Meetings Star Finalists 2024: Best Slovenian Meeting Venues

The award competition for the leading destinations, venues, hotels and individuals – the Meetings Star Award – has become a reference point and sort of Michelin star selection within the meetings industry. Winners for 2023 will be announced in fifteen categories at the gala award ceremony.

WHICH ARE THE BEST SLOVENIAN MEETING VENUES AND CONVENTION CENTRES?

Among 277 certified hotels from 19 New Europe countries, winners will be announced in five categories (city, resort, spa, boutique hotels and congress centres). A dedicated category will award the best Slovenian hotels and convention centres.

Each hotel can receive up to three stars in accordance with our criteria:

3 STARS⭐⭐⭐ – final score from 4.81 to 5.00 
2 STARS⭐⭐ – final score from 4.61 to 4.80
1 STAR⭐ – final score from 4.41 to 4.6

Among the best Slovenian meeting hotels and convention centres, the Meetings Star Award will crown the best city meeting hotel, best resort meeting hotel, best spa meeting hotel, best boutique meeting hotel and best convention centre.

BEST SLOVENIAN CITY MEETING HOTELS 

Urban hotels are characterised by their location in the city centre. Their design most commonly includes conference capacities or large conference centres. Most certified hotels in this category have four or five stars.

BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL SLON

The long history of the hotel has its own advantages, the service has been tried-and-tested and is reliable and the guest gets a lot for their money.

FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON LJUBLJANA MONS

At the junction of the city and pristine nature, you will find the comfort of elegant hotel rooms, an indoor pool with a beautiful landscape view and much more.

GRAND HOTEL UNION EUROSTARS

Guests cannot fail to be impressed by the Grand Hotel Union Eurostars, which was constructed in 1905 as a true compliment to the Secession architecture of Slovenia.

HOTEL ONE66

The hotel’s slogan “Your best friend in Ljubljana” is affirmed by satisfied guests. Everyone was eager for this hotel with a story to open its doors.

HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL LJUBLJANA

The most prestigious hotel in Ljubljana is far more than your run-of-the-mill five-star luxury hotel. It represents a quantum leap for the hospitality industry in Ljubljana.

BEST SLOVENIAN RESORT MEETING HOTELS 

Resort meeting hotels boast a diverse and complex offer, including a sea of additional tourist services. They often boast conference centres. The Adriatic Coast is dotted with many resort hotels. Renowned Alpine tourist towns boast many, too.

ELEGANS HOTEL BRDO

Elegans Hotel Brdo, located in one of the most prestigious locations in Slovenia, is a pleasant surprise, primarily because of its great value for money.

HABAKUK HOTEL

The architecture, design and quality of materials are premium and could easily be mistaken for a five-star hotel. Habakuk Hotel seems ideal for incentive groups.

HOTEL BOHINJ

Hotel Bohinj is tailored to the needs of demanding incentive groups. Bohinj has gained a hotel that will bring demanding incentive groups to this beautiful part of Slovenia.

HOTEL HISTRION PORTOROŽ

Hotel Histrion stands out from the crowd with its authentic Istrian story and inspiring interior architecture. It will meet the expectations of its guests in almost every segment.

HOTEL PARK BLED

Hotel Park together with the Rikli Balance Hotel, can now finally rival the regional competition. As a matter of fact, it outshines many other hotels. This is due to the hotel’s perfected concept and quality services.

KEMPINSKI PALACE PORTOROŽ

Since its inception, Kempinski Palace Portorož has served as a meeting hub for events and meetings. Crystal Hall is its crown jewel and historic venue, unrivalled in the Adriatic.

RIKLI BALANCE HOTEL

Following renovation, Rikli Balance Hotel is a classic hotel that gets under one’s skin for all the right reasons. The changes introduced by the recent renovation are welcome, but have not stripped the hotel of its spirit.

BEST SLOVENIAN SPA MEETING HOTELS 

In our categorisation, spa meeting hotels are most unusual – not by chance. Our region boasts an astonishing number of such hotels. Spa hotels offer a diverse and authentic offering for meetings and events.

HOTEL BALNEA SUPERIOR

A full-blooded wellness experience that does not disappoint your congress guests – the interior and architecture of the hotel are splendid.

RIMSKE TERME

With a special offer, exquisite cuisine and pleasing architecture, Rimske Terme is a serious competitor among regional spa thermal resorts.

HOTEL VIVAT SUPERIOR

Terme Vivat is located in the north-eastern part of Slovenia, in the idyllic village Moravske Toplice, and provides top tourist and thermal, wellness, medical, business, and sports services.

WELLNESS HOTEL LIVADA PRESTIGE

Although the hotel is not among the freshest in Slovenia, it has numerous good attributes. Among others, it has everything you need for a supreme incentive.

WELLNESS HOTEL SOTELIA

Hotel Sotelia was never hiding its ambitions to bring to the meetings industry a genuine wellness experience. In addition, the distinctive architectural design has many admirers.

BEST SLOVENIAN BOUTIQUE MEETING HOTELS 

Boutique hotels are defined as hotels with less than 50 hotel rooms. Still, their conference capacities are noticeably smaller compared to larger hotels. Most of them only have one or two meeting halls. They are ideal for incentive programs or smaller corporate events, though.

CHOCOLATE VILLAGE BY THE RIVER

The premium five-star glamping can compete with the most prestigious regional hotels. What sets it apart from the competition is its extraordinary chocolate story.

HOTEL TRI LUČKE

There are hotels that leave you indifferent, those that put a smile on your face, and those that become trend-setters. Hotel Tri Lučke belongs to the latter.

SUNROSE 7 – HERITAGE BOUTIQUE HOTEL

With Sunrose 7, Bohinj has become a serious incentive destination capable of hosting even the most difficult boutique events. The hotel’s MICE team certainly won’t shy away from high-end clients now.

TRIANGEL BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Triangel Boutique Hotel is a discreet, superb boutique hotel. Its exterior does not turn heads but instead elegantly incorporates into the stunning ambience of Triglav National Park.

VILA PLANINKA JEZERSKO

Vila Planinka illustrates how popular boutique meeting hotels are becoming. The hotel’s sustainable formula comprises an original story, intimacy and serenity.

BEST SLOVENIAN CONVENTION CENTRES 

Size-wise, convention centres represent the quintessential strategic infrastructure for every illustrious meeting destination. On average, convention centres boast 18.7 meeting halls. Most (42.8%) feature from 11 to 15 meeting halls. The average size of meeting halls in regional convention centres is 3,167 square metres. In our comparison, 38% of convention centres have at least one hall that can accommodate between 1,000 and 2,000 event attendees. The average-sized hall can accommodate 2,484 attendees in a theatre setting, 2,589 attendees in a standing reception and 1,721 participants for banquets.

AVDITORIJ PORTOROSE

The Portorož Auditorium is more than just a classic conference centre. In recent times it has mainly operated as a cultural centre, which performs an important public mission.

BLED CONGRESS CENTRE

The Bled Congress Centre is more well-known to the wider public as the Bled Festival Hall. It is most well known for its combination of cultural and congress programmes.

BRDO CONGRESS CENTRE

What is necessary to appreciate is what is hidden below the minimalist exterior. The centre is different, Zen-like and exudes elegant luxury.

CANKARJEV DOM

The cultural and convention focal point of Slovenia and a place where Slovenian history is happening. One can not imagine Ljubljana today without Cankarjev dom.

LJUBLJANA EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE

The Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention centre is positioned as a mid-sized regional exhibition and convention centre. The centre functions in a very fresh and tidy way.

HOW DOES THE EVALUATION OF HOTELS TAKE PLACE?

The competition primarily showcases best-case examples favoured by event organisers and satisfied attendees, tailored to their needs.

The two-phased evaluation includes a self-evaluation by the hotel and an unannounced visit by the hidden congress guest. Our assessors evaluate a hotel based on clear criteria and present where the hotel can improve. The assessors are experts with a wealth of experience in the meetings industry with additional knowledge and experience from the hospitality industry.

Our evaluation matrix is named the Hidden Congress Guest evaluation, comprising 654 criteria. Each category is calculated based on the percentage of fulfilling criteria and the average grade, enabling the hotels to improve each segment and criteria.

Find out more about the award competition here.