Relatively small, privately owned hotel in a nicely refurbished town house just one block west of bul. Small and intimate hotel with tidy modern rooms. There's a covered swimming pool next door, and the city centre is a dull but easy twenty-minute walk away. A converted apartment block on a suburban street, mid-way between the city centre and the airport.
Neat rooms have ensuite shower, satellite TV and small balcony.
Small family-run pension on the second floor of an apartment block bang in the centre. In general, hotels within walking distance of central Sofia tend to charge Western European prices without offering anything like the same degree of service and budget alternatives and are usually best avoided. The cheap hotels between the train station and the city centre are, for the most part, little more than seedy flophouses renting out rooms by the hour. Small family-run pensions, offering comfortable rooms at reasonable prices, are beginning to appear in the city centre, but they have limited space and can fill up quickly, so it's advisable to make reservations in advance. A private room is still the best-value way of getting a place close to the action, although the quality of accommodation you'll be offered does vary.