Borovets is the oldest mountain resort in Bulgaria and has maintained its position as one of the preferable places for a ski holiday in the country. Its closeness to Sofia – only 70 kilometers away – makes the resort incredibly convenient for short-term vacations. The predominant part of the accommodations is presented by large hotels which have a greater number of rooms and offer conditions for bigger groups of tourists. Some of the hotels like “Rila” and “Samokov” have long traditions in serving not only Bulgarian tourists but guests from all over the world. The gradual expansion of the resort in terms of new hotels and complexes has led to a modernization of the older accommodation base. Today almost all small and large hotels have modern furniture and equipment. The hotels in Borovets offer an incomparable combination of ski and mountain tourism accompanied by pleasures like SPA and dancing clubs. The number of luxurious 4-star hotels and aparthotels is constantly rising in order to satisfy even the most pretentious taste of Bulgarian and foreign guests. Indoor swimming pools, exquisite restaurants, impressive disco clubs and up-to-date business halls are just a small part of the facilities you can find in the hotels in Borovets. Among all accommodations that deserve mentioning are the 5-star places “Villa Stresov” and Hotel “Yastrebets”. The latter has a unique Alpine village. The location of the hotels in Borovets is usually very close to the ski slopes or to the primary ski lift station in the resort. The cabin lift leads to the slopes of Markudjik. The tourists are also delighted by the modern ski machines and equipment of the resort which can rival the ones in the most popular ski destinations in the world. In the summer, Borovets attracts tourists due to the enchanting nature of the Rila Mountain. Undoubtedly, many of them visit the Tsarska Bistritsa residence.