Podcetrtek Holidays from £457

This is a recently opened boutique hotel nestled in the farms of the Julian alps. It is scenic and upscale with every attention to detail in the furnishings and meals. We rented e-bikes for a 72 km trek between lake bled and lake bohinj and have a 5 course dinner to follow from the set menu with three entree choices-we chose veal trout and steak. Hospitality was so awesome they even helped up pay our parking ticket! Nina and Blas at the front desk and serving breakfast took care of just about everything. The family room was awesome for us four. It’s a little hike to Bled ((30 minutes by foot) which was the only downside but we were in a bucolic farmland only to awaken to church bells and birdsong. This was a very special experience I would highly recommend to anyone need of a getaway.

We stayed for five nights. Our arrival was miserable. We drove from Split. Our intention was to arrive by 8pm, but due to some delays, we arrived at 9:30pm. The reception had left at 9pm. The front door was locked. There was a note: call a local number to gain entry. Being from Canada, we tried to avoid costly cellular roaming fees and were travelling with data only (eSIM). So we couldn’t call the number. After trying to contact the property via Expedia (which failed), we finally enabled roaming (expensive), and were able to speak to the property and they talked us into locating keys in a lock box. The room we got was room 7…one of three attic rooms. We had to lug our suitcases way up to an attic level…the stairs were not lighted…and we finally, using the phone’s flashlight, were able to enter the room. This room was built between roof trusses and beams. To get into the beds required climbing over wooden beams while avoiding hitting one’s head on a slanted wall/ceiling. Accessing one bed required climbing under a steel rod while climbing over a wooden beam. Quite dangerous and not acceptable in terms of safety. We stayed in this room for the first night but insisted that we receive a better room. We moved into room 2, not an attic room, for the last four nights. Note…the photos of the attic room skillfully manage to conceal the hazards. The lower level room was much better. It was nice, but there weren’t enough places to stash belongings/towels, but it was clean & tidy