Making tourism work has at times been hard going for the Bohinj region of Slovenia during the last few years. If losing hundreds of guest bedrooms as the inexorable decline and eventual closure of historic hotels the Zlatorog and Bellevue wasn't a bitter enough pill to swallow(along with deteriorating fortunes at the Ski Hotel Vogel…
Bohinj: what’s on offer to overnight guests
This blog post reviews many(but far from all) of Lake Bohinj's accommodation options in what has become a shrinking marketplace due to the demise of many of its mainstay operators. My overall rating(out of ten) is born from part experience and the location, tariff and facilities relevant to each property. Being purely subjective, I have…
Bohinj: what now for the former Hotel Kompas?
Bohinj's eponymous Ribcev Laz-based hotel is the latest to reach a state of crisis following the demise of the neighbouring Bellevue, a former favourite of Agatha Christie, and time-lapsed dereliction of the Ukanc-based Zlatorog, whose heyday saw it welcome national leaders and global heads of state. How the ongoing bankruptcy process will affect the Hotel…
Bohinj: increase in overnight stays during 2015 despite hotel shortage
Bohinj surprisingly saw in 2015 for the ten months to October a 17% increase in overnight stays, with the exceptional weather in July and August accounting for growth of 39% and 25% respectively. Despite suffering from a chronic lack of tourist accommodation, especially at the Ukanc end of its eponymous lake, climatic variables continue to…
Bohinj: finally some hope for Hotel Zlatorog?
*Please view March 2019 update: Bohinj: Slovenian Cryptocurrency millionaire invests in ailing hotel stock Being responsible for the majority of Bohinj's preeminent tourism accommodation places a large responsibility on the owner to sympathetically maintain properties whose position within the Triglav National Park(TNP) imposes exacting aesthetics demands and the need for sustainable renewal and reinvention. It is…
Bohinj: Mayor Kramar seeks breakthrough in Bohinj 2864 impasse
The key to the now mothballed proposal to develop Bohinjska Bistrica as a ski resort under the Bohinj 2864 aegis seems to depend on the favour of Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and the de facto landlord of a tract of land required to bring the controversial and often stymied scheme to fruition.Slovenia's clergy through…
Lake Bled: minister expounds the importance of resort to local and national economies
During a recent visit to Lake Bled Slovenia's Minister of Economic Development and Technology reiterated a message often overlooked or seen by many as lip service that tourism remains a vital component in the local economy and, on a wider context is significantly important to the country's financial prosperity.The location chosen by Zdravko Pocivalsek to…
Bohinj: Municipality and Zmago Pacnik meet to discuss critical state of Zlatorog and Bellevue
Bohinj's most wanted man this week finally fronted up to the area's municipal council to explain his plans, if any, to bring the portfolio of holiday accommodation under his ownership back into serviceable use and arrest the shameful decay that has sadly seen, in particular, hotels Zlatorog and Bellevue degenerate to a point where demolition…
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