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The tourism industry in Bulgaria has undergone significant changes in recent years. What used to be old-fashioned communist era beach and ski resorts have transformed into impressive clusters of development. However, no other change has been as transformative as the rapid increase in holiday apartment offerings relative to hotels. The newly built holiday apartment complexes have taken their place among the large hotels inherited from communist times and the small family hotels built thereafter.

 Most of the Bulgaria apartments for rent are concentrated in several main resorts. On the Black sea coast, the biggest increase in the number of holiday apartments is in Sunny Beach: the largest and most rapidly growing beach destination. In addition to Sunny Beach, apartment complex development have appeared in Golden Sands, St. Vlas, Nessebar, and Sozopol. All of those resortVs are easily accessible via Varna or Bourgas, the two international airports on the Bulgarian coast. There are three main ski resorts in Bulgaria – Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo. The definite leader in terms of development and international recognition has been Bankso, a once small Renaissance town that now hosts hundreds of thousands of tourists and rounds of the world ski cup. Borovets and Pamporovo came onboard later but are catching up rapidly. Bankso is located 150 km from the capital Sofia; Borovets is positioned only 60 km from the capital; and Pamporovo is about 100 km from Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria.

Renting a self-catering holiday apartment has become a preferred option to hotels for many travelers, and understandably so. The apartments have fully equipped kitchens which means that tourists can save on meals by eating at home instead of in restaurants. An apartment can also fit more people than a similarly priced hotel room. For example, a family of four can rent a one bedroom apartment at rates similar to a double room at a three star hotel. The apartments also offer conveniences that are not available in hotels such as home living environment, separate sleeping and living quarters, and various appliances provided by the apartment owner. On the flip side, renting an apartment requires some effort as tourists need to contact the owners and obtain the information they need. However, the Internet has made this process quite easy. One can look through a number of apartments available for rent, select a few and contact their owners. Usually inquiries get a response within a day quickly allowing tourists to plan their wonderful holiday.