The Skiers' Guide to Borovets

Really nice resort all staff an locals really friendly and helpfull I have been skiing here fir 6years and will be returning again

Really good resort if you are looking for something cheap and are a beginner-intermediate. Intermediate-advanced riders will lap the resort in a day or so. Lots of the green runs are narrow connecting runs so snowboarders may struggle

Great value small resort with good selection of bars. Suitable for beginners and intermediate skiers

Small resort, good for skiers but some pistes are quite narrow so not ideal for snowboarders. Unfortunately when the gondola is shut due to high winds everyone is concentrated to the few lower slopes so it can get very busy! Mixture of runs for all abilities and good for a weekend but overall a small budget friendly option!

Amazing experience as a new skier plenty of green runs especially the one at the top of the mountain

Great for beginner and families. Everyone is super super friendly including locals. I have been to France and the local villagers seem to hate you?!?! Not the case in Bulgaria, Everyone is so welcoming and helpful, really kind people. The apres isn't great but the night like is really really good. All kinds of places to go depends on the atmosphere you like.
Would say definitely family friendly. So much to do other than ski or board. The ski schools for children are so good. Again probably because everyone is super nice and friendly.
Started going in 2015 and went each year until covid hit. It was so so cheap with a full package costing a little over £500 including flights, half board accommodation and the lift pass and lessons. However this secret gem has got a lot more expensive since its been discovered by so many people now.
Best time to go is January and early Feb. Depends on weather conditions would not recommend leaving it little March, it can be very very green in the village

Maybe the time of year but there was a lack of snow, not many runs open lifts varied when opened leaving fairly big ques full of very rude adults and children with adults pushing their way through. Once you got up the top it was nice with some lovely runs

Very Family friendly resort. Found the locals easy to approach and very friendly.
All instructors we dealt with were fantastic and great value for money

Great value for money and worth a visit for sure! Had a great time! The ski instructor was great and the facilities at the hotel were amazing! Great night life too!

Very nice place, nice groomed slopes, friedly people, reasonable price. Couple holiday, lifts good quality, not waiting time

Brilliant location for beginners and intermediates looking for a cheap trip with good food/drink options

Overall a very solid resort. Ski school very good and ski equipment high quality. Very good budget resort for family’s with small kids and those who like difficult runs too. There is a very good verity of slope difficulty’s.

Brilliant destination for me as a beginner, also family friendly but a nice variety of bars and restaurants for evenings. Would defo go back as value for money was excellent.

Visited a few times, as a teenager and now as an adult, relaxed resort that doesn’t take long to get around (except the gondola queue at peak time), easy to meet after ski school, great for families and would be good for beginners as good value for money.

Borovets mostly has wide pistes. Good for beginners and intermediate ski/snowboarders. The apres village is good fun. If you are looking for a quite few drinks, you can get that. If you are looking for a party, you can find that too. The lifts are usable if maybe a bit outdated. I also think that the snow can be a bit hit or miss but it was a hit when I was there. Overall it's a great resort and fantastic value for money.

family friendly. Great place for beginners. Locals very friendly too. My kids love it here been back a few times

The resort was good in general.
The main ones are good but venture upto the higher peaks for more challenging runs.
Theres a lot of novices who aren’t good on main green slopes. Likely due to the cost but the enough red and blue slopes to avoid them.

The town is fantastic with slots of bars and restaurants all serving amazing food.

Fantastic ski schools. I have used three here. Lovely contained ski areas and fantastic for families. We usually go half board with kids and have found the food to be great. Eating out is cheap and the food quality is fantastic. The raspberry wine isn’t to be missed!
Theres not much in the way of apres ski activities other than the bars.
Hotel Samokov does have some fantastic facilities though for families and is our favourite place to stay.

Had an amazing budget friendly holiday late February! All runs open and groomed and a good variety for a long weekend!
You would maybe get bored of repetitive runs if your were there for a full week!
Good food and lots of bars!

We went with another family of three and it was a brilliant beginner resort. Although it was busy during our stay everything ran smoothly and there was plenty of snow. The night skiing is a nice touch for the guys and girls who want to get on and open up on freshly groomed piest although the floodlit area isn’t huge it’s good for a few flat out runs.

The kids loved the ease of everything with some nice greens and blue of varying surroundings it was ideal. We’re heading back in a few weeks.

I think the value for money is one of its best qualities, staying at Rila and with 1/2 lessons each day you’re looking around £1500 for the week all in.

Perfect for your first couple times on the snow to build confidence and not break the bank.