Eastern Slovenia
For the great outdoors on your doorstep, you can't beat this farmhouse with helpful owners and rooms, with balconies, in cosy-countryside style. Breakfast…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Slovenia
Maribor
This 18th-century brewery building has been sensitively converted into the nicest digs in town. Spacious, white-on-white apartments (the biggest has four…
Ptuj
This quirky cracker of a place is tucked away off Jadranska ulica. Each room is idiosyncratically decorated with lashings of retro chic by the hotel's…
Ptuj
With Turkish carpets on the wooden floors and walls hung with specially commissioned paintings plus a wellness centre off a tranquil internal courtyard,…
Eastern Slovenia
This hostel with on-the-ball staff, a great cafe-bar with craft beer and good coffee, and regular social events is a real find. Both dorms and the small…
Eastern Slovenia
Camping doesn't get more swish than this intimate resort, 23km southeast of Logarska Dolina. Scattered around a wood-decked swimming pool, the 10 tents …
Maribor
Part of Maribor's Pekarna alternative cultural centre, this bright and welcoming hostel south of the river is housed in a converted army bakery (pekarna…
Eastern Slovenia
Set on a ridge some 500m south of Olimje at Ježovnik this working farm, with 100 head of deer roaming freely on 6 hectares of land, has 15 cosy rooms and…
Eastern Slovenia
There are two separate wings here: the Sava, with 'superior' rooms, and the older rooms of the Zagreb. The Sava's rooms are some of the nicest and most…
Ptuj
This old tannery building underwent a painstaking, years-long restoration to be transferred into a good-value guesthouse. The spacious, simply furnished…
Eastern Slovenia
This modern villa, 5km south of Rogaška Slatina, has six bright, minimalist bedrooms upstairs, all with pine furniture and balconies. All can be converted…
Eastern Slovenia
The cosy dorm here, with 10 beds under a wooden ceiling, is a first-rate budget option, while the 10 private rooms (all with en suite) are modern and…
Eastern Slovenia
This award-winning property with a mouthful of a name counts six luxurious apartments with kitchens in three ultra-modern 'pods' – each with enormous…
Eastern Slovenia
This cheerful guesthouse has colourful, spacious rooms all with balconies, and a good bar-restaurant set up. It's a family-friendly place with an indoor…
Ptuj
With a countryside setting, yet still only a 10-minute walk into the centre, this rambling guesthouse has bright, homey rooms, all with fridges, satellite…
Eastern Slovenia
It's a bit of a schlep, 10km northwest of Slovenj Gradec, but this four-star hotel, in the village of Otiški Vrh on the Mislinja River en route to…
Eastern Slovenia
These seriously good-value apartments run by a local family (good German spoken but little English) are a real find and just a hop-skip-jump from all the…
Eastern Slovenia
This 29-room hotel in the centre of the valley pretty much is Logarska Dolina. There's a pool, sauna, ayurveda spa treatments, a fine restaurant (8am to…
Eastern Slovenia
A rural getaway 11km south of Celje, with a swag of attached activities, this mountain hut has metamorphosed into a comfortable, modern three-star. Rooms…
Eastern Slovenia
Of Terme Zreče's three flashy hotels, the four-star Atrij at the entrance is the flagship, with 45 spacious and well-designed rooms and a comprehensive…
Eastern Slovenia
Views of nesting storks, comfortable, classically styled rooms, an enclosed pool with thermal water from Moravske Toplice and bike rental for €10 a day;…
Eastern Slovenia
A Pohorje landmark, this hotel within tumbling distance of the upper cable-car station is the most comfortable place to bed down in the region. Rooms aren…
Eastern Slovenia
Bed down in a simple, pastel-coloured room with crocheted doilies on the shelves, and wake up to views of the endless rolling hills at this rustic, vine…
Eastern Slovenia
This charming old mountain lodge, at 1246m, has had a makeover to suit the needs of today's hikers and skiers. Rooms (doubles and singles) are simple but…
Eastern Slovenia
This peaceful family-run place with an organic farm and tasty meals (half board is just a couple of euros extra) has five simple rooms with whitewashed…
Eastern Slovenia
Pačnik farmhouse has four comfortable rooms and two apartments with lovely views over the mountains. The food here is delicious, prepared with home-grown…
Eastern Slovenia
This friendly guesthouse has bright, contemporary rooms and a great restaurant downstairs that dishes up pizza within an inviting interior of brick and…
Eastern Slovenia
This lemon-coloured manor, surrounded by trees and greenery, has an old fashioned ambiance. The 10 good-sized rooms have mid-20th century style…
Eastern Slovenia
The well-maintained rooms at this central, family-run place are a great-value find. Rooms are simple but well-sized: bag one with a balcony if you can…
Eastern Slovenia
This shady campground sits in the area surrounding the cable car to Velika Planina (9.5km from Kamnik) and has a small cafe on-site. For those who want a…
Hostelling International Slovenia
Maribor
Maribor-based organisation represents Slovenia in the worldwide hostel umbrella group Hostelling International (HI). Maintains an online database of…
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).
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.
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.
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.
Eastern Slovenia
The 11-room annexe to the Hotel Plesnik has 11 comfortable rooms in traditional alpine-style.
Association of Tourist Farms of Slovenia
Eastern Slovenia
Maintains an online database of farmstays available around the country.
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,…
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…
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…
