Strimon Garden is a five-star medical spa hotel in the center of Kyustendil, Bulgaria, with two conference rooms for 80 and 40 guests in theatre layout. It suits seminars, conferences and team events that combine work with a stay, and it markets itself as a spa hotel within reach of Sofia.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents business events as seminars, conferences, team building and business meetings. Two conference rooms are available, each with equipment for presentations and a layout that can be rearranged to fit the format. High-speed internet is available throughout, and both rooms have a wired network connection, a flip chart, multimedia equipment, a screen and air conditioning.
Because the hotel is also a spa and medical center, a company can pair a working day with treatments or pool time. The restaurant, named Garden, is described by the hotel as a place for business meetings as well as family celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
The Kyustendil room is on the fifth floor, has daylight and seats 80 in theatre layout. It also has a sound system. The Velbazhd room is on the second floor, has daylight and seats 40 in theatre layout. The seating in both can be rearranged, so smaller groups can use a classroom or table setup. The hotel does not publish square meters on the pages we read, so ask for floor plans when you compare layouts.
Accommodation
The hotel lists 70 rooms and suites in total. They include classic, attic and deluxe rooms, 5 apartments and 2 maisonettes. Every room has air conditioning, satellite TV, internet, a telephone, a minibar, a personal safe and a bathroom with a bath or shower. The maisonettes add a hydromassage jacuzzi for two. Rates on the site are quoted with breakfast and dinner. Check-in is after 3:00 p.m. and check-out is by noon. Pets are not accepted.
Catering
Half board is the standard format, with breakfast and a dinner served as a buffet or a set menu. The Garden restaurant, a lobby bar, an art club and a pool bar are on site. A medical menu is also listed for guests on treatment programs. Talk to the hotel about lunches and coffee breaks for a seminar, since the pages we read do not describe a meeting catering offer.
History and setting
The building keeps the aristocratic spirit of the original house, with a modern interior. The spa covers 1,100 square meters in a Roman inspired design, with indoor and outdoor mineral water pools at 30 to 34 degrees Celsius, a Roman pool, jacuzzis, a hot mineral basin at 45 degrees, a salt room, a steam bath and Finnish and infrared saunas. The hotel adds that Thracians settled here because of the local mineral water. It was named best medical or spa hotel in the five-star category for 2022, according to its own site.
Getting there
The hotel is at 24 Tsar Simeon I Street in the center of Kyustendil, in southwest Bulgaria. Parking and Wi-Fi are free, and there is a charging station for electric vehicles. The pages we read give no distance or travel time from Sofia, so check the route with the hotel when you plan transfers.
