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Hotel Slon proudly introduces fully renovated deluxe rooms

The hotel was named after the first elephant brought to Ljubljana by the Austrian Archduke Maximilian II, when he stopped there on his way from Spain. A hospitality industry already existed at the current hotel’s location in the 18th century. In the plan of the city in 1754 there is a house on this location, facing Čopova Street, which is assumed to have operated as a hotel from 1765. Since then, it has changed owners numerous times. From 1853 it had baths, from 1860 there was a cafeteria on the ground floor, while the hotel was even hosting the premises of the National Reading Society by 1863. The present hotel building was set up in 1937 based on the design of the architect Stanislav Rohrman. By 1947 it was owned by Antonin Koritnik, followed by the establishment of the Slon Hotel company. In the autumn of 1964, the cafeteria was renovated. New renovation works drawn up by Miha Furlan took place in 1986. In 1998 the management undertook a more extensive renovation (in 2000 the Art club, a confectionary workshop, the Istrian Restaurant, in 2001 a delicatessen, a new breakfast room, in 2003 a new cake shop, a conference room, a cafeteria).

Sep 4, 2015

Hotel Slon’s luxuriously appointed Deluxe Rooms now feature spacious and cosy living with Large King size bed with duck & down mattress topper, luxury 400 thread count silky cotton bed linen, L’Occitane bathroom amenities, espresso machine, laptop size safe, mini bar and a flat LCD TV.

Their guests are pampered with an evening turndown service. As with all their rooms, it is air-conditioned. All new Deloyue rooms feature luxurious beds, rich fabrics, divine design, cosy atmosphere 42-inch flat screen TV with working desk connectivity, full renovated bathrooms and so much more. In addition, hotel Slon renewed its building – new windows, façade and glazing of the arcade corridor now provide a distinguished look and great savings.

In conversation with the hotel’s Director, Gregor Jamnik, we discovered that this shareholding company (a four star hotel with 170 rooms has been a long-term member of the Best Western hotel chain) has for years been preparing for an extensive but gradual renovation of the entire hotel which was needed, he says, since the last renovation of the interior took place in 1998. The rooms, reception and cafeteria were then rearranged and refurnished, while smaller “cosmetic” repairs followed later in 2007 and 2008.

All the work is sympathetic to the initial architecture (the building was built in 1937 based on the design of the architect Stanislav Rohrman, who was the first president of the Association of Architects in Slovenia after liberation in the 1950s.) That means that the initial arcade design was restored by glazing what is now a public corridor to become part of the hotel, and no longer part of a covered pavement.

The main entrance on Slovenska Street was also renovated, acquiring a new porch and indicated by a different color for the front flooring. The atrium along the entire western façade was glazed with large panoramic glass, while the hotel acquired approximately 200 square meters of new surfaces, which allow the cafeteria and reception to be extended.
This summer, the avenues on both sides of the main entrance are used as a perfect location for the outdoor garden, in the new street lights that illuminate Slovenska Street and the hotel. An 8m high wire rope holds lights that face downwards. These ensures illumination on the lower floors, without disturbing hotel guests in the rooms above. Following the new traffic arrangement on Slovenska Street, the Slon’s management has struggled to organize five stops for tourist buses.e