Register check
Is this hotel really 5-star in the register?
Type a hotel name in English or Bulgarian. The check looks it up among the 168 valid category 5 entries in Bulgaria's national tourism register and shows the certificate, the category order and the expiry date.
Type a hotel name, in English or Bulgarian, to check it.
How to read a result
A match means the register holds a valid category 5 entry under that name. The certificate number identifies the entry. The category order is the decision that set the current category, and a certificate runs for five years from it. In the last three months of that term, the operator files to confirm the category, and an inspection follows.
Some properties hold two entries, so one hotel can return two results. Hotel, holiday village and apartment complex results are listed together. Villas appear under their own heading.
When nothing matches
A missing result is not proof that a property has no category. It may hold four stars or fewer, its register name may differ from its brand name, or its certificate may have expired. Booking sites often show their own star labels, which do not always match the register. The official register itself can be searched by town and category.
The data behind the check
The full list, with counts by region and type and a log of changes between register pulls, is on the register data page. The same list can be downloaded as a CSV file.
Questions
Where does the list come from?
It is a copy of every valid category 5 entry in Bulgaria's national tourism register, the categorization register kept by the Ministry of Tourism. The copy holds 168 entries: 138 hotels, 26 villas and 4 other places to stay.
A hotel calls itself 5-star but is not found. What does that mean?
Only that no valid category 5 entry matches the name you typed. The property may hold a lower category, it may be registered under a different name from the one it trades under, or its certificate may have lapsed. Try one distinctive word from the name, then check the official register by town.
Why are villas shown apart from hotels?
The register grades villas as their own type, with their own rules, so a villa result is listed under its own heading.
Can the data be reused?
Yes. The same list is available as a CSV file, with the certificate number, type, place, category order and expiry date for each entry.