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Hotel Marinela Sofia

5.0 star property

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Garden
4 bars/lounges, poolside bar
Coffee and/or coffee maker
Lobby sitting area
Garden

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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100 James Bourchier Blvd, Sofia, 1407
  • Place, Vitosha Blvd
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Vitoshka Boulevard
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, National Palace of Culture
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sofia (SOF)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard King Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Premium King Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Presidential Suite

Presidential Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 270 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 3 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Premium King Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • City view
  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Vice-Presidential Suite

Vice-Presidential Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 135 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard King Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Sofia

A stay at Hotel Marinela Sofia places you in the heart of Sofia, within a 15-minute walk of Park Center and Earth and Man Museum. .This luxury hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Vitoshka Boulevard and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Vitosha Blvd.

What's nearby

  • Vitosha Blvd - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Vitoshka Boulevard - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Expo 2000 Congress Centre - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Borisova Gradina Park - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • National Palace of Culture - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Ovcha kupel Metro Station - 9 min drive
  • Sofia Central Station - 19 min drive
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Green Deli Café - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Dana Near&Far - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Burrata Italiana Marinela - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Ресторант Римини - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Silhouette Hall - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Marinela Sofia

Hotel Marinela Sofia offers 258 accommodations with minibars and safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. This Sofia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include facials, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
Make yourself at home in one of the 258 guestrooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a nightclub, a health club, and an indoor pool. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at Panorama, one of the hotel's 6 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 4 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-out. Planning an event in Sofia? This hotel has 17470 square feet (1623 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 13 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Hotel Marinela Sofia has 6 restaurants serving lunch and dinner.
Panorama - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Restaurant Bulgar - This fine-dining restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Captain Cook - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in seafood and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Marionette - This brasserie specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Limo/town car service
  • Parking on site (EUR 20.45 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 20.45 per person
  • 4 bars/lounges
  • 6 restaurants
  • A poolside bar
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Captain Cook
  • Marionette
  • Panorama
  • Restaurant Bulgar

Things to do

  • Concerts/live shows
  • Designer stores
  • Evening entertainment
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Nightclub
  • Pilates classes
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room
  • TV in common areas
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 13 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (17,470 square foot of space)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 19 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1979
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Late check-out subject to availability

A late check-out fee will be charged

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 20.45 per pet, per night

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.53 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 20.45 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 20.45 per person (one way)
  • Self parking fee: EUR 20.45 per night
  • Pet fee: EUR 20.45 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Hotel Marinela Sofia Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 154 out of 460 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 460 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 84 out of 460 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 460 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 39 out of 460 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

SEAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great room and amenities, excellent restaurants, gym and the decor!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Aidan

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Claudio

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Fantastic …
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Noshaab

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Room is ok condition nothing special
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Pancho

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Nisan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
overall the stay was nice, but the stuff and the parking area responsible are not friendly at all. the room was very good and the entire facilities. but need to check very deeply the stuff and the responsible of parking area
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shinka

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AMAZING PLACE TO STAY .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Martin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The window in the room was extremely dirty and underneath it there were cracks on the very “countertop” under the window. There was some kind of heating convector in the room, but no change, it was extremely cold in the room! I expected more!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

CLAUDIO DAVIDE

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good but the breakfast is not good for this important hotel … orange juice must be fresh not in cartoon bag… and others particularity …
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Atmosphere
Stayed 16 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Noshaab

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Dogu

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They have a unprofessional services. Also their staff are arrogance.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

basharit

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel Marinela -- Truly a Unique Experience!

The Hotel Marinela is truly unique, perhaps resembling a huge boutique hotel. The decor is unmatched, and maybe not to everyone's taste. But that's what has given the Marinela its special character all these years. The restaurants provide excellent offerings, the staff was extremely courteous, and my suite was outstanding!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel. Very spacious facilities. Beautiful garden. Unique design.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aymen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aymen

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Diana

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They didn't warn people that the air conditioners weren't working in the hotel and it was terribly stuffy,the bathroom was terrible dirty it wasn't cleaned well around the corners the joints in the bathtub. The reception staff were great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Aymen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great garden and good options
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Xavier

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yurii

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very posh hotel if slightly dated, superb pool and other facilities, conveniently located on the metro line three stops from the center.
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jamil

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This was the worst hotel I have been to in years. My room phone 1624 was not working for the whole 5 days I stayed there. I could order anything from the room. If I needed anything from toothpicks to an emergency kit, I had to go downstairs from the 16th floor. I reported it every single day, sometimes twice a day. They wrote it down on papers and never did anything about it, like never. It was the worst trip and stay asides the gym facility and friend staff that bit was terrible considering I paid more than $1k for 5 nights in a junior suite that was broken. The hotel is not worth it at all.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024