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Reviews of Hotel Podkovata 2 stars

Horse-riding base Etropole, 2180 Etropole, Bulgaria

#3 of 6 hotels in Etropole

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 44 hotel reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    9.0
    Amazing location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very small bathroom, with no place for shower.

    The location is amazingly beautiful and quiet. The food very tasty (serbian kitchen). The room is big.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

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    I was welcomed very friendly and they were very helpfull. I arrived a little bit later in the evening and they stil made excellent diner for me. Rooms are perfect and location is beautiful. I would recommend this place especially for the great authentic balkan/bulgarian food!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place to stay, friendly and open personnel, clean

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2025

    9.0
    It's an awesome place
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Prices, but hospitality inflation has been on a the rise 3 years

    It was chill and relaxed

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff was more than nice (very good English speakers). We arrived after check-in hours and they waited for us (including the people from the kitchen). The food was very good and the room quite big and clean.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2024

    10
    Excellent hotel
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    Maria excellent staff (should get a pay rise) Breakfast with a table full of food, and bread made that morning. Dog made most welcome

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    9.0
    Excellent value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Minimal smell in the bathroom.

    Peaceful location, friendly staff, clean, friendly opening hours, excellent breakfast.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2024

    8.0
    Great rural experience
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Basic equipment in the room. Not a separate shower in the bathroom. Restaurant a bit pricy.

    Nice hotel part of a Ranch, outside of the city, but you reach it it less than 5 minutes by car. There is a small trail to do around there that takes you through the forest to a monastery with cows and goats outside, and then to some waterfalls, very nice. The hotel has a nice rural vibe with horses outside, and even a poney that hanged around the breakfast terrasse. We had dinner as well, restaurant was good and the service too, our waitress was super friendly. Room's equipment rather basic but sufficient for a one night stop over, and good value for money. Good breakfast served at the table, consists of an egg with vegetables, bread, ham, cheese and jam. Overall very nice place if you like a relax and rural experience. You can park right at the hotel.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food was delicious. Very good breakfast and for us more than we could eat. Very nice the surroundings. They have horses and poney that the kids can ride (cash is needed)

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    -The room may need a few adjustments here and there, but for a one night stay and the price paid it was all we needed -some windows at normal size would have been nice (they had very high windows)

    We are a family with 2 kids coming back from Greece and needed a one night stay to rest. We were completely surprised by this amazing place. We particularly liked : -very nice staff at restaurant -extremely good food, they grow their own vegetables and meat is sourced locally from a farm nearby. We had dinner there upon arrival. Came pretty fast and they also had an amazing homemade lemonade with elderberry! -the owner of the horses nearby was very kind and we could see&feed the horses. We only had 20 Leva left cash, but he was so kind to take our 2 kids on poney rides for it. Make sure to have more Leva in cash if you want this :) -the scenery is magnificent -the breakfast was more than enough, again delicious and served outside at our request near the kids playground, all with a smile -We asked for an extra cot and it was ready to be used in the room when we arrived at about 17 pm -we were able to borrow reading books for bedtime, for free -the rooms were very clean and tidy and big

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent breakfast. Very supportive personel. We came late in the night, but we were met, and we got everything we needed.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    8.0
    I would spend a week here.
    • Group
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It is a bit rundown.

    It is a lovely place with wonderful surroundings and an amazing breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • People with friends
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms could use a "face lift", because the furniture and amenities seem really old. The shower is not really a shower, there is no shower cabin, there is only a shower system situated near the WC which is not really elegant or functional. The pillows were too big and rigid, we couldn't really rest our heads on them.

    The hotel is situated in a nice location, we even got the chance to do a short hike to see a beautiful waterfall. The staff was very polite and helpful, the breakfast was more than enough and tasty and it really helped that the hotel has a restaurant. There are horses at the property, which is a bonus we did not expect and we got the chance to pet them. Our daughter enjoyed that she was able to ride a poney. The prices are really good for the services we recieved.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2023

    10
    In our way to Greece
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was just perfect!

    Perfect place to stop for one night in our way to Greece. In fact is a place where you can relax for more days. So nice, quiet, delicious food and a very,very nice lady which welcome us, thank you! We will come back for sure!

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    Location, very quite, fresh air and good view to the hills around. The breakfast was good with 3 options of reasonable quality and good presentation. The restaurant is ok. The hotel is around 1km away from the town and has a nice horse farm. The equipment is quit basic but is ok. The staff understand English and is kind.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    everything was amazing, clean rooms, good facilities and the staff is really friendly! definitely going back next year

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2023

    10
    Paradise!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    That I had to continue and left this amazing place...

    I have no words to describe the place! A lovely hotel in a rural area, with a great horse farm. The staff is amazing!!! The chef, who cooked an excellent and delicious dinner especially for me. The owner of the place (who unfortunately I did not meet) who made sure to allow me to park my motorcycle in his closed private parking lot! Ms. Ina, who welcomed me and went above and beyond to make me feel wonderful in this magical place. Highly recommend this hotel

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    8.0
    It would be nice if the showers had at least curtains. And I would like the “exit” sign to not shine in the eyes at nigh
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Didn't like the bathroom. After washing, you need to wipe the entire bathroom, as there is no shower.

    Comfortable beds. The room is well ventilated. There is air conditioning.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2022

    10
    I fully recomend it
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    Everything: clean, spacious, wonderfull design and view, young and nice houst that speaks realy good english, good food, cheap, they had books and toys to borrow free of charge, animals to see: hourses, dog, cat..

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2024

    6.0
    Price equals quality
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bit of a rundown Restaurant is very overpriced (double the rate compared to anything else in Etropole) Wi-Fi was not working, despite several attempts to restart it

    The location is great, very close to Etropole Monastery and right next to equestrian base Great views and nature around you Staff is hit and miss, but I would still rate it as a plus Breakfast is good

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    8.0
    Good place to stay for one night before continue your trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

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