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Best little hotels/hideaways in Slovenia?

We've explored Slovenia quite a bit in the past, and seen most of the "have-to's" (Bled, Bovec, Postojna, Ljubljana, etc.) and now we want to go back to find the little corners in beautiful places.

We'll have a blessedly relaxed 2.5 weeks in June and would love ETBD tips on peaceful little towns and small beautiful hotels in or close to nature where you'd love to spend 4 nights. Not uber-luxury, but really comfortable, clean, friendly, atmospheric, with the ability to have great food (local, delicious, made with care) at or near the hotel.

Thank you!!

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Rogla treetop walk https://treetop-walks.com/pohorje/en/

Maribor with glamping spot https://chocolatevillage.eu/
... and enjoying restaurant MAK https://www.restavracija-mak.si/

In Rôcicz, to the north-east of Maribor, close to the Austrian border, vineyards stretch across the rolling countryside. At Mulec, a family-run business that produces wine and operates a small campsite, you can hire an electric mountain bike and get a bespoke cycling route to explore the region’s natural beauty. If you wish, you can sample their white wine and sparkling wine afterwards, accompanied by homemade cold cuts and spreads.
https://www.mulec.si/

In Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, the Kócbeck family has been in the business since 1929 and, in addition to various types of oil, also produces pesto and sun-dried tomatoes with pumpkin seed oil. For the chocolate, salami, honey, gin and ice cream in their shop, they collaborate with other suppliers. During a guided tour, you’ll learn all about how they work and get to sample their products, so you’re sure to want to buy more than one item. You can stay in their appartments.

https://kocbek.si/en/

And why not stay with farmer Bojan in Cerkvenjak at his Firbas farm? As well as a comfortable room, you can stay in a wooden cabin with an outdoor shower or in the charming hayloft above the stables. Great fun with (older) children, as you can relax in the hammock, peek through a glass window at the animals below you and roll around in the hay. As well as growing fresh vegetables, he also produces his own wine, pear juice, liqueur, salami and bacon. And at breakfast, he’ll fry eggs for you himself.
https://firbas.com/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CcgkEZ3af63J1dxK8

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If you haven't been to the Logar Valley, it is gorgeous and a great place to spend 4 nights. You would need a car. Tourist Farm Lennar would fit the bill as "not uber-luxury, but really comfortable, clean, friendly, atmospheric, with the ability to have great food."

This website on the Solčava Panoramic Road gives much info on the area: https://www.logarska-solcavsko.si/en/

Piran is great for a seaside experience. I loved Memento B&B -- a cozy small hotel off the main square of the town. Visit Nika's Tiny House for amazing art made from driftwood that can make a quite unique souvenir (https://nikastinyhouse.si/). Take a ride along the coast with Saša in his restored classic Citroën Dyane (https://www.laganini.si/).

Škocjan Caves -- strongly preferred by Slovenians over Postonja Cave -- much more in the direction of nature than tourist site with an astounding Lord-of-the-Rings-caliber cavern that made me want to grab a staff, slam it into the ground, and shout "You shall not pass!" in my very best Gandalf voice.

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I enthusiastically second Dave's recommendation of the Logar Valley and Tourist Farm Lenar. The Logar Valley is full of nature activities and stunning scenery, but not full of tourists.

We stayed at Tourist Farm Lenar in 2024 for three nights and I did not want to leave. I suggest requesting a room with a mountain view. We ate several times at the Pension at the foot of their road - it was also not fancy, but good food, a deck with that mountain view, and inexpensive wine and beer.

After a hike, you can go to Tourist Farm Matk (up a winding road) for their incredible goat milk ice cream.

There are pictures and details in the middle of Cameron's blog post Month: January 2025.