Casa de Marinero Villa

The sunset here is gorgeous, and the location is amazing. Our huge, clean apartment had a sea view, with the water just 20 meters away. The guest house owners are a very friendly, helpful, and kind couple. Their restaurant serves a great range of fresh seafood, meat, and green salads, and there's also a bar with lots of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Try the owners' homemade apple juice too. We highly recommend this place.

We arrived around 1 p.m. in 30-degree heat after a 10-hour drive and crossing two customs, with two cars, three adults, and four children. We were taking the children to a summer camp in Albena, where they were staying at another hotel. I needed to change and then take them to their accommodation, but Pipi and Pedro refused to let us use the three rooms we'd already paid for, saying they didn't accommodate seven people. I tried to explain that we were accompanying the children, but they wouldn't listen. They didn't understand what I was saying because I speak neither Romanian nor English. We were effectively pushed into giving up a semi-refundable booking, and then they wouldn't return the money. We couldn't even enter the guesthouse with the children and had to leave them in the car in the heat. This feels like outright theft, and I plan to report it to the Bulgarian institution responsible for illicit economic activity. The place also wasn't accessible by car as the description implied. To reach the so-called guesthouse, we would have had to climb over the fence of a different private property with our luggage. Before arriving, I was told I had three double rooms and would get use of the kitchen and four bicycles for free. I had paid in full, but none of that was provided. They also don't issue an invoice, so they basically collected my money illegally. When we said we didn't like the accommodation, they told us to cancel, then refused to let us stay and kept the money.

The apartment is cozy and clean, and the hosts are warm and welcoming, always greeting us with a smile. It's a lovely spot for anyone looking for a quiet, restful break with the sound of the sea nearby. The view from the window is beautiful, and at night you can hear the waves.