Pirin Hotels

Vihren chalet: Basic accommodation

Vihren chalet, or 'hizha' in Bulgarian, provides basic accommodation: rooms with several beds in each, or small cabins with 3+ beds. We slept in a cabin. It was decent enough and it was only the two of us although there was a third bed. We got sheets which looked clean. You have to make your bed yourself, and upon checking out, strip it and take the sheets to the manager, 'hizhar'.
The worst thing is that the toilets are dirty and stinky, and in an outside building, something typical for old chalets. It's a squat type of toilet. The bathroom is also in a separate room (one for the whole chalet if I gathered correctly). Not too clean, but the water was hot. It's only a guy and a boy running the whole chalet, which is quite big so no surprise.
There is a dining room which you can use even if you bring your own food. You can also buy food there: hot soup, some meat dishes, salads, even desserts. There is also a small bar where you can buy beer and soft drinks, as well as sweets and other junk food. They close at around 9 pm. They only had Nescafe and Nescafe 3-in-1. You can buy French toast for breakfast, 1.5 leva per piece. The herbal tea was delicious and only 0.5 leva.
The stay was 10 leva per person per night.

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Related to: National/State Park, Mountain Climbing, Hiking and Walking
• Written August 5, 2009

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