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bathroom;elevator,freeWi-Fi,saunaandmassageforanextrafee,sprawlingbasementpub,
Mala vas 107, tel. [phone], www.hotel-mangart.com , [e-mail] ) .
$$ Martinov Hram has 12 nice, modern rooms over a popular restaurant a few steps
from Bovec's main square. While the rooms are an afterthought to the busy restaurant (re-
ception at the bar), they're comfortable (very flexible rates, in peak season figure Sb-€40,
Db-€70, a few euros less off-season, no extra charge for 1-night stays, rooms on sunny
side have air-con, free Wi-Fi, Trg Golobarskih Žrtev 27, tel. [phone], www.martinov-
hram.si , [e-mail] ).
$ Stari Kova č B&B is your basic budget option, with eight rooms in an old-feeling
guest house a steep block downhill from the main square (Db-€48, cheaper off-season
and for 3 nights or more, kitchens in each room or pay €6/person for breakfast, cash
only, free Wi-Fi, Rupa 3, tel. [phone], mobile [phone], www.starikovac.com ,
[e-mail] ).
Near Bovec
$$$ Pristava Lepena isarelaxingoasishidingoutintheLepenaValleyjustnorthofBovec.
Well-run by Milan and Silvia Dolenc, this place is its own little village, with a series of
rustic-looking cabins, a restaurant, a small exercise room, a kids' play area, a tennis court,
anoutdoorswimmingpool,andasauna/whirlpool.MilanandSilviaorganizeregularevents
for their guests (such as musical performances, a barbecue night, and activities for kids).
Hidingbehindthehumblesplit-woodshingleexteriorsissurprisingcomfort:13cozyrooms
(with wood-burning stoves, TV, telephone, free Wi-Fi, and all the amenities) that make you
feel like relaxing. This place whispers “second honeymoon” (Db-€138 in July-Aug, €122
in May-June and Sept, €106 in early Oct and late April, more for larger apartments, closed
in winter except mid-Dec-early Jan, multinight stays preferred, single-night stays may be
possible for 20 percent extra, dinner-€23, lunch and dinner-€35, nonrefundable 30 percent
advance payment when you reserve; just south of the village of So č a, turn left off the main
road toward Lepena, and follow the white horses to Lepena 2; tel. [phone], mobile
041-671-981, www.pristava-lepena.com , [e-mail] ).TheDolencesalsohave
three Welsh ponies and five purebred Lipizzaner horses (two mares, three geldings) that
guests can ride (experienced riders-€20/hour, riding lesson-€24; non-guests may be able to
ride for a few euros more—call ahead and ask). Kids love their mascot mountain goats.
$$ Boka Pension fillsabig,modern-but-tastefulbuildingsqueezedbetweentheroadand
theSo č a,nearthebigBokawaterfall.The20roomsaresimplebuthavenicewoodytouches
(Db-€86 in mid-July-Aug, €74 in May-mid-July and Sept, cheaper off-season, €10 more for
bigger suite with balcony, some road noise, air-con, elevator, free cable Internet in rooms,
free Wi-Fi in lobby, Žaga 156a, tel. [phone], www.boka-bovec.si , penzion@boka-
bovec.si ).