Villa Bella - A Rila Monastery Adventure

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Scored 8.3
Rated very good

Staff

9.6

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Villa Bella in Kocerinovo offers three bedrooms and a living room. Each room includes air-conditioning, a kitchen, and a dining area. Guests can relax on the terrace or in the garden, enjoying free WiFi throughout the property. Convenient Facilities: The bed and breakfast provides free on-site private parking, luggage and ski storage, and free WiFi. Family rooms are available, and the property features a sofa bed and outdoor furniture for added comfort. Local Attractions: Located 107 km from Sofia Airport, Villa Bella is near Regional Historic Museum (14 km), Park Bachinovo (16 km), Rila Monastery (28 km), and Aquapark Blagoevgrad (14 km). Activities such as skiing, hiking, and cycling are available.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

  • Free private parking available on-site

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Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 single bed
and
1 double bed
Bedroom 2
1 sofa bed
Bedroom 3
1 double bed
Living room
2 sofa beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Audrone_
    Lithuania Lithuania
    “Welcoming hosts. Clean and cozy. Delicious breakfast - grandma's baked banitsa and yogurt. Good grandfather's rakia. Pleasant communication with their grandson, many thanks to him”
  • Miklos
    Ukraine Ukraine
    “It's a very comfy place to stay with facilities for hanging around/eating/[arty outside in the small yard. The hosts are exceptionally friendly, and they can prepare you some domestic home-made dishes.”
  • Laura
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Baba Milka and Diado Emil are the kindest and sweetest hosts!! They welcomed us with warm hearts and made us feel instantly at home! Diado Emil treated us to home-made rakia in their beautiful garden, and told us stories, gave us wisdom. We bought...”
  • Sergii
    Ukraine Ukraine
    “Всё очень понравилось. Если ещё буду ехать в Грецию, - буду стараться здесь ночевать.”
  • Marcel
    Netherlands Netherlands
    “Na alle sleutels in kluisjes aan hekken en brievenbussen was het persoonlijk contact met dit bejaarde Bulgaarse echtpaar een verademing. De villa ademt een ouderwets huiselijke sfeer.”
  • Coline
    France France
    “L’accueil était très chaleureux et agréable. L’emplacement était sur la route pour se rendre au monastère.”
  • Zhelyazko
    Bulgaria Bulgaria
    “Много приятни и любезни възрастни хора - от онези, които ще те посрещнат с усмивка, ще те заприказват по такъв начин, че ще ти се иска да останеш още. Домът им беше чист, спретнат и приверлив. Да са живи и здрави още дълги години!”
  • Stefanie
    Germany Germany
    “nettes Haus mit Gartenlaube und 2 süßen Katzen Omi spricht nur bulgarisch, war aber sehr nett Verkauf eigener Produkte”
  • Daniel
    Switzerland Switzerland
    “Ein einmaliges Erlebnis! Das Zimmer war sehr sauber und Oma Milka kümmert sich sehr herzlich um die Gäste! Sprachlich hilft Google Translate 😉 Unbedingt Banitsa zum Frühstück bestellen, macht Oma selbst! Sehr gemütlich war der Gartensitzplatz und...”
  • Scott
    Ecuador Ecuador
    “This is a great place to position for a visit to Rila Monastery. With Google Translate, our conversations with Grandma Milka went great! We asked her to cook supper and breakfast for us. We also bought some of Grandpa Emil's wine and honey. The...”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Grandma Milka and Grandpa Emil

9.6
Host review score
Grandma Milka and Grandpa Emil
Welcoming Airbnb guests since 2014 (fully renovated in Nov 2022), grandma Milka and grandpa Emil will be happy to welcome you in their home and offer you genuine warm hospitality and chance to taste homemade goods such as banitsa, cake, wine, rakia and honey! Villa Bella can be your gateway to great adventures in the Rila mountain region and the Rila monastery.
Your very hospitable hosts, grandma Milka and grandpa Emil are an elderly couple who lived in Kocherinovo all their life. They live on the second floor of the house. They are both retired and these days take care of the house, welcome guests and make honey, rakia and red wine. All those are available for purchase if you like to taste some home made goodies.
The villa welcomes guests year round and it is a great choice for people who enjoy eco and mountain tourism. Grandma Milka and grandpa Emil will be happy to welcome you in their home and offer you genuine warm hospitality and chance to taste their homemade goods such as banitsa, wine, rakia, honey and depending on the season some fruits and vegetables from the garden! Located 600 meters from Kocherinovo center, villa Bella offers a one bedroom apartment, one triple room and one double room. All rooms share a bathroom with shower, the kitchen and the dining area. A garden with barbecue facilities is available for our guests. Your hosts live on the second floor and have separate entrance. Parking is available on site. The house comes with fully equipped kitchen and dining area. It also features a bathroom with shower. Free coffee and tea can normally be found in the cupboards (based on availability). WiFi connection is available throughout the house. Free WiFi, provided by the municipality, is also available at the central square of the town.
Languages spoken: Bulgarian,English

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 4 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 21:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Villa Bella - A Rila Monastery Adventure in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 21:00:00 and 07:00:00.

License number: 34215