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…
Must-see hotels in Slovenia
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.
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,…
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,…
Southeastern Slovenia
At Žužemberk's southern end, a sign points the way down to a riverside village below town where you'll find Koren, with glorious views up to the castle…
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 Rooms are rather outdated in style for…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Southeastern Slovenia
Out of the three large run-of-the-mill hotels at the Terme Čatež complex, this is the nicest. Rooms are rather retro beige-on-beige but all come with…
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…
Southeastern Slovenia
Sadly, the quality at this four-star castle hotel is nowhere close to that of Otočec to the west. Rooms have beamed ceilings and period furniture, and the…
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…
Western Wine Regions
To observe what makes Nova Gorica tick, head here. It's a huge, flashy four-star place – a favourite with Italians, who can’t get enough of the casino. It…
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…
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…
Southeastern Slovenia
This idyllic campground has it all: riverside location, castle views, canoes and bikes for rent. It's on a 2-hectare strip of land running along the south…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Southeastern Slovenia
This large recreation-focused hotel has somewhat dated decor but good facilities, including restaurant, thermal pool and saunas, gym, tennis courts, bike…
Southeastern Slovenia
This small campground sits in a pretty riverside position with plenty of trees for shade. It's just off the northern end of Zdraviliški trg, more or less…
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…
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…
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…
Maribor
Maribor's business destination, with 78 rooms and suites done up in shades of chocolate and oatmeal. There's a rooftop terrace restaurant and cafe with…
Portorož
Truly midrange hotels are thin on the ground in Portorož, and peak summer rates at the Marko are high (we recommend the midrange options in Piran). But…
