Down time before the summer season kicks off

The 2012 / 2013 ski season well and truly put to bed, the Lodge has been cleaned from top to bottom and just a little snow left on the mountain tops. It's our down time, time to recharge the batteries and look ahead to the summer season and all the activities the summer brings!  Well sort of, we are getting some well earned down time, but for all you people that know Nigel, he is also putting in some serious mountain biking miles and training in preparation for all the MTB competitions that are held in Bulgaria and Northern Greece over the next few months. 

Already since mid April he has done 6 competitions!  Of which 180 kms was in just 1 weekend.  The training though is definitely paying off as he has had 4 x 2nds in his group and 2 x 1st which of course he thoroughly deserved. 

As most people are aware we do MTB guiding and also run MTB package holidays during the summer season. With a 7 night MTB holiday package on a Bed and Breakfast basis starting at just £310 per person inclusive of return airport transfers, 5 days guiding, WIFI and of course use of our large outdoor hot tub, we think you will absolutely love the trails we have in and around the area. Our facilities also include secure bike storage should you wish to bring your bike, and wash down and workshop facilities. Take a look at some of the biking on offer, we have made a short video you can watch on youtube.

The 2013 winter season draws to a close and it has been a great one here at Devonshire Lodge.

Where has that time gone! It literally seems like just yesterday that we were doing the usual Spring clean (but in late Autumn) in preparation for the start of the 2012/13 ski season! And now here we are having waved off our final guests of the season and doing the final clear-up.

This season has proven to be one of our best yet; we have welcomed so many great people from so many walks of life  through the doors of  Devonshire Lodge this season and shown them our own very small slice of Bulgaria. 

In one of our previous blogs we announced that we would be entering everyone who booked a ski holiday with us for the 2012/13 ski season the chance to win a weeks B&B for 2 people to be taken during the 2013 summer season. The names were all put in a pot and we thought it would be nice if we asked one of our guests to make the draw. This honour fell to 6 year old Amber Williams.  The lucky winner is Clive Pearce who has since been contacted with details of his fabulous prize.

There’s plenty to do in and around Bansko during the summer, and the weather is beautiful (usually 30 Deg +). Besides walking, biking, horse riding and cultural visits to name just a few, there is also border hopping over to Greece to visit caves, archaeological sites and beaches. 

Nigel is an experienced mountain biking (MTB) guide and can cater for beginners through to the hardcore trail blazer; the vineyards of Melnik are a short hour’s drive away; and for the water babies, we can offer PADI qualified diving trips to Thassos in Northern Greece. 

We want to thank all our guests for making this winter season at Devonshire Lodge such a memorable one for us, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Glynis, Nigel, and Tosh