Travel Reference
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The following listings are a bit farther out; Vila Marjetica is easily walkable to the lake, the
walk to Alp Penzion is farther and steeper but still doable, and the tourist farm is best for
drivers.
$$ Alp Penzion
is in a tranquil countryside setting amid hayfields, within a 20-minute,
partly uphill walk ofthelake (better fordrivers orforthose whodon'tmindthewalk). With
12 rooms (some with balconies), this place is enthusiastically run by the Sršen family, who
offer lots of fun extras, including a summer barbecue grill/outdoor pub (June-Sept: Sb-€60,
Db-€75-85—higher price is for rooms with balcony; Oct-May: Sb-€45, Db-€70; extra bed-
€15, 3 percent cheaper if you pay cash, prices can be flexible—based on demand, family
rooms, dinner possible in summer—ask when you book, air-con, free guest computer and
Wi-Fi, free loaner bikes, Cankarjeva cesta 20A, for location, see the map on
here
, tel. 04/
574-1614,
www.alp-penzion.com
,
bled@alp-penzion.com
). Just next door is the relaxing
Essense spa (described earlier, under “Helpful Hints”).
$$ Apartments Vila Marjetica
(“Daffodil”)offersfourveryspacious,bright,fresh-feel-
ing apartments in a finely restored old villa that's a 15-minute walk up from the lake along
the busy main road. Each one has its own kitchen, balcony or terrace, and separate bedroom
(Db-€80, Tb-€100, Qb-€120, no breakfast, free Wi-Fi, free parking, Ribenska cesta 1, tel.
04/574-1165, mobile 051-308-352,
vila.marjetica@gmail.com
)
.
$ Tourist Farm Mulej,
possible for hardy walkers but much better for drivers, is a new
buttraditionalfarmhouseinatranquilvalleyaboutahalf-milefromthelake(1.5milesfrom
Bled town). Damjana and Jože, who run this working farm (with 70 milk cows), also rent
out eight modern rooms and four apartments—all with balconies—and serve breakfasts and
dinners made with food they produce. Be sure to see the udderly fascinating, fully auto-
matedcow-milkingmachinecalledLely,who'spracticallyamemberofthefamily(Db-€60,
or €80 with dinner; €30 per extra person in apartments, or €40 with dinner; 20 percent extra
for 1- or 2-night stays in June-Aug, cash only, family rooms, air-con, free Wi-Fi, free loaner
bikes, horseback riding free for experienced guests, Selo pri Bledu 42a, tel. 04/574-4617,
www.mulej-bled.com
,
info.mulej@gmail.com
)
.It'sinthefarmvillageofSelo—drivealong
thelakesideroadsouthfromBled,thenturnoffinMlinotowardSelo,andlookforthesigns
Bled has several good restaurants, but most everything is quite similar. For variety, wait for
Ljubljana.
Okarina,
run by charming, well-traveled Leo Li
č
of, serves a diverse array of cuisines,
all of them well-executed: international fare, traditional Slovenian specialties (with an em-
