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GRIFID Vistamar *****
Tour operator category

VAR027
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Location

The GRIFID Vistamar is distinguished by its modern, design-oriented, and exceptional hotel concept. It is separated from the long, fine-sand beach only by the beach promenade. In the immediate vicinity are its sister hotels, the GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero and the GRIFID Metropol, which is designed as an adults-only hotel. The exquisite GRIFID Vistamar combines a familiar atmosphere with great attention to detail and high-end quality. It meets the highest expectations of families and couples alike.
Entertainment and shopping facilities are located approx. 500m from the hotel in the popular Golden Sands area. Transfer time from Varna airport is approx. 40 minutes.
Hotel with rooftop terrace by the sea, featuring sun umbrellas and seating areas.
A large hotel on the beach with many sun loungers and green hills in the background.
Infinity pool with turquoise water along a hotel terrace with loungers and a sea view.
Beach area with lounge chairs and umbrellas by the sea under a clear sky.

Facilities

Modern dining area with green chairs, wooden tables, and large windows.
Woman relaxing on a hammock overlooking the sea on a sunny day.
Open-air restaurant with wooden tables and chairs overlooking the sea and trees under a bright sky.
Modern hotel restaurant with wooden beam ceiling and elegant gray chairs around round tables.
Modern waiting area with grey sofas, wooden stools, wall lamps, and minimalist decor.
A couple sits in a restaurant enjoying dinner under warm hanging lights and plants.
Modern hotel dining area with hanging lights and abundant greenery.
Cozy café with blue chairs, wooden tables, and decorative wall mural.
Cozy outdoor furniture around round tables with wood storage against a wooded backdrop.
Woman in white dress stands by sunny pool area with loungers overlooking the sea.
Person relaxes by the pool overlooking the sea under a sunny sky.
Rooftop terrace with wooden flooring, seating areas, and sea view at sunset.
A quiet pool area with lounge chairs and closed umbrellas next to a hotel.
Woman in white dress stands by sunny pool area with loungers overlooking the sea.
The chic hotel features 325 tastefully furnished rooms with state-of-the-art design, spread across 6 to 11 floors depending on the hotel wing, elevators, TV corner, café with patisserie, spacious main restaurant with a panoramic terrace, Italian à-la-carte restaurant located on the terrace by the sea (open air), snack restaurant with terrace and sea view, "Sofra" social table area, further à-la-carte venue restaurants (traditional Bulgarian, Asian, and European cuisine), a lobby bar, a bar lounge, a beach bar, and a GRIFID logo shop. The well-maintained grounds, with shade-providing trees, feature a swimming pool with a pool bar. Sun loungers, umbrellas, and bath towels are included at the pool and on the beach (2 loungers and 1 umbrella per room here) (subject to availability). Additionally, the hotel has a heated indoor pool. The Aqua Park of the neighboring GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero is included for guests (use of adult slides is only permitted from a height of 1.40m; there are also slides for smaller children, and the Aqua Park is open from June to September, weather permitting).
GRIFID Concept: "A hotel within a hotel", bookable only for adults aged 16 and over (full descriptions can be found under the All-Inclusive section).

Accommodation

Double room

The tastefully decorated double rooms feature air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, safe (included), seating area, pillow menu, shower/WC, hairdryer, vanity mirror, coffee/tea maker, minibar (daily refill included), and balcony. Rooms are equipped with laminate or tiled floors (D).
Double rooms with sea view (DM) and for single use (DE/DEM) can be booked for an additional charge.
Also available as a Super Saver room (limited quota, special price, and possibly disadvantageous location).

Modern hotel room with two single beds, large window, and sea view.
Modern bathroom with sink, large mirror, and wooden shelf in a hotel room.
Modern hotel room desk with decorative mirror and chair in warm lighting.
Modern hotel room with large bed, sofa, desk, and large windows.
Bright hotel room with double bed, curtains, and modern furnishings.
Modern hotel corridor with sinks, mirrors, wooden furniture, and lighting.
Modern hotel lounge area with two gray sofas, a small wooden table, and decorative lighting.

Family room

The family rooms consist of a living room with two single beds and a sliding door to a separate bedroom (with twin beds; continuous mattress topper available on request). Further amenities include shower/WC, hairdryer, vanity mirror, pillow menu, air conditioning, corridor/hallway, minibar (daily refill included), safe (included), flatscreen TV (satellite TV, German-language programs, and local programs), telephone, Wi-Fi (included), coffee/tea maker, and a furnished balcony facing inland (DF2).
Family rooms with side sea view can be booked for an additional charge (FS2).

Double room Concept Sea View

With the same amenities as the double rooms, the double room Concept (only bookable for adults aged 16 and over) offers the best sea view; some balconies are also equipped with a rocking chair (subject to availability). Rooms are designed in a modern style and feature bathrobes, slippers, capsule coffee machine (daily refill), and premium cosmetics by "RITUALS". Safe (included), turndown service, and additional amenities (see Grifid Concept - A hotel within a hotel under the Ultra All Inclusive section) (CSV).
Also bookable for single use (ESV). (Additionally bookable under VARA56 as Double room Seafront (D2W)).

Modern hotel room with double bed, seating area, and balcony view of the sea.
Modern hotel room with double bed, seating area, and warm wooden accents.
Modern bathroom with two sinks and large mirrors in a hotel room.
Modern hotel room with two pillows, white bedding, and decorative wooden background.
Modern hotel room with double bed and wooden partition, subtle lighting, and neutral colors.
Hotel room with panoramic sea view through large windows and balcony.
Cozy hotel lounge with sofa, table, chair, and decorative wall objects in neutral tones.
Modern bathroom with two white sinks on wooden countertop and sturdy industrial look.

Suite Concept Sea View (exclusive to Schauinsland-Reisen)

The Suite Concept Sea View, exclusive to Schauinsland-Reisen (bookable only for guests aged 16 and over), are more spacious than the Double room Concept Sea View (including all amenities). They feature an open concept with a visually separated sleeping area with a double bed and a living area with a sofa bed and floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows. The suites feature high-level design and are located as protruding wings in the 9-story hotel building. Due to their protruding corner location, they offer an even better view of Golden Sands and the sea (SCS).

Double room Superior Concept Side Sea View

The Superior Concept rooms with side sea view (bookable only for guests aged 16 and over) are located on the top floor and, otherwise having the same amenities as the Junior Suites side sea view, offer the benefits of the Grifid Concept rooms (DSC).

Double room Superior Side Sea View

The Superior rooms with side sea view are modernly furnished and equipped with a combined living/bedroom with seating area, a French bed, a bath/shower/WC, hairdryer, vanity mirror, safe, coffee/tea maker, minibar (daily refill included), and balcony (D2S). Also bookable with sea view for an additional charge (DMU).

Super Saver Family Room

The Super Saver family rooms are equipped with air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, rental safe, pillow menu, bath/WC, hairdryer, coffee/tea maker, minibar (daily refill included), and balcony. They are located on the ground floor facing inland, some with a view of the parking lot, and consist of 2 separate rooms separated by a sliding door (one with 2 single beds, one with a double bed; there is a TV in each room) (SSF).

Meals

UAI

Modern restaurant with wooden accents, set tables, and green plants.

All Inclusive

Ultra All Inclusive

24-hour Ultra All Inclusive. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet style in the main restaurant, show cooking, bakery station, theme night twice a week, gala dinner once every 10 days.
À-la-carte dinner (reservation required) is possible in the 4 restaurants with Asian, European, and Bulgarian cuisine or in the Italian restaurant on the magnificent outdoor terrace, as well as the option for the GRIFID Dine Around program (see description below).
À-la-carte breakfast (approx. 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) in the snack restaurant with panoramic terrace; here, rich snacks such as pizza, sandwiches, and fruit are also available from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. There is a lemonade station at the unique Sofra counter from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., where you can also get a healthy cold snack buffet daily from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Homemade pastries, a wide variety of coffee/tea, as well as iced coffee and various milkshakes are available in the patisserie; homemade cakes and pies are also served here (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). Midnight snack from approx. 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the beach bar approx. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (high season until 6:00 p.m.). Wide selection of imported as well as local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from approx. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the pool bar, in the salon bar from approx. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., as well as from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m. at the lobby bar (here with waiter service). Minibar is replenished daily with non-alcoholic drinks, water, and beer.
Exclusively for guests of the GRIFID Concept rooms, the Sky Restaurant is available as follows: Breakfast approx. 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., light lunch approx. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., snacks approx. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and à la carte dinner approx. 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (by reservation). Selection of international beers and premium drinks.
GRIFID Dine Around Program: Culinary moments for gourmets: molecular cuisine (once per stay) and Rodizio (for adults only), a choice of selected à-la-carte restaurants: fish restaurant, Italian, Bulgarian, Asian, or European cuisine in the GRIFID hotels (reservation required).
When visiting the water park in the neighboring Bolero hotel, snacks and soft drinks at the snack bar are included.

Cozy café with blue chairs, wooden tables, and decorative wall mural.
Modern hotel dining area with hanging lights and abundant greenery.

GRIFID Concept - A hotel within a hotel

When booking a GRIFID Concept room (bookable only for guests aged 16 and over), you receive exclusive access to the rooftop concept zone with chill-out infinity pool and the Sky Bar with restaurant. An extraordinary view, the best atmosphere under the open sky, delicious cuisine, and exquisite à-la-carte service await you here. Relax by the infinity pool with a magnificent sea view and enjoy the chill-out terrace as well as the gourmet cuisine served in the Sky Bar and Sky Restaurant (day and night). A separate premium area with service also awaits you at the beach. Welcome gift, breakfast, light lunch from approx. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., rich snacks from approx. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and dinner from approx. 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. A premium drink selection and the use of the professional fitness gym at the GRIFID Encanto Beach hotel with a unique panoramic view (7 minutes' walk away) is included.
Direct transfer by GRIFID upon arrival/departure Varna airport (only valid for package tours). Priority check-in and late check-out (subject to availability).

Sports included

Boccia on the beach, fitness room, tennis (floodlit tennis court at the Bolero hotel; tennis equipment and coaching are for a fee), water gymnastics, darts, aerobics, adventure hiking, Nordic walking, Tae-Bo, yoga, and table tennis.
Multifunctional playground at the neighboring GRIFID Bolero hotel (soccer, volleyball, basketball, and tennis).
For GRIFID Concept room guests: free entry and use of the professional panoramic fitness gym at the GRIFID Encanto Beach hotel (approx. 7 minutes' walk away).
People in a hotel pool exercising with colorful pool noodles under the sun.

Sports for a fee

Bicycle rental and various water sports activities offered by local providers on the beach.

Children's program

Daily Mini Club for children aged 4-12, children's entertainment, children's disco, playground, children's show once every 2 weeks, theme days and activities. Baby and children's menu in all à-la-carte restaurants.
The Aqua Park of the neighboring GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero is included for guests (use of adult slides is only permitted from a height of 1.40m; there are also slides for smaller children, and the Aqua Park is open from June to September, weather permitting).

Wellness

Indoor pool with arches, lounge chairs, and artificial sky ceiling.
Modern, stylish spa area with comfortable lounge chairs and soft lighting.
A yellow-tiled relaxation room with a column and integrated water fountain.
Modern lounge with round wicker chairs and wall-mounted lamps.
Modern hotel wellness area with round lounge chairs and built-in sauna.
Hotel reception area with curved desk, red sofa, and staff member behind the counter.
Woman relaxing in white wooden sauna with sauna whisk and bucket.
Spa center with sauna, steam bath, hydro-massage, massages, and beauty salon (all for a fee). Indoor pool (heated).

Entertainment

Varied sports and entertainment program. Evening shows.
Regular beach and foam parties (weather-dependent, in July & August).

Hotel services

Parking available for a fee and subject to availability.
Wi-Fi (included throughout the hotel).
Pillow menu.

Sustainability

"Reisen mit Zukunft" provides guidance for making conscious decisions. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operating practices and are actively investing in a more sustainable future. These standards encompass social responsibility, environmental awareness, as well as cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on the topic of sustainability at Schauinsland-Reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel has the following certification:
  • Travelife

Hotelhinweis

Appropriate attire is requested for dinner. Dress code: Smart Casual:
Shorts allowed, no swim shorts, beachwear, flip-flops, sleeveless shirts.
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Pets are not allowed!
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Due to the service and facilities, the hotel receives 5 Suns.
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The hotel is suitable for guests with limited mobility.
1 room adapted for guests with disabilities can be booked on request (Double room/D/DE).
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Only daily options are possible for hotel VARA56. Cancellation/rebooking/changes only possible through the tour operator.

Zusatzhinweis

Check-in from 3:00 p.m. / Check-out until 11:00 a.m.
Allergies as well as food intolerances are, of course, taken into account. Please inform us BEFORE arrival and then discuss everything in detail during a personal meeting with the head chef/guest relation management on-site.
Grifid Vistamar Tel.: +359 52 394 972 Fax: +359 52 394 990
In the catalog "Young Stars" 2025/26 on page 191.
In the catalog "Sonnenziele" Summer 2026 on page 212.
In the catalog "High Class" 2026 on page 130.

Entertainment program in the winter months

Please note that outside the main travel season (especially in the months of April-May and October), hotels and club facilities may slightly restrict their entertainment and leisure programs (e.g., animation, Mini Club, or water sports offers) as well as the opening hours of restaurants and bars due to the lower number of guests and changeable weather.

Seasonal information

Depending on weather conditions, there may be restrictions on Concept room services for arrivals up until approx. mid-May.
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Additionally bookable under VARA56.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 22.06.2026 14:37