R34 Boutique Hotel

front desk staff not always standing by to open front door i waited half an hour

Very central location. It's just about ten rooms and modern. But it's not nice too have a shower in cold water 2 of the 3 days we stayed. Read some other had the same experience some months earlier. Not avveptable!

Amazing location, a few steps from Vitosha Blvd and most touristic sights - easier for walking than the big chain hotels at higher price points. Excellent value. It more like a serviced aparthotel than a full service hotel, so if you don't care about parking, in-house breakfast etc, it's a great choice. Bonus: there's a Lidl supermarket right around the corner so you can fill the mini fridge conveniently and cheaply. Design on-point and nine of the issues others have posted with respect to noise. The plumbing is fine. The hot water is obviously 'on demand' (not a surprise as it's in what I assume is an old soviet apartment block) but nothing running the shower for a few minutes doesn't rectify. Putting TP in the bin is a drag but not uncommon in southern Europe and ancient cities in general. Not a deal killer. Maybe could have done with a deep clean -there was dust in the light and a hair on the shower tile, but nothing egregious. Staff member was really helpful and the door codes were provided in advance, contrary to other posts here. Overall, a stylish stay in a brilliant location at a great value price. Would def recommend.

We stayed at R34 for 5 nights in May 2023 across two bookings. The rooms were modern and looked nice. We were told we could not flush toilet paper in the toilet and to leave toilet paper in the bin. Each time we flushed the toilet, the plumbing made loud noises and rattled. The bathroom in our first room had issues with drainage so we were moved to another room by the staff. (This bathroom was still being fixed when we returned 6 nights later.) We knew in advance that the hotel did not have reception 24 hours a day. We found the two ladies we met at different times at Reception to be friendly and helpful, and they were responsive via SMS. We found the WiFi to be weak. The hotel's location was within walking distance to many attractions, restaurants and shops.

This is the most centrally located hotel around. Reception girls speak good english and are very pretty. Little tricky to enter. You need to call reception so they could open the door for you. Every attraction is within 1-10 min walking distance. Windows are facing inside yard and no street noise is coming to your room.

No internet during the whole stay, impossible to operate TV and no instructions, no working air con, and no one to ask to as they stop replying to messages at 5om and there is no one on the premises - no service whatsoever, they didn't even replenished the toilette paper. The water system is extremely noisy - also, entering the property is a treasure hunt

Every door with the passwords is the best thing a hotel can have :)

If you like unique boutique stays you'll love this place. R34 arranged to meet me at a time that suited me via a call. The hotel location is so central to all the sights and shopping you can't go wrong with R34.