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Luxury infinity pool with sea view and modern white buildings in the background.
Modern indoor pool with glass roof and lounge chairs in a hotel.
Open dining area with rattan chairs overlooking beach and sea.
Modern beach area with wooden pergolas and lounge chairs against blue sea and sky.
Open beachside restaurant with rattan chairs overlooking the sea and sandy beach.
Modern hotel lobby with colorful striped floor and ceiling, bright furniture, and a work area.
Modern living room with yellow armchair, blue sofa, and decorative wall art.
Beach with rows of sun umbrellas and lounge chairs next to a building by the water.
Elegant restaurant with wooden ceilings, round tables, and sea views.
Modern hotel pool with sun loungers and sea view under clear sky.
Colorful beach kiosk with sunshade and graffiti on the coast by the sea.
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Hotel with extensive beach area and numerous white umbrellas on sand.
Hotel on the beach with numerous sunshades and green forest in the background.
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Infinity pool with wooden deck and chairs overlooking calm water at sunset.
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Large hotel on the beach with turquoise water and wooded hills in the background.
Woman in swimwear climbs pool ladder overlooking calm ocean under sunlight.
Modern reception area with white chairs, table, and subtle decorations.
Open restaurant area with wooden tables and wire chairs, harbor view, and decorative lighting.
Modern indoor pool with glass roof, lounge chairs, and panoramic view in a hotel.
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Modern hotel restaurant with stylish tables, colorful chairs, and a cozy atmosphere.
Large terrace with white chairs and tables overlooking the sea under a wooden roof.
Modern gym area with multiple exercise machines and wood flooring in a bright room.
Spacious gym with treadmills and modern exercise equipment by large windows.
A woman lifts a blue exercise ball over her head in a bright fitness room.
Woman exercising with resistance bands in a modern hotel gym.
Woman doing water aerobics in pool with blue foam dumbbells.
Modern indoor pool with glass roof and lounge chairs alongside.
Woman relaxing on spa table in modern bathroom with bathtub and shelves.
A woman receives a back massage in an elegant spa room with gray tiles.
Modern wellness area with bathtub and lounge for relaxing hotel stays.
Woman receiving a relaxing back massage in a modern spa with candlelight and flowers.
Bright indoor pool with lounge chairs and large windows in a hotel.
A woman is painting a girl's face with colorful paint outdoors.
A hotel pool with water slide, waterfall, and yellow playhouse in the background.
Colorful water playground with slides in a clear hotel pool under blue sky.
A children's pool with colorful slides and water features in an outdoor hotel area.
Colorful kids' room with tables, chairs, and a large red carpet crawler figure.
Children celebrate a birthday with a clown and colorful balloons in a decorated room.
Three chefs and a child preparing food together in a modern kitchen.
Two children wearing chef hats preparing food at a hotel buffet.
Children playing on a green water slide structure in a hotel pool.
Cozy hotel lounge with colorful bean bags and a large TV screen.
Modern hotel room with two beds, large window, and light wood flooring.
Modern hotel bathroom with white and yellow tiles, shower, sink, and round mirror.
Modern hotel room with two beds, yellow accents, sea view, and balcony.
Modern hotel room with a comfortable double bed and an adjacent seating area.
Modern hotel lounge with green sofas, wooden floor, and open access to balcony.
Modern hotel room with double bed, large window, and wall-mounted TV.
Bulgarien ∙ Varna ∙ Goldstrand

GRIFID Encanto Beach ****+
Tour operator category

VAR113
Fitness
Wellness
WLAN
Beach
Family
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Location

Tastefully designed with many colorful accents, this hotel is located in a quiet area surrounded by greenery, just a few meters from the marina, and separated from the gently sloping beach only by the promenade. The sister hotel, Sentido Marea, is located right next door. Shopping and entertainment options, as well as bars and restaurants, are in the immediate vicinity. The center of Golden Sands is approximately 1.5 km away. The transfer time to and from Varna Airport is approximately 40 minutes.
Hotel with extensive beach area and numerous white umbrellas on sand.
Hotel on the beach with numerous sunshades and green forest in the background.
Person dances at edge of infinity pool with expansive view of calm sea and sky.
Infinity pool with wooden deck and chairs overlooking calm water at sunset.
Woman in green bikini sitting at infinity pool edge with sea view and modern buildings.
Large hotel on the beach with turquoise water and wooded hills in the background.
Woman in swimwear climbs pool ladder overlooking calm ocean under sunlight.

Facilities

Modern reception area with white chairs, table, and subtle decorations.
Open restaurant area with wooden tables and wire chairs, harbor view, and decorative lighting.
Modern indoor pool with glass roof, lounge chairs, and panoramic view in a hotel.
Modern living room with yellow armchair, blue sofa, and decorative wall art.
Woman sits at a table with wicker chairs at a beach hotel with umbrellas and lounge chairs.
Modern hotel restaurant with stylish tables, colorful chairs, and a cozy atmosphere.
Large terrace with white chairs and tables overlooking the sea under a wooden roof.
Popular among German guests, the hotel 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 hair salon, and a professional Medi-Spa center spanning 4 floors. Dining options include a main restaurant with a fantastic view and a cozy terrace, as well as various à la carte restaurants, e.g., the "Restaurant Encanto Beach" (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 offers unforgettable impressions with its panoramic sun terrace (for a fee, included when booking Concept rooms) and a spectacular infinity pool (access included for all guests). For younger guests, a children's pool with slides provides pure fun, and for teenagers, there is the new and trendy "ESCAPE ROOM" teen zone (accessible only to teenagers and equipped with a PlayStation, billiards, mini-football, darts, and many other attractions). Sun loungers, parasols, and pool towels are included at the pool and on the beach (one parasol and 2 loungers plus cushions included per room on the beach, subject to availability).
The fitness highlight of Grifid Encanto Beach are the Concept sea-view rooms, which include special amenities.
The full description can be found under the "All Inclusive" section.

Accommodation

Double Room Park View

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

Modern hotel room with two beds, large window, and light wood flooring.
Modern hotel bathroom with white and yellow tiles, shower, sink, and round mirror.
Modern hotel room with two beds, yellow accents, sea view, and balcony.

Double Room Concept Sea View

The highlight of the Grifid Hotel Encanto Beach!
The modernly furnished double rooms Concept Sea View are located on the upper floors with a magnificent sea view, offering the same facilities as the double rooms with park view, plus the amenities of the Concept rooms (CSV).
(Additionally bookable under VARA57 as Double Room Seafront (D2W/D1W)).

Modern hotel room with a comfortable double bed and an adjacent seating area.
Modern hotel lounge with green sofas, wooden floor, and open access to balcony.
Modern hotel room with double bed, large window, and wall-mounted TV.

Family Room

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

Family Room Concept Sea View

The family rooms Concept Sea View are located on the upper floors with a magnificent sea view, offer the same facilities as the standard family rooms, and provide additional amenities of a Concept room (FCS).
(Additionally bookable under VARA57 as Family Room Seafront (F2Z).)

Super Saver Room

The super saver rooms are slightly smaller, facing the land side, and may be in a less favorable location compared to the double rooms with park view (SSZ).
(Additionally 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 form in the main restaurant. À la carte breakfast approx. 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, "show cooking," 2 themed buffets per week, and a gala dinner once every 10 days. Dinner can also be taken à la carte (reservation required and subject to availability).
Rich snack selection in buffet form from approx. 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Ice cream at the beach bar in the afternoon.
Coffee/tea as well as a diverse offer of various milkshakes and iced coffees at the lobby bar.
Midnight snack from approx. 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the beach bar from approx. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Imported and local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks around the clock at the lobby bar with à la carte service, and from approx. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the infinity pool bar.
The minibar is refilled daily with non-alcoholic drinks, water, and beer.
The dress code for dinner in all restaurants is Smart Casual (shorts are permitted, no beachwear such as swim shorts, flip-flops, and no sleeveless T-shirts).
GRIFID Dine-Around:
A selection of the most popular cuisines in three à la carte restaurants (Bulgarian, Italian, and Mediterranean) at Hotel Sentido Marea and GRIFID Noa (subject to availability, reservation required, and for a fee of €10 per person).

Empty outdoor restaurant seating area overlooking the sea and sandy beach.

Concept Rooms - The Fitness Highlight!

The GRIFID Concept rooms are located in the best position and offer guests, in addition to the GRIFID Welcome Package, a dreamlike direct sea view from one of the top floors. Inside the room, you are pampered with a capsule coffee machine (daily refill included), "Rituals" brand premium cosmetics, bathrobe, slippers, and daily turn-down service.
Furthermore, guests booking a GRIFID Concept room enjoy 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 parasols, as well as a bar with table service.
- Access to the exclusive premium area on the beach with an à la carte bar with table service.
- GRIFID Signature breakfast in the Sky Lounge.
- End the day with high-quality drinks and cocktails under the open sky at the Sky Bar (approx. 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM).
- À la carte dinner in the Beach Club (reservation required).
- SPA-DAY offer: 20% discount on all treatments once per stay in the Medi Spa Center.
- Direct transfer operated by GRIFID from/to Varna Airport (only valid for package tours).

Sports included

Modern gym area with multiple exercise machines and wood flooring in a bright room.
Spacious gym with treadmills and modern exercise equipment by large windows.
A woman lifts a blue exercise ball over her head in a bright fitness room.
Woman exercising with resistance bands in a modern hotel gym.
Woman doing water aerobics in pool with blue foam dumbbells.
Bocce on the beach, professional fitness center (ages 16+) with panoramic view, water aerobics, yoga, darts, aerobics and Pilates classes in the yoga studio in green surroundings, 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 options via local providers on the beach.

Children's program

Daily mini-club (on the beach) for children aged 4-12, as well as children's animation and disco. Children's pool with slides (approx. 50 m from the hotel entrance), playground, and children's show once every 2 weeks. Theme days and activities. Healthy children's and baby menu in the à la carte restaurant. "Griffi" the Grifid mascot.
Children and Teenager cooking workshops in the main restaurant.
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The new and trendy "ESCAPE ROOM" teen zone is a place accessible only to teenagers. Here, teenagers can make new friends and have a lot of fun with their peers while enjoying some drinks (non-alcoholic, of course), PlayStation, billiards, mini-football, darts, and many other attractions.
A woman is painting a girl's face with colorful paint outdoors.
A hotel pool with water slide, waterfall, and yellow playhouse in the background.
Colorful water playground with slides in a clear hotel pool under blue sky.
A children's pool with colorful slides and water features in an outdoor hotel area.
Colorful kids' room with tables, chairs, and a large red carpet crawler figure.
Children celebrate a birthday with a clown and colorful balloons in a decorated room.
Three chefs and a child preparing food together in a modern kitchen.
Two children wearing chef hats preparing food at a hotel buffet.
Children playing on a green water slide structure in a hotel pool.
Cozy hotel lounge with colorful bean bags and a large TV screen.

Wellness

Modern indoor pool with glass roof and lounge chairs alongside.
Woman relaxing on spa table in modern bathroom with bathtub and shelves.
A woman receives a back massage in an elegant spa room with gray tiles.
Modern wellness area with bathtub and lounge for relaxing hotel stays.
Woman receiving a relaxing back massage in a modern spa with candlelight and flowers.
Bright indoor pool with lounge chairs and large windows in a hotel.
The hotel's own spa center offers an extensive wellness program across 2,300 m², spread over 4 floors and 32 professionally equipped treatment rooms. On the Aquatic floor, you can enjoy mud treatments, hydro-massages, lymphatic drainage, and fango applications.
The spa "Circuit" (free of charge 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 many others are available.
There is also a large physiotherapy room with ultrasound, ring magnet, oxygen therapy, and a beauty salon. The panoramic fitness room & "The Studio" offers a gym equipped with the exclusive TechnoGym/Kinesis series as well as a class room. A special restaurant with health-oriented meals rounds off the program.
All treatments and programs are subject to a fee.
For guests in Concept rooms: Spa DAY: 20% discount on all treatments once per stay.

Entertainment

Varied sports and entertainment program. Evening shows.

Hotel service

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

Hotel features

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

Sustainability

Travel with a Future provides guidance for making conscious decisions. 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, as well as cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as established 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

The dress code for dinner in all restaurants is Smart Casual: shorts are permitted, no beachwear such as swim shorts, flip-flops, and no sleeveless T-shirts.
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Pets are not allowed!
Check-in from 3:00 PM / Check-out until 11:00 AM
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Daily tickets for the aquapark at the GRIFID Aqua Club Bolero are available for a fee on-site (use of the adult slides is only permitted from a height of 1.40 m. The Aqua Park is open from June to September, weather permitting).
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Not all areas of the hotel are accessible for guests with reduced mobility.
1 room adapted for disabled guests bookable on request (3rd floor/Double Room Park View/PB2/Maximum occupancy 2 people).

Zusatzhinweis

In the "Family Vacation" summer 2026 catalog on page 166.
In the "Sun Destinations" summer 2026 catalog on page 210.

Entertainment program in the winter months

Please note that outside the peak season (especially in the months of April-May and October), hotels and club resorts 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 variable weather.

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under VARA57.
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Depending on weather conditions, there may be limitations to the services of the Concept rooms for arrivals until approx. mid-May.

Tour operator category

4,5 Suns ****+

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 10.06.2026 11:30