Must-see hotels in Slovenia

  • Xaxid Hostel

    Southwestern Slovenia

    In a pretty stone building in the pretty stone village of Zazid, 8km from Hrastovlje, this well-run hostel make a good base for exploring this corner of…

  • Hotel Jožef

    The Julian Alps

    A small (12-room) hotel featuring modern design and facilities catering to a business crowd, plus good service and an excellent on-site restaurant. It's…

  • Pletna B&B

    Lake Bled

    A well-run pension with an attached souvenir shop and five compact, pretty rooms facing the lake – each with a balcony. It's in the hamlet of Mlino on the…

  • Hotel Kotnik

    The Julian Alps

    This charming, bright-yellow, flower-adorned hotel sits plumb in the heart of town. It has 15 cosy rooms, friendly staff, a great restaurant and pizzeria…

  • Hostel Histria

    Koper

    Supremely placed in the core of the Old Town, this cosy place is in a 200-year-old house, with decent facilities (including air-con and laundry). Dorms…

  • Hostel Hildegarden

    Soča Valley

    A good mix of bunk-bed dorms and some appealing, white-wood doubles (the cheaper ones have shared bathrooms) make this a good choice. It has a hint of…

  • Hostelling International Slovenia

    Maribor

    Maribor-based organisation represents Slovenia in the worldwide hostel umbrella group Hostelling International (HI). Maintains an online database of…

  • Hotel Kras

    Southwestern Slovenia

    A smart modern option in the heart of the town, on the main square. Rooms are large and understated, but stylish. There's a nice ground-floor cafe with a…

  • Laguna Izola

    Izola

    This central agency can help with accommodation in and around Izola – rooms, apartments, hotels. Details including locations, photos and prices are on its…

  • Gostišče Barbara

    The Julian Alps

    This simple guesthouse in the town centre gets consistently positive reviews from travellers. The location's excellent and the on-site restaurant is also…

  • Planšarija Logarski Kot

    Eastern Slovenia

    Close to the Rinka falls, this locally run hut is a peaceful base with simple rooms and good local food. Breakfast is extra (adult/child €7/4).

  • Garni Hotel Zvon

    Eastern Slovenia

    The homey 'Bell' is just a hop-skip-jump to Terme Zreče and has 15 spotless rooms with balconies, and apartments that can sleep up to six.

  • Camping Centre Kekec

    Eastern Slovenia

    This friendly, well-run campground with three-dozen pitches is at the foothills of the Maribor Pohorje near the lower cable-car station.

  • Hotel Zarja

    Eastern Slovenia

    This cheerful yellow chalet has 24 airy, simple rooms plus a good restaurant. It's east of the ski fields and upper cable-car station.

  • Vila Palenk

    Eastern Slovenia

    The 11-room annexe to the Hotel Plesnik has 11 comfortable rooms in traditional alpine-style.

  • Hostel Pod Voglom

    Lake Bohinj

    Bohinj's lively, well-run hostel, 1.5km west of Ribčev Laz on the road to Ukanc, is a hive of activity – and a hub for activities. There are big grounds,…

  • Grand Hotel Rogaška

    Eastern Slovenia

    The Grand Hotel Rogaška, with its 194 rooms, dominates the eastern side of Zdraviliški trg. The older wing dates from 1913 and the high-ceilinged rooms,…

  • Hotel Livada Prestige

    Eastern Slovenia

    Moravske Toplice resort's flagship property is this 122-room behemoth with its own separate pool and spa complex. Rooms are rather outdated in style for…

  • BIT Center Hotel

    Ljubljana

    The BIT Center, with clean and light modern decor, offers one of the best-value deals in Ljubljana (although, at 3km east of the centre, it’s a bit far…

  • Camping Adria Ankaran

    Koper

    This enormous, well-run campground is on the seashore in Ankaran, 10km to the north, and is the closest site to Koper (with regular bus connections)…

  • Planinski dom Tamar

    The Julian Alps

    There's a well-marked trail from Planica to the Category II, 50-bed mountain hut, Planinski dom Tamar at 1108m in the Tamar Valley. The one-hour walk here…

  • Hotel Malovec

    Southwestern Slovenia

    This new building in the centre of Divača, some 4km northwest of the caves, has 20 compact, modern rooms. There's a similar number of simpler rooms in…

  • Sax Hostel

    Ljubljana

    This hostel with five rooms named after jazz greats including Ray Charles and Charlie Parker is attached to the Sax Pub in Trnovo; it's the place to…

  • Youth Hostel Barovc

    The Julian Alps

    Though it calls itself a youth hostel, this is priced more like a budget hotel, with 11 private rooms and 33 beds. Prices for single accommodation are…

  • Hotel Celeia

    Eastern Slovenia

    Popular with business travellers, the Celeia has a 'pop-art' theme with Warhol-style portraits of Elvis, Marilyn and even Obama strewn around common areas…

  • Bled Apartments

    Lake Bled

    These 27 apartments, just off the main road as you enter Bled from Ljubljana, constitute excellent value. Comfortable, clean and well-appointed, with…

  • Penzion Pod Lipo

    Ljubljana

    Overlooking a leafy square with a 400-year-old linden tree in the centre, this guesthouse has 10 rooms that are simply furnished but have original…

  • Hiša Erlah

    Lake Bohinj

    This pretty guesthouse in Ukanc, about 5km from Ribčev Laz, is popular in both summer and winter, the latter due to its proximity to the Vogel base…

  • Belvedere

    Izola

    This large campground sits on a pine-shaded bluff 3km west of Izola and has views of the town and the Adriatic, and sites for 500 campers. No bookings are…

  • Mini Hotel

    The Julian Alps

    This simple, family-run pension in the village of Vincarje, about 1km west of Škofja Loka's Old Town, is a lifesaver in case everything else in town is…

  • Traveller's Haven

    Lake Bled

    This is arguably the nicest of several hostels clustered on a hillside on the eastern shore of the lake, about 500m north of the town centre. The setting…

  • Sport Hotel Manca

    The Julian Alps

    A good-value, small hotel located on the northern outskirts of town, about 1.5km from Linhartov trg. It offers 16 spic-and-span modern rooms and all sorts…

  • Rooms En Krajcar

    Southwestern Slovenia

    In Podskrajnik, just west of Cerknica and almost a satellite of the latter, Rooms En Krajcar has simple rooms and a reasonable onsite restaurant serving…

  • Europa Hostel

    Portorož

    This is a good, central budget choice, close to the bus station and with the Auditorium as its neighbour. It's geared to travellers, with bunk-filled…

  • Kamp Natura

    Eastern Slovenia

    Owned and operated by Terme Olimia, this 1-hectare campground with 200 sites is about 1km north of the spa complex, on the edge of the Sotla River. It's…

  • Hotel Creina

    The Julian Alps

    For fans of high-rise Yugoslav-era hotels, the Creina boasts an (arty for the time) brutalist exterior and 87 simple but comfortable rooms. It's centrally…

  • Ibis Styles Maribor City Center

    Maribor

    The most central hotel in town has a bright and sleekly contemporary lobby using lots of teal and grey. Unfortunately the slick decor doesn't flow into…

  • Hotel Emonec

    Ljubljana

    After a complete revamping, the decor remains simple and functionally modern at this 54-room hotel. Everything is spotless and you can’t beat the central…

  • Planja Hotel

    Eastern Slovenia

    The decor here is incredibly dated but if you've got wee ones along for the ride, the host of kid-friendly activities on offer (forest walks, creativity…

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