Hostel Plovdiv Guest in Plovdiv

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

This is not an ordinary hostel but also a place for cultural activities and meetings where one can also find a tourist information center, exhibition hall with a stand for selling pieces of art and souvenirs, art cafe with a gallery where various cultural events and seminars take place and a constant paintings exhibition. The art cafe (24 seats) is also used for breakfast and at the same time it's a perfect place for exhibitions, seminars, literature readings and other cultural events. Plovdiv guesthouse is also highly secure, equipped with security access entrance key cards and video monitoring system. Here you can enjoy your freedom - there's no curfew, no lockout either. Credit cards are accepted and preferred. Reception is open till 12 p. m. and check out time is 10.30 a.m.

Below are the services and facilities that Plodviv Guesthouse offers to its guests:
+ FREE Cozy lobby (common room) which will make you feel relaxed, enjoying the easy-going conversation with other travelers and local people
+ FREE All you can eat breakfast - jam, salami, yellow cheese, eggs, cornflakes, yogurt, bread, butter, sugar, milk, tea and coffee
+ FREE International channels cable TV and DVD in the lobby
+ FREE International channels cable TV and DVD - in the twin rooms and the 4-bed rooms
+ FREE Wireless Internet access
+ FREE Reception service and 24 hours room access with key cards
+ FREE Clean and fresh sheets, blanket, pillow and towel
+ FREE Brand new spotless bathrooms with 24 hours running hot water
+ FREE Hair dryer, iron
+ FREE Use of modern fully equipped kitchen
+ FREE Bike parking
+ FREE Board games - scrabble, chess and more
+ FREE Full information support for every spot of Bulgaria.

+ Exciting day trips
+ Unlimited high speed Internet access in the lobby- 1 PC
+ Laundry and dryer service
+ Locker and safe luggage storage
+ Parking
+ City Pick Up
+ Airport Pick Up

Hostel Plovdiv Guest is run by Penguin Travel. Over the past 15 years Penguin Travel has specialized in providing quality products in the f.i.t. travel area in Bulgaria and a number of other countries including Russia, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, China, Mongolia, Iran and more. In particular active tourism and the exploration of not so known areas on the borders of the well-known tourist destinations is our specialty. Trekking, birdwatching, sightseeing, cycling, horse riding and on request any other trips could be organized with the quality assured by our in depth local experience.

Hostel Plovdiv Guest Information Center provides information on any of the tours and services offered by Penguin Travel - from arranging sea, ski or active holidays, to rent-a-car services or purchasing a property in Bulgaria.


Food &amp, beverage:
Each morning you can enjoy a complimentary all-you-can-eat breakfast.
During your stay you can take advantage of the free use of the modern, fully equipped kitchen.


Area information:
Explore the ancient amphitheater, the Roman Stadium and the Roman Forum, the Ethnographical Museum, Balaban's House and Zaltiu Boyadjiev gallery or enjoy the views from the Nebet tepe hill.
Other places worth a visit are the Aliosha hill (with a monument of a Russian soldier), the city garden, the International Fair of Plovdiv and others. For more information and a map of the old town, please ask at the reception.


Important information:
There are security guards of the municipality at the entrance to the old town, so if you come by car and they stop you, please let them know that you are going to the hostel Plovdiv Guest.

Wegbeschreibung

It's very easy to find Plovdiv Guesthouse because of its central location on the main street of the Old Plovdiv district. If you come from the Plovdiv city center, walking on its main pedestrian street you need to get to the Central Mosque with the underground remains of the Roman Stadium besides. From there, beyond the small garden (the so called &quot,Mosque garden&quot,), you need to take the pavement street going uphill into the Old town. You go only straight and up and in about 3-4 min. walk you'll find the guesthouse on your right.

By train
Once you walk out the Central railway station you'll see a bus station in front of you. You may catch buses ? 7, 20, 26 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or mini-bus shuttle ? 2 (shuttle ticket - 0, 35 EURO). You need to get off at the 6-th bus station, the one straight after the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then you walk back for about 30 m (passing by the subway on your left) and take the stone stairs to the left, leading uphill to the Old Plovdiv. In another 30 m walking on a cobbled narrow street you ignore the first street to the left and take the second one, again to the left. In 60 m you come to a crossroad with the Balabanov house on your left. There you continue straight ahead and uphill. About 60 m further up you get to another crossroad with a high church wall and a bell tower in front of you. There you turn right and in about 35 m you'll find the Plovdiv guesthouse on your left.

By bus
There are 3 bus stations in Plovdiv:

1. Bus station &quot,South&quot,, serving passengers coming from South Bulgaria and Sofia. Just across the bus station street there is a public transportation bus station. From there you may catch buses ? 7, 20, 26 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or mini-bus shuttle ? 2 (shuttle ticket - 0, 35 EURO). You need to get off at the 5-th bus station, the one straight after the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then just follow the same directions as in the &quot,by train &quot,description above.

2. Bus station &quot,North&quot,, serving passengers coming from North Bulgaria. In front of the bus station you'll see a public transportation bus station. You may catch bus ? 21 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or trolley bus ? 3 (trolley bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO). You need to get off at the 6-th bus station, the one just before the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then you take the subway which you'll find on your left after you get off the bus. After about 50 m walking underground you take the right stairs and get up on the ground surface. Immediately after you take the stone stairs to the left, leading uphill to the Old Plovdiv. Then you follow the same directions as in the &quot,by train &quot,description above.

3. Bus station &quot,Rhodope&quot,, serving passengers coming from the nearby Rhodope Mountains. You need to get down the subway beside the bus station. In about 300 m. walking underground you take the left exit and arrive at the bus station in front of the Central railway station. There you just follow the same directions as in the &quot,by train &quot,description above-travel time on the bus: 10 min.

By car
When you come to Plovdiv, you have to find the Tsar Boris III Boulevard in the direction coming from the International Fair. After crossing the Maritsa River, go straight after the first traffic lights. When you reach at a visual distance the tunnel of the Old town take the street going right (after the bus stop) and again the first left. It will lead you to Saborna Street where you will have to make a sharp left turn. Following the cobbled street after 300 m. you will find the Plovdiv Guest hostel.

By taxi
Always check the taxi rates and the approximate amount for the drive before getting on a taxi!!!

By plane:
We organize transfers from/to airport Plovdiv/Sofia.