A high-floor room at Grand Plaza Hotel with floor-to-ceiling windows over Ljubljana

Luxury guide · Ljubljana

Luxury Ljubljana: Our Favourites

The finest of Ljubljana: five-star views and a 16th-century palace hotel, MICHELIN-recognised kitchens from the castle to the hills, Slovenian wine by the glass, spas, and the designers and jewellers of the old town.

Grand and boutique hotels

  1. Five stars, high views

    InterContinental Ljubljana

    City Centre·Five-star hotel·€€€€

    A five-star tower hotel with high-floor views, a spa and a rooftop restaurant.

    Slovenska cesta 59Explore View on map

  2. Art Nouveau, 1905

    Grand Hotel Union

    City Centre·Historic grand hotel·€€€

    An Art Nouveau landmark of 1905, a minute from Prešeren Square.

    Miklošičeva cesta 1Explore View on map

  3. Vander Urbani Resort logo

    Rooftop pool

    Vander Urbani Resort

    Old Town·Design hotel·€€€€

    A design hotel by the river in the old town, with a rooftop pool and terrace.

    Krojaška ulica 6-8Explore View on map

  4. A 16th-century palace

    Antiq Palace Hotel & Spa

    Old Town·Boutique palace hotel·€€€

    A boutique hotel and spa in historic townhouses on Gosposka, in the old town.

    Gosposka ulica 10Explore View on map

  5. The capital’s largest hotel

    Grand Plaza Hotel

    Centre·5-star superior hotel·€€€

    Ljubljana’s largest hotel, with rooms looking to the castle and the Alps.

    Slovenska cesta 60Explore View on map

Fine dining

  1. One MICHELIN star (2026)

    Grič

    Šentjošt nad Horjulom·Fine dining in the hills·€€€€

    Luka Košir’s country restaurant west of Ljubljana. One MICHELIN star.

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  2. Chef Janez Bratovž

    JB Restavracija

    City Centre·Fine dining·€€€€

    The long-established fine-dining restaurant of chef Janez Bratovž, on Miklošičeva.

    Miklošičeva cesta 19Explore View on map

  3. Inside Ljubljana Castle

    Restavracija Strelec

    Castle Hill·Modern Slovenian·€€€€

    Fine dining in the castle’s Archers’ Tower, in the MICHELIN Guide.

    Grajska planota 1Explore View on map

  4. MICHELIN Guide 2026

    Landerik

    City Centre·Modern Slovenian·€€€

    A modern restaurant of seasonal Slovenian cooking, listed in the MICHELIN Guide Slovenia 2026.

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  5. MICHELIN Guide 2026

    TaBar

    Old Town·Small plates & wine·€€€

    A lively wine bar of creative small plates, in the MICHELIN Guide.

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Slovenian wine

  1. A Brda winery in town

    Vinoteka Movia

    Old Town·Wine bar·€€

    The Ljubljana wine bar of the Movia estate from Goriška Brda, near the Town Hall.

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  2. Over 300 wines

    Wine Bar Šuklje

    Breg·Wine bar·€€

    A wine bar on the Breg embankment with more than 300 wines.

    Breg 10Explore View on map

  3. Slovenian wine by the glass

    Dvorni Bar

    Old Town·Wine bar·€€

    A wine bar on Dvorni trg by the river, with a long list of Slovenian wines by the glass.

    Dvorni trg 2Explore View on map

Wellness

  1. At the InterContinental

    Serenity Wellness & Spa

    Centre·Day spa·€€€

    A modern day spa in the InterContinental building.

    Slovenska cesta 59Explore View on map

  2. Terme Snovik logo

    Slovenia’s highest thermal spa

    Terme Snovik

    Tuhinj Valley·Thermal spa·€€

    Slovenia’s highest thermal spa, below the Kamnik–Savinja Alps.

    Snovik 7, Laze v TuhinjuExplore View on map

Design, jewellery and crystal

  1. Slovenian crystal

    Steklarna Rogaška

    Old Town·Crystal showroom·€€€

    The showroom of Rogaška, the Slovenian crystal maker, on Mestni trg.

    Mestni trg 22Explore View on map

  2. Architect turned designer

    Almira Sadar

    Old Town·Fashion designer·€€€

    Almira Sadar’s boutique, with women’s collections made in Ljubljana.

    Stari trg 16Explore View on map

  3. Olga Košica jewellery studio logo

    On Gornji trg since 2007

    Olga Košica jewellery studio

    Old Town·Jewellery studio·€€€

    Olga Košica’s studio of one-off jewellery inspired by organic shapes.

    Gornji trg 26Explore View on map

  4. In Ljubljana’s first department store

    Galerija Emporium

    Prešeren Square·Fashion store·€€€

    A five-floor fashion store in the Art Nouveau palace of 1903, on Prešeren Square.

    Prešernov trg 5aExplore View on map

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