Just spent a week at the Balkan Jewel Resort and S...

Just spent a week at the Balkan Jewel Resort and Spa and for the price it was great. Staff lovely and location stunning if a little remote. For me, a car was essential but the hotel will run you to the local towns of Bansko and Razlog and pick you up again later. It's primarily a ski resort and as such we were visiting out of season.
We opted for B&B and I don't think they are too used to British guests. The menu very much caters to Bulgarian taste and is mainly cucumber and tomato! Cheese and salami are also on offer but there is only a buffet when there are lots of other guests (there were only 4 other guests when we visited!) Also the evening restaurant is very limited, unsurprisingly, when there are so few guests.

The Pirin National Park is absolutely stunning and well worth a drive. The border with Greece is about an hour and a half.