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Hotel Riu Helios Bay
in
Obzor Beach
,
Bourgas Region
- On a beautiful white sandy beach
- Family-friendly hotel
- All bedrooms sea-facing
This smart-looking hotel scores a double coup – it sits on the beach and has a great pool scene, too.
With whitewashed walls, arched balconies and a terracotta roof, this place is classically good-looking. What’s more, it stretches out alongside a sandy beach, so it’s ideal in terms of location.
Sandwiched between the hotel and the beach, you’ll find the pool. It’s shaped like a number eight, and is fringed by a wide sun deck. Overlooking the scene, there’s a bar which does a good range of lunchtime snacks – think hotdogs, pasta and pizza.
For more in the way of food, the main hub is an international buffet with on-the-spot cooking stations. There’s also a restaurant serving a Bulgarian-themed menu - a top choice for your main is the lamb. And for after-dinner drinks, you’ve got a choice of the lobby or lounge bar – both have chairs spilling out on to terraces looking out at sea.
In terms of the accommodation itself, rooms are bright and smart-looking. Plush carpets and chunky mahogany furniture stand out against cream walls. In-room comforts come courtesy of air-conditioning, satellite TVs, and mini-fridges, while glass doors open on to large balconies. If you opt for an upgrade, you’ll get a sea view, too.
As for where you’ll find it, the hotel is less than a five-minute walk from the pretty town of Obzor.
Sandwiched between the hotel and the beach, you’ll find the pool. It’s shaped like a number eight, and is fringed by a wide sun deck. Overlooking the scene, there’s a bar which does a good range of lunchtime snacks – think hotdogs, pasta and pizza.
For more in the way of food, the main hub is an international buffet with on-the-spot cooking stations. There’s also a restaurant serving a Bulgarian-themed menu - a top choice for your main is the lamb. And for after-dinner drinks, you’ve got a choice of the lobby or lounge bar – both have chairs spilling out on to terraces looking out at sea.
In terms of the accommodation itself, rooms are bright and smart-looking. Plush carpets and chunky mahogany furniture stand out against cream walls. In-room comforts come courtesy of air-conditioning, satellite TVs, and mini-fridges, while glass doors open on to large balconies. If you opt for an upgrade, you’ll get a sea view, too.
As for where you’ll find it, the hotel is less than a five-minute walk from the pretty town of Obzor.
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Hotel features
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All Inclusive
- Full Board meals
- Snacks and ice-cream
- Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Activities as listed
- Entertainment as listed
- Facilities that are not part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charges - please see the A-Z Guide
Meals
- Buffet restaurant with terrace for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Late Continental breakfast & lunchtime snacks from the pool bar
- Bulgarian themed restaurant for dinner - 1 visit per week included
Swimming pool
- Swimming pool
- Indoor pool
- Pool snack bar
- Sunbeds and parasols
- Pool towels
Entertainment
- Daytime and evening programme, 6 times a week
- Shows and live music several times a week
- Lobby bar with terrace
- Lounge bar with terrace
Activities
- Gym
- Aqua aerobics
- Workout
- Boules
- Beach volleyball
- Water polo
- Air gun shooting
- Table tennis
- Darts
- Multi-sports court
For Families
- Children's pool
- Daytime entertainment for 4-12yrs, 6 times a week
- Playground
- Hotel-run miniclub
Facilities
- 24hr reception
- The following facilities are not included in your All Inclusive package:
- Lobby Wi-Fi
- Beauty salon
- Massage
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Whirlpool bath
- Internet
- Mini-market/Souvenir shop
- Watersports nearby, separately managed
- Bicycle hire nearby
Extra Charges
Some facilities may incur extra local charges, please see the A-Z Guide
Other Information
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In the UK, this holiday is only available from the Thomson Group.
Our rating
4
Official Rating
4 Star
No. of floors
6
No. of lifts
4
No. of rooms
286
Room facilities
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All rooms have air-conditioning/heating, bathroom with shower, cable TV with 3 English channels, phone, mini-fridge, hairdryer and a balcony or terrace with sea views. Standard rooms have 2 beds and a sofa-bed as required. Larger twin rooms sleeping up to 2 adults and 2 children are available.
Room Upgrades
We also offer Family rooms
Family rooms sleep a minimum of 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children and a maximum of 4 adults or 3 adults and 1 child with a twin bedroom and double sofa-bed in the lounge.
Location
Back to top- On Obzor Bay with beach bars and restaurants
- Set in a relaxing and picturesque area
- 500m to the resort centre
Transfers
1 hour
Your guide to Obzor Beach, Bourgas Region
"Fun and friendly with an authentic Bulgarian atmosphere, Obzor is the perfect place to kick back and catch some rays."
Appropriately called Heliopolis, or ‘City of the Sun’, by the ancient Greeks, Obzor is a friendly and laid back little holiday resort, even at the height of the season. The Romans also liked the place, calling it Navlohos, and turning it into a key fortified trading settlement on the route between Constantinople and the Danube. They also built the Temple of Jupiter, some of the columns of which can still be seen in the park next to the town’s main square. However, unless you’re an archaeologist a trip to Obzor isn’t really about delving into the town’s history. It’s about relaxation in the time-honoured tradition of the sun, sea and sand holiday. The town’s superb beach, set against the stunning backdrop of the Stara Planina mountains, is the centre of attraction. And the most popular pastime for visitors is stretching out on a sunbed for some serious suntime, punctuated with the odd dip in the ocean. As for evening entertainment, Obzor is no Las Vegas, but the mostly family-run eateries serve up an attractive assortment of fare, both Bulgarian and cosmopolitan, plus there are several music bars where you can dance off your dinner. For a break from the beach life, hire a car and explore the coast road, which winds through some charming little hilltop villages and offers spectacular views of the coastline. You can also drive through rolling vineyards to the picturesque little coastal town of Byala, where you can sit in one of the harbour side fish restaurants and sample the catch of the day, complemented by a glass or two of the local Dimyat wine.
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Reviews
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Written on 01/09/2010, Anonymous said...
My boyfriend and i stayed in Riu Helios Bay in september,A lovely hotel,extremley clean,wherever you go something is being scrubbed or polished! A good variety of tastey food,only problem was choosing what to have! Beer and wine on tap for lunch and... more on this review
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Back to topThis smart-looking hotel scores a double coup – it sits on the beach and has a great pool scene, too.
With whitewashed walls, arched balconies and a terracotta roof, this place is classically good-looking. What’s more, it stretches out alongside a sandy beach, so it’s ideal in terms of location.
Sandwiched between the hotel and the beach, you’ll find the pool. It’s shaped like a number eight, and is fringed by a wide sun deck. Overlooking the scene, there’s a bar which does a good range of lunchtime snacks – think hotdogs, pasta and pizza.
For more in the way of food, the main hub is an international buffet with on-the-spot cooking stations. There’s also a restaurant serving a Bulgarian-themed menu - a top choice for your main is the lamb. And for after-dinner drinks, you’ve got a choice of the lobby or lounge bar – both have chairs spilling out on to terraces looking out at sea.
In terms of the accommodation itself, rooms are bright and smart-looking. Plush carpets and chunky mahogany furniture stand out against cream walls. In-room comforts come courtesy of air-conditioning, satellite TVs, and mini-fridges, while glass doors open on to large balconies. If you opt for an upgrade, you’ll get a sea view, too.
As for where you’ll find it, the hotel is less than a five-minute walk from the pretty town of Obzor.
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