For a summer holiday built around children, the bigger seafront resort offers more: 350 rooms and suites, a private sandy beach, three outdoor pools, five water slides and a club split by age. For warm water in any month, pick the smaller first-line hotel in Yurta, which keeps thermal pools at 38 and 36 °C and opens all year.
At a glance
| Fact | Voya Beach Resort, Sveti Vlas | Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas, Sveti Vlas |
|---|---|---|
| Check availability | Check availability | |
| Official category | 5-star | 5-star |
| Rooms on the hotel's own site, Differs | 350 | 120 |
| Brand | Not published | Grand Hotel Resorts by Pulse |
| Board | Ultra all-inclusive | Ultra all-inclusive |
| Adults-only | No | No |
| Address | ул. Пирин № 12, Свети Влас | м. Юрта под пътя, ул.Люлин № 4, Свети Влас |
Not published.Official category is the national tourist register category.
Voya Beach vs Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas at a glance
Voya Beach Resort is a large summer resort on its own sand, with an aquapark and two kids club age groups.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas trades size for a long season: thermal pools, spa and children's club run 365 days a year.
The two hotels in one table
| Hotel | Setting | Official category | Board | Rooms | Season | Kids club | Page | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voya Beach Resort | 12 Pirin Street, Sveti Vlas, private sandy beach | 5-star | UAI | 350 | seasonal | VOYAGER, 4 to 7 and 7 to 12 | View hotel | Check dates |
| Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas | Yurta district, Sveti Vlas, first line | 5-star | UAI | 115 rooms and 5 apartments | year-round | Happy Kids, 4 to 12 | View hotel | Check dates |
On the sand
Voya sits directly on the seafront with its own sandy beach. It gives no distance to the marina or the town, so check a map.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas stands on the first line in Yurta, with a private beach and a beach bar. The hotel gives three useful distances: 3 km to the centre of Sunny Beach, 1.5 km to Marina Dinevi and 25 km to Burgas Airport. More seafront addresses are on the Sveti Vlas beachfront page.
Pools: slides or warm water
Voya has three outdoor pools and the Voya Beach Aquapark with five water slides. Indoors there is a heated pool with space for children. Age rules for the indoor pool read differently on two of its pages, so ask at check-in.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas keeps five pools going all year: two indoor and two outdoor aquatonic thermal pools plus an outdoor shock pool. The indoor aquatonic pool and its jacuzzi hold 38 °C, and the outdoor thermal pool and jacuzzi stay at 36 °C. In summer an outdoor swimming pool and a children's pool open as well.
Kids clubs compared
The VOYAGER Kids Club splits children into two groups, 4 to 7 and 7 to 12. It has a game room, a small cinema and a mini sports pitch, plus children's meals. A mini disco runs daily, with a children's show weekly.
Happy Kids at the Yurta hotel takes ages 4 to 12 in more than 200 sq m and stays open 365 days a year, so a half-term or a winter break still has a club. More clubs are listed in kids club hotels across Bulgaria.
Spa and fitness
Voya runs SPA Voya and the Voya Beach Fitness & Wellness Center with a VFitness studio. Under 16s need an adult with them in the studio. Ask for the spa menu, as saunas are not listed.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas has a spa of more than 2,000 m². Inside are Finnish and salt saunas, steam baths, a Turkish bath and a laconium, with over 150 treatments. The steam bath, sauna, relaxation area and massage studios are adults only. The Pulse gym uses Technogym kit.
How the food works
At Voya, food and drink run around the clock. Chef's Market is the main buffet, Catch serves a late breakfast and snacks, and Blanca and Noble are à la carte rooms. The Lobby Bar never closes and puts out night snacks from 21:30 to 07:30. Waffles, gelato, sandwiches and a wine and cheese evening appear in high summer, weather permitting.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas also runs day and night. Buffet meals are served in the main restaurant, which seats 180 and has show cooking, and local and imported drinks are poured in the lounge bar, which has billiards and a view over the garden to the sea. An à la carte restaurant, a pool bar and a summer beach bar add choice. Use of the spa and gym is part of the stay. Ask which meal plans are on sale for your dates.
Conferences, parties and weddings
Voya has one Conference Center with up to 200 seats. Ask about weddings.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas lists separate figures by event: up to 120 for a conference, 200 for a wedding or gala dinner, and 80 for team building. Ideas for a seaside ceremony are in beach weddings at Black Sea hotels, and off-season groups can look at corporate retreats in Sveti Vlas.
Summer only or every month
The register lists Voya as seasonal, and the resort does not state its opening or closing dates. Ask before you book flights.
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas is year-round on the register, and the hotel says it is open 365 days a year. That suits a spring, autumn or winter break by the sea. Compare others in year-round hotels on the Black Sea.
Who each hotel suits
Voya Beach Resort suits:
- families who want slides, three outdoor pools and their own beach
- parents of children in two age bands who want separate club groups
- groups of up to 200 meeting in the summer season
Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas suits:
- couples and families travelling outside high summer
- spa guests who want warm thermal water and adults-only saunas
- wedding parties of up to 200, or anyone wanting a penthouse of 200 m²
Voya's family rooms are 35 m², and its sea view apartment is 50 m² with two bathrooms. The Yurta hotel runs from a 30 m² garden room to a 60 m² family room of two connected rooms. For every option in the town, see Sveti Vlas and the Sveti Vlas shortlist.
Questions
Is Voya Beach Resort open in winter?
Not as far as the record shows. The national tourism register lists it as seasonal, and the resort does not publish opening or closing dates. Ask the hotel before planning an autumn or spring trip. Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas, also in the town, is open all year with its thermal pools heated.
How warm are the thermal pools at Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas?
Indoors, the aquatonic pool and jacuzzi are kept at 38 °C. Outside, the thermal pool and jacuzzi hold a constant 36 °C. These four pools and an outdoor shock pool run all year, while the outdoor swimming pool and the children's pool are added only for the summer months.
How many rooms does Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas have?
The hotel's own pages describe 115 rooms and 5 apartments. Ask which room types are available for your dates and how many guests each one sleeps before you book anything. The apartments are the better fit for families who want more space than a standard room gives.
Can children use the spa at Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas?
Partly. The steam bath, sauna, relaxation area and massage studios are kept for adults. Children can enjoy the year-round Happy Kids club for ages 4 to 12, and in summer a separate children's pool opens. Ask the spa desk which thermal pools younger guests may use and at what times.
Which hotel has more for children in summer?
Voya, mainly. It adds five water slides, three outdoor pools and a private sandy beach to a kids club with two age groups, a cinema and a sports pitch. Grand Hotel Sveti Vlas offers a club for 4 to 12 and a summer children's pool, but no slides are listed.