Advance booking is advisable.

Grading: Hotels are classified according to the European star-grading system, but standards are comparatively low. Special care has been taken in some hotels to conform to international standards.

Accommodation is available in small villas with private rooms, particularly near the coast, but also in small towns and villages inland.

Campsites are classified from I to III, and the top two categories have hot and cold water, showers, electricity, grocery stores, restaurants, telephones and sports grounds. The camping areas are located in main tourist areas.

There are youth hostels in over 30 main towns.

Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association
Triaditsa 5b, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: (2) 987 6586.
Website: www.bhra-bg.org

USIT Colours (Affiliated to the International Youth Hostel Federation)
35 Vassil Levski Boulevard, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
Tel: (2) 981 1900.
Website: www.usitcolours.bg