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        Rodina Hotel is one of Sofia's most modern luxury hotels Built in line with late twentieth-century architectural tendencies, the hotel provides all the necessary services and conveniences for the contemporary traveler.
        Rodina Hotel is situated next to "Russki Pametnik" (Russian Monument) Square which was built to commemorate Alexander II and his troops who liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke. The square is also the crossroad of the two main roads to Greece in the south and Serbia in the west. The hotel is only a few minutes from the administrative, cultural and commercial centres of Sofia. While Russki Pametnik Sq gives the comment of historical past in contemporary Sofia, Rodina Hotel brings in the atmosphere of today - cosiness, effectiveness, dynamics, style.
        The hotel offers 523 rooms, six suites and one presidential suite, all furnished with refined taste in warm and soothing tones. Each room has air conditioning, satellite television and satellite telephone connections. Three of the twenty one floors have linking rooms for families with children.
       The presidential suite offers a luxury base for work and relaxation. Blooming with plants and flowers, the spacious lounge area is ideal for business talks and entertaining. The dining room is fitted out in traditional Bulgarian style, woodcarvings decorate the heavy dark wood furniture. With a small kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms there is plenty of room for some to relax while others work or entertain guests. If you don't feel like leaving your room, then you can always rely on 24-hour room service.
       Your stay will be enhanced by the friendly and professional service of the hotel's staff.
       The Rodina Hotel has earned a high reputation in the field of business and congress tourism. The congress centre on R floor consists of business lounges, a bar and a restaurant. A separate official entrance can be made available for your guests. The conference space is divided into three halls, but folding doors mean that the space can be used in a variety of ways. Used to full capacity, the conference hall can seat 300 people. The Rodina boasts Bulgaria's only congress centre using the most modern Philips equipment and offering simultaneous interpreting in five languages. The halls are also appropriate for exhibitions and trade fairs. A bar, open-air terrace and restaurant seating 180 are available to guests of the congress centre. Smaller conference halls are situated on M floor and are suitable for business talks, interviews and general meetings. They are quiet, sunny and elegantly furnished. All rooms feature air conditioning; Struma seats 40, whilst Yantra and Mesta seat 20.
       Sports lovers can choose from a wealth of sports facilities in the hotel's own sports centre. You can work out with weights and exercise machines in the fitness hall or freshen up with a swim in our indoor pool. Round it all with a relaxing sauna and massage. The poolside cafe provides a variety of refreshments. All necessary amenities are to be found within the hotel itself. The business centre in the foyer offers a whole range of business services for all guests, including fax and telex. You can make hotel and restaurant reservations, book airline tickets or hire a car. Numerous excursions are available to acquaint the hotel's guests with other parts of Bulgaria and its historical past, with its customs and traditions and with Bulgarian folklore. The hotel's own minibus takes tourists on a one-day tour of Sofia, or excursions to some of the national treasures such as Rila Monastery, Kopnvshtitsa, Old Plovdiv. Nature-lovers can enjoy a stay on Vitosha mountain or in the mountain resort of Borovets. The foyer houses several boutiques offering casual wear, souvenirs and various necessities. A hair-dressing salon, frequented by the stars of the entertainment world, is on hand to put the finishing touches to your appearance from 8 am - 7 30 pm every day.
        Fast and efficient services include laundry, dry cleaning and ironing.
        The open-air car park and underground garage on three stories can accommodate up to 250 cars.
        You can dance the night away in the hotel's night club which is open from 11 pm to 4 30 am and offers an exciting variety show as well as a wonderful view over the lights of Sofia city centre. Followers of the wheel of fortune won't miss the chance to visit the hotels casino from 9 pm to 4 am.
       Rodina restaurants provide you with modern design, pleasant atmosphere and excellent cuisine from all over the world. The Grill Restaurant on the ground floor offers breakfasts and traditional Bulgarian dishes with quick service. The Panorama Restaurant, on the top floor of the hotel, serves tasty Bulgarian and international cuisine from 7 pm to 1 am coupled with amiable surroundings and a breathtaking view of Sofia by night. The Winter Garden provides excellent food, fast service and the relaxing surroundings of an indoor garden. The Chinese restaurant, whose head chef is Chinese and holds a black belt for his culinary skills, serves authentic Chinese cuisine.

 

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