ZF centralized a number of summer season holiday offers on the Romanian and Bulgarian seaside as shown in the catalogs of the travel agencies.
A five-night stay in five-star Vega Hotel may cost as much as 2,956 lei (EUR663) per person between July 5 and August 29, two meals included, while the same stay costs EUR514 at Palm Beach Hotel and EUR599, all meals included, in July 10 to August 23, according to travel agency Bibi Touring.
A five-night at four-star Arcadia Hotel in the Marina Regia Residence complex in Mamaia costs EUR591 per person, all meals included, in July 19-August 12, according to Bibi Touring.
A six-night stay in Mamaia resort at the four-star Golden Tulip Hotel costs RON1,944 all meals included, from mid July to end August.
“Our prices are slightly higher in peak season. Options are open to our guests, who can choose whether they want all meals included or not,” says Paul Marasoiu, chairman of Peacock Hotels, which manages the hotel.
“We’ve renovated the public spaces of the hotel and the restaurant patio. All meals included will not also include alcoholic beverages this year, though.”
Most rooms are booked via travel agencies, he said.
“More and more hotels in Mamaia and in the south of the Romanian Black Sea Coast are offering all-inclusive packages,” said Nicolae Bucovala, chairman of the Mamaia hotel owners association, who owns the Tomis Hotel in this resort and the Steaua de Mare complex in Eforie Nord, comprised of three hotels with 700 rooms.
More and more work is being done in Mamaia, such as the construction of the promenade, and the resort will organize events in the summer, a tree-day festival and a chariot parade, Bucovala said. Sales went well via early booking in Mamaia, some hotels have half of their rooms booked for the summer, he added.
Bucovala says that Romanian hotel operators do not have the same costs as their Bulgarian counterparts because Bulgarians do not pay 24% VAT, the profit tax is lower, as are social security contributions and power prices.
A five-night stay in the most popular Bulgarian seaside resort, Golden Sands, costs EUR425 per person at five star Melia Grand Hermitage, two meals included and EUR485 per person, all-inclusive in a double room overlooking the sea in July-August, according to J’Info Tours catalog and ZF’s calculations.
Another hotel in the Golden Sands resort, Marina Grand Beach, sells a five-night stay in peak season for EUR375 per person (in a double room overlooking the sea) all-inclusive. One child can stay in the same room with their parents for free, while a second child can stay at half price.
A five-night stay at the four-star Berlin Greek Park costs EUR305 per person, all inclusive, in a double room during peak season, while four-star Central Hotel charges EUR245 per person, all-inclusive, according to J’Info Tours.
Hotels in Eforie Nord, Jupiter and Saturn resorts on the Romanian Black Sea Coast charge lower prices for their holiday packages. A six-night stay at the four-star Complexul Bran-Brad-Bega in Eforie Nord, all meals included, costs RON1,440, all meals included, according to the catalog of travel agency Transilvania Travel, which sells Romanian seaside holidays.
A one-week holiday in Jupiter costs RON1,404 per person in double room, all meals included, at the four-star Delta Hotel.
Four-star Cleopatra Hotel in Saturn charges RON1,632 for a six-night stay in peak season, all meals included, according to Transilvania Travel. (EUR1=RON4.4561)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)