Portorož
This 19th-century grande dame is a 181-room, five-star masterpiece in the Kempinski stable, with a new and an old wing masterfully combining traditional…
Must-see hotels in Southwestern Slovenia
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Piran
This attractive, 45-room property faces Tartinijev trg and manages to catch a few sea or square views from the upper floors. A 2018 overhaul has turned…
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Southwestern Slovenia
In a relaxing rural setting 9km northwest of Postojna Cave, a Welsh-Finnish couple have established this very hospitable, affordable guesthouse. They…
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Slovenian Coast
This renovated old school is home to 17 bright, modern rooms with two to four beds (with shared or private bathrooms), plus a couple of two-bedroom…
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Southwestern Slovenia
This huge, concrete, socialist-era hotel is part of the Postojna Cave complex and has undergone a stunning renovation, reopening in 2016 with slick,…
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Vipava Valley
This is a high-quality hostel, with bright, fresh features and cool design. Rooms sleep four to eight (with a 24-bed room for groups). All bathrooms are…
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Piran
Built by travellers for travellers, this excellent guesthouse sits just off Tartinijev trg and offers 12 fresh rooms, decorated with timber and lots of…
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Vipava Valley
Four kilometres from Vipava in the hamlet of Slap, Majerija has a fun, unique offering: 10 rooms built underground – under the herb garden, in fact. These…
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Piran
The town's flagship hotel has a commanding waterside position, great service and a century of history. There are 74 modern rooms and 15 suites – sea view…
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Piran
Piran’s most romantic accommodation has just six handsome, compact rooms, each bearing a woman’s name rather than a number, in a delightful, coral…
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Portorož
A small, chilled-out and eco-friendly retreat tucked into the woods outside Lucija, on the outskirts of Portorož. Tents with air mattresses can be hired –…
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Southwestern Slovenia
Don't be fooled by the institutional exterior – inside, this place is a riot of colour. It's surrounded by parkland and is a fun, chilled-out space, with…
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Izola
This might just be the coast's best hostel. Tucked away off a winding alley, it's small and modern with fresh decor – beds are in dorms sleeping four to…
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Koper
On the southern fringe of the old city, this well-regarded hostel has simple but modern dorms and doubles or twins that put most hotels in the area to…
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Southwestern Slovenia
In the hamlet of Markovec, Miha and his family run a comfy five-room guesthouse and a restaurant beloved of locals, serving homemade regional specialities…
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Izola
Behind its somewhat incongruous chocolate-brown exterior, this super-central, 52-room hotel offers friendly service, a popular seafood restaurant and…
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Southwestern Slovenia
This large, attractive forested site is about 4km past the Postojna Cave complex, near the entrance to Pivka Cave. Some of the cosy, family-sized, stone…
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Vipava Valley
About 6km east of Nova Gorica, this year-round campground has a focus on families and activities: summertime hiking, cycling and mountain-biking tours can…
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Southwestern Slovenia
This welcoming, relaxed spot in Matavun is just steps south of the entrance to the caves. It has four traditionally styled rooms with a total of 10 beds…
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Southwestern Slovenia
Above and behind the excellent Proteus Restaurant on Postojna's main square, this complex of 15 sparkling rooms and apartments offers fresh decor and good…
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Southwestern Slovenia
Set in lovely woodland surrounds, Hotel Rakov Škocjan gets good reviews from travellers for its location (5km west of Cerknica). The carpeted rooms are a…
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Piran
At the entrance to town, Mia Chanel has six studios and apartments set behind a pretty garden, directly across the road from the sea. As a bonus, it's the…
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Southwestern Slovenia
This small but charming five-room guesthouse lies 3.5km southwest of Lipica and is a good base for both a visit to the stud farm and surrounding…
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Southwestern Slovenia
You get to enjoy the stud farm's bucolic setting without the crowds if you stay at this 59-room hotel on the estate. Rooms are clean and comfy but decor…
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Piran
Decor is inoffensively bland but location and facilities at this apartment complex are first-rate. Each of the 18 modern, one-bedroom apartments has a…
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Piran
The closest campground to Piran is at Fiesa, 4km by road but about 1km if you follow the coastal path east. It’s tiny and becomes crowded in summer, but…
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Southwestern Slovenia
This four-room guesthouse is a very good choice, on forested grounds about 7km southeast of town (and only about 5km from Križna Cave). The owners are…
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Piran
A lovely and decent-value B&B, the Wonder of the Sea has a dozen charming (though smallish) rooms, some of which (like No 3 and the breakfast room) give…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Izola
This central agency can help with accommodation in and around Izola – rooms, apartments, hotels. Details including locations, photos and prices are on its…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Koper
Don't be disheartened by its appearance or location – this small hotel is in a shopping centre halfway between the Old Town and the train and bus stations…
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Vipava Valley
A friendly option right next door to the tourist office in the heart of Vipava, so a good choice for travellers using the bus. Homely rooms and apartments…
