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?.
How to get there
Closest airport SOF. The guests may get to Bansko from Sofia-Vrazhdehna Airport (SOF) 150km away.
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.
Ski Facts
The Bansko ski area offers its guests a unique 16-kilometer uninterrupted ski run, starting from Todorka Peak at the highest point, all the way to base station of the Gondola lift. The last 7 km of the slope are floodlit, and the entire run is equipped with artificial snow machines to ensure a great skiing experience even in warmer conditions. Other than this, the ski area can hold its own with the vast majority of western European resorts, with excellent lift infrastructure and a wide variety of runs from excellent beginner?s lopes to challenging black runs and some great off-piste routes. It?s no wonder that this is one of Alberto Tomba?s favourite resorts.

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
Floodlit skiing 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 descent 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 free-style winter sports the option to ski over artificial bumps and jumps as well as to build new ones on their own.

Half-pipe
The half-pipe, located at the place where Bansko famous snow towers are