Hostel Celica

Hostel Celica was a very nice place to stay in Ljubljana. The staff were incredible, and the free breakfast was so good! The beds were comfortable, and the rooms were quiet. The hostel is very eco-friendly, with cute little signs all over the hostel reminding guests to be eco-conscious. What that could have been better would be to have bath mats for the shower, as the water went everywhere... The hostel is a 15 minute walk into town, but a stones throw from the bus and train station. Besides a bit of water to clean up, I really enjoyed my stay at Hostel Celica.

Stayed here in room 207 for 4 nights. Check in was quick and efficient as I had already booked and filled in my information online. The staff let me know about the setup and then gave me instructions to my dorm. My room was on the second floor and there's no lift. If you're not comfortable with stairs, then this place is going to be a problem. The dorm had four beds and a private ensuite. Two of the beds were bunk beds and there were two other singles. The door into the dorm has glass panels, which let light in. One of the singles faces the door and the hall lights come on automatically. Unfortunately, this was my bed. I hardly slept that first night, but the staff were kind enough to let me change beds. The dorm and bathroom were clean, and were cleaned everyday. The only weird part of the ensuite is that the hand basin is located outside of the bathroom. The upside is that you can use it even if someone is in the bathroom. There's also a hairdryer next to the sink. It works. Breakfast was included. Is fairly typical European fare with cheese slices, cold cuts, various types of cereals, juices and coffee. I thought it was about average by hostel standards. Location wise, it's about 10 minutes walk into the centre. The building is located in the Metelkova area. It does look dangerous on the maps, but I found it quite safe. It's an alternative lifestyle area, so there's a lot of "smoking" going on. The hostel also has a bar, a laundry room and a mini kitchen on the second floor (no microwave). The whole building is actually pretty clean. The staff are friendly and helpful. Overall, I had a good stay. If I hadn't been allowed to change beds, it would've been miserable.

The hostel had good communication and were able to fix my issue on the phone prior to me arriving a few weeks before with a double booking. Upon arriving, I was told I couldn't get into my room until 3pm and so I left my luggage there in their secure room. When I returned I got checked in by 2 friendly staff and got everything set up. I had a room for myself which was nice. The halls were clean and my room was as well. Not a lot of room as the only one I could get was a 3 bed private one. It had 1 bunk bed and the 3rd bed was way up in the loft and I can't imagine how that would be climbing up there and down in the middle of the night without injury. Bathrooms were clean, though people did tend to leave shampoo and soap in the showers, which isn't all that unusual for a hostel with shared bathrooms. The property has games you can play in any of the sitting areas or cafe. The cafe has beer and pizza you can order as well as a few other things I think. In the basement are older stone cells which is interesting and there are some fun sitting room areas for people as well as an outside patio that I saw. Cool experience, room was pretty warm and this was in May, couldn't get the thermostat to really do much though, but never bothered to mention it. Staffed 24 hours so easy to check out early in the morning. The area around it Metelkova has a lot of interesting art and at night bars there which is fun. In the day time and when the bars aren't open though, it can be pretty sketcy and there are signs posted around the area warning about drug use and not to encourage them by buying ***** there. Seemed to be the most sketchy in the daytime actually as when the bars open, it's pretty busy with the bar crowds like me. Sleepwise was the only big downfall. The noise from upstairs in the communal sleeping area was loud and depsite the quiet times mentioned at the hotel, people were up and very loud until 2-3am and you could hear everything, entire conversations, laughing, partying and so on. Don't know how anyone could sleep up there let alone in the single rooms without ear plugs. All in all a fun one night experience...