THE JULIAN ALPS - Croatia and Slovenia - page 978

Sleeping in Kobarid
My first listing is right on the main square. The other two hide on side streets about a block
offthemainroadthroughtown,betweenthemuseumandthemainsquare(abouta3-minute
walk to either).
$$$ Hotel Hvala is the only real hotel in town. Run by the Hvala family, its 32 contem-
porary rooms are comfortable, and the location can't be beat. The mural on the wall in the
elevator shaft tells the story of the So č a Valley as you go up toward the top floor (Sb-€76,
Db-€112, €4 less/person off-season; cheaper third-floor “mansard” Sb-€45, Db-€70; prici-
er superior Db with air-con and sleek new decor-€135/€160/€200 depending on size; hotel
closed parts of Feb and Nov, elevator, free guest computer and Wi-Fi, Trg Svobode 1, tel.
05/389-9300, www.hotelhvala.net , [e-mail] ) .
$$ Apartmaji Pri Nas (“Our Place”) has six very stylish apartments in a pleasant sub-
urban home along the main road that skirts the town center of Kobarid (Db-€70/€50-60,
2-night minimum, no breakfast but kitchens in each unit, air-con, free Wi-Fi, Goriška cesta
5, mobile [phone], www.pri-nas.si , [e-mail] ).
$ Hiša Sonca (“House of the Sun”), in a cheery, yellow family home along the main
road, has two comfortable rooms (Db-€48, breakfast-€7, cash only, free Wi-Fi, 2 blocks
from main square at Mu č eniška 1, mobile [phone], www.apartma-hisasonca.com ,
[e-mail] ).
$ Apartmaji Lia, run by sweet Alenka Likar, has four tidy apartments in two buildings
inthetowncenter (Db-€40,1-nightstay-€10extra,extraadult-€20,kidsunder15-€10,cash
only,nobreakfast,someroomshaveair-con,freeWi-Fi,mainhouseatVolari č eva9,mobile
041-953-366, www.apartmaji-lia.si , [e-mail] ).
In the Mountains High Above Kobarid
One of my favorite So č a Valley accommodations hides in a tiny village a twisty 10-minute
drive up into the mountains above Kobarid's main square. $$ Tourist Farm Kranjc is a
remote but scenic, well-run, working sheep farm with eight comfortable rooms and a huge,
shared view terrace. While this farm—which feels traditional, but has modern style—is a
bit less convenient to the sights, it's ideal if you want to really feel like you're huddled
high in the mountains (Db-€56, bigger “superior” Db-€62, includes breakfast, €10-12 extra
per person for dinner, 20 percent more for 1-night stays, 10 percent extra for 2-night stays,
air-con in attic rooms only, free Wi-Fi, Kose č 9, tel. [phone], mobile [phone],
www.turizem-kranjc.si , [e-mail] , Urška and the Kranjc family). It's in the
village of Kose č , above Kobarid. From Kobarid, leave town by crossing the Napoleon
Bridge (toward Kamp Koren and Kozjak waterfall—see directions on previous page). Just