Sense Hotel Sofia, a Member of Design Hotels

Staff is great and are willing to help. The hotel is located in a perfect location overlooking great sights and close to everything. However, be prepared to hear loud music until midnight since the bar is on the top floor. We were in a suite and could not sleep until they closed the bar. Additionally, the pool is only available for one hour a day for kids under 14. Not a family hotel.

Uitstekende ligging vlak bij de kathedraal. Ontbijt en bediening (vooral Slavka) super. Ontbijten op de 9de verdieping met open ramen en zicht op de kathedraal, heerlijk! Mooie wellness- en fitnessruimte Minpunt er lagen verschillende keren stofvlokken onder de zetels, onder het badkamermeubel. Een keer geen kleine handdoeken gekregen wegens geen voorraad. Het onderlaken op het bed had drie kleine gaten, op zich niet erg, maar niet echt 5-sterren waardig.

This hotel is located in teh center of Sofia. The gym is ok, a little small for me, I felt a little claustrophobic. The sauna is good. The only ting I did not like - the car parking charges unexpected (20 euro per day), When I was booking the hotel there was no info about it.

This hotel is probably one of the best in Sofia! Locations is very good, all is within walking distance (then again Sofia is not that big of a city). The rooms are very spacious, the beds incredibly comfortable. Room equipped with coffeemachine and good stuffed mini bar. Bathrooms big and luxurious. Molton Brown products, als for sale. The spa is sufficient, one sauna, one steam room, a big swimming pool and one hot and one cold tub. Massages can be booked at the hotel against European prices. Breakfast is pricy, there is good but not as much choice of food. Personell is kind and helpfull. The hotel has a wonderful smell when you walk in. This hotel also has a rooftop bar, probably the best and bestknown in Sofia. Be sure to book a table as you will sit at the bar if you do not. Tables by the window can only be booked with have a minimum number of guests. Bit of a shame if there are 2 people who have to sit by the bar watching the tables by the window being emty. Hotel rate is expensive but worth your while.

Great rooms, generous size, modern amenities Careful the rooftop is closed for renovations (it's their no1 feature)

Don’t stay there!!! Bar closed from 11pm -12 noon. No room service after 9pm Waiting staff sat at restaurant tables smoking right up until the second it opens at noon. And refused to let us in at 11.55 am because all 8 staff were sat smoking. Rooms badly need upgrading. Sanitary ware falling off the walls. Balcony was a trip hazard. We booked the hotel because of the rooftop bar. A week before we arrived they emailed to say it would be closed. Joke

Ótima localização. Hotel perfeito. Piscina quente e fria, saunas. Fui a pé pro boulevard e todos outros lugares Única coisa chata foi o alarme de incêndio que disparou 4 vezes na estada (desci pra rua duas vezes). Segundo funcionário alguém em algum outro quarto fumava (gente sem noção)

Only a short walk from the Metro station (from airport) this hotel is set in a superb location overlooking the cathedral. I had the warmest of welcomes by the bell boy and reception staff (deposit for extras paid on arrival), check in was quick and key card operates the elevator. The hall ways smell of fresh carpet, the room is very modern by design and extremely clean, maintained this way all week by the very friendly and attentive staff. Lots of information about services, great mini bar and seamless WIFI. The Spa Facilities at the hotel are epic, a true escape from the day to day grind with pool, hot tub, cool tub, sauna and steam room. Spa staff are fantastic, treatments are incredible and cost effective. Rooftop bar is also amazing during the evening, for food and working during the day. One of the best hotels I have stayed at and I would recommend to anybody visiting the city.

De 5 stjerner var vist mest pga. den fantastiske udsigt fra både værelset og bar - morgenmadsområdet. Fint hotel, men virkede lidt slidt af et 5 stjernede hotel. Morgenmaden var lidt trist til prisen. Fint SPA og Pool område.

Spa und Fitnessbereich waren sehr schön, ebenso die rooftop Bar. Sehr gute Lage. Die Belüftungsanlage hat leider nicht so gut funktioniert. Es war mehrfach das Essen aus anderen Zimmern zu riechen.

Uitstekende ligging vlak bij de kathedraal. Ontbijt en bediening (vooral Slavka) super. Ontbijten op de 9de verdieping met open ramen en zicht op de kathedraal, heerlijk! Mooie wellness- en fitnessruimte Minpunt er lagen verschillende keren stofvlokken onder de zetels, onder het badkamermeubel. Een keer geen kleine handdoeken gekregen wegens geen voorraad. Het onderlaken op het bed had drie kleine gaten, op zich niet erg, maar niet echt 5-sterren waardig.

We liked everything. Helpful staff, clean and quiet room, good breakfast, excellent breakfast staff including Slavka.

It was fine - the hotel towels need to b in better condition and not worn out and frayed.

Good value for money. Rooms are clean and beds are comfortable. The staff is very helpful and friendly. Nice spa too.

Frühstücksbuffett so klein, dass selbst der Koch schlechte Laune hatte. Tische und Platzangebot im Frühstücksraum war nur für das halbe Hotel vorhanden. Im Bad gab es nur kaltes Wasser zum Duschen. Die Suiten des Hotels sind direkt unter der Diskothek. Am Wochenende also kein Schlaf vor 3 Uhr morgens möglich. Die Suite war nicht sauber. Nur in Socken im Zimmer zu laufen, ist nicht empfehlenswert.

Schönes Zimmer mit Blick auf die Kathedrale in günstiger Lage zur Metro. Sauber und groß. Individuelle Behandlung. Minibar und USB wären noch super.

Don’t stay there!!! Bar closed from 11pm -12 noon. No room service after 9pm Waiting staff sat at restaurant tables smoking right up until the second it opens at noon. And refused to let us in at 11.55 am because all 8 staff were sat smoking. Rooms badly need upgrading. Sanitary ware falling off the walls. Balcony was a trip hazard. We booked the hotel because of the rooftop bar. A week before we arrived they emailed to say it would be closed. Joke

Only a short walk from the Metro station (from airport) this hotel is set in a superb location overlooking the cathedral. I had the warmest of welcomes by the bell boy and reception staff (deposit for extras paid on arrival), check in was quick and key card operates the elevator. The hall ways smell of fresh carpet, the room is very modern by design and extremely clean, maintained this way all week by the very friendly and attentive staff. Lots of information about services, great mini bar and seamless WIFI. The Spa Facilities at the hotel are epic, a true escape from the day to day grind with pool, hot tub, cool tub, sauna and steam room. Spa staff are fantastic, treatments are incredible and cost effective. Rooftop bar is also amazing during the evening, for food and working during the day. One of the best hotels I have stayed at and I would recommend to anybody visiting the city.

We stayed here for 4 nights. It was such a lovely hotel. So comfortable, large spacious room. And comfortable beds. It was cleaned daily. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Very professional. The location was brilliant, right in the city centre. Lots of cafes and restaurants nearby as well as the main town centre. Everything is as walking distance. I would highly recommend this hotel.

Room was not properly clean yesterday !! And we told them but when we arrived at 6.00 pm nothing had been done !! They clean a bit but not toiletries replaced , water

Staff is great and are willing to help. The hotel is located in a perfect location overlooking great sights and close to everything. However, be prepared to hear loud music until midnight since the bar is on the top floor. We were in a suite and could not sleep until they closed the bar. Additionally, the pool is only available for one hour a day for kids under 14. Not a family hotel.

Frühstücksbuffett so klein, dass selbst der Koch schlechte Laune hatte. Tische und Platzangebot im Frühstücksraum war nur für das halbe Hotel vorhanden. Im Bad gab es nur kaltes Wasser zum Duschen. Die Suiten des Hotels sind direkt unter der Diskothek. Am Wochenende also kein Schlaf vor 3 Uhr morgens möglich. Die Suite war nicht sauber. Nur in Socken im Zimmer zu laufen, ist nicht empfehlenswert.

The best part is the massage Room have a bad smell and nosiy from rootop bar.

Schönes Zimmer mit Blick auf die Kathedrale in günstiger Lage zur Metro. Sauber und groß. Individuelle Behandlung. Minibar und USB wären noch super.

This hotel is probably one of the best in Sofia! Locations is very good, all is within walking distance (then again Sofia is not that big of a city). The rooms are very spacious, the beds incredibly comfortable. Room equipped with coffeemachine and good stuffed mini bar. Bathrooms big and luxurious. Molton Brown products, als for sale. The spa is sufficient, one sauna, one steam room, a big swimming pool and one hot and one cold tub. Massages can be booked at the hotel against European prices. Breakfast is pricy, there is good but not as much choice of food. Personell is kind and helpfull. The hotel has a wonderful smell when you walk in. This hotel also has a rooftop bar, probably the best and bestknown in Sofia. Be sure to book a table as you will sit at the bar if you do not. Tables by the window can only be booked with have a minimum number of guests. Bit of a shame if there are 2 people who have to sit by the bar watching the tables by the window being emty. Hotel rate is expensive but worth your while.

Don’t stay there!!! Bar closed from 11pm -12 noon. No room service after 9pm Waiting staff sat at restaurant tables smoking right up until the second it opens at noon. And refused to let us in at 11.55 am because all 8 staff were sat smoking. Rooms badly need upgrading. Sanitary ware falling off the walls. Balcony was a trip hazard. We booked the hotel because of the rooftop bar. A week before we arrived they emailed to say it would be closed. Joke

Only a short walk from the Metro station (from airport) this hotel is set in a superb location overlooking the cathedral. I had the warmest of welcomes by the bell boy and reception staff (deposit for extras paid on arrival), check in was quick and key card operates the elevator. The hall ways smell of fresh carpet, the room is very modern by design and extremely clean, maintained this way all week by the very friendly and attentive staff. Lots of information about services, great mini bar and seamless WIFI. The Spa Facilities at the hotel are epic, a true escape from the day to day grind with pool, hot tub, cool tub, sauna and steam room. Spa staff are fantastic, treatments are incredible and cost effective. Rooftop bar is also amazing during the evening, for food and working during the day. One of the best hotels I have stayed at and I would recommend to anybody visiting the city.

We stayed here for 4 nights. It was such a lovely hotel. So comfortable, large spacious room. And comfortable beds. It was cleaned daily. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Very professional. The location was brilliant, right in the city centre. Lots of cafes and restaurants nearby as well as the main town centre. Everything is as walking distance. I would highly recommend this hotel.

It has been a weird experience. On one hand this is considered to be a unique-style hotel, but certain details were not to my taste. Positives: the breakfast room on the 9th floor - excellent views, ok food and service. The Jintu Asian restaurant on the ground floor - top notch. The pool and sauna area - ok, but the steam sauna was steamless. Negatives: my room was on the 1st floor among the conference rooms. Street view was nothing to enjoy. Door-type window blinds was the most strange thing I’ve ever seen. The shower door leaked water out onto the bathroom floor and I always had to use a big towel to collect it. The water pressure is simply to high. The most dissapointing was that the room didn’t look modern - had no USB pirts, chargibg stations and TV was difficult to manage with just a few programs really working. My conclusion - not worth its high price.

Can only recomend the hotel. Perfect location in the city center and close to the airport. Nice and spacious rooms and good staff.

Excellent location! Room very comfortable, staff was great. Coming back.

Exceptional welcome and impecable assistance, promptly to help in all my needs.

Very cool adn cpmfortable boutique hotel in a an excellent downtown location. Amazing rooftoop restaurant and bar with some of teh best views in town and an excellent cusine. I would have given the full marks for service except for teh fact that once again a cleaning lady from housekeeping stormed into teh room catching me in my birthday suit, seems to be a common theam in many hotels.

This hotel was a great value because it was beautiful and in a great location. My room was huge and luxurious. Breakfast was really good if relatively limited choices. My only complaint was the service. They were pleasant at check-in, but they gave me a room on the 8th floor. When I mentioned that all the reviews said not to get a room on an upper floor because the noise from the rooftop bar, they accommodated me, but identified me as “noise-sensitive”. Bigger problem was that reception said I would not need a reservation for the rooftop bar after 11:00 PM (which admittedly I though was odd for a Saturday night if it was such a local hotspot). So I went to dinner, and when I came back around midnight, I went up to the bar and it was heaving, of course. The hostess was borderline rude, and had me sit at a table outside of the main bar area. After waiting for 10 minutes with no further attention, I went back up to the hostess station and asked if I could order a drink, and she begrudgingly took my order and then delivered the drink a couple minutes later. As I was finishing my cocktail and getting ready to leave, she came up and told me they had a place at the bar for me and when I declined, she seemed a little annoyed with me. Check out was also a little clunky, because even with a deposit on file, which more than covered my charges, they ran another charge on my credit card, which made me a little uneasy and honestly, the explanation was not very clear.

Good value for money. Rooms are clean and beds are comfortable. The staff is very helpful and friendly. Nice spa too.

Don’t stay there!!! Bar closed from 11pm -12 noon. No room service after 9pm Waiting staff sat at restaurant tables smoking right up until the second it opens at noon. And refused to let us in at 11.55 am because all 8 staff were sat smoking. Rooms badly need upgrading. Sanitary ware falling off the walls. Balcony was a trip hazard. We booked the hotel because of the rooftop bar. A week before we arrived they emailed to say it would be closed. Joke

We stayed here for 4 nights. It was such a lovely hotel. So comfortable, large spacious room. And comfortable beds. It was cleaned daily. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Very professional. The location was brilliant, right in the city centre. Lots of cafes and restaurants nearby as well as the main town centre. Everything is as walking distance. I would highly recommend this hotel.

The staff were remarkable! Everyone was very professional and ensures you are comfortable. Breakfast upstairs was amazing! Slavra was the best!

Bisher das Beste Hotel für mich in Bulgarien gewesen. Nicht der übliche Ostblock Charm. Toller Spa und schöne Restaurants. Das Personal könnte etwas freundlicher sein in der Roof Top Bar

Sense hotel Sofia, while its location is undeniably convenient—just a short walk from many of the city’s major attractions—the overall experience didn’t quite meet my expectations. The proximity to key sites made it easy to explore without needing transportation, which was a definite plus. However, I was disappointed with the room and service standards. The room felt a bit outdated and lacked the comfort I was hoping for. Additionally, the service seemed somewhat inattentive, and certain requests took longer to fulfill than expected. While the location is fantastic for tourists, I believe there’s room for improvement in terms of the hotel’s accommodation and service quality.

Excellent location! Room very comfortable, staff was great. Coming back.

Great hotel near all areas of Sofia for shopping etc

The hotel is very well located, within walking distance to several attractions and has excellent amenities. Highly recommend staying at this hotel!

Schönes Zimmer mit Blick auf die Kathedrale in günstiger Lage zur Metro. Sauber und groß. Individuelle Behandlung. Minibar und USB wären noch super.

Great modern hotel in the city center

Only a short walk from the Metro station (from airport) this hotel is set in a superb location overlooking the cathedral. I had the warmest of welcomes by the bell boy and reception staff (deposit for extras paid on arrival), check in was quick and key card operates the elevator. The hall ways smell of fresh carpet, the room is very modern by design and extremely clean, maintained this way all week by the very friendly and attentive staff. Lots of information about services, great mini bar and seamless WIFI. The Spa Facilities at the hotel are epic, a true escape from the day to day grind with pool, hot tub, cool tub, sauna and steam room. Spa staff are fantastic, treatments are incredible and cost effective. Rooftop bar is also amazing during the evening, for food and working during the day. One of the best hotels I have stayed at and I would recommend to anybody visiting the city.

We stayed here for 4 nights. It was such a lovely hotel. So comfortable, large spacious room. And comfortable beds. It was cleaned daily. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Very professional. The location was brilliant, right in the city centre. Lots of cafes and restaurants nearby as well as the main town centre. Everything is as walking distance. I would highly recommend this hotel.

Great location

Spot on , great location

Can only recomend the hotel. Perfect location in the city center and close to the airport. Nice and spacious rooms and good staff.

Uitstekende ligging vlak bij de kathedraal. Ontbijt en bediening (vooral Slavka) super. Ontbijten op de 9de verdieping met open ramen en zicht op de kathedraal, heerlijk! Mooie wellness- en fitnessruimte Minpunt er lagen verschillende keren stofvlokken onder de zetels, onder het badkamermeubel. Een keer geen kleine handdoeken gekregen wegens geen voorraad. Het onderlaken op het bed had drie kleine gaten, op zich niet erg, maar niet echt 5-sterren waardig.

Hotel room and facilities were fabulous and I would 100% recommend the location, amenities and the spa facilities. The rooftop bar is fabulous but sadly Bulgaria doesn’t have a smoking ban so you are enclosed in a bar and restaurant area with smoke which is not what you expect from a five star experience anywhere else in the world. The breakfast is great and the staff are friendly. The spa was lovely too but I had a bad experience with the facial. I will write to the hotel separately about this but those are honestly the only issues I had. I would definitely stay again and would recommend that friends and family do there were just these two issues both of which I’m sure can be fixed- one when Bulgaria catches up with the rest of Europe on the smoking laws (I have no issue if people want to smoke- completely your choice but I don’t want to come away from a nice restaurant or bar stinking of smoke) and one was personal issues with the spa treatment and I didn’t let either ruin a wonderful stay.

Excellent restaurant and rooftop bar.

This hotel is probably one of the best in Sofia! Locations is very good, all is within walking distance (then again Sofia is not that big of a city). The rooms are very spacious, the beds incredibly comfortable. Room equipped with coffeemachine and good stuffed mini bar. Bathrooms big and luxurious. Molton Brown products, als for sale. The spa is sufficient, one sauna, one steam room, a big swimming pool and one hot and one cold tub. Massages can be booked at the hotel against European prices. Breakfast is pricy, there is good but not as much choice of food. Personell is kind and helpfull. The hotel has a wonderful smell when you walk in. This hotel also has a rooftop bar, probably the best and bestknown in Sofia. Be sure to book a table as you will sit at the bar if you do not. Tables by the window can only be booked with have a minimum number of guests. Bit of a shame if there are 2 people who have to sit by the bar watching the tables by the window being emty. Hotel rate is expensive but worth your while.

Bra Michelin restaurang , frukosten sämre dock

Don’t stay there!!! Bar closed from 11pm -12 noon. No room service after 9pm Waiting staff sat at restaurant tables smoking right up until the second it opens at noon. And refused to let us in at 11.55 am because all 8 staff were sat smoking. Rooms badly need upgrading. Sanitary ware falling off the walls. Balcony was a trip hazard. We booked the hotel because of the rooftop bar. A week before we arrived they emailed to say it would be closed. Joke

An excellent hotel. Definitely 5 star service. Great room with a balcony in a central location. Food was good and cocktails were excellent in the ground floor restaurant. The rooftop bar had a lovely view, book ahead for a table as it was full most nights in our stay.

Hotel was in a perfect location but! 30Euro per night just for parking fee was just a rip off. Breakfast was kind of weak for a luxury hotel. Unsufficent will be a better term. Room Cleaners and door man were really kind and lovely persons. But hotel was just OK.

It has been a weird experience. On one hand this is considered to be a unique-style hotel, but certain details were not to my taste. Positives: the breakfast room on the 9th floor - excellent views, ok food and service. The Jintu Asian restaurant on the ground floor - top notch. The pool and sauna area - ok, but the steam sauna was steamless. Negatives: my room was on the 1st floor among the conference rooms. Street view was nothing to enjoy. Door-type window blinds was the most strange thing I’ve ever seen. The shower door leaked water out onto the bathroom floor and I always had to use a big towel to collect it. The water pressure is simply to high. The most dissapointing was that the room didn’t look modern - had no USB pirts, chargibg stations and TV was difficult to manage with just a few programs really working. My conclusion - not worth its high price.

The hotel was amazingly nice. Spacious comfortable clean room and the breakfast was outstanding. The view from the rooftop bar is also spectacular.