Official Rating - 4* - Self Catering / Bed & Breakfast / Half Board
The Cedar Lodge 3 is located in the marvellous Bansko resort, near to the gondola station and the Glazny River. The lift station is just 50m from the hotel and can be reached via a new pedestrian bridge or road bridge linking both sides of the river. The complex consists of two buildings, with facilities in both blocks and internal access to all areas by a �hot connection'.

Accommodation & Facilities
The hotel features studios comprising of a large living room with a sofa bed, coffee table, television, corridor, bathroom and an open plan kitchen area equipped with all necessary utensils such as cooker, pots, aspirator, fridge, toaster, coffee jug and big dinner table. The apartments are equipped with one or two bedrooms, a living room and full equipped kitchen.

The Irish Bar/Lounge is a licensed bar onsite themed along Irish tastes.

The spa at Cedar Lodge 3 has a full range of facilities such as indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and gymnasium, as well as health and beauty treatments. In Bansko resort guests can find not only winter sports, but also great places for golf lovers, a horse-riding school in the summer, and untouched natural places for walks in the mountain.

Location
Bansko is the right starting point for a cultural visit to the historic and famous Rila Monastery or the smallest city in Bulgaria - Melnik, where guests can try the unique Melnik red wine. The hotel can be reached from the Sofia airport just 150 km away.

Ski Facts
The Bansko ski area in Brief offers its guests a unique 16-kilometer uninterrupted ski run, starting from Todorka Peak at the highest point of the ski center, all the way to base station of the Gondola lift at the outskirts of town. The last 7 km of the slope are lighted, and the entire facility is equipped with artificial snow machines to ensure a great skiing experience even in warmer conditions.

Resort altitude: 930 m.
Highest ski run altitude: 2600 m.
Lowest ski run altitude: 990 m.
Children activities: junior ski club (kids at the age of 4yrs old and more).
Transfer to the ski area: one 8-person Gondola cabin lift, 2400 persons/hour.
Other winter sports: a biathlon track with a shooting range, cross-country trails, fun park area, half-pipe facility.

Lifts
Cable cars: one 8-person cable lift / Chair lifts: 8 chair lifts / Drag lifts: 7 drag lifts / Baby drags: 10 baby-drag lifts / Total number of lifts: 26 (incl. baby drags) / Lift hours: 9:00- 16:30; night skiing available.

Ski Runs
Ski runs: 17 / Total kilometers of marked ski runs: 65 km (incl. 9 km cross country trails) / Longest run: 16 km / Difficulty of slopes: beginner: 35 %, intermediate: 40 %, advanced: 25 % / Snow guarantee: over 80% of slopes covered by 161 snow cannons.

Highlights
Lighting and snow cannons for the 7 km ski run to town.
The lower 7 km of Bansko's unique 16 km ski run have been lighted and equipped with snow cannons. Skiers and snowboarders are welcome to join us every Saturday evening in our descend on the lighted ski run from Banderishka Polyana area all the way to the outskirts of town long after sunset; night skiing is also available during week-days upon prior arrangement.

Fun park
The fun-park is a new development that may claim some of the ardent off-piste fans back to the Platoto area: it offers fans of the extreme winter sports the option to ski over present artificial bumps and jumps as well as to build those on their own.

Half-pipe
The half-pipe, located by the place where Bansko's famous snow towers are usually built, offers both skiers and snowboarders an arena to boast their latest tricks.

Rentals, Lift Passes & Ski School
For the very best offers on rental equipment, lift passes and ski school, please contact your local Medhotels Representative in the destination. All ski equipment can be used by one chip-card from SkiData.

Resort Information
Bansko, a unique small town of authentic architecture from the Bulgarian Revival period, is one of the best ski resorts in Bulgaria. It's a modern ski centre, recently undergone a major development project; new hotels and apartments built, all of high quality. It is also known for the best snow record and the longest ski season of all Bulgarian ski resorts (15 Dec - 15 May). This area is fairly the winter sports centre of Pirin Mountain during winter.
Turn your journey to an exploration of the local traditions. Delicious Bulgarian meals and local red wine are easy to find. Over one hundred places to dine out, predominantly local-style mehana restaurants. Live performances of local artists are common in mehana dining places. There are also many cafes & bars offering refreshments as well as discos & night clubs that usually close early in the morning.

The rep in destination will offer customers excursions to the local places of interest: Melnik and Rozhen Monastery, Sofia, Rola Monastery, folk evening and many more...

How to Get There
Bansko can be easily reached from the airports of: Sofia (SOF) - 153km / Plovdiv - 150km / Thessaloniki (SKG) - 150km.