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Reviews of HVD Viva Club Ultra All Inclusive & Beach Snack Bar - Free Parking This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Golden Sands, 9007 Golden Sands, Bulgaria

#16 of 94 hotels in Golden Sands

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 182 hotel reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    9.1

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    8.8

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free Wifi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: June 25, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - the private beach is a bit too far way from the hotel, and though there is a private bus that can take you there, the schedule is a bit awkard. The first bus leaves at 9:00 and the last one returns from the beach at 17:40 and it leaves every hour. If you feel like walking to/from the beach, the journey will take approximately 35-40 minutes

    - the room was large and clean. - the food was good - we checked in earlier than we were supposed to. - the animation team was great

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 8, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The food was great and the staff was very friendly! The place exceeded our expectations!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: September 19, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The Italian restaurant for which you need booking in advance, is actually pointless. Food for us was not eatable and you can see it was the same as the food from the main restaurant. Honestly the Ceaser salad was far from good and the chef doesn't have a clue what a beef carpaccio is!!

    The hotel was pretty decent, great room size, staff was very polite and proactive, especially the cleaning lady Elli. She saw my wife eating crisps the next day she left us a few while stocking up the minibar. Also we got a quiet room as requested. Definitely a great place to relax.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 18, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All was perfect!!!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2023

    8.0
    Amazing staff, great stay overall
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s a bit hard finding empty beds at the pool, but there is also no space to add more beds so I guess nothing can be done about it.. Sometimes the fruits had no taste at all

    Very accessible location, the food was good, plenty of meals to choose from. The staff was super friendly and nice. It was my mom’s birthday and they surprised her with a bottle of champagne and fruits so we really appreciated the gesture. We didn’t tell them anything, they figured it out from her ID. No issues with parking, they helped us to find an empty slot immediately.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's a trip of about 10 minutes to the beach by walking, with stairs, and we had a stroller which we had to carry on our hands. It doesn't have a private beach.

    Nice hotel, you have there everything you want, including football court.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 2, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice rooms, helpfull staff, tasty food, friendly and comfortable atmosphere, good activities. Very recommended!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 1, 2023

    8.0
    Not too great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    At the restaurant the clean glases were dirty (the staff didn.t even bother to take the ones with lipstick on it), bad mattress (old model, no memory foam)

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Park View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is no weak points...all was Super!

    Complete set

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 23, 2023

    10
    We loved the hotel and the staff. Top marks for the hotel staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This was not the property’s fault or the staff’s. They were all impeccable, we were just unlucky that for the first days of our stay there was a huge group of gypsies (roma ethnics) who were incredibly loud and super disrespectful and really bothered everyone. Everyone was super excited and happy when these people left. Maybe it would be good for the hotel staff to address this issue (tell them not to be so loud) when there are larger groups of people being accommodated. Whenever there is a larger group, this group tends to annoy everyone else

    Very well placed in terms of not having a lot of people stroll around the parking lot. I loved the fact that the parking was guarded and that the cars were not left on the street like at some other hotels.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2023

    10
    I have recommended this hotel to everyone I know
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The pool is located between the hotels and you can enjoy the sun until 5 PM. The SPA is intended only for people who have booked over a week and have access only once during this period/person after booking at the reception. The fitness room should be slightly improved, the machines are a bit old and a little damaged.

    Excellent hotel! I am very glad that I made this choice!. The staff is very attentive and polite. Exceptional and diverse food. The room is clean, score 10 for the cleaning staff, for the waiters and for all the staff. Nice activities in the evening at the stage, zumba, gym pool, fitness room a bit small and poorly equipped but excellent for those who want to exercise a little. You get 2 towels for the pool bed in the room, which are changed daily with new ones. Very close to the center if you take the stairs next to the pool. the snack bar equipped with many fruits, burgers, ice cream, cookies. In the bathroom you can find hair conditioner and body lotion. In the room you also have a minibar that is filled every day with beer, wine and something sweet. You have everything you need, you don't need any extra money except for the tip of the staff which is really worth it.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2023

    10
    Great place to enjoy some relaxin time!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Just about far from the beach !!

    Very nice an clean place to stay!!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2023

    9.0
    The -1 point is because the private beach was not available in the period booked and the shower faucet and the sink fauc
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the private beach was not opened (starting with 15th of June is supposed to be opened) and we were not informed in advance about this

    the pool, the activities

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: September 18, 2022

    8.0
    Good value fot money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The cocktails were prepared with cheap alcohol.

    The hotel was very clean and the room we stayed in was very big with a generous balcony.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 17, 2022

    8.0
    it was nice, but I would no go back again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Park View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the air con did not work, they fixed it 3 times still wasn’t working. they say ultra all inclusive but they give you cheap Bulgarian alchool that tastes like diesel. their private beach is 3 km away and you have to take a bus shuttle which is inconvenient when you have a baby. their spa is not working nothing to do, one pool table and one ping pong table.

    It was clean, staff very friendly, pool is nice, had a lot of food to choose from, tasty. the desserts looked fantastic but they taste the same, not good.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 12, 2022

    9.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I lost the plastic acces card to my room and they actually charged me for a replacement. Not nice. I'm pretty sure they buy this in bulk and they are cheap, for them.

    Good value for the money. When we arrived at the hotel ,for check in, they offered to give us a superior, sea view room, free of charge. We had a nice, relaxed weekend.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: September 11, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Elevators were slow to come. Pool was small. Food was average at most.

    Animation programs. Bartender (Lyubomir)

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: September 6, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good variety of food and beverages, very friendly staff, parking near the hotel.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2022

    10
    Everything was great, the sea view room on the 7th floor is amazing and the food was diverse.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Park View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I didn’t like the parking area / the cars were blocking eachither

    The hotel is clean and the staff is friendly

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Park View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The wi-fi it’s not the best but i can live with that. If you need for usual things like tik tok or youtube it’s ok.

    All was perfect, the food was very good the room was clean, the entertaiment team was very fun. Every day they made activities like polo game, ping pong, karaoke and much more.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: August 29, 2022

    9.0
    We will surely visit this hotel next summer! good price and good quality!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Some plates were dirty sometimes and the carpet from the room could have been cleaner. The desserts were not so tasty as they looked but they had a great variety of fruits

    Staff was super friendly, food was very very good except for the desserts, they could have been better as they were pretty synthetic. Pool was nice, very clean and lots of sunbeds. The beach was pretty far but the bus did its job, the schedule was respected. The wine had a pretty good quality and we also liked the snacks a lot and de coffee (especially from the Nescafé machine.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 26, 2022

    10
    it was excelent !
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    i dont have anything to say bad about it

    everything

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2022

    10
    Great hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The location of the hotel is not the best. The beach is pretty far. We took the bus there only on the first day, at 3 p.m and of course it wasn't crowded, but the last bus at 6 p.m was full and without air conditioning. Even though there is a bar at the beach you can only drink beer or juices, the other drinks are available only at the pool or lobby bar. When you check in they explain you the current problem with the umbrellas that everyone is talking about, they only have 50 umbrellas but there are plenty of sunbeds so probably in the morning people are rushing to the beach. The rest of our stay we tried different beaches, you can go down some stairs from the hotel and walk 5 minutes until you see the first beach so it's pretty close. The price for an umbrella and 2 sunbeds was 36 leva. THE BIGEST PROBLEM in Golden Sands that no one mentioned it has nothing to do with the hotel, but please be careful. I don't know if we were unlucky or if it is like that only for a short period of time but there was an invasion of little flies at the beach, when you went out of the water they were all over you and bite you, the towels we're full of them and you couldn't enjoy your time at the beach at all even though the sand and the water are great. The anti insects spray didn't work either, and most of the people were staying far from the water on the towels because there weren't so many flies there.

    The rooms are very clean and the staff is extremely polite and helpful. There is a large diversity of food, and everything is tasteful. The animation team is great and there are activities almost every day for both, children and adults. The pool is also great and the water is not cold at all as other people said, but even though they inform you that you aren't allowed to put your towel on the sunbed and go most of the people do that so if you don't wake up first thing in the morning is hard to fin d a place at the pool.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 21, 2022

    9.0
    You will not regret going to this hotel. Good food, Big&Clean rooms and kind stuff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double or Twin Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 5 nights

    On the other hand, we did not like that the private beach is very far, you go with a minibus provided by the hotel, somewhere 8-10 minutes away, if you are lucky to catch it because it is always full and the schedule is not respected. If you are not at the minibus long enough to get a seat, you risk waiting another 30-40-50 minutes until another one comes, but take into account that it will be full again😃. When you get to the beach again you face a problem, you can't find a sunbed with an umbrella because their number is very limited (I think they have somewhere around 40-50 umbrellas for 300-400 people). At the bar on the beach, you can only find juice and beer and water from the sink drawn from a dispenser. They say that there is another beach nearby, but that is also quite far away, and it is a public beach with a fee, where you pay for absolutely everything, sunbed, umbrella, food, drinks, etc., so if you have an all-inclusive package, you cannot benefit from it. Besides that, the road to the beach and back is quite complicated, especially when you have to go down from the hotel to the main street about 50-60 very steep steps and then walk past the shops and restaurants until you reach the beach.

    The hotel is very nice, it is more of a hotel for families with childrens, they have large and clean rooms, the staff is very kind, the food is delicious, you can't ask for more, the breakfast is super good, you have a choice, only if you are crazy, you will find something negative to say about the food. I had lunched every time on the beach where the food was also very good. You have Pizza, French fries, fruit, salads, etc. At dinner, every day there was a thematic night and again the food was very good, fresh and tasty. Instead, the drink was of poor quality, even Beer was more water than beer, and the drinks are not international at all as they say, are local drinks. My wife, on the other hand, liked the wine. You will not regret going to this hotel

    Stayed in July 2022

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