When I visited the capital Sofiya I used the services apartments of Sash Travelin the city center . I can recommend them because they are clean in a goodlocation and the service they provide is pretty good. Serviced apartments comeup cheaper then a hotel and you have more space . Get local currency only in theATM , go on a city tour and enjoy Bulgaria .

We dealt with Penguin Travel and very sorry about that. Only negative recommendations. Those guys are lazy, unfriendly and try to keep every penny for themselves instead of satisfaction by reasonable profit. It means that you’ll get the cheapest available service (if any!) regardless of the quality standard or money you paid. They invest to ads and PR only and provide very nasty service.

If you are in Bulgaria, make sure you take a trip down to the Rila Mountains to visit the Monastery. You can go there on a day trip from Sofia, or stay overnight in the monastery itself which is quite inexpensive. The Monastery is fantastic, as are the surrounding mountains. If you have more time, consider spending a couple of days hiking in the mountains.