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Experience comfort in nature at Hotel Arena Wellness 4* at the foothills of Maribor Pohorje. Hotel Arena Wellness 4* lies in a picturesque location by the foothills of Pohorje, surrounded by ski slopes and nature. It is just a 10-minute drive from the centre of Maribor. Hotel Arena offers bright and comfortable rooms for sports enthusiasts, businessmen/women, families and individual guests. Relax on the spacious sunny terrace with the wonderful view of the Snow Stadium and the forests of Pohorje, or in the top-of-the-line wellness centre. Hotel Arena also has a conference hall for 60 guests and an excellent restaurant. The hotel also offers bicycle rentals, skiing school, and saunas for relaxation after a long and exciting day.
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We so enjoyed staying here with ski fields, no snow but great walks and an excellent wellness center at the hotel! The air con wasn’t great but was a good location with a car. The funicular was a great way to get to nice walking spots also. The hotel staff where very helpful.
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We spent 1 night in Hotel Arena on our road trip around Europe and we really needed a quiet place for the night. Unfortunately that was not the case with Hotel Arena. The first surprise we had when we got to the room, which had 2 separate beds (when we specifically requested 1 double bed for me and my husband). We got back to the reception and got another room which had a double bed. But this time the air conditioning was not working. When we asked for another room we were told the air conditioning was not working in the entire hotel. As it was a very hot day, the roof had absorbed the heat and was now getting the room to feel like a sauna. So we had to keep the window open in order to get a lower temperature in the room. Only we were unlucky again, as that particular Saturday there was a wedding organized in a hall next to the hotel. And the music and noise kept us up all night. When it finally stopped at 3 am we managed to get some sleep. When we tried to get the room changed or some sort of action from the front desk regarding the incredible noise level, we only got shoulder shrugs and excuses. So, although the hotel is nice, has a great position and view to the ski slope, has great qualify and variety breakfast, and good all you can eat dinner, I would not recommend it, solely on the poor service and lack of respect for the guests.
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Date of stay: April 2018
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This was a very attractive hotel - we had a great value luxury room for only £40 a night. Great views of the city of Maribor - good food and a great bus service straight into the centre of the city. The rooms were clean bright and spacious
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Date of stay: September 2015
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We were checked in by a very unpleasant young lady that reminded us in a very rude manner that parking was EUR8 per day even when I said it's fine with us. One of the rooms we were given had a problem with the air conditioning, and luckily when we went down to the reception to complain, there was another person there that was very helpful and friendly, and he immediately changed it to a better room with a nice view facing the slope. We have stayed at even better 3-star hotels, but the 4-star rating of this hotel is really misleading, and should be downgraded. The rooms are very basic, outdated TV, slow internet unless with an additional fee for faster speed, terrible bathroom with low quality bathroom amenities, and an even worse shower stall. The nicer part of the hotel was the large lobby, and breakfast was quite decent. The only enjoyable experience we had, was going on the toboggan ride on the slope which was not part of the hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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We spent there one night going to Croatia. We chose the 3-star hotel. The 4-bed room was shaby with unforconfortable mattresses and smelly bathroom. Aircondition was available (looks like a heating) probably 20 years old :-). The receptionist spoke poor English.
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Date of stay: June 2018Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Where can I start? Hotel is located on the slopes of Pohorje out side of Maribor. You can reach the city center with a 5 minute car ride. Hotel is right on the slopes. It has a beautiful view of the mountain. Hotel is really new and everything is excellent. Hotel staff was really friendly and eager to help. I told them that our trip was special and they threw roses all over the room. Great touch. Room is spacious with great king size bed. Lots of pillows and really comfy. Mini bar is really nicely stocked and the prices are descent. Bathroom OK. Wifi connection was excellent in the whole hotel. Breakfast was amazing and there are lots of choices of cold cuts, salads, cereal, yogurts, fruits, and hot plate with big variety of hot food. Spa is amazing! Lots of saunas, couple of whirpools and resting areas. Open late so you can enjoy it after a long day of walking around. I would recommend this hotel to everybody because I know that I am coming back!
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Date of stay: October 2012
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Breakfast nearly a joke, the staff did'nt refill in time - you had to ask for more.
We had dinner one evenenig in the restaurant - it was the most expensive we had in Maribor and nearly inedible. Don't order the house wine!
Perfect location for skiing
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Date of stay: December 2019
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We enjoyed this accommodation! The room is large, the bathroom very large - everything clean. The balcony is sunny all day long! The room price included sauna, we took it in the evening. There everything is under control! New, quality equipment ... Everyone, women / men leave their clothes ALL in the locker, receive a white cotton sheet and enter the world of saunas. Sauna moist and others dry at different temperatures (45-80), ice room, there are 2 pools, countless comfortable beds, low sound music, teas, fresh fruits, lemon water - all these are free. Rich, varied breakfast = excellent! Very pleasant experience! I also recommend to others, we will definitely come again ...
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Date of stay: September 2019
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Room Tip:rooms on the sky slope are sunny all day long!
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My wife and I stayed here one night on our way to Portoroz, before I actually get to the review I want to say, your welcome to Slovenia starts at the border with it being the most expensive country in Europe to pass through, a 10 day vignette is 30 Euros and because we were there 10 days we had to pay 60 Euros for a months pass! They charge by height (anything over 1.3m is classed as a van).
Anyway, we visited this hotel because my wife is ski mad and this hotel is at the bottom of the FIS Ski World Cup race, so you would assume this place would be pretty nice. Well far from it, we were in the cheaper Annex part, which reminded me more of a motel, small very dated rooms, the electronic door handle had wires sticking out of the top of it, and a tiny shower room and no toilet paper.
The staff were not much better, the guy on the front desk did'nt even know what time the spa opened and closed, and the waitress was so slow I had to keep reminding her we wanted drinks.
To top it all off, they had a football camp staying there, which consisted of between 30 - 50 men which made my wife very uncomfortable and put her off using the small spa the have, I think personally if you have groups as large as that staying then all booking guests should be informed.
On a positive side, the terrace in beautiful, especially on a warm evening.
the breakfast was OK, nice coffee.
Thank god it was only a one night stay
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Date of stay: July 2016
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We took a short hiking vacation in Pohorje, and Hotel Arena seemed a good choice. It's conveniently located at the bottom of a ski slope and within 2 minutes walk to the cable car. Presumably a very quiet location, which it turned out quite the opposite.
The hotel consists of two parts, the newer one was renovated/built around 2008. I haven't seen the old rooms, but the new ones (we had two on the 1st floor) are neat, spacious and offer everything that you would need. The beds are very comfortable, bed linen is nice and the pillows are just right. We noticed a few glitches: a bed-side light missing, a broken light bulb, a weird stench in one of the bathrooms, some dust in an odd corner, but nothing major.
Breakfast is ok and the restaurant was closed for dinner, but there is a choice of restaurants within walking distance.
What killed my joy with the hiking vacation was noise.
First, on Saturday, there was a sort of a festival with rock music in front of the hotel, some ten meters away, with a full stage of loudspeakers. 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. No mercy for the hotel guests who mostly needed to evacuate on their own to survive.
It was followed up by a wedding in hotel premises 40 m away, again in front of the hotel, with folk music at full blast until 4 AM. Again no mercy for the hotel guests. Clearly a very poor management decision to sacrifice paying hotel guests in order to gain some additional earning. There is no guarantee that such extra-events will not be organized at any point in the future.
If the tourist model of the hotel/region presumes the hotel guests shouldn't rest during the day and sleep at nights, then this is clearly a tourist model which we will not take part in. Never again.
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Date of stay: September 2015
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Room Tip:Imminent danger of hotel organizing events in front of the building. The rooms at the back might...
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PRICE RANGE
$98 - $123 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
SloveniaStyria RegionMaribor
NUMBER OF ROOMS
74
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