Ljubljana

Budget

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Alibi Hostel
Cankarjevo nabrežje 27, near the Triple Bridge
Dorm bed: €12-€20

The rooms are clean and the internet is free.

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Celica
Metelkova 8
Room in a 2-5 bed cell: €21-€28; Room in the 14-bed dorm: €17-€21; Breakfast included
400m from bus/railway station

A redecorated military prison within the former Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav army base of Metelkova. Each cell of this former prison was individually designed by a Slovenian artist, with a different theme in mind. Free wi-fi and internet access, Coin laundry, small art gallery and library, pleasant cafe-restaurant. Credit cards accepted.

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Fluxus Hostel
Tomšičeva 4
Dorm bed: €21
Short walk from the bus/train stations

Situated in the small 3-room apartment of a dentist that was killed in World War II. The hostel is small, but the rooms are spacious and a good place to meet people.

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Ljubljana offers several hostels and student homes that function as hostels in the summer.

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Dijaški dom (Youth Hostel) Tabor
Vidovdanska 7
+386 (0)1 234 8840
dorm bed in 10-bed room: €11; Single: €26; Breakfast is included
500m from bus/railway station

Open only from th end of June to the end of August. Clean and modern student dorm. Free internet for 15min and a kitchen with dishes is available for cooking.

Midrange

Midrange
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BIT Center Hotel
Litijska 57
Bed in 10-bed room: €14.50; Single: €33.50; Double: €44
2km east of the center, take buses #5,#9,#13, or #22

Lively sports hotel/hostel. Clean, no-frills rooms. Squash, badminton facilities and fitness center. Use of pool in summer.

Midrange
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Hotel Grandvid
Dolenjska 336
7km southeast of the center in the suburb of Lavrica

New hotel with shiny ultramodern facilities.

Midrange
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Hotel Park
Tabor 9
+386 (0)1 300 2500
Single: €70; Double: €90
800m east of the train station

This 145-room 3-star hotel is also a HI hostel and its accommodation is split between hotel and "hostel" rooms. Hostel rooms are cheaper but are grim and bare and have shared shower/bath and no TV. Staff may request to keep your passport at check in, so it might be useful to have a copy to hand in.

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Katrca
Rožna dolina, c.I/26,
From €55
three-minute walk to Park Tivoli and ten-minute walk to Prešeren Square

#-star hotel/restaurant with only five rooms.

Midrange
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Ljubljana Resort
Dunajska 270
+386 (0)1 568 3913
5 km north of the centre, take bus 6, 8 or 11

Pleasant location near river Sava. You can pitch a tent or hire a bungalow. Swimming pool, sauna, fitness centre, badminton, volleyball, bowling, children's playground, restaurant, snack bar.

Midrange
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City Hotel Turist
Dalmatinova 15
5 minute walk from bus & train stations

Features nice refurbished rooms, but a bit pricey.

Midrange
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M Hotel
Derceva 4
00386 1 513 7000
Single: €70; Double: €90
2km northwest of the center. Take buses #1, #3, #15, or #16 to Kino Siska

Modern, neat, spacious rooms. Triples and apartments are available. Free parking and free Wi-Fi in whole hotel

Midrange
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Pension Tavcar
2km northwest of the center. Take bus #12 to Hrastje, walk back 200m, and make a right

Neat and bright.

Midrange
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Pri Mraku
Rimska 4
Downtown, near Krizante

Colorful rooms, nice restaurant.

Top end

Top end
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Austria Trend Hotel
Dunajska cesta 154,
Single: €130; Double: €150

214 modern and spacious guest rooms in four different categories. All rooms are equipped with air-con, safe, minibar, hair dryer, flat screen, satellite TV and radio.

Top end
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Best Western Premier Hotel Slon (Elephant)
Slovenska 34
+386 (0)1 470 11 00
From €100
located in center

Named after Archduke Maximilian who stayed at an inn on the location of the hotel with an elephant in 1552. Rooms are bright, parquet-floored, include desks and chairs. Good restaurant on site.

Top end
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Hotel Lev
Vošnjakova 1
+386 (0)1 433 21 55
From €145
5 minute walk west of the bus & train stations, opposite Tivoli Park

5-star hotel. The most expensive hotel in Ljubljana. A gleaming glass high rise building. Popular among business travelers. Lavish rooms have smark oak chairs and desks.

Top end
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Hotel Mons
Pot za Brdom 4
Single: €90; Double: €115

New 4-star hotel. Hotel facilities include a gymnasium, a sauna, billiard room, Zen meditation, a smaller library with local and international literature, an outlet of the Kompas travel agency, footpaths in the nearby forest, bicycle hire, free-of-charge transfers to the centre of Ljubljana, transfers to and from Ljubljana Airport, excursions and the organisation of wedding receptions.