LAKE BLED - Croatia and Slovenia - page 906

Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 386, area code: 04)
S =Single, D =Double/Twin, T =Triple, Q =Quad, b =bathroom. Unless otherwise
noted, credit cards are accepted and breakfast is included, but the modest tourist tax
(about €1 per person, per night) typically is not. Everyone listed here speaks English.
To help you easily sort through these listings, I've divided the accommodations
into three categories based on the price for a double room with bath during high sea-
son:
$$$ Higher Priced —Most rooms €100 or more.
$$ Moderately Priced —Most rooms between €60-100.
$ Lower Priced —Most rooms €60 or less.
Prices can change without notice; verify the hotel's current rates online or by
email. For the best prices, always book direct.
Above the Lake
These friendly, cozy, characteristic accommodations are Bled's best values. The only catch
is that they're perched on a hilltop a steep five- to ten-minute climb up from the lake (easier
than it sounds). There are two ways to find them from the town center: Walk around the
lake to Grand Hotel Toplice, then go up the stairs around the right side of the Hotel Jadran
(on the hill across the street from Grand Hotel Toplice). Or, from the main road into town
(Ljubljanskacesta),takethesmallserviceroadjustabovethecommercialcenter(infrontof
Hotel Lovec), and loop up around the big Kompas and Golf hotels. Some buses (including
those to/from Ljubljana) stop at a bus stop higher up on Ljubljanska cesta, just above the
trafficlight; this stopishandier tothese hotels thanthemain busstation (thoughbusdrivers
don'talwayswanttostopsinceit'sahassletoopentheluggagecompartmenthere—tryask-
ing nicely). From the bus stop, you can walk down Ljubljanska cesta and take the road just
above the post office, which leads up to this area. If you're sleeping up here, Mayer Pen-
zion's restaurant is the easiest choice for dinner (described later, under “Eating in Bled”).
$$ Mayer Penzion, thoughtfully run by the Trseglav family, comes with 13 great-value
rooms, a helpful staff, a tasty restaurant, an atmospheric wine-tasting cellar, and beautifully
handcrafted Slovenian woodwork inside and out. They book up fast in summer with re-
turn clients, so reserve early (Sb-€57, Db-€82, €5 less for 3 nights or more, extra bed-€20,
family deals, elevator, free guest computer and Wi-Fi, Želeška cesta 7, tel. [phone],