A place shaped by hospitality

Hotel & Restaurant Cardinal is a small family hotel with character, whose story is tied to hospitality, personal attention, and the wish for every guest to feel at ease and at peace.

Over the years Cardinal has grown and changed, but it has kept its core idea — to be a place where the hotel and the restaurant complement each other and create a complete experience for its guests.

With its 15 rooms, its restaurant and its calm atmosphere, Cardinal welcomes people from all corners of Bulgaria and the world — families, travellers, students and their parents, lecturers, friends and guests of Blagoevgrad.

Some stay for a night. Others return again and again. It is these encounters and the people who have passed through Cardinal over the years that are part of its story.

Located close to the American University, the centre of Blagoevgrad and the old quarter of Varosha, the hotel is a convenient starting point both for the city and for the beautiful places of south-western Bulgaria.

The Cardinal restaurant has always been an important part of the spirit of the place — a space for morning coffee, lunch, dinner, meetings with loved ones and special occasions. Here good food and a pleasant atmosphere bring people together around one table and create memories.

Today Hotel & Restaurant Cardinal continues to grow with an eye to the future, while keeping what matters most from its history — personal attention, calm and true hospitality.