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Rodina Hotel is one of Sofia's most modern luxury hotels Built in line with
late twentieth-century architectural tendencies, the hotel provides all the
necessary services and conveniences for the contemporary traveler.
Rodina Hotel is situated next to
"Russki Pametnik" (Russian Monument) Square which was built to commemorate Alexander
II and his troops who liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke. The square is
also the crossroad of the two main roads to Greece in the south and Serbia in
the west. The hotel is only a few minutes from the administrative, cultural
and commercial centres of Sofia. While Russki Pametnik Sq gives the comment
of historical past in contemporary Sofia, Rodina Hotel brings in the atmosphere
of today - cosiness, effectiveness, dynamics, style.
The hotel offers 523 rooms, six suites
and one presidential suite, all furnished with refined taste in warm and soothing
tones. Each room has air conditioning, satellite television and satellite telephone
connections. Three of the twenty one floors have linking rooms for families
with children.
The presidential suite offers a luxury
base for work and relaxation. Blooming with plants and flowers, the spacious
lounge area is ideal for business talks and entertaining. The dining room is
fitted out in traditional Bulgarian style, woodcarvings decorate the heavy dark
wood furniture. With a small kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms there is
plenty of room for some to relax while others work or entertain guests. If you
don't feel like leaving your room, then you can always rely on 24-hour room
service.
Your stay will be enhanced by the friendly
and professional service of the hotel's staff.
The Rodina Hotel has earned a high reputation
in the field of business and congress tourism. The congress centre on R floor
consists of business lounges, a bar and a restaurant. A separate official entrance
can be made available for your guests. The conference space is divided into
three halls, but folding doors mean that the space can be used in a variety
of ways. Used to full capacity, the conference hall can seat 300 people. The
Rodina boasts Bulgaria's only congress centre using
the most modern Philips equipment and offering simultaneous interpreting in
five languages. The halls are also appropriate for exhibitions and trade fairs.
A bar, open-air terrace and restaurant seating 180 are available to guests of
the congress centre. Smaller conference halls are situated on M floor and are
suitable for business talks, interviews and general meetings. They are quiet,
sunny and elegantly furnished. All rooms feature air conditioning; Struma seats
40, whilst Yantra and Mesta seat 20.
Sports lovers can choose from a wealth
of sports facilities in the hotel's own sports centre. You can work out with
weights and exercise machines in the fitness hall or freshen up with a swim
in our indoor pool. Round it all with a relaxing sauna and massage. The poolside
cafe provides a variety of refreshments. All necessary amenities are to be found
within the hotel itself. The business centre in the foyer offers a whole range
of business services for all guests, including fax and telex. You can make hotel
and restaurant reservations, book airline tickets or hire a car. Numerous excursions
are available to acquaint the hotel's guests with other parts of Bulgaria and
its historical past, with its customs and traditions and with Bulgarian folklore.
The hotel's own minibus takes tourists on a one-day tour of Sofia, or excursions
to some of the national treasures such as Rila Monastery, Kopnvshtitsa, Old
Plovdiv. Nature-lovers can enjoy a stay on Vitosha mountain or in the mountain
resort of Borovets. The foyer houses several boutiques offering casual wear,
souvenirs and various necessities. A hair-dressing salon, frequented by the
stars of the entertainment world, is on hand to put the finishing touches to
your appearance from 8 am - 7 30 pm every day.
Fast and efficient services include laundry, dry cleaning and ironing.
The open-air car park and underground
garage on three stories can accommodate up to 250 cars.
You can dance the night away in the
hotel's night club which is open from 11 pm to 4 30 am and offers an exciting
variety show as well as a wonderful view over the lights of Sofia city centre.
Followers of the wheel of fortune won't miss the chance to visit the hotels
casino from 9 pm to 4 am.
Rodina restaurants provide you with modern
design, pleasant atmosphere and excellent cuisine from all over the world. The
Grill Restaurant on the ground floor offers breakfasts and traditional Bulgarian
dishes with quick service. The Panorama Restaurant, on the top floor of the
hotel, serves tasty Bulgarian and international cuisine from 7 pm to 1 am coupled
with amiable surroundings and a breathtaking view of Sofia by night. The Winter
Garden provides excellent food, fast service and the relaxing surroundings of
an indoor garden. The Chinese restaurant, whose head chef is Chinese and holds
a black belt for his culinary skills, serves authentic Chinese cuisine.
For information:
Tel. ++ 359 2 91 980