hi i have bought an apartment in royal beach in the guarranteed rental section and have been charged alot for my 2 week stay which is meant to be free apart from electric and water
Have you complained to them about this i have .
They have responded to my emails but i havent got very far
Look forward to hearing from anyone in same situation
Thanks

Hi
I have an apartment in guarranteed rental section and have also had large bills for my two week stay which i was not expecting obviously i knew i would be charged for electricity and water.
I have emailed and complained but have not got very far did you contact anyone and complain how did you get on?

Hi yes it was ridiculous the ammount that was taken out of rental lounge charges and reception charges what was this about i am thinking of taken rental back in october 2008 as it is not worth my time renting it out

I have an apartment in guarranteed rental section, too. I would like to sell it this year ,but I can,t find them even in google. Is there any problems with them?

Hi all just got back from Barcelo Royal Beach had a great time hotel is fanstastic. If anybody is still interested Galaxy have their offices on the lower level come out of the main reception down the slope just on the right seem very helpfull. Slightly disapointted with the furnishings but overall the complex is fanstastic lots of UK holiday makers said its the best hotel in sunny beach and according to Varnya it was almost full for the whole of August. Anybody still viewing please leave comments.
Pete

Hi POG
Sorry don't seem to be able to reply to private messages. Yes the hotel is everybit a 5 star the lobby and restaurants our fanstastic the pool bar works well and everyone we spoke felt it was the best hotel in sunny beach. furnishings in apartments our a little disappointing carpets poor, but overall very pleased. Did'nt sign up for rental contact due to low returns the hotel seems to attrack high value clients quite expensive to eat and drink service very good food high quality surroundings make for a relaxing stay. Apartment owners seem to be penalized towels for pool area are charged 15 levs per person per day and no allowance is made for cleanig or bedding and towel change very expensive if hotel does this. I would recommend you visit befor agreeing to a new contract this hotel as great potential and according to staff considering this is it first season the hotel has been at 90% occupancy all summer. Stay in touch
Kind Regards
pete

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the feedback mate. From the photos I have received of my apartment , my furniture is no where near the standard that they showed when they sold us the apartment (what happened to the plasma t.v.?!). What they did was show us pictures of the hotel rooms, making out that our apartments will look like that - never mind, it`s too late now. Anyway, half of my furniture`s missing and I can`t get anyone to do anything about it!

Anyone in the guanteed rental section? Galaxy, the robbing t***ts have charged me nearly a thousand euros for 'extra equipment' that doesn`t even exist! Has anyone negotiated that down?

Also, has anyone (in the guaranteed rental blocks) noticed that 10% income tax is taken off the total rental income. In the UK, we would take off all expenses (maintenance charge, etc) and then take the 10% off what`s left. I don`t want to sound like an boring accountant, but that will make a difference to how much we receive in rental income.

Would you recommend taking up a new contract - what are they offering? What are our options if we don`t stick with Barcelo?

Cheers,

Steve

Hi Steve
I think this is a case of divide and conquer i own a property in Bansko and the owners have set up there own forum and taken control of the managment company by forming a committee. My point been i feel like many people who brought in Bulgaria The end product falls fare short of expectations this is achieved by them telling ourselves that other purchasers are happy with there apartments and furnishings so that we fall into line.Have you had a recent email from Vanya on next years price increases up to 12 euros per sq m. They our also considering closing the hotel from Nov to March. I responded by pointing out that overall this should then result in an annual saving has our charges should only be caculated over a 7 month period Vanya responded by saying she was awaiting feed back from other apartment owners. Perhaps we on this forum should consider the collective approach to strengthen our position.
Pete

Message to Mark a, Annie curran, Linda paskauska, Barbara dismore. Have you guys got any comments on what is happening at the Barcelo Royal Beach please respond.
Regards
Pete

Pete,

I totally agree with you about the increased maintenance fee - by closing the development from November, it doesn`t benefit us unless they are going to reduce the maintenance fee back down to atleast last years rates.

I`m with you if you want to take some collective action - let me know or send me a private message mate.

Cheers.....