The hotel is a decent, reasonably priced hotel, close to the ski lifts and the town centre of Sofia. The hotel room was clean and comfy. I couldn't have asked for more. Good view of the mountain from our room, decent bar drinks and reasonably priced mini bar food which is a bonus.

I have just returned from a Balkan Holidays skiing trip to Bansko, staying at the Hotel Lion, having stayed at the Strazhite 3 years ago. We had an excellent holiday, largely due to the people with whom we travelled but also because Bansko offers a good, value for money, skiing experience and the snow was good. The Lion was a... More

Overall we did enjoy the Hotel Lion - the main bar is nice, the food is good (and plentiful!) and its in a good location. BUT if you happen to get a room on the first or second floor to the right of the hotel, be prepared that you will have to listen to the THUD THUD THUD of house... More

Have just come back from a seven day stay at the Lion. I read a view of the reviews and agree with most observations. We seemed to pick a great time of year to go as the hotel was very quiet and therefore the nightclub wasn't noisy and the restaurant wasn't busy. The food is a little repetitive and luke... More

We spent 5 nights at the hotel during a skiing trip. The rooms are rugged a bit "old" and disappointing considering that the hotel is rated as a 4 star hotel. The Spa and pool are nice, although I have heard complaints regarding the pool (cold). The lobby is nice and welcoming. My biggest disappointment was the food. Breakfast was... More

Excellent value form money. Breakfast plenty of choice, usual hot food, choice of 3 cereals, rolls, etc etc. Evening meal is plentiful, it can be a little repetitive. Restaurant staff helpful throughout stay. Reception - staff need some training in front desk management as some (one in particular) was extremely unhelpful. Rooms were spacious and cleaned daily with change of... More

always remember this is Bulgaria and what the cost of your holiday was. Bedroom, clean, quiet (4th floor rear facing). Hotel staff friendly,happiest face Darin in restaurant. Food plentiful food can be repetitive, we went out three evenings as so cheap. Loved the lobby area, very sociable. Spa area was nice, can be a little noisy if having a treatment,... More

In general, the hotel Lion is excellent value for money, not the newest one, but well maintained and cleaned. The rooms were spacious and food was quite OK compared to other hotels at the same level in Bansko. My main remark is the staff who worked at the Reception. They were rude and inpolite, so much so we felt not... More

Stayed 4 days in this hotel. First time in Bansko, staff seemed rude and wasn't very knowledgeable in explaining how to get our ski pass, ski equipment which we pre-booked online months in advance. Beds were very hard and uncomfortable. Some nights were pretty loud. Hot water seemed to be turned off during the day, had to call reception to... More