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Cesta Svobode 12, tel. [phone], www.hotel-toplice.com , [e-mail] ) .
Thehotel'sname— toplice —means“spa”; guestsarefreetousethehotel'sswanky,natural-
spring-fed indoor swimming pool (a chilly 72 degrees Fahrenheit). This hotel also runs two
smaller, far less luxurious hotels nearby with very dated and faded rooms and lower rates
(Hotel Trst and Hotel Jadran, details at Toplice's website).
Near the Old Town
These places are convenient to the Old Town and several recommended eateries.
$$$ Vila Alice, a beautifully appointed option in the sleepy upper part of town, offers
seven rooms in a picturesque villa with a private garden and sauna (standard Db-€120, su-
perior Db-€155, deluxe Db-€178, pricier suites, air-con in some rooms, free Wi-Fi, free
parking, reception open daily 7:00-22:00, convenient for drivers at Prešernova cesta 26, tel.
04/574-3050, mobile [phone], www.vila-alice.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Apartmaji Mežan, run by young couple Janez and Saša, has three apartments in a
modern home buried in the middle of town, just uphill from the church. As it's next to an
old barn, it's technically a tourist farm (Db-€50, cash only, no breakfast, free guest com-
puter and Wi-Fi, Riklijeva 6, mobile [phone] or 041-516-688, www.apartmaji-mez-
an.si , [e-mail] ).
$ Penzion Bledec (BLED-ets),afamily-run,officialIYHFhostel,isjustbelowthecastle
at the top of the Old Town. Each of the 12 rooms has its own bathroom. They have dorms
(bed in 4- to 7-bed dorm-€22-24 depending on number of bunks) as well as rooms that can
be rented as doubles (though “doubles” are actually underutilized triples and quads, with
separate beds pushed together—so they might not be reservable July-Aug or at other busy
times, Db-€54, Tb-€72; cheaper Nov-April, members pay 10 percent less, includes sheets
and breakfast, great family rooms, free guest computer and Wi-Fi, full-service laundry for
guests-€9/load, restaurant, Grajska 17, tel. [phone], www.youth-hostel-bledec.si , ble-
[e-mail] ).
$ Travellers Haven is a low-key hostel run by Mirjam. The 35 beds fill eight rooms
in a nicely renovated hundred-year-old villa in the Old Town. The lodgings are well-main-
tained and the hangout areas are inviting, though the tight bathrooms offer little privacy
(€21 for a bunk in a 4- to 6-bed room, D-€48, cheaper off-season, no breakfast but guest
kitchen,receptionopen8:00-13:00&16:00-23:00;freeguestcomputer,Wi-Fi,laundryma-
chines, and loaner bikes; Riklijeva cesta 1, mobile [phone], www.travellers-haven.si ,
[e-mail] ).