Bulgarien ∙ Varna ∙ Goldstrand

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 sandy beach only by the beach promenade. The sister hotels, GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero and the adults-only GRIFID Metropol, are located in the immediate vicinity. The exquisite GRIFID Vistamar combines a family-friendly atmosphere with great attention to detail and high-quality standards. It satisfies the highest demands of both families and couples alike.
Entertainment and shopping facilities are located approximately 500m from the hotel in the popular area of Golden Sands. The transfer time from Varna Airport is approximately 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.
View of a pool with white umbrellas and beyond it a sandy beach by the sea.
Hotel rooftop terrace with sun loungers overlooking the sea under a clear sky.
Beach area with lounge chairs and umbrellas by the sea under a clear sky.
Cozy outdoor furniture around round tables with wood storage against a wooded backdrop.

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.
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.
Modern dining area with wooden tables, chairs, and decorative wall baskets.
Colorful water slide in a water park surrounded by green plants.
The stylish hotel features 325 tastefully decorated rooms designed in a modern style, spread across 6 to 11 floors depending on the hotel wing, elevators, a TV corner, a café with a pâtisserie, a spacious main restaurant with a panoramic terrace, an Italian à-la-carte restaurant located on the sea-facing terrace (open-air), a snack restaurant with a terrace and sea view, a "Sofra" social table area, further à-la-carte venue restaurants (traditional Bulgarian, Asian, and European cuisine), a lobby bar, a bar salon, a beach bar, and a GRIFID logo shop. In the well-kept outdoor area with shade-providing trees, there is a swimming pool with a pool bar. Sun loungers, umbrellas, and beach 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 hotel, GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero, is included for guests (use of the 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 designed double rooms are equipped with 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. The rooms are furnished with laminate or tile flooring (D).
Double rooms with sea view (DM) and for single use (DE/DEM) can be booked at an additional cost.
Also available as a Super Saver room (limited availability, special price, and potentially a less favorable 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 the separate bedroom (with twin beds, continuous mattress topper available upon request). Further equipment includes a shower/WC, hairdryer, vanity mirror, pillow menu, air conditioning, corridor/hallway, minibar (daily refill included), safe (included), flat-screen 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 partial sea view can be booked at an extra charge (FS2).

Double Room Concept Sea View

With otherwise identical facilities as the double rooms, the double room concepts (bookable only for adults aged 16 and over) offer the best sea view; some balconies are also equipped with a rocking chair (subject to availability). Rooms are designed with a modern aesthetic, including bathrobes, slippers, capsule coffee machine (replenished daily), and premium cosmetics from the brand "RITUALS". Safe (included), turn-down service, and additional amenities (see Grifid Concept - A hotel within a hotel under the Ultra All Inclusive section) (CSV).
Also available 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 (exclusively schauinsland-reisen)

The Suite Concept Sea View, exclusively bookable via schauinsland-reisen (only for guests aged 16 and over), are more spacious than the Double Room Concept Sea View (while including all same amenities) and offer an open-plan 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 are equipped with high-level design and are located in the 9-story wing of the hotel. Due to their protruding corner location, they offer an even better view of the Golden Sands and the sea (SCS).

Double Room Superior Concept Partial Sea View

The Superior Concept rooms with partial sea view (bookable only for guests aged 16 and over) are located on the top floor and offer the amenities of the Grifid Concept rooms, with otherwise identical facilities to the Junior Suites with partial sea view (DSC).

Double Room Superior Partial Sea View

The Superior rooms with partial sea view are modernly furnished and equipped with a combined living/bedroom with a seating area, a French bed, a bath/shower/WC, a hairdryer, a vanity mirror, a safe, a coffee/tea maker, a minibar (daily refill included), and a balcony (D2S). Also available with a sea view at an additional cost (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, sometimes with a view of the parking lot, and consist of 2 separate bedrooms separated by a sliding door (one with 2 single beds, one with a double bed; there is a TV in each bedroom) (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 buffet-style in the main restaurant, "show cooking", baking station, theme evening 2x a week, and a gala dinner once every 10 days.
À-la-carte-venue dinner (reservation required) is available in 4 restaurants with Asian, European, and Bulgarian cuisine or at the Italian restaurant on the beautiful outdoor terrace, just like the option for the GRIFID Dine Around program (see description below).
A-la-carte breakfast (approx. 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM) in the snack restaurant with a panoramic terrace, where rich snacks such as pizza, sandwiches, and fruit are also served from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. A lemonade station at the unique Sofra counter from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM; here you can also find a healthy, cold snack buffet from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, homemade pastries, a diverse coffee/tea selection, as well as iced coffee and various milkshakes in the patisserie, along with homemade cakes and tarts (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Midnight snack from approx. 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM. Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the beach bar approx. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (high season until 6:00 PM). Rich selection of imported as well as local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from approx. 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM at the pool bar, in the salon bar from approx. 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM, and from approx. 5:00 PM - 9:00 AM at the lobby bar (here with waiter service). The minibar is refilled 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 AM - 12:00 PM, light lunch approx. 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, snacks approx. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, and à-la-carte dinner approx. 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM (with prior reservation). Selection of international beers and premium drinks.
GRIFID Dine Around Program: Gourmet moments for connoisseurs: molecular cuisine (1x 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 Aqua Park at the neighboring hotel, Bolero, snacks and soft drinks are included at the snack bar.

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 Roof Top Concept Zone with a chill-out infinity pool and the Sky Bar with a restaurant. An extraordinary view, the best atmosphere under the open sky, delicious cuisine, and exquisite à-la-carte service await you here. Relax at 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 (during the day and in the evening). A separate premium area with service also awaits you at the beach. Welcome gift, breakfast, light lunch from approx. 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, rich snacks from approx. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, and dinner from approx. 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM. A premium drink selection and the use of the professional fitness center at the Hotel GRIFID Encanto Beach (7-minute walk away) are included.
Direct transfer by GRIFID upon arrival/departure at Varna Airport (valid only 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 Hotel Bolero; tennis equipment and coaching sessions are for a fee), water aerobics, darts, aerobics, adventure hiking, Nordic walking, Tae-Bo, yoga, and table tennis.
Multifunctional playground at the neighboring hotel GRIFID Bolero (soccer, volleyball, basketball, and tennis).
For GRIFID Concept Room guests: free entry and use of the professional panoramic fitness studio at Hotel GRIFID Encanto Beach (approx. 7-minute walk).
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 hotel, GRIFID Club Hotel Bolero, is included for guests (use of the 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, hydromassage, 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 service

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

Hotelhinweis

Appropriate attire is requested for dinner. Dress code: Smart Casual:
Shorts allowed; No swimming shorts, beachwear, flip-flops, or sleeveless shirts/tops.
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Pets are not allowed!
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Due to its services and facilities, the hotel is awarded 5 Suns.
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The hotel is suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
1 accessible room can be booked upon request (Double room/D/DE).
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For hotel VARA56, only daily options are possible. Cancellation/rebooking/changes only possible through the tour operator.

Sustainability

With our "Travel with a Future" label, we identify hotels that verifiably meet recognized sustainability standards. These include, among others, standards recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and the Tourism Sustainability Certifications Alliance (TSCA). Currently, around 20% of the hotels in our program meet these criteria and have been audited through independent certification procedures. The product line offers our guests additional orientation when selecting their accommodation.

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

This hotel holds the following certification:
  • Travelife (valid until 26.09.2027)

Zusatzhinweis

Check-in from 3:00 PM/Check-out until 11:00 AM.
Allergies and food intolerances are, of course, taken into account. Please inform us BEFORE arrival and then discuss everything else on-site during a personal meeting with the Head Chef/Guest Relation Management.
Grifid Vistamar Tel.: +359 52 394 972 Fax: +359 52 394 990
In the "Young Stars" 2025/26 catalog on page 191.
In the "Sun Destinations" Summer 2026 catalog on page 212.
In the "High Class" 2026 catalog on page 130.

Entertainment program in the winter months

Please note that outside of 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 until approx. mid-May.
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Additionally bookable under VARA56.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 21.10.2026 18:06