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Reviews of 5 Vintage Guest House

3 out of 5
5 Vintage Guest House
49 William Gladstone Street, Sofia

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 74 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 102 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area. Bed and pillows comfortable. Reception land cleaning ladies very kind and polite. everything well thought and placed accordingly.complimentary coffee and snacks are a great gesture! Electric heating comfortable and sufficient. Albena does a great job.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All nice. Just a bit pricey but worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely central Sofia guesthouse
This is a great place to stay in Sofia! For me, the location was perfect in a super central area in a neighbourhood with plenty of restaurants, cafés and independent shops. A main high street for chain stores and restaurants was just a couple minutes walk away too. From here I managed to walk around most of the city for what I wanted to see. The room was lovely, very cute, spacious and was really clean. Plus a powerful shower and nice towels and hair dryer provided. The staff were lovely and helpful too. The kitchenette had all amenities - a microwave, hob, fridge, even a little oven. Tea and coffee were provided with a kettle to make whenever you fancied. Would stay here again for sure!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is like family house with a lot of vibes from the old days, mixed with the convenience of living at the right in the heart of Sofia in the now days. Perfect location and very friendly and attentive staff. I really enjoyed staying there and definitely I will return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Vera

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Madryn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adorable guest house with clean facilities and amenities. Some rooms have shared shower and toilet facilities, but some have a private bath. The shared kitchen is fully equipped with everything you'd need for cooking, and coffee and tea are provided. Very helpful staff will hold your luggage after checkout, as well as calling a cab.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

ALA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Nice staff. And very affordable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bryony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Downtown home from home
Lovely space, great downtown location and really friendly staff. Free snacks and a space to hangout.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bulgaria Break
A short break in Sofia the name of my Grandma the staff & owner were extremely helpful and hospitable throughout I would fully recommend staying here Paul
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gulsah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small but amazing property. Location is the best, right on the heart of the city center, nice neighborhood. Room was nicely decorated, very clean. Nice and helpful staff. Lots of guides and brochures available. The kitchen area was our favorite part. It gives the property a very homey feel. We were very happy with our stay, thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shaunterria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay here was very pleasant even though I was only there 1 night. The only issue I had was when I first arrived nobody was there even though they were supposed to be open at 10am. I had to waited and was greeted as if I was disturbing her. However I was able to leave my bags and walk around. The room was very comfortable and nice, the Aesthetics was very pleasing. Also I left my AirPods there and reached out to them and they have been very helpful to assist me with getting them back. I would definitely stay here again.

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good overall
Very nice Creaky floorboards Lovely staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vessela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A clean, cozy, and comfortable setting in a renovated house in the heart of Sofia. Close to so many points of interest in the city, and near a metro station if you need to get to the outskirts of the city. The staff is friendly, the rooms are comfortable, and the price is right. I will stay here again next time I am visiting Sofia.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I'm coming through Sofia again soon and I'll definitely rebook my stay here - the location was perfect. within a few blocks is the main pedestrian throughway of the city, some outdoor cafes and bookstores, parks, shopping, dining (modern and traditional). It was so quiet and peaceful. It was so clean that I actually felt like I smelled *better* when I left. And outside the hostel is a cute little courtyard with various little cute kitties. It's everything I could have hoped for and I highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent guesthouse
A terrific little guest house, clean, central, modern and stylish, free tea, coffer and snacks. A really great base for Sofia!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Hakim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Amazing, close to vitoshka,quite and c6
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Bina

Travelled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Timon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ticking many boxes
Excellent place on an excellent location. The mattresses might be getting a bit old though, but overall we had a great time!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Thank you for being our guest and for your kind words. You are always welcome with us.

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 30 Mar,2022
This guest has not been accommodated with us.. The guest can not have a real impressions of our accommodation,and services as this booking has been canceled. We find this comment unacceptable and malicious We kindly ask the Expedition team to remove this comment.

10/10 Excellent

Valentyna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best option to stay in Sofia if the economical reason matters. Central location, clean and safe. The only downside is the window facing a street. But there are only two rooms like that. On a other hand those are the cheapest ones.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Thank you for being our guest and for your kind words. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Manjit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful Place to Stay
What a lovely place! So welcoming and cosy! Perfect location in the centre of the city. Albena is so friendly and helpful! Thank you :)
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Thank you for being our guest and for your kind words. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Miroslav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
This is a fantastic place to stay in Sofia! The interior of the hotel is really vintage and it will give you a soft, homey feeling. It has all contemporary necessities and it is located in the center of the Bulgarian capital, close to any point if your interests. The staff is extremely friendly and will make your stay memorable. I highly recommend this hotel! Thank you very much for making my stay so pleasant !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Thank you for being our guest and for your kind words. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Catharine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute room and cozy. Great service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chava

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a really great stay! Central but not noisy. Very clean. The room was a tad small
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Dear Guest, thank you for chhosing 5 Vintage GH for your stay in Sofia. Thank you for sharing ther assessment of your stay with us. We are always pleased to receive feedback from our guest so we stay informed about how much our guests like our accommodation and our services and what impressions we have left for them. I assure you that we will do everything we can to improve our work, in order to make our guests' stay more comfortable and to not repeat such unpleasant mistakes We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. 5VGH Sofia

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It really is home from home. There are quirky items and messages around the place which all add tona homeliness. It is so convenient for all the main sites as well
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Albena on 9 Apr,2022
Thank you for being our guest and for your kind words. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Irit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Homely feeling
A wonderful Cosy vintage hotel Excellent design very clean Worm and welcoming hospitality by both the Aleena’s Perfect location very close to vitosha boulevard but in a very quiet street. Warmly recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova- menager on 5 Dec,2019
Thank you very much for being our guest. Thank you for recomendations. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Lux

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a fairly old town house converted to a guest house. The building is pleasnt with a nice courtyard. The street is quiet but within easy walking distance of the centre of town. The bathroom was very good and the room itself attractive, but the bed needed a better matress
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 21 Jun,2019
Thank you for your time to rate our place of accommodation. Hope you enjoyed your stay with 5 VINTAGE GH. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Gill, Liverpool

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location within 2 minutes of main boulevard and ideal for shopping and sightseeing. Unlimited free tea and coffee and Bulgarian sweets and snacks nice touch. Great shower. Quiet room. Very nicely furnished. Small balcony off dining kitchen. Microwave, oven, dishwasher, fridge etc all provided. Washing machine and dryer. Umbrellas. It was fantastic value for money and had a great week. Could t fault it really. As described.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 21 Jun,2019
Thank you for your time to rate our place of accommodation. Hope you enjoyed your stay with 5 VINTAGE GH. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem
Amazing guest house - clean, well managed, and well located
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 2 Jul,2019
Thank you very much for your time to rate our place of accommodation. Hope you had a great time here. Will be happy to meet you again.

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 25 Apr,2019
Thank you you very much for choosing 5 Vintage Sofia. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 25 Apr,2019
Thank you you very much for choosing 5 Vintage Sofia. You are always welcome with us.

10/10 Excellent

Selamawit T.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay in Sofia
Oh my God...where shall I begin. Such a beautiful, cosy, artistic, vintage, guest house with an excellent test. I wish I could be there just to look and enjoy the guest house!!! It really is a beautiful place, welcoming, centrally located (everything you would want to see is a walking distance from it). When it comes comfort and cleanliness, it is very clean and comfortable. I really advise anyone who will visit Sofia to stay at this lovely Guest House.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 17 Apr,2019
Dear Selamawit T., thank you for your time rate our place of accommodation. We appreciate the appreciation of each of our guests and we strive to be better and better. Thank you for choosing us. You are always welcome with 5VGH.

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 3 Apr,2019
Dear Martin, thank you for your time to rate our place of accommodation. We will be happy to meet you again. Regards, 5VGH

8/10 Good

Berin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Amazing location, right on the main Vitosha Boulevard. Close to the metro station, fabulous restaurants, shops, and caffe shops. Very clean, helpful staff, warm recommendation to everyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 3 Apr,2019
Dear Berin, thank you for your time to rate our place of accommodation. Hope that your stay with 5 Vintage was great. We will be happy to meet you again. Regards, 5VGH

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Whatever they do, they do with real style. Excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 21 Mar,2019
Thank you for staying with us and for your time to rate our place of accommodation. Regards, 5VGH Sofia

10/10 Excellent

Oded

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy to come back here
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Oded

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My best place to stay in Sofia to date
I love the location, right at the heart of Sofia, next to beautiful places to have breakfast and dinner in. The place itself is always very clean and tidy with friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Li Qi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable guesthouse near to pedestrian street
This is a comfortable quiet guesthouse with shared kitchen and dining area (you can do some simple cooking/heating/coffee and get snacks in the common area). It's only a street away from the main pedestrian street, very convenient. The office hours of the guesthouse are listed as 9am to 7pm but I don't believe they actually follow those hours. They end earlier on the weekends and even on the day I was supposed to depart they originally told me I could only leave my luggage till 430pm (they extended when I came back at 430pm to retrieve it). Choose this place if you don't intend to arrive or depart out of hours such as 10am to 5pm...
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Albena Dimitrova on 16 Nov,2018
Dear Guest, thank you for your time to rate 5 VINTAGE GH Sofia. Kindly be note that our reception is open daily from 10:00 to 19:00, although we are usually here late at night For non- working hours and/ or for emergencies we have left free phones to contact our guests 24/7. We are always close by and we are ready to help if needed. Our guests are free to arrive or leave at any convenient time, without taking into account the reception opening hours. We would like to assure you that we have created a well-functioning organization for this. Thank you. Regards 5VGH

8/10 Good

Bjoern

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great alternative and excellent value for money
Great location. Mix of high end hostel and boutique B&B. Nice design and attention to detail. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home
Great stay ... really enjoyed it .. home away from home.. the only thing I would say is if the staff could be more friendly and more welcoming it would be a very top service! Greeting people when arriving is important rather than saying please leave your bag there. Overall lovely place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

JUOZAS

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So adorable!
Super cute hotel with a very central location. Easy to take the metro from the airport to Serdica and a 5-10 minute walk to the hotel. Would def stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy, nice amenities, comfortable bed, and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Natalia, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best cosy budget hotel in Sofia
Great mini hotel, it feels like home. It is super clean and cosy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Roumiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a little jewel of a hotel in the centre of Sofia. It’s clean, safe and the staff really welcoming and helpful. Ideally located in the heart of the city this small hotel has all you need for the independent traveller.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved the atmosphere and decoration of the property. Very cosy and chilled place. Unfortunately tge AC did not blow cold air so it was quite hot in the room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location...
Excellent location just a few minutes walk from Vitosha boulevard and a nicely decorated apartment with a shared kitchen, however we had to call the receptionist at check in/check out as the reception was locked. Both my husband and I were bitten multiple times throughout the night by mosquitoes that had got into the room however this isn't really down to the hotel. Overall we had a good stay and the apartment was convenient for our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018