Bulgarien ∙ Varna ∙ Goldstrand

GRIFID Aqua Club Bolero ****
Tour operator category

VAR026
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Highlights

  • Hotel-owned water park with slides for adults and children.
  • Location approx. 50 m from the fine sandy beach.
  • Diverse all-inclusive offer with four à-la-carte restaurants.
  • Special Katta children's program with mini club for 4- to 12-year-olds.
  • Rooms and hotel facade with modern design from 2025/26.

Location

The hotel is located approx. 50 m from the fine sandy beach. It is quietly nestled in the rear area behind the sister hotels GRIFID Vistamar and GRIFID Metropol. An on-site water park and multi-purpose court can be reached directly via the terraced garden area. The lively center of Golden Sands with its versatile entertainment and shopping options is approx. 500 m from the hotel. Transfer time from Varna airport: approx. 40 minutes.
Aerial view of a winding water slide complex at a tropical hotel resort.
Overview of a beach with many white umbrellas and green shoreline in the foreground.

Facilities

Modern lounge area with armchairs and yellow benches in a hotel.
Modern lounge area with gray sectional sofa, two armchairs, large window, and wall art in a hotel.
Spacious hotel lounge area with modern armchairs and a round coffee table near large windows.
Cozy hotel restaurant area with wood-paneled walls and warm, inviting ambiance.
Cozy rustic dining area in a hotel with wooden furniture and traditional decor.
Bright hotel restaurant with modern decor, set tables with placemats, cloth napkins, and candles.
Spacious modern hotel lobby area with sofas and bright lighting.
Modern restaurant with round tables, comfortable chairs, and soft lighting.
Modern hotel lounge with yellow sofas, cozy atmosphere, and multiple TVs.
Bright hotel restaurant with cozy tables and a large buffet area under ceiling lighting.
Bright, modern dining room with large windows and set tables in a hotel.
Modern hotel dining area with white and black chairs and a blue wall adorned with plants above.
A woman in a light jumpsuit and sun hat leans on an outdoor bar surrounded by plants.
The spacious hotel, which is particularly popular with families, has 296 rooms that will be newly and tastefully redesigned in winter 2025/26. The rooms are spread over 8 floors in the main building and 6 floors in each of the two annexes. The hotel facade, renovated for the 2025 season, impresses with a modern and refreshing design. Facilities include a lobby with reception, elevators, a salon bar with terrace, a stylishly designed main buffet restaurant, 4 à-la-carte restaurants (including the renovated Asian and Italian restaurants, the fish restaurant, and the traditional Bulgarian restaurant), a coffee and pastry corner, a GRIFID logo shop, a snack terrace, and a beach bar. The spacious and beautifully landscaped garden area features a new sun terrace and 2 swimming pools with a pool bar. Sun loungers, umbrellas, and pool towels are included at the pool and available at the beach subject to availability (2 loungers and 1 umbrella per room included). In addition, the hotel has an indoor pool and a unique aqua park for young and old with free entry for hotel guests (open June-September, weather-dependent). Use of the adult slides is only permitted from a height of 1.40 m. Furthermore, the multi-purpose court allows for numerous activities for guests who also like to be active during their holiday.

Accommodation

Double Room

The newly designed double rooms are equipped with a double bed, a sofa bed, shower/WC, hairdryer, magnifying mirror, air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, minibar (daily refill included), coffee/tea maker, pillow menu, Wi-Fi (included), safe (included), laminate flooring, and a balcony (D).
The Type A double room (DA), with the same facilities, can be occupied by 2 adults and 2 children.
Also bookable as a single + child room for an additional charge (D1K).
(Additionally bookable under VARA58 with D/DA/D1K/DE).

Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, sofa, and modern wooden floor.
Modern bathroom with round mirrors, sink, and walk-in shower in neutral tones.
Bright, cozy hotel room with double bed, nightstands, and a blue armchair.
Modern hotel room with double bed, nightstands, and access to an adjoining room.
Bright hotel room with single bed, colorful climbing wall, and floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains.
Modern hotel room with double bed, mirror, and wall-mounted TV.

Family Room

The family rooms, newly renovated in 2025, offer, with the same facilities as the double rooms, a living/sleeping area and a separate bedroom with 2 single beds (separated by a sliding door). Further facilities include shower/WC, a coffee/tea maker, and laminate flooring (DF2).

Family Room Connecting Door

The newly designed family rooms with connecting door consist of two double rooms with a connecting door (FAV).

Bright hotel room with double bed, seating area, and woman at vanity in morning light.
Modern bathroom with round mirrors, sink, and walk-in shower in neutral tones.
Bright hotel room with double bed, blue sofa, and balcony overlooking trees.

Super Saver Room

The super saver rooms are, with the same facilities as the double rooms, slightly smaller and may be located in a less advantageous position (SSZ).

Single Room

The single rooms are, with the same facilities as the double rooms, slightly smaller (E).

Lit bedroom with bed, nightstand, phone, and book bathed in warm light.
Modern hotel bathroom with shower, round mirror, and sink with towels.
Bright hotel room area with vanity, chairs, table, and balcony with curtains.
Bright hotel room with desk, chairs, TV, and colorful luggage on the floor.
Bright hotel room with palm tree wall art and balcony access with curtains.
Child sits at a small table in a bright hotel room with balcony and TV.

Katta's Double Room

Katta's double rooms are, with the same facilities as the newly designed double rooms, additionally furnished in a child- and family-friendly way with cheerful Katta motifs on the walls and feature many little extras that will make the stay a special experience for the little guests. These include, e.g., children's bathrobes or towels with Katta motifs, children's steps for the washbasin, a small child's table with two chairs, two cozy little beanbags, and a measuring chart for children with cute Katta motifs (DZK).

Katta's Family Room

Katta's family rooms are, with the same facilities as the newly designed family rooms, equipped with a connecting door, additionally feature a fun bunk bed design in the children's room, and have an extra entrance. In addition, the child- and family-friendly decoration with cheerful Katta motifs on the walls delights guests and surprises them with many little extras that will make the stay a special experience for the little guests. These include, e.g., children's bathrobes or towels with Katta motifs, children's steps for the washbasin, a small child's table with two chairs, two cozy little beanbags, and a measuring chart for children with cute Katta motifs (KWF).

Modern kids hotel room with bunk bed, climbing wall, and play area in bright colors.
Children's room with bunk bed, climbing wall, hopscotch, and balcony view with curtains.

Double Room Deluxe (VARA58)

The deluxe rooms, decorated in a traditional style, offer twin beds, 1 extra bed (sofa bed), laminate, minibar (free of charge), balcony, internet (free of charge), safe (free of charge), and satellite TV, as well as centrally controlled air conditioning (from May to October) and a bathroom with shower (DD2). Alternatively, bookable as single occupancy (DD1).

Meals

All Inclusive

Modern, spacious hotel dining area with stylish seating and buffet station.

Ultra All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet form in the main restaurant including show-cooking, 2x a week theme night and BBQ evenings in the garden (July and August). Dinner in the à-la-carte restaurants (Asian, Italian, Bulgarian, and a fish restaurant. Reservation required). À-la-carte breakfast at the food court from 8:30-10 am, late riser breakfast additionally from approx. 10-12 pm and hot snacks/lunch in the terrace restaurant (approx. 2-5 pm), homemade pastries, ice cream, and coffee/tea (approx. 10-12 pm and from approx. 2:30-5 pm) in the coffee and pastry corner. Local and imported alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the respective open bars (9 am-12 am). Local drinks at the beach bar (approx. 10 am-5 pm). The minibar is refilled daily with non-alcoholic drinks, water, and beer. Every 10 days, guests are invited to a gala evening in the buffet restaurant.
GRIFID Dine-Around program (reservation required): In selected à-la-carte restaurants of the hotels Grifid Vistamar and Grifid Metropol (16+). A special highlight here includes molecular gourmet cuisine, among others.
In all GRIFID-group hotels, guests can use All Inclusive until the transfer pick-up time.
When visiting the GRIFID Aqua Park by guests of other GRIFID hotels, snacks and soft drinks at the snack bar in the water park are included for guests of the GRIFID Vistamar hotel. For guests and visitors of other GRIFID hotels, soft drinks are included.

Sports included

Multi-purpose sports court, tennis, football (with floodlights for a fee), volleyball and basketball field, bocce, table tennis, darts, billiards, fitness room, air rifle shooting, indoor pool, and a well-fit zone with various offers, e.g., aerobics, pilates, zumba, tae bo, fit ball, relax walk on the beach, nordic walking, and hikes.
Two teenagers play basketball on an outdoor court next to a hotel water slide area.
Large indoor pool with blue tiles, surrounded by lounge chairs in a hotel.
Indoor hotel view with a whirlpool in the foreground and a large swimming pool in the background.
Two girls running on a tennis court with water slides and greenery in the background.
Indoor pool with blue tiles, comfortable lounge chairs, and soft lighting in a hotel.
A man aims a bow in a natural, wooded outdoor area with a target.

Sports for a fee

Bicycle rental and water sports offers at the beach (third-party provider).

Children's program

Children sit on grass in front of a playground with colorful slides and a crab mascot.
Aerial view of a winding water slide complex at a tropical hotel resort.
Children sit in a circle on grass in front of a large crab figure, reading and wearing colorful hats.
Two people relax on a yellow couch in a modern, shared lounge area.
Water park with several winding water slides and a small pool surrounded by trees.
Children and adults play in a shallow pool with slides and colorful clownfish murals on the walls.
Two children play in a pool in front of a colorful wall featuring a large clownfish design.
Two children sliding down a colorful water slide at a hotel pool.
Child slides down a colorful water slide into the pool at a water park.
Colorfully decorated breakfast area with tables, chairs, buffet, and pinwheels.
Children sit on grass around a person in a lemur costume reading them a book.
Colorful inflatable bouncy castle with animal motifs in front of trees and blue sky.
Colorful water park with slides and play areas at a hotel resort.
Child sits at the exit of a colorful water slide in an outdoor grassy area.
Child stands beside a colorful inflatable bounce house on a grassy area under clear sky.
"Katta goes on holiday"
Dear children, do you know what I like doing best? Going on holiday, of course! Wouldn't you like to visit me at the hotel for a few days and go on holiday with me? We can play, do crafts, solve puzzles, and read stories together. In the evening, we will rock the mini-disco. I will give every child a personal travel diary. So, how does that sound?
I am looking forward to seeing you. See you soon, your Katta.
Additionally, the hotel offers a cheerful mini club daily for children aged 4-12 years from approx. 10 am-12 pm and from approx. 3-5:30 pm. For the little ones, there is a mini club in the shape of a pirate ship as well as a bouncy castle, a climbing playground, children's animation, children's disco, children's yoga, and a children's show once every 2 weeks. Healthy baby and children's menu in the à-la-carte restaurants. Additionally, lunch and dinner can be taken together with the entertainers, while there is a special children's buffet for lunch and a separate seating area on the food court terrace.

Wellness

The wellness and relax center of the GRIFID Aqua Club Bolero offers a perfect combination of relaxing and revitalizing treatments and temptations, a sophisticated atmosphere, and professional staff. All treatments and beauty procedures, sauna, hammam, and beauty salon are charged separately! Hammam with steam bath, two saunas, hydromassage bath, hot stone massage, mud applications, relax zone. Boutique massage oils, aroma scents, and body care products, hairdresser, manicure and pedicure, massage rooms, facial and body treatments, as well as a wide range of wellness applications and body and facial cosmetics.
Woman doing yoga pose in a calm room with candles and mirror.
Relaxation room with lounge chairs and sauna doors in a wellness hotel.
Indoor hotel view with a whirlpool in the foreground and a large swimming pool in the background.
Indoor pool with blue tiles, comfortable lounge chairs, and soft lighting in a hotel.
Large indoor pool with blue tiles, surrounded by lounge chairs in a hotel.

Entertainment

Daytime entertainment program. Evening shows. BBQ, gala (July-August), and disco. Animation program for teenagers (aged 12-17) with various sports activities and TEEN ZONE (approx. 7-11 pm) with a GRIFID entertainer, Wi-Fi, Playstation, foosball, and soda bar (included).
Regular beach parties (July-August, weather-dependent) and BBQ party in the garden area.

Hotel service

Garage and parking lot (for a fee and subject to availability).
Wi-Fi (included in the lobby and in the rooms).

Sustainability

"Travel with a Future" provides guidance to make conscious decisions. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operating practices and are actively investing in a more sustainable future. These standards encompass social responsibility, environmental awareness, as well as cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on the topic of sustainability at schauinsland-reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel has the following certification:
  • Travelife

Hotelhinweis

The dress code in all restaurants for dinner is smart casual: short pants allowed, but no swim shorts, swimwear, flip-flops, or sleeveless shirts.
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Not all areas of the hotel are wheelchair accessible.
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No pets allowed.
Check-in from 3 pm/Check-out until 11 am

Zusatzhinweis

Contact:
Grifid Club Hotel Bolero
Tel.: +359 52 394 972
Fax: +359 52 394 990
In the "Family Holidays" catalog Summer 2026 on page 162.
In the "Sunny Destinations" catalog Summer 2026 on page 214.

Entertainment program in the winter months

Please note that outside the main travel season (especially in the months of April-May and October), hotels and club facilities may limit their entertainment and leisure programs (e.g., animation, mini club, or water sports offers) as well as the opening hours of restaurants and bars due to the lower number of guests and changeable weather.

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under VARA58.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 24.06.2026 15:57