We had a fantastic holiday – the house was just perfect and fitted the 12 of us easily – we used 2 of the living rooms and it was great to be able to leave the youngsters downstairs playing ping pong while we moved upstairs to watch videos and drink very acceptable Bulgarian red…….Comfortable spacious rooms with fantastic views it was a pleasure to return from the slopes in the evenings. We didn’t make it into the village to eat… Ali came to cook for us 3 times, the food was excellent – loads of it and really reasonable – we also visited a favorite restaurant in Chepelare a couple of evenings........
Jordan (airport transfers and car hire) renamed “Jordan the Hero” by the kids was fantastic – nothing was to much trouble for him, he introduced us to the ski school........ He and his drivers were always cheerful and really made the holiday. The staff at Ski School Steve were also brilliant – I have skied on and off for the past 25 years and I have never had this kind of service – they remembered who we were, did up our ski boots, took our skis outside daily and allowed the kids to swap between skis, boards and blades, always with a smile and at no extra cost – the lessons were really good quality and excellent value for money. We all ended up having private lessons and wished I’d done it years ago! Didn’t think I would get down The Wall and while I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was easy at least I managed it…………Our instructor, who shopped in his village for us to get his local Rekia cheaper, also gave us a couple of litres of local red wine on our last day to toast our last night in Bulgaria (wouldn’t get that in France) !!
All in all a brilliant time, thank you for the house and for sharing all of your local contacts – they really made it a pleasure to be back in Bulgaria – back to the real world now…….but already planning for next year !!
Janice Greenhill
janice.greenhill@ntlworld.com

We had a great time over the new year in Momchilovtsi, it was our first time skiing, and we were both hooked! Four Seasons Retreat with its stunning mountain views and cosy atmosphere made a great base, as we had good restaurants and shops in the village, and just a short drive to Pamporovo. We were back in March, just as all the spring flowers were appearing, and enjoyed a few glasses of wine in the garden at Four Seasons as we watched the beautiful fire red sunset, will be back again in May, cant wait!
Annette and Derek Parker.
annettespirited@btinternet.com

We had two wonderful weeks in Bulgaria. The first week we toured from Sofia to the Black sea and then drove down to the Four Seasons Retreat in Momchilovtsi. What a fantastic house, and we were made so welcome. The house is lovely and bright and the view from all windows amazing. There are lovely walks all around with or without your car. All the villager’s really try, and make you welcome and you feel at home very quickly. We had no idea what to expect but so glad we have seen the country in its early stage of development, well worth a visit. We definitely will be going again.
Lynn and David Kerswell
LynnK@NMR.co.uk