Type: Boutique Hotel
Price Guide 80-224 euros/room
Minimum nights: Single booking: 2, Itinerary booking: 2
Centre of Ljubljana's Old Town

OUR VIEW

So there we were, on our first evening in Ljubljana, prior to our three week tour of the country in search of more hotels. We wandered into the old town, considering where we would eat, when we glanced over at... Ljubljana's first boutique hotel, the Antiq. In we popped, asked for the owner's phone number and met the charming Darjono Husodo (Jon, pron. Yon) the next morning. Jon is half Slovene, half Indonesian and told us that he'd been running a similar venture in Indonesia, but decided that Ljubljana was where he wanted to be. Since we started, we could never figure out why there were no boutique hotels in a city that should be full of them, so it was happy meeting indeed.
There is a lovely lounge throughout the bottom floor, part of which serves as the breakfast room. There is no restaurant, but there are many excellent eateries within walking distance.

ACCOMMODATION
The Antiq is a fully renovated building on Gornji trg just on the edge of the Old Town. It has been beautifully renovated and furnished throughout with - you guessed it - antique furniture, carpets and tapestries. There are just sixteen rooms, one of which is a suite and although the doubles are very spacious with en suite bathrooms, there are two tiny doubles which each have a private bathroom along the corridor. The beds are large and comfortable and the bathrooms beautifully finished. The suite is at the top of the house and is self-contained, comprising a lounge, kitchen, bathroom and terrace. Each room is detailed below.
March 2008 update: all rooms (except 11) are now air-conditioned.

Room details and prices at bottom of the page.

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THE RESTAURANTS
As we said, 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 Škofia 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
Slovene, English, Indonesian(!)

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 Antiq 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.

DRIVING TO LJUBLJANA (Google map here)

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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 Antiq. 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.

Address: 3 Gornji trg, 1000, Ljubljana