All the bedrooms are double-glazed and have an en suite bathroom with washbasin, toilet and shower. Each room is also furnished with: a double bed with a firm mattress duvet and several pillows bedside tables, lamps cable television (international channels) with remote control telephone with an international connection refrigerator/minibar air conditioning (summer and winter settings) with remote control. Safes can be used at the reception desk.

Under architectural supervision, the Villa Duchess has been completely refurbished and converted into a hotel with conference facilities. The basement contains the kitchen and breakfast room, plus toilets. On the ground floor, there are two adjoining conference rooms (25+35m2), the reception desk and office. There are four bedrooms on the first floor and another four on the second floor. Half of the bedrooms face the sea. All rooms are provided with hot and cold running (drinking) water, electricity and air conditioning (with summer and winter settings).

Villa Duchess has a bar on the ground floor. The receptionist will tell you the opening times. The basement houses the kitchen, where breakfast and snacks are prepared. The kitchen does provide lunches or dinners for the guests, but the receptionist can also show guests local restaurant menus and advise them where to go. Whenever the conference rooms are not rented out, they can be used as a sitting room or assembly point for guests. Guests can relax in the easy chairs surrounding the large fireplace and look at the unusual artwork on the walls.

Varna has an international airport. From April up and until October there are direct charter flights from a lot of European cities. These flights last about two to three hours and fares start at around 200 euro. There are scheduled flights as well throughout the year. Villa Duchess is about 20 minutes by road from the airport. You can order our shuttle bus service to fetch you from the airport. Varna has road and rail connections to Sofia (450km) and Bucharest (240km), but these journeys are time-consuming. The map reference is 43.12 northern latitude and 27.55 eastern longitude..

Post Address: 64 Saltanat, Morska Gradina, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria. Telephone: +359 52 3166 44. Please always state your name, address, telephone/fax number and/or e-mail address, number of people, booking dates and any extra facilities required.

Fifteen kilometres from Varna are the stone forest (Pobiti Kamani) and the Aladja Monastery. There are tourist resorts with water sports and entertainment facilities to the north (St Constantine, Sunny Day, Golden Sands, Albena) and to the south (Sunny Beach, Nessebar). Further to the north, there are good diving sites (e.g. Shabla or Cape Kaliakra) with shipwrecks and Thracian artefacts. Alternatively, there are bird habitats and wetlands to visit. The mountains are an hour's drive to the southwest. The following trips can be made from the villa: · Excursions on the Black Sea (oceanography, ecology, navy, diving, fishing) and on the River Danube (culture, environment/wildlife). · Visits to the sights of Varna (Archaeological Museum, Summer Festival, Orthodox Cathedral, Opera), places of interest within the region (Stone forest, Aladja Monastery, the mountains, the palace gardens at Balchik, the Srebarna Nature Reserve, Lake Durankulak, the old capital of Veliko Tarnova, Thracian ruins), thermal baths (St Constantine) and holiday resorts (Albena, Golden Sands, Sunny Beach, Nessebar).

is in the Balkans, bordered by the Danube to the north and Greece and Turkey to the south - has a population of 8 mln people and equals Austria in size - has many outstanding natural features, including several high mountain ranges that have been popular with Western European wintersports enthusiasts for years - joins NATO in 2004 and the European Union 2007

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Conference and meeting room
 Games room
 Access to internet
 Licensed bar
 Fully stocked mini bar
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Safe deposit box
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms
 Common room with a TV set