurants amazing.