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About this property
Hotel Lion is located in the centre of Sofia, just steps away from the Lavov Most Metro Station and a few minutes' walk from Alexander Nevski Cathedral and the Vitosha shopping boulevard. It provides free Wi-Fi and the cafeteria serves breakfast and snacks. Hotel Lion provides air-conditioned, spacious rooms with fully equipped bathrooms, a work desk, minibar and cable TV. Cafe 1920 offers various breakfast options and delisios specialties prepared with local products, all day brunch, sweets, speciality coffee, cocktails. There you can also unwind with your favourite beverage. A 10-minute walk will take you to the famous Women's Market, the Tsentralni Hali shopping hall and the popular landmark Central Bath House. The Lion is a 20-minute drive to Sofia Airport and airport transfer is offered against extra charge. It is 500 metres from the Main Train and Bus Station.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Gareth
United Kingdom“The location. It is close to Sofia Train Station and Sofia Bus Station. The centre is within a 10 minute walk.” - Igor
United States“Everything was just great. We travelled with my wife, we are very experienced travelers, so we are pretty demanding. So, all aspects from the size of the room and location in front of the nice square to the amazing breakfast, price and attitude of...” - Karla
Germany“Very friendly staff at reception. Very good breakfast in the nice Café. Close to Metro and Tram.” - Marco
Italy“The location near the Metro, the room fully equipped and the personnel at the reception, friendly and helpful” - Iliyan United Kingdom“Great room. Visiting the hotel for fourth time. Never disappoints. Clean and big rooms. Great view to Lions bridge. The breakfast in the restaurant is more than fantastic and diverse in options to choose for. Fantastic staff and service.”
- Ainsley United Kingdom“Whilst a little dated the rooms were large, clean and comfortable. From the rest of the property, it looks like the main areas have been refurbished to a high standard and would expect the rooms will be updated in due course. Breakfast was...”
- Patricia
Spain“Breakfast excellant and different options offered. Superb location just round the corner from the old part and museums” - Anney United Kingdom“Very central location, the rooms are huge and the view is beautiful. Everything very cosy and well designed. Central location lots of good shops and easy access to everything. Wish we stayed longer, but will definitely be back!”
Meera
India“The best aspect about the hotel was its location - Very central and convenient. All the staff were very polite and helpful. We felt particularly grateful for obliging with early check-in and the help with getting a taxi in the middle of the night...”- Alison
Bulgaria“Location and price. Loved the coffee machine in the room.”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Cafe 1920
- CuisineLocal • European
- Open forBreakfast • Brunch • Lunch • High tea • Cocktail hour
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Modern
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.
The fine print
Please note that the credit card used for booking must be presented upon check-in for verification purposes. The name on the credit card must match the guest’s name when checking in.
The hotel offers no special facilities for the disabled.
Dear Guests, We would like to inform you that for the safety and comfort of our guests, between 15 and 31 August 2024, we will replace our elevator. The rooms will be reachable only by the stairs. We kindly ask for your understanding! Please, excuse us for the inconvenience. We have to do it! You can cancel your booking free of charge if this issue seriously disturbs the comfort of your stay in the hotel.
Please inform Hotel Lion Sofia in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
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