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Modern infinity pool overlooking the sea with white buildings in the background.
Indoor hotel pool with lounge chairs and glass roof overlooking outdoors.
Open beachside restaurant area with chairs, tables, and sea view.
Modern beach pavilion with wooden slats and lounge chairs overlooking the sea.
Restaurant area with wicker chairs and tables on the beach overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel lobby with colorful striped floor and matching ceiling elements.
Bright living room with yellow armchair, gray sofa, wooden table, and gear wall clock
Empty beach with arranged sun loungers and umbrellas next to a building by the sea.
Open restaurant with modern wood and metal furniture, wooden slatted ceiling, sea view.
Modern pool with terrace and white umbrellas, next to a sea view under clear skies.
Colorful painted beach bar with sunshade on sandy beach facing the sea
Table set with cutlery on restaurant terrace overlooking sunshaded sandy beach and sea.
Beach with many white umbrellas in front of modern hotel buildings.
Large hotel on the beach with sun loungers and forested hill in the background.
Woman dances with flowing dress at edge of calm pool overlooking the sea at sunset.
Infinity pool with wooden deck and lounge chairs overlooking the sea at sunset.
A woman sits on the edge of an infinity pool overlooking the sea on a clear day.
View of a large hotel on the beach with green hills in the background and blue water in the foreground.
Woman descending from an infinity pool overlooking the sea
Modern, bright hotel lobby area with white furniture and stylish lighting.
Modern restaurant with wooden tables, wire chairs, and sea view in daylight
Large indoor pool with sun loungers and glass roof letting in natural light.
Woman sits in a beach café overlooking sun loungers and the sea horizon.
Modern dining room with colorful chairs and set tables
Large restaurant terrace with white chairs and sea view.
Bright hotel room with a double bed, sofa, TV, and floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains.
Modern hotel bathroom with glass partition, round mirrors, and gray flooring.
Modern hotel room with double bed, yellow headboard, and sea view through large windows.
Modern hotel room with yellow headboard and adjacent seating area
Modern living room with green sofas and light wood flooring.
Modern hotel room with two beds, yellow bedspread, and sea view through the window
Empty outdoor restaurant seating area with tables and chairs overlooking the sea.
A woman paints a girl's face in front of a colorful outdoor wall.
Colorful water playground with slides and splash pool in a hotel area.
colorful water slide area in an outdoor pool on a sunny day
Outdoor children's pool with colorful slides and water fountains, surrounded by trees and blue sky.
Colorful children's playroom with animal motifs and small tables and chairs.
Children celebrate a birthday with clowns and colorful decorations indoors.
Four people wearing chef hats making pizza together in a modern kitchen.
Two children wearing chef hats preparing dough in a well-equipped kitchen.
Children playing on a green water slide in a shallow pool with water features and plants.
Cozy entertainment room with bean bags, multiple screens, and a bar in the background.
Modern hotel gym with various strength training machines and wooden flooring.
Modern gym with treadmills and various exercise equipment by large windows.
Woman in sportswear lifts a large exercise ball in bright gym with many balls
A woman with a jump rope in a gym in front of a mirror.
Woman in pool holding blue flotation devices above her head.
Indoor pool with sun loungers and glass roof in a modern hotel.
Woman relaxing in a modern spa with a bathtub and shelves of skincare products.
Woman receiving back massage in a calm spa room with subdued lighting.
Modern spa setting with a woman lying down and a bathtub filled with pink water.
Woman receiving a relaxing back massage in a calm spa room.
Indoor pool in a modern hotel with lounge chairs and large windows under a glass ceiling.
Bulgarien ∙ Varna ∙ Goldstrand

GRIFID Encanto Beach ****+

VAR113
Fitness
Wellness
WLAN
Beach
Family
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Location

The hotel, tastefully designed with many colorful accents, is located in a quiet area, surrounded by greenery, just a few meters from the marina, and is separated from the gently sloping beach only by the promenade. The sister hotel Sentido Marea is located right next door. Shops, entertainment venues, bars, and restaurants are in the vicinity. The center of Golden Sands is about 1.5 km away. The transfer time to and from Varna Airport is approximately 40 minutes.
Beach with many white umbrellas in front of modern hotel buildings.
Large hotel on the beach with sun loungers and forested hill in the background.
Woman dances with flowing dress at edge of calm pool overlooking the sea at sunset.
Infinity pool with wooden deck and lounge chairs overlooking the sea at sunset.
A woman sits on the edge of an infinity pool overlooking the sea on a clear day.
View of a large hotel on the beach with green hills in the background and blue water in the foreground.
Woman descending from an infinity pool overlooking the sea

Facilities

Modern, bright hotel lobby area with white furniture and stylish lighting.
Modern restaurant with wooden tables, wire chairs, and sea view in daylight
Large indoor pool with sun loungers and glass roof letting in natural light.
Bright living room with yellow armchair, gray sofa, wooden table, and gear wall clock
Woman sits in a beach café overlooking sun loungers and the sea horizon.
Modern dining room with colorful chairs and set tables
Large restaurant terrace with white chairs and sea view.
The hotel, popular with German guests, offers 266 rooms spread over 7 floors. Facilities include a reception, a lobby with a bar and terrace overlooking the sea, elevators, the Grifid logo shop, a hairdresser, and a professional Medi-Spa center spanning 4 floors. For your culinary enjoyment, there is a main restaurant with a fantastic view and a cozy terrace, as well as various à la carte restaurants, such as the "Encanto Beach Restaurant" (Italian) and the à la carte restaurant in the Beach Club (for a fee, included for concept guests). There is also a modern snack restaurant on the beach and a beach bar with comfortable seating. The Sky Lounge Bar with a panoramic sun terrace (for a fee, included when booking concept rooms) and the spectacular infinity pool (accessible to all guests, included) offer unforgettable views. For the little ones, a children's pool with slides provides plenty of fun, and for teenagers, there is the new and trendy "ESCAPE ROOM" teen zone (accessible only to teenagers and equipped with PlayStation, billiards, foosball, darts, and many other attractions). Sun loungers, umbrellas, and beach towels are included by the pool and on the beach (one umbrella and 2 sun loungers with cushions per room are included on the beach, subject to availability).
The Fit highlight of Grifid Encanto Beach are the concept sea view rooms, which include special amenities.
The full description can be found under All-Inclusive.

Accommodation

Double Room Park View

The modern and high-quality furnished double rooms with park view feature a shower/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, safe, seating area, pillow menu, coffee/tea making facilities, minibar (daily refill included), laminate flooring, and a balcony with park view (PB2).
Also available for single use (PB1), as single/child, or with sea view (DM/DEM) at an additional charge.
(Also bookable under VARA57 as single/child occupancy, D1K).

Bright hotel room with a double bed, sofa, TV, and floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains.
Modern hotel bathroom with glass partition, round mirrors, and gray flooring.
Modern hotel room with double bed, yellow headboard, and sea view through large windows.

Concept Double Room Sea View

The highlight of Grifid Hotel Encanto Beach!
The modernly furnished concept double rooms with sea view, otherwise equipped like the double rooms with park view, are located on the upper floors with a magnificent sea view and additionally offer the amenities of the concept rooms (CSV).
(Also bookable under VARA57 as Double Room Seafront (D2W/D1W)).

Modern hotel room with yellow headboard and adjacent seating area
Modern living room with green sofas and light wood flooring.
Modern hotel room with two beds, yellow bedspread, and sea view through the window

Family Room

The family rooms, otherwise equipped like the double rooms with park view, consist of a living/sleeping area with 2 sofa beds and a separate bedroom (separated by a sliding door) (DF2/2FA, each bookable depending on occupancy).
Family rooms with sea view are available at an additional charge (F2M/FA2, each bookable depending on occupancy).

Concept Family Room Sea View

The concept family rooms with sea view, otherwise equipped like the family rooms, are located on the upper floors with a magnificent sea view and additionally offer the amenities of a concept room (FCS).
(Also bookable under VARA57 as Family Room Seafront (F2Z)).

Super Saver Room

The super saver rooms, otherwise equipped like the double rooms with park view, are slightly smaller, located on the land side, and may be situated in a less advantageous location (SSZ).
(Also bookable under VARA57 as Saver Room without balcony, SOZ).

Meals

All Inclusive

Ultra All Inclusive

24-hour "Ultra All Inclusive".
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served in buffet style at the main restaurant. À la carte breakfast from approx. 8:30 AM to 12 PM, "Show Cooking", 2 x weekly theme buffets, and 1 x every 10 days a gala dinner. Dinner can also be enjoyed as an à la carte meal (reservations required and subject to availability).
Extensive snack buffet from approx. 12 PM to 5 PM.
Ice cream at the beach bar in the afternoon.
Coffee/tea and a wide selection of milkshakes and iced coffees at the lobby bar.
Midnight snack from approx. 11 PM to 12:30 AM.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the beach bar from approx. 10 AM to 5 PM.
Imported and local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks around the clock at the lobby bar with à la carte service, and from approx. 10 AM to 5 PM at the infinity pool bar.
The minibar is refilled daily with soft drinks, water, and beer.
The dress code for dinner in all restaurants is Smart Casual (shorts are allowed, no beachwear such as swim shorts, flip-flops, or sleeveless t-shirts).
GRIFID Dine Around:
A selection of the most popular national cuisines in three à la carte restaurants (Bulgarian, Italian, and Mediterranean) at the Sentido Marea hotel and at GRIFID Noa (subject to availability, reservations required, and for a fee of €10 per person).

Empty outdoor restaurant seating area with tables and chairs overlooking the sea.

Concept Room - The Fit Highlight!

The GRIFID concept rooms are located in prime locations and offer guests, in addition to the GRIFID Welcome Package, a fantastic and direct sea view from one of the top floors. In the room, you will be pampered with a capsule coffee machine (daily refill included), premium cosmetics from the brand "Rituals", bathrobe, slippers, and daily turn-down service.
Furthermore, guests booking a GRIFID concept room have the following additional amenities:
- Access to an exclusive infinity chill-out sun terrace next to the infinity pool, with a whirlpool, lounge cabanas, sun loungers, and umbrellas, as well as a serviced bar.
- Access to the exclusive premium area on the beach with a serviced à la carte bar.
- GRIFID Signature breakfast in the Sky Lounge.
- To round off the day, enjoy high-quality drinks and cocktails in the open air at the Sky Bar (approx. 8 PM - 11 PM).
- À la carte dinner at the Beach Club (reservations required).
- SPA DAY Offer: 20% discount on all treatments once per stay at the Medi Spa Center.
- Direct transfer operated by GRIFID from/to Varna Airport (valid for package tours only).

Sports included

Boccia on the beach, professional fitness studio (ages 16+) with panoramic views, water aerobics, yoga, darts, aerobics and Pilates classes in the yoga studio in a green environment, and beach volleyball. Various activities as part of the "BY GRIFID HOTELS" animation program.

Sports for a fee

Bicycle rental, floodlit tennis court at Hotel Bolero (400 m away) and tennis equipment. Various water sports activities offered by local providers on the beach.

Children's program

A woman paints a girl's face in front of a colorful outdoor wall.
Colorful water playground with slides and splash pool in a hotel area.
colorful water slide area in an outdoor pool on a sunny day
Outdoor children's pool with colorful slides and water fountains, surrounded by trees and blue sky.
Colorful children's playroom with animal motifs and small tables and chairs.
Children celebrate a birthday with clowns and colorful decorations indoors.
Four people wearing chef hats making pizza together in a modern kitchen.
Two children wearing chef hats preparing dough in a well-equipped kitchen.
Children playing on a green water slide in a shallow pool with water features and plants.
Cozy entertainment room with bean bags, multiple screens, and a bar in the background.
Daily mini club (on the beach) for children aged 4-12, as well as children's animation and children's disco. Children's pool with slides (approx. 50 m from the hotel entrance), playground, and children's show once every 2 weeks. Themed days and activities. Healthy children's and baby menu in the à la carte restaurant. "Griffi" the Grifid mascot.
Children's and teenager cooking workshops in the main restaurant.
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The new and trendy teen meeting zone "ESCAPE ROOM" is a place exclusively accessible to teenagers. Here, teenagers can socialize and have a lot of fun with peers over a few drinks (non-alcoholic, of course), PlayStation, billiards, foosball, darts, and many other attractions.

Wellness

The hotel's own spa center, covering 2300 m² spread over 4 floors and 32 professionally equipped treatment rooms, offers an extensive wellness program. On the Aquatic floor, you can enjoy mud baths, hydromassages, lymph drainage, and fango treatments.
The Spa "Circuit" (free for all hotel guests) features a sauna, steam bath, hammam, Kneipp path, relaxation zone, an indoor pool with sea view (heated), and an aquatonic pool.
On the VITALITY floor, treatments such as pressotherapy and much more are offered.
There is also a large physiotherapy room with ultrasound, ring magnet, oxygen therapy, cosmetics, and a beauty salon. The Panorama Fitness Room & "The Studio" offers a fitness room equipped with the exclusive TechnoGym/Kinesis series and a group fitness room. A special restaurant with health-focused meals complements the program.
All treatments and programs are subject to a fee.
For concept room guests: Spa DAY: 20% discount on all treatments once per stay.
Indoor pool with sun loungers and glass roof in a modern hotel.
Woman relaxing in a modern spa with a bathtub and shelves of skincare products.
Woman receiving back massage in a calm spa room with subdued lighting.
Modern spa setting with a woman lying down and a bathtub filled with pink water.
Woman receiving a relaxing back massage in a calm spa room.
Indoor pool in a modern hotel with lounge chairs and large windows under a glass ceiling.

Entertainment

Varied sports and entertainment program. Evening shows.

Hotel Service

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

Hotel features

  • Hotel safe
  • Internet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Direct beach location
  • Family-friendly
  • Spa
  • Chillout & Relaxation
  • Fitness
  • Enhanced hygiene concept

Sustainability

Travel for the Future provides guidance for making conscious choices. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operating practices and actively invest in a more sustainable future. These standards encompass social responsibility, environmental awareness, and cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).Further information on sustainability at schauinsland-reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunftThis hotel has the following certification:
  • Travelife

Note

The dress code for dinner in all restaurants is Smart Casual: shorts are allowed, no beachwear such as swim shorts, flip-flops, or sleeveless t-shirts.
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Pets are not allowed!
Check-in from 3 PM / Check-out by 11 AM
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Day tickets for the GRIFID Aqua Club Bolero hotel's water park are available for a fee and only on site (Use of adult slides is permitted only for individuals with a height of 1.40 m or more. The aqua park is open from June to September, weather permitting).
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Not all areas of the hotel are accessible.
1 accessible room bookable on request (3rd floor/Double Room Park View/PB2/Max occupancy 2 people).
In the catalog "Family Vacation" Summer 2026 on page 166.
In the catalog "Sun Destinations" Summer 2026 on page 210.

Entertainment program in winter months

Please note that outside the main holiday season (especially in April-May and October), hotels and club facilities may partially restrict their entertainment and leisure programs (e.g., animation, mini club, or water sports) as well as the opening hours of restaurants and bars due to the lower number of guests and variable weather conditions.

Seasonal information

Also bookable under VARA57.
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Depending on the weather, there may be limitations on the services for concept rooms for arrivals up to mid-May.

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Last updated: 20.02.2026 00:02