Hotel Maribor, City Apartments

Our start was not very good as we struggled to find the hotel with a car. It is located on a walking street so we had our fair share of driving around before realized we had to stop at the poles and call the hotel to be able to enter to the street and the parking place. However, after finally finding it, we enjoyed the hotel a lot! The location is unbeatable straight in the center, and rooms were very modern, cosy and quiet. We also loved the breakfast with a lot of homemade and healthy products, the best we had in the whole 10 day roadtrip! Overall, a great stay and would recommend.

This boutique hotel has two locations but only one place where you can check-in (called the City Apartments near the main plaza). I checked in then had to walk about 2-3 minutes on a one-way cobble stone alley to get to my room in the Garden Rooms about 1.5 blocks away from the front desk. This area of town is mostly for pedestrians. You have to make special arrangements, in advance, with the hotel if you need to bring your car near the hotel. Called the Garden Rooms, I assume, because there is a charming small garden past the front entrance. Small but very tranquil. A good place to sit and read a book or have coffee or tea while listening to the nice water fountain at its center. Since it only opened in 2018, things are still new and in good working order. It is only a stone throw from the white swan filled River Drava, you can access it in just one minute from your room. The entrance had clear glass doors that should open when you swipe your room card over the sensor but it didn’t work for any of the people who tried it the same time I did. Someone had to go back to the main office, while we kept an eye on luggage, to alert them of the problem. Meanwhile, somebody forced the doors open so all could go in (I would’ve been afraid of breaking the glass doing what that person did to force the doors open). Since it seemed to be a recurring problem, these doors were eventually left open (not so secure anymore) for a while. The rooms are the smallest I’ve seen in my three weeks of traveling in Slovenia but very comfortable. The ceiling is partly slanted. Good thing I am short. A bottle of complimentary wine awaits you. Not staffed after check-in hours but has an easy way to send code/information via phone for a late check-ins. You have to walk back to the main part of the hotel for breakfast where the food and coffee were some of the best I had, this whole three week trip in Slovenia. Omelet with veggies, chocolate croissants, yogurts, fruits, overnight oats, all sublime, fresh, tasty. Being a bit further, it seemed the Garden Rooms were quieter than the City Apartments, away from the central plaza where all the action is. When I was there, police were everywhere because of some race as well as a drag queen festival that, unfortunately, attracted a lot of skinheads. Portions of the city were closed off for security reason but where the hotel is located wasn’t affected by that. The staff was super welcoming and kind. The food brilliant. Highly recommended if you don’t mind small rooms. A note that Maribor is considered the sunniest city in Slovenia, the weather, while there, didn’t disappoint at all.

We stayed in a refreshingly modern 3-bedroom unit, which actually had 4 bathrooms. Friendly and helpful staff at reception, very clean, nice breakfast available in the lobby. Very convenient location within an easy walk of most every good attraction.

Downtown area within walking distance of most activities

We found ourselves in Maribor when flooding in Slovenia meant we couldn’t make it to Ljubljana. Our plans were scuppered, but we were able to make the best of it at the hotel. After a very warm welcome we stayed in one of the garden rooms, and ate a great dinner at La Pizzeria. Breakfast was fantastic and we enjoyed our unplanned stay in Maribor. The hotel is beautiful and clean, with lovely toiletries in the bathroom. We won’t forget our unplanned overnight in Maribor, in large part to the lovely stay we had with Hotel Maribor.

Honesty is important. We expect businesses we deal with to be honest about the products and services they sell. That’s how we’re able to make informed decisions. Hotel Maribor is not an honest business and so book there at your own risk. Among the amenities the hotel advertises is air conditioning. They even have modern-looking thermostats in the rooms that APPEAR to be the point from which the A/C is controlled. After a sleepless first night in our ridiculously warm room, we learned that the thermastats have no impact on the room temperature. The hotel maintains complete control over the temperature. If that’s not bad enough, though the hotel keeps its guest for controlling the temperature, it appears that their system for controlling the temperature is faulty. We spoke to the staff multiple times about adjusting the temperature and they claimed they were trying, but couldn’t. Finally, they told us they couldn’t do anything about it. They also told us they couldn’t put us in a different room because “all rooms were having the same issue.” So, we endured a warm room w/no A/C for 3 nights. You might think the hotel would feel that they needed to do something, anything to make up for such an inconvenience? Nope. When we checked out, not only was there no accommodation offered, there was only a lukewarm apology from a truly unpleasant staff member. What’s more…we were also informed that ours was the only room that experienced the A/C issue. So, were they lying then or now??

Really excellent base for exploring Maribor and surrounding areas. We stayed in one of the garden apartments which are a 2 min walk from the main hotel building and the room was spacious, modern and clean. Super comfy bed and good shower with lovely toiletries! The only thing we missed was a fridge in the room. It was pretty hot in July (outside - the AC in the room was perfect) and would have been nice to have had chilled water. There was what appeared to be a space designed for it in the room but no fridge. The included breakfast was nice. The hotel is close by to lots of restaurants and wine bars along the river which are a must visit! Wouldn’t hesitate to stay again.

We had the 4 bedroom apartment- it was large, comfortable and welcoming. Excellent and friendly service!!! Great location for sightseeing with plenty of restaurants. Slovenia is definitely underrated.