Type: Boutique Hotel
Price Guide 95-210 euros/room Minimum nights: Single booking: 3, Itinerary booking: 2
Ljubljana Old Town
OUR VIEW
When we started Slovene Dream, we were mystified as to why there were no high quality, small hotels in the country's capital. After all, Ljubljana is a high quality small city, so it always seemed a shame that most of the hotels were throw-backs to glorious socialist service standards of the past.
All of that has changed now, of course, to the extent that we have been able to drop said dinosaurs and offer only the best of the accommodation in Ljubljana - and the Allegro is the latest (summer 2009) to join that happy group. The owners are friends with those of the excellent Antiq, just across the road, so you'll find that if you've just read that one, it's a lot like this one.
ACCOMMODATION The Allegro is a fully renovated building on Gornji trg just on the edge of the Old Town. It is so named as it used to be a house of Czech musicians in the 19th century. It has been beautifully furnished throughout with antique furniture, carpets and tapestries. There are just twelve rooms: one single, four twins, four doubles, two superior doubles and one suite. The beds are large and comfortable and each room is individually designed with a unique colourway. All rooms have en suite bathrooms, phone, CATV, wireless internet, safe and air conditioning.Book now...
DINING There is a very pleasant breakfast on the lower ground floor, where they serve a very nice buffet breakfast.
The hotel reception also features a bar, where you can relax with a hot or cold drink.
The hotel doesn't have a restaurant, but there are many fine places to eat within walking distance, including Trta, Foculus and Ljubljanski Dvor for pizzas, Harambaša for authentic Bosnian kebabs, Valvas'or for excellent Slovenian, Špajza to mix with the business set and Pri Škofu for very good lunches - even Namaste for authentic Indian. Plus many bars, cafes, ice cream parlours or just about anything you fancy. Ask at reception, they'll point you in the right direction.
THINGS TO DO Walking around Ljubljana
- one of the world's most walkable cities - where you
will find unique examples of Plečnik's architecture,
two beautiful rivers, countless bars and world-class
restaurants, the beautiful Tivoli gardens... the list
is much too long to feature here. Driving
- although Ljubljana is such a small city, a hire car
will give you access to so much more - Postojna caves,
the pretty town of Škofja Loka, the Karst region, Lakes Bled and Bohinj... or just driving through Europe's
prettiest country - all of these are just an hour or
so's drive away. Indeed, another half hour will get
you to Piran by the sea, the mountains or even Croatia. Eating
- Ljubljana has some excellent restaurants - see the
Dining and Wining
pages. Shopping
- just like any European city, Ljubljana is full of
designer shops, clothes shops, trinket shops. Museums,
galleries and, of course, Ljubljana castle are all very
good.
Watch a movie
at the Kolosej - a truly huge cinema complex on the
edge of town. All foreign movies shown in Slovenia are
subtitled, so you can hear the original language.
CONFERENCE
/ FUNCTION FACILITIES Please don't disturb the nice guests with your business stuff.
LANGUAGES Slovenian, English, German, Italian
CHILDREN More than welcome.
WEATHER Summers are warm, with July and
August are the hottest months, with daytime temperatures
around 25C, while during spring and autumn you can expect
around 15-20C.
Winters can be very cold indeed, with deep snow sometimes
during January and February.
WHEN The Allegro is open throughout
the year.
TO TAKE WITH YOU In the summer, shorts, T-shirts,
sturdy shoes or boots, something warm for the evenings
and something waterproof in case it rains, for daytime
adventures. In winter: wrap up!
CAR HIRE AVIS - click on this link and you will open a new window for the Avis Slovenia website, from where you can book your car.
HOW TO GET THERE
Closest destination airports are in this colour.
Click on the airline name to open their web page in a new window. From Gatwick: Ljubljana with Adria (the national airline).
From Stansted: Ljubljana or Rijeka with EasyJet.
Klagenfurt, Trieste, Graz or Balaton with Ryanair.
From Manchester: Ljubljana with Adria (summer months only). From Bristol:
Venice with EasyJet. From Birmingham: Trieste with Ryanair, Wednesday and Sunday only.
A deposit of between 10% and 25% will be required at the time of booking. The remainder will be payable directly to the hotel by you upon your arrival. Note that we do not add an extra margin to the hotel's prices: the price you pay by booking through us is exactly the same as the hotel's.
DRIVING TO LJUBLJANA Ljubljana airport: Take the E61 motorway south towards Ljubljana. Klagenfurt (Austria): Take the A2 motorway and then the A11/E61 towards the Karavanke tunnel. At the exit from the tunnel at Jesenice in Slovenia, take the E61 motorway towards Ljubljana. Trieste (Italy): Take the A4/E70 towards Trieste and take the exit for Slovenia at Fernetti-Sežana (do not drive into Trieste itself). Take the A3 and then the A1/E61 towards Ljubljana. At Ljubljana, follow the A1/E61 to Ljubljana Sever.
There is no parking available at the Allegro. If you are going to hire a car, you are advised to pick it up only for the rest of your trip. If you are staying in Ljubljana only, you should consider parking in one of the central underground carparks - a little expensive, but safe (especially from traffic wardens) and cool in the summer.
NOTE: there is now a vinjeta system on Slovenian motorways for collecting tolls. You can buy a vinjeta at any petrol station near the motorway or the airport. For 95/30/15 euros per year/month/week, you will receive a sticker that must be displayed on the front windscreen of your car.
Walking around Ljubljana
