PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Croatia and Slovenia - page 153

generally have at least one thing that's broken. Rooms facing the park have big glass doors
and balconies (Sb-€83/€76/€61, Db-€118/€108/€86; elevator, reception tel. [phone]).
$$ Hotel Plitvice, abettervaluethanJezero,offers57roomsandmod,wide-openpublic
spaces on two floors with no elevator. For rooms, choose from economy (fine, older-feel-
ing; Sb-€72/€65/€50, Db-€96/€82/€70), standard (just a teeny bit bigger; Sb-€77/€70/€55,
Db-€106/€96/€74), or superior (bigger still, with a sitting area; Sb-€82/€75/€60, Db-€116/
€106/€84, reception tel. [phone]).
$$ Hotel Bellevue, dated and faded, feels like a Tito-era leftover, with a musty orange-
and-dark-brown color scheme in its 77 rooms. While not up to the standards of the other
park hotels, it's cheap (Sb-€55/€50/€40, Db-€74/€68/€54, no elevator, closed Nov-March,
reception tel. [phone]).
Outside the Park
While the park's lodges are the easiest choice for non-drivers, those with a car should con-
sider sleeping at one of the many other options near the park. Prices here are likewise high,
but the accommodations recommended below at least offer a bit more personality.
North of Plitvice
Dozens of mid-size hotels and small sobe line the highway for about 10 miles north of the
national park. Options are so abundant here that spontaneous travelers can simply show
up without reservations and take their pick. I've listed some favorites below. To reach Pl-
itvi č ka Sedra and Tina, turn left off the main road toward Biha ć , after entering the town of
Rakovica. The Degenija is right along the main road, a bit closer to Plitvice.
Sleep Code
(5 kn = about $1, €1 = about $1.30, country code: 385, area code: 053)
Unless otherwise noted, credit cards are accepted and breakfast is included, but the
tourist tax (about 7 kn per person, per day) is not. While rates are listed in euros,
you'll pay in kunas. Everyone listed here speaks English (or has a relative or neigh-
bor who can help translate).
Rates: If I've listed three sets of rates, separated by slashes, the first is for peak
season (July-Aug), the second is for shoulder season (May-June and Sept-Oct), and
the third is for off-season (Nov-April). The dates for seasonal rates vary by hotel.