Ljubljana City Municipality · Slovenia
Where to stay in Ljubljana
Ljubljana is a city in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia, home to about 284,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Ljubljana.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- LJU20 km · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Language
- Hungarian, Italian, Slovene
About
About Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia, located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, north of the country's largest marsh, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative centre and the seat of the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana.
Ljubljana stands at the entrance to a plain in an otherwise mountainous region, the confluence of several river valleys, so it's been a focus for settlement, trade and transport since prehistory. The first known city was the Roman Colonia Iulia Aemona; in medieval times it became Laibach and this name is still used by some German-speakers (as well as modern Slovenia's most notable cultural export, the band of that name). It fell under the gravity of Austria-Hungary and was a duchy or province of the Habsburg Empire until 1918.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Ljubljana
See
In 2021, seven works in Ljubljana by architect Jože Plečnik were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These are the Trnovo Bridge, the green promenade along Vegova Street, the promenade along the embankments and bridges of the Ljubljanica River, the Roman walls in Mirje, the Church of St Michael, the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and the Garden of All Saints (Plečnik’s Žale).
- Triple Bridge
- Old Town
- Dragon Bridge
- Ljubljana Castle
- Republic Square
- Roman Ruins
- Krakovo
- Metelkova
- Tivoli Park
- Ljubljana Zoo
- University Botanic gardens Ljubljana
- Tomb of National Heroes
Do
- Hot Air Balloon Flights
- Olimpija Ljubljana
- Water City of Atlantis
- Laguna Fun & Spa
- Cankarjev Dom
- Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Slovene National Theatre (Narodno Gledalisce)
- Puppet Theatre (Lutkovno Gledalisce)
- Ljubljana Opera House
- Križanke Outdoor Theatre
- Ljubljana City Theatre
- Ljubljana Summer Festival
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Ljubljana
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Occidental Ljubljana hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Ljubljana
97 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Hotel Union | 1905 | 0.1 km |
| Miklič Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Bellevue Hotel | 1.4 km | |
| Hotel Slon | 0.2 km | |
| Ahotel Hotel Ljubljana | 2.6 km | |
| Emonec Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| Hotel in kongresni center Mons | 4.1 km | |
| Lev Hote | 0.6 km | |
| Adora Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Ambient Hotel | 11.3 km | |
| ApartHotel Vila Minka | 3.8 km | |
| Apartments Cvetje v Jeseni | 24.2 km | |
| Art Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Atelier Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Atik Rooms | 0.5 km | |
| Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana | 3.4 km | |
| B&B Cerne | 11.5 km | |
| B&B Dvor Tacen | 8.1 km | |
| B&B Hotel Ljubljana Park | 0.7 km | |
| B&B Janežič | 9.0 km | |
| B&B Slamič | 0.5 km | |
| Bed & Breakfast Na Poljani | 18.5 km | |
| Bed & Breakfast Pr'Sknet | 19.0 km | |
| Bed and Breakfast Mili Vrh | 21.0 km | |
| Bed and Breakfast Portal | 3.2 km | |
| Best Western Premier Hotel Slon | 0.2 km | |
| Bit Center Hotel | 3.3 km | |
| Cacao Rooms | 0.1 km | |
| Cha Cha Rooms | 0.4 km | |
| Cirman Rooms | 9.7 km | |
| City Hotel Ljubljana | 0.3 km | |
| Cube Central Rooms for 2 | 0.8 km | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Ljubljana | 2025 | 3.5 km |
| Dvor Jezeršek Brnik | 20.6 km | |
| Eco Terme Snovik | 24.8 km | |
| Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana Mons | 4.1 km | |
| G Design Hotel | 6.1 km | |
| Galeria River | 0.6 km | |
| Galeria Rooms | 0.5 km | |
| Gostisce Jezero | 13.6 km |
All 98 hotels in Ljubljana, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Ljubljana
Ljubljana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; September is the wettest, with about 159 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Ljubljana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU, 67 km) and Trieste Airport (TRS, 84 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The centre of Ljubljana is small enough to cover by foot. You can pick up a free city map at a tourist information centre or in the train station. Navigating or finding a street is easy as streets are clearly marked. There is also a system called BicikeLJ (iOS, Android apps) where you can rent bikes (first hour free, second hour €1, third hour €2, each additional hour €4). It is designed for short-term hire. It has 300 bikes on 30 stations around the inner city part and you can subscribe with a credit card online. You can take another bicycle after one hour has elapsed, without any cost.
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LJU · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
KLU · Klagenfurt Airport
TRS · Trieste Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Ljubljana
Drink
Most of Ljubljana’s bars tend to cluster on the streets running parallel to the river, radiating from Prešernov trg, which is the main square in Ljubljana. The more interesting bars tend to be on the backstreets, rather than directly facing the river. Part of the joy of this city is stumbling across these places, but these are few to start you off. Cheaper bars can already be found just outside the old town and near university buildings.
Stay safe
Ljubljana is one of the safer capitals you'll visit in Europe. Remarkably safe during the day, you should have no problems wandering at night, provided you are not desperately looking for trouble. With that said, be wise to not wander into the rougher parts of Ljubljana at night, though they are located far from the city centre and not commonly frequented by tourists. Areas to avoid include Fužine, Rakova Jelša, Štepanjsko naselje, southern Vič (near and south of the motorway), western parts of Šiška, and Moste. The streets immediately south of the train station have become seedier since 2020 but still remain relatively safe in comparison to other European cities.
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Questions
Ljubljana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ljubljana?
Ljubljana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; September is the wettest, with about 159 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ljubljana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU, 67 km) and Trieste Airport (TRS, 84 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ljubljana?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Ljubljana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.