I lived and worked there for several years, and had a brilliant time, avoiding other Brits like the plague.
I'd love to know the rough outline of the horror stories, and whether or not they occurred in and around the resorts, as that's usually where the problems are.
When I was there, quite a few men who were arriving at the airports had obviously taken too much notice of the ''grab yourself a Russian bride'' adverts, and assumed women would swoon at their feet because they had a foreign passport, whilst others assumed they could get drunk for a few quid, make idiots of themselves, and stick two fingers up to the local police when asked to behave - not a good idea for foreigners to take the **** out of a police force noted for accepting mafia bribes, and stopping cars for the most obscure reasons until their palms were greased (if you were unlucky they'd then nick you for trying to bribe a police officer !).
The Thomson flights to Bourgas can be rowdy due to groups of drunken Brits sadly, so if you want to take young children and avoid the louts, fly to Varna or use another company..... but then if the price appeals to you, be prepared for the worst and it might not happen.
Oh yes, please don't lean over your hotel balcony when drunk, as there are dead tourists most years due to exactly that behaviour.

The currency site xe.com are quoting a rate of 2.57 lev to the pound, so you should get around 2.50-2.55 in a city centre bureau, but airports and even resorts fleece you, so get an idea of the current rate before travelling.
Of course, if you're there for a holiday it might not bother you whether you get 2.30 or 2.50, but when living there, changing a hundred quid at a time means perhaps losing 20 lev at the example rates given, and that 20 lev can buy me and my kids some fried fish (tsatsa), chips, burger, and drinks including a few draught beers for me, at a favourite place on Varna beach, so I always use a trusted exchange bureau which gives brilliant rates and no swindling.
If anyone goes and plans on returning flight only, bring a few lev back in case you need them quickly next time, for example flights into Bourgas often arrive around 1am, so we waited with coffee in the airport café until the first bus into the city about 5am, and then a quick breakfast and another bus up to Varna, all of which we paid for with money from the previous trip until we could get to a good change bureau.
Sorry to go on at length, but I love the country very much, and would prefer everyone to have a decent fun holiday, as it's also easy to get cheated or robbed out there if you're not alert, and know how to spot the particular minority group who are incredibly brilliant pickpockets - they're specially trained and usually the lighter skinned ones are chosen so as to blend in with tourists, but once you get used to it then it's easy to be safe.

This is based on two of us sharing a family room . Take more people and the price per person drops .

Anyone been to Bulgaria ? Heard horror stories from work friends who have been

I will report back in due course

I lived and worked there for several years, and had a brilliant time, avoiding other Brits like the plague.
I'd love to know the rough outline of the horror stories, and whether or not they occurred in and around the resorts, as that's usually where the problems are.
When I was there, quite a few men who were arriving at the airports had obviously taken too much notice of the ''grab yourself a Russian bride'' adverts, and assumed women would swoon at their feet because they had a foreign passport, whilst others assumed they could get drunk for a few quid, make idiots of themselves, and stick two fingers up to the local police when asked to behave - not a good idea for foreigners to take the **** out of a police force noted for accepting mafia bribes, and stopping cars for the most obscure reasons until their palms were greased (if you were unlucky they'd then nick you for trying to bribe a police officer !).
The Thomson flights to Bourgas can be rowdy due to groups of drunken Brits sadly, so if you want to take young children and avoid the louts, fly to Varna or use another company..... but then if the price appeals to you, be prepared for the worst and it might not happen.
Oh yes, please don't lean over your hotel balcony when drunk, as there are dead tourists most years due to exactly that behaviour.

Great to hear from someone who is in the know . I too try to avoid the tourists like the plague . I have no intention of going nightclubbing till dawn or throwing people swimming pool etc . If you act like an idiot you deserve what's coming to you

£417.36 at Latedeals
https://www.latedeals.co.uk/costing?holidayId=139995066&searchID=31316800&SupplierCode=TOP&SessionID=13174683

No it isn't . That's for half board not all inclusive

The currency site xe.com are quoting a rate of 2.57 lev to the pound, so you should get around 2.50-2.55 in a city centre bureau, but airports and even resorts fleece you, so get an idea of the current rate before travelling.
Of course, if you're there for a holiday it might not bother you whether you get 2.30 or 2.50, but when living there, changing a hundred quid at a time means perhaps losing 20 lev at the example rates given, and that 20 lev can buy me and my kids some fried fish (tsatsa), chips, burger, and drinks including a few draught beers for me, at a favourite place on Varna beach, so I always use a trusted exchange bureau which gives brilliant rates and no swindling.
If anyone goes and plans on returning flight only, bring a few lev back in case you need them quickly next time, for example flights into Bourgas often arrive around 1am, so we waited with coffee in the airport café until the first bus into the city about 5am, and then a quick breakfast and another bus up to Varna, all of which we paid for with money from the previous trip until we could get to a good change bureau.
Sorry to go on at length, but I love the country very much, and would prefer everyone to have a decent fun holiday, as it's also easy to get cheated or robbed out there if you're not alert, and know how to spot the particular minority group who are incredibly brilliant pickpockets - they're specially trained and usually the lighter skinned ones are chosen so as to blend in with tourists, but once you get used to it then it's easy to be safe.