Hostelz.com Hostels Reviews
EnglishFrançaisEspañolItalianoDeutsch
Find hostels in:

HI - Bled - Penzion Bledec Youth Hostel

Bled, Slovenia

6 of 9
Online booking is not offered for this hostel, contact them for availability and reservations (any contact info we have is listed below).
Address
Grajska 17, Bled
Location/Contact
Details
Their Description

Features

  • Free Breakfast
  • Lounge / Common space
  • Food/Restaurant
  • TV
  • Book Collection/Exchange
  • Washing Machine (laundry)
  • Travel information provided
  • 24 Hour Free Hot Showers
 
The Hostelz.com Review
Pension Bledec, tucked amidst the quaint little resort town of Bled, is the type of place you plan on staying at for only two nights but end up staying almost a week. The hostel is easy to find; it's only a few hundred meters from the bus station, and signs point the way up the hill.

The hostel itself is great. The decore is a little outdated, but the rooms are clean and spacious and the bathrooms are emaculate, providing a wonderful shower with plenty of hot water and great water pressure. Linens are provided, as is a clean towel on your bed when you arrive back at the hostel every evening.

The staff are very friendly and helpful. They can arrange tours of the surrounding areas, will help with your laundry, and are available for any questions or concerns. That said, the man that works behind the desk during the graveyard shift seems very grumpy, but you will only run into him if coming back in the wee hours of the morning.

There is a common area with satellite TV and some games, but it seems to be used only moderately. There is also a computer with Internet access for 500 SIT per hour.

Breakfast is included in the price and consists of meat, cheese, cereal, bread, and coffee. Breakfast was great except for the coffee, which tasted horrible. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner throughout the rest of the day. The prices are not cheap (about average compared to the rest of town), but the atmosphere is excellent and it provides a great evening common area where other hostel-goers hang out, drink wine, and share stories. It's a very chill environment, and surprisingly, a very social hostel.

-- Exclusive Hostelz.com Review


Your Comments
This is an open forum, and unlike other hostel guide websites, we don't censor out the negative comments.
We do not validate the legitimacy of comments posted on this site—so take what you read here with a grain of salt.
Comment by Dave Brokke
March 2007
This was one of the best hostels I've stayed in throughout all of Europe, if not the best. The staff was very friendly and very helpful. The rooms are extremely clean and nice with a great bathroom. The price was incredible considering the quality with breakfast included!
Comment by Alan
March 2007
Very comfortable hostel and very helpful staff. A good breakfast is included in the price. The only downside is the lack of self-catering facilities, but there is a cheap pizza restaurant nearby.
Comment by Dan
February 2007
This hostel is a nightmare to find if you follow Lonely Planet map - just get off at the bus station and turn left following the signs. The hostel is lovely. It's very old fashioned (in a good way). The dorm is the nicest I have stayed in. The dorms have en-suite bathrooms -- really clean and nice. It is like staying in a hotel -- an excellent choice of hostel. Plus breakfast is included. The downside is that there are no lockers.
Comment by Emma
September 2006
What a great little hostel! The rooms were really comfortable and very clean. The staff were really friendly and helpful, although busy, and organised a canyoning trip for me. It is a hike up the hill, especially with a pack, but a cold beer and warm atmosphere awaits you on arrival! The only thing that could be done to improve would be to provide lockers in the rooms rather than just cupboards. But the staff were happy to lock up valuables whilst I was canyoning anyway so it was no problem. I would recommend it to anyone and will be back again no doubt!
Comment by Sarah
July 2006
Wonderful hostel with a chalet-lodge feel to it, spotlessly clean dorms with ensuite bathrooms, and a great restaurant serving heaping portions of yummy pasta at reasonable prices. As others have mentioned, the women who work there are unfortunately overworked, as they have to run the reception, restaurant, and everything else all at once, so it can be hard to get their attention. One of them was quite grumpy but the other one was very friendly. The hostel is a hike uphill from the bus station but it's well-marked with signs. It's also conveniently-located for the pathway up to the castle. Bled is so idyllic and beautiful, and this is a great place to stay to enjoy the town and the lake.
Comment by Kameal Celestee
August 2005
This is a really great hostel, one of the best I've ever been in. Cleanliness is 5-star and as good as any expensive hotel. There is a restaurant and bar downstairs. We only had breakfast here which was impressively good. Although it is a way from the train station, it is very close to Bled Lake itself. The castle and the bus station are not far either. The bar was quite active with other guests chatting till very late. I really don't know how they do this for the price. If you want to see the sites of Bled this is the best place to stay.
Comment by Justin
April 2005
This place was one of the best places I stayed at in Europe. I stayed there in January and although it was a little quiet, there were still plenty of people around to socialize with. The hostel has its own restaurant joined to it, which is super cheap for dinner, and they have awesome breakfasts. The location is good, behind the castle. Although from the bus station you have to walk up a steep road, which can be tiring when you have a heavy backpack on your back. Also, I wouldn't advise anyone to get their clothes washed here because they throw everything in the machine together, and the coloring from my jeans ended up all over everything else. But other than that this was a great place!
Have you visited this hostel? Post your comments here.

6 of 9
Exclusive Photos Taken by the Hostelz.com Reviewer
Additional Photos

Hostelz.com Poll
Which do you use for opinions when choosing a hostel?
Comments from Hostelz.com Users (the ones with star ratings)
Hostelz.com's own Exclusive Reviews
Both
Not sure / don't understand
Other:

Hostelz.com is the only hostel guide with complete information and reviews on all youth hostels and backpackers worldwide.