Could not fault this hotel at all, by Bulgarian standards its definately worthy of the 4* rating. One of the better hotels around and about this area. Rooms spacious and clean. Bathroom on the small side, with a corner shower which an adult can just about manage in. Who needs to spend a long time in the shower or the bathroom on holiday, the wet floor soon dries out!

Lifts do break down frequently, there arn't enough of them unfortunately, so they get over loaded as you can be waiting a while. Sunbeds, it's a shame they don't operate a policy like at the Arda and the hotels around, whereby no-one is allowed to leave a towel on a bed unless they really are using it. Can't believe how selfish some families are, they bags four or more beds before 8 am, and then only use a couple,their kids are in and out of the pool and don't use the beds. Some people just leave their towels out all day and don't use the beds at all.

Food in hotel is fine, there is plenty of choice, there are plenty of restaurants around and about if you want a change. The entertainment is none existent in the hotel, but who goes on holiday to sit in the hotel night after night.

Overall would recomend this place, staff are very helpful and try their best at all times.

Ive read some of the reports on this hotel and I'm quite baffled... Either i was staying at another meridian or some people wouldn't know 4 star if it jumped up and bit them on the bum no offence.

So if you are someone who is accustomed to 4 star you will be disappointed.. The rooms were average but the wet room system in the toilets with children was very dangerous and there were reports of leaking toilets etc..

The staff were torn faced and never helpful.. The lifts were always broken and couldnt hold very many... And as there were so many people in this hotel it was a joke.. In fact one lift went through the roof the day before we got there and was out of action the whole time...

The restaurant was on the top floor and wasnt worth going through the hassle to get there the food was rank and the service was shocking dirty tables etc.. The grill chef had a tip tin on his counter which I thought was a bit of a cheek as the food was cold, overcooked, raw and dried up.. So we ate out..

The position of this hotel might suit young people or couples as it is in a central location but this was a draw back for us.. There wasnt an adequate pool area and what was there was overcrowded with just a handful of beds for so many rooms..

I've read that some people bailed out to the hotel next door which we did on a few occasions as well but you dont pay to go to one hotel and have to use the facilities at another...

There were a lot of restaurants outside the hotel but they weren't great and not that cheep either but apart from that not much else to do for families.. And there was a lot of dodgy money exchange scams pick pockets etc going on as well be very careful...

There were also prostitutes hanging around the bar attached to the hotel...this was a 2 star hotel until last year and believe me it still is so dont be fooled... There are much better hotels in sunny beach... In fact there are much better places to visit than sunny beach id never go back...

We had a fantastic holiday in the meridien hotel. The staff were extremely helpful and nice. The hotel is immaculate, there are staff cleaning 24 hours a day, we got our towels changed every day and our room cleaned every day.

The food wasn't great, but there was plenty choice and it was edible so it wasn't that bad. The only thing we found wrong with the hotel was the glass lifts in the lobby.

They always seemed to be breaking down. On our last day there, one of them malfunctioned and flew upwards to the top floor over shot the floor level and hit the ceiling cracking all the glass and causing a huge bang, no one was in the lift at the time which was a blessing.

Don't let this put you off though as there are enclosed lifts aswell and there were never any problems with those.

The hotel is a gemit certainly lives up to the description in the brochure.We were H/Board,and after reading some of the reviews, we expected the standard of the food to be poor. Nothing could be further from the truth!!

There were plenty of salads, vegetables, fresh fruit as well as piping hot stuff like potatoes, pasta and rice, meats and fish.
Breakfast was the usual european fare, but all perfectly acceptable.

The Meridien is very clean and there are armies of staff to make it so,they are good at there job.

The location is perfect with lots of restaurant/pubs,right on the "doorstep", if you do get the chance I recommend the Picadilly, I loved the Pork Spindle and the steaks are fabulous. Although to be truthful we never had a poor meal at any restaurant.

There is a bar right next to the hotel Alviso (think) the cocktails there are the best (wife)also try Khans Tent or a gypsy evening at Juzhni Noshti the back of the hotel,but be careful crossing the road it is horrendous.

We had to get out at night cos there is no entertainment in the hotel.The only real critisism and it is nothing really is that some of the food,which is laid out buffet style,was not labelled.

Some guests looked at it as if they had been personally insulted.I would also say that the pool is only just big enough for the size of the hotel and the adjacent sunbathing areas soon get full,but the beach is only about 500 metres away.

We all loved the country the resort and the hotel and intend going there again.

We found the Meridien hotel to be very nice, we stayed in a superior room which was very spacious and well maintained, clean towels daily and beds changed twice weekly.

All staff very friendly and very helpful. The girls in the bar at the back of the hotel are great as is Jackie who greets you when you go for a drink.

Cannot really comment on food as we ate out every day had breakfast once which I found to be good.

Would definitely recommend this hotel and we will definitely go back.

On our arrival at 6.00am we were told that they hadn't a room for us and was sent to the Arda behind which was a real dive. Came back at 1.00pm and was given our room, every time we had a shower the bathroom floor flooded so we were wading in water. I was put in a room surrounded by groups of lads who came home at 4.00am and shouted, threw up etc outside my door, after complaining for five days I got moved.

Pool area very slippy loads of kids including mine fell over and banged their heads, after we had a storm on the Sunday. The pool was closed for 2 days because of glass in it. When it was reopened I found glass still in pool and reported it and the receptionist shrugged her shoulders and dealt with someone else.

Breakfast was good just a bit repetitive.

Lifts broke down regularly, maid hardly cleaned room at all.

Met a lovely guy called Jacky who works for the pub outside, really friendly took a shine to my son even came in the pool to teach him to swim, which was great.

Won't be visiting this hotel next year has gone down hill from last year, pity really because its in a great location.

We ate out every nite in the National just over road from hotel, Miko who greats you outside, or Mr Baywatch as he likes to called! is fantastic.

THIS IS NEVER A FOUR STAR RATED HOTEL.. and I'd like a few choice words with whoever gave it its rating, after all that is how people in other countries make informed choices to suit there particular needs when travelling abroad.

I can only say that if you visit this hotel after reading my review on your own head be it. I decided as it was Bulgaria and that there hotels have a reputation for being quite poor id go 4 star and avoid being stuck in a hovel for two weeks.

When we arrived at the hotel we thought it was a bit odd that we were parked in a side street but this was the main entrance to this so called 4 star hotel. The rooms were alright and somewhat modern and i was on the 4th floor of a ten story hotel, which was a god send I was to find out later, but that was all that was good about this hotel.

The showers were useless due to the fact that you could only use them for about 30 seconds before they started to overflow in to the rest of the bathroom and with a four year old running around this was very dangerous so I had to shower in little dribs and drabs.

The staff when alerted to this problem could of cared less and in all were as unhelpful as they could possibly be at all times with everyone.

The location of the hotel was a nightmare as it was situated on a main road, this meant that i couldn't let my 4 year old out of my sight.

The road was also only one meter from the pool area which was tiny, this was the only communal area except for the reception area which at best can maybe seat 20 guests and that was were most people going home congregated until there departure, so hence no seats. there was no communal recreation areas and there was no were for my fourteen and four year old to play or have any space to throw a ball etc.

The sun beds were another nightmare there were 50 beds for 500 rooms and I would have made an effort to put my towel down at 2 in the morning if it had been worth it but the pool area was unpassable for anyone, and you had no chance if you were not stable on your feet or with a pram as there was no space between beds or space between the pool and the beds for that matter.

The food was also hell if you ever did manage to get up to the restaurant which is on the 10th floor and as the lifts were tiny and would only take four in two of them and six in the other one that was working you were really annoyed by the time you got up there. keep in mind they are advertising this as a four star hotel.

I've never had service so poor in any other hotel in my life and I've travelled the world, the plates were the size of a side plate and that was for your main course they were dirty and if you didn't get up for dinner early you were then left to set your own table cutlery and all, while waiting staff stood around doing nothing. And to top it all the choice of food was hardly worth the effort of getting there, I like continental food and so do my children but we were left with undercooked and sometimes gone off slop most of the time we only ate a little desert ice cream etc we did go for breakfast and again manky tables and setting them yourself. But it was eggs eggs and more eggs and toast that took 2 weeks to get toasted, but the breakfast in the restaurants outside the hotel were just as bad and no way was I paying twice for the same crap. We ate out for the rest of our meals and as we hadn't budgeted for that it was an extra expense that I could of done without not to mention the hassle of going out to eat every night and the food outside wasn't that great or that cheap either.

We also had two days of hard rain that totally soaked my room and I spent the whole day trying to ebb the flow of the water coming through my windows and ceiling. And after all this chaos and inconvenience there was no apology or any recompense from the hotel or reps, infact it was our children that helped bail the water out of reception without even a thank you. My cleaner was great and she did get a nice tip when we left as we are always a bit messy on holiday and she and the rest of the cleaners were the only members of staff that was pleasant and at all helpfull... there are however a few good hotels in Sunny Beach the Iberostar and the Globus were two that got good reports from people I knew staying in them but there were a lot of complaints from people on my flight home about lots of hotels beware...

Even though we went B&B, we only had breakfast on the last day. There wasnt a great deal of choice by the time we got upstairs, as it took almost 15 mins as the lift (only 1 was working in main reception the whole 2 weeks we was there) was full or went straight past us.

Hotel was clean & the maids came in every day even though some days we didnt leave the room till lunch time.

Staff seemed quite helpful. There was times when waiting for the safety deposit key, the receptionist would serve someone else. But all in all polite.

Entertainment?!? By the time we came back to the hotel, it was early hours & the music was quite loud & usually the same CD.

The hotel its self s well worth another visit. My daughter asked if we was going to book again for next year before we had even finished the holiday. Would definately go back again, even if only to see Tommy, Miro & Ivan in Franko's, who were the life & soul of the holiday, made everyone feel welcome.

We all thought this was a superb hotel. It was very clean with maid service every day clean towels daily and bed changed twice in our one week.

Only had breakfast which was very good with everything you could want, hot food, cereals, yoghurt's & fruit pancakes breads and juice tea or coffee. it is very cheap to eat out if you get bored with all of this.

Hotel is in a great location near the centre of sunny beach (15mins walk) or the little trains for 2 leva (70p approx). near enough to walk to beach

Staff extremely friendly and willing to help any way they can.

Entertainment leaves a lot to be desired same couple singing (badly) most nights.

Just returned home from Sunny Beach, Meridian Centre.
On the whole very nice hotel,We had a huge room with lots of storage. Very small balcony overlooking the main street (plenty to watch!)

Main downfall was the very small bathroom with a corner shower with a curtain. The floor was swimming after use and very dangerous,(there was drainage in the floor)but then again how long do u spend in there?

Breakfast was ok, usual cereals, fruit, fry ups, pancakes.Evening meal was a bit bland but we didnt go hungry.

Good location, 5mins to beach and resort centre
Staff were on the whole quiet, and entertainment was non existant. Small bar playing music tapes.