Appreciating Assets are delighted to offer for sale this fully-furnished ground floor 1-bedroom apartment with terrace, located in Block 3 of the beautiful St. Ivan Rilski Hotel & Apartments resort in Bansko, now asking just 25,000 euros.

Property Description

First and foremost these properties are part of a wonderful ski resort that includes Spa and Wellness Centre plus all of the benefits of the adjacent 5-star hotel nearby. This apartment is reasonably spacious at 54.5 square metres internally, bigger than many ski properties in the local area. The interior decor is very neutral (in terms of colourings), clean with tiled flooring and warm cosy wooden accoutrements and furnishings. it is your typical mixture of dark wooden furniture with brightly painted walls and lightly coloured flooring.The kitchen cabinet units are sumptuous with a level of quality not usually associated with holiday homes, and they are complimented by top quality stainless steel appliances. The bathroom is fully-tiled and includes a proper shower unit. The bedroom is traditional with just enough room for a large double-bed along with matching bedside lockers and free-standing closet. The main living space manages to incorporate the kitchen-cum-dining area alongside the TV/sitting room with sofa plus coffee table.As this is  a ground floor unit, there is access to a small terrace. Many European skiers prefer to be on the ground floor, especially when lugging a lot of ski equipment and gear around. This property is now priced extremely competitively at well under five hundred euro per square metre - a prefect opportunity for a prospective owner seeking to acquire in time for the 2015 winter season.

St. Ivan Ski Aparthotel

The Bulgarian hotel chain FPI Hotels & Resorts selected the best and the most swiftly developing ski resort in Bulgaria – the beautiful Bansko for the location of its winter holiday site – the four-star St. Ivan Rilski Spa Hotel, which was officially opened at the end of 2008.

One of the indisputable advantages of this hotel is its location. It is situated on the outskirts of the Pirin Mountain close to the lift and near Bansko's ski tracks.

• 5 min drive to the ski-lift
• 15 min walk to the centre of Bansko
• 160 km away from Sofia
• 50 km away from the Greek border

The luxurious St. Ivan Rilski Spa Hotel is an excellent choice for your winter ski holiday, green summer holiday, for organizing conference events, corporate trainings, and corporate events of various formats, weddings and family celebrations.

Architecture, design and capacity

The “St. Ivan Rilski” complex was built on an area of more than 16 000 m². It consists of a new modern four-star hotel, a large SPA centre and 4 exquisite apartment houses. The exterior is based on the typical Alpine architectural style, skilfully combined with traditional Bulgarian elements. The interior is marked by a significant presence of wood, natural colours and modern design furniture solutions.

The hotel guests can use 107 rooms, apartments and maisonettes, and another 162 apartments in the apartment houses. The hotel offers:

• 5 comfortable single rooms
• 98 vast and stylish double rooms
• 50 Deluxe apartments
• 4 luxurious maisonettes.

All premises in the hotel part have cable TV, mini bar, direct telephone line, high-speed internet, luxury bathroom with a bath and hair-drier, hypoallergenic soft blankets, electronic door-locking system. A large portion of the rooms and apartments have balconies with a view of the mountains. The common parts of the hotel offer free Wi-Fi internet access.

Bansko enjoys a picturesque location in a valley surrounded by Pirin, Rila and the Rhodopi Mountains. Bansko is considered to be the most developed Ski Resort in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe with a total length of 70 km ski runs. Bansko is not only a winter resort - today Bansko is all seasons Resort offering wonderful conditions for winter and summer tourism. Whether visiting Bulgaria for business or leisure purposes, Bansko is the perfect place where you can work or explore all that Bulgaria has to offer. Considering its architectural and historical value, Bansko becomes the pearl of all Bulgarian resorts. Being the biggest Bulgarian ski resort, Bansko offers great variety of luxury hotels, holiday apartments, family hotels and pensions, satisfying tourists of different financial means.

Bansko is Bulgaria's number one ski resort and has the longest ski and snow boarding season of all the Bulgarian ski resorts, which runs from the 15th December - 15th April. The town of Bansko is located 925 metres above sea level and the skiing area is at 2000-2600 metres. The Pirin Mountains has a real alpine character and its highest peak in the area is Vihren at 2,914 metres. Although largely a ski resort, the local council has been very effective in developing the area as an all year resort. So whether you enjoy some of the activities listed or just relax in the comfort of our apartment you are guaranteed to have a memorable summer and winter break. The Pirin Mountains are rich in wildlife, flora and fauna. The valleys of the Struma and Mesta rivers ensure that the summer months are warm with the highest number of sunny days of any mountain area in the country. Pure water tarns and wildflowers abound in the highland valleys and the unique ecosystem is home to a number of rare plant species such as the Edelweiss. The beauty of the Pirin Mountains is why so many visitors are now experiencing them during the spring, summer and autumn months, with temperatures averaging 30 Celsius during the long summer months.