Palma de Majorca, 25 May 2021

RIU’s reactivation continues with four hotels opening in Bulgaria

  • The RIU chain announces the reopening of four of its hotels in Bulgaria, located in Sunny Beach, Obzor and Golden Sands
  • All hotels reopen ready to receive their guests with the best service and security guarantees

RIU Hotels & Resorts announces the reopening of four of its hotels in Bulgaria, located in Sunny Beach, Obzor and Golden Sands. The hotels are prepared to receive their guests and provide them with the best service and with the maximum health and safety guarantees. On May 20th, Riu Palace Sunny Beach and Riu Helios Paradise in Sunny Beach, returned to operations, and Riu Helios Bay (Obzor) will join them a few days later on May 28th, followed by Riu Astoria, located in Golden Sands on June 4th. With these reopening’s, as well as the hotel Riu Pravets Resort (Pravets) which has been open since June 2020, RIU returns strongly in Bulgaria, where only two hotels are waiting to reopen.

The 5-star Riu Palace Sunny Beach hotel, located on an excellent seaside location, provides 335 fully-equipped rooms and has a private area on the beach with direct access only for guests. This ‘adults only’ hotel offers RIU’s outstanding 24-hour all-inclusive service, free WiFi and a wide range of cuisine. The 4-star Riu Helios Paradise, located right on the beach, off the coast of the Black Sea, is an ideal choice for all those looking for a holiday that combines entertainment and relaxation. The hotel offers a total of 597 rooms, 24-hour all-inclusive service and a wide range entertainment program for adults and children.

The four-star all-inclusive hotel Riu Helios Bay, enjoys a seafront location on Obzor Beach. It offers 318 rooms and free WiFi throughout the hotel. Surrounded by gardens and small wooded hills this hotel offers the best assets to guarantee excellent holidays. Meanwhile the 4-star all- inclusive property Riu Astoria, located directly on the seafront promenade in Sunny Beach surprises its guests with its modern construction and services, providing 531 rooms and a memorable experience for every family member.

All RIU Hotels and its employees are willing to offer a modern and complete experience to their customers once again, always offering them the maximum possible guarantees of health and safety with the application of the Security Protocols developed by the chain in collaboration with the consulting firm Preverisk included in the RIU COVID-19 Manual. The chain has extensive experience with the management of these strict protocols since it has been applying them in all its operating hotels since the first reopening, on May 25th, 2020. At RIU, workers and guests have the maximum security guarantees without forgetting to enjoy and relax.

About RIU Hotels & Resorts

The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family's third generation. The company specialises in holiday resorts and over 78% of its establishments offer its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU is expanding its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has 97 hotels in 21 countries. In 2023, the chain welcomed 6,4 million guests and provided jobs for a total of 35,808  employees. RIU is currently the world's 36th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean's most popular, the largest in Spain in terms of revenue and the fourth largest in number of rooms.