Hotel Arena Maribor

Everything was great apart the fact that it was attic room.

Atic room, no enough space for standing person

The hotel is located basically at the start of the ski lift, bottom of the slope. The city center is nearby, 4km but you dont need to move anywhere, since there is a restaurant at the hotel, but if you want nearby you can find pizzeria and other small dining opportunities. Everything can be paid by card at the hotel, you can live here without cash. They are flexible, and they solved our problem without ease or any extra payment. The hotel and rooms were clean, and the staff were very kind. The breakfeast was included with wide selection of meals, and drinks. Avg. prices Coffee 2.5-4€, Beer 3-4€, cabin lift to-and-back to the top of the hill 36€ for adults. ~1.5 hour by foot and ~650 kCal from the hotel to the top, and half amount back :)

The hotel have separate parking slot front of the hotel - you can open the gates with the hotel room card - however it is not for free. (Also there are city parking slots for 1€/h) The extra fee has to be mentioned for the sauna and supporting services too, and these have to be booked in advance. The room 706 should not be available for rent, as it is below of the whole ventilation machinery of the hotel and was very loud. (We got an other room within a couple of hours, thanks for the hotel for that that!) The rooms have some abrasion on the wall, but it not affect your stay.

Loved the location, the breakfast and restaurant, nice lobby, excellent room with smart TV, spacious bathroom and big balcony.

Ski room did not have heated space for ski boots and the lockers did not work (couldn’t be locked). The balcony was full of snow, but it hadn’t been snowing for a few days before we checked in so it could’ve been cleaned. Cocktails in the hotel bar were not that great and the waiter in the bar was extremely rude.

It was close to the nature.

The hotel is not very close to the centre. The facilities are average and there was a strange smell from the drains. For the money value I have expected better experience.