Goriska and Karst, Slovenia hotel rooms at the Independent

"Great location in the middle of old town . It’s a magnificent old building with incredible character on the outside and in the common areas. Rooms are not overly large but modern and comfortable. "

"This hotel is straight out of a magazine. The location on the lake was just perfect. Our view from the room was out of this world. We loved being able to easily walk to restaurants and town. They offered complimentary boat rentals to the island. This was also a highlight. We loved the history, location and the views. Everything was perfect. I would love to go back."

"The breakfast was exceptionally great. Staff are very nice and helpful."

"The hotel was well presented, immaculate rooms, fresh and well decorated with great storage and views!! The breakfast was plentiful and had an excellent range. Staff were helpful and happy to arrange requests and extras. They organised and decorated the room on arrival for a birthday. The swimming pool is a fantastic size with an outside area, slide and jacuzzis. The hotel is in a great location and it is walkable to all Lake Bled has to offer. Without doubt, I would stay here again. Thankyou for a wonderful stay!"

"Fantastic property in every way! The location was excellent in the heart of Lake Bohinj territory (easy day trip to Bled from there) with so much beauty and things to explore within walking/biking distance. The hotel itself was impeccable...from the friendly and helpful wait staff, gorgeously furnished rooms, fantastic restaurant and bar with wonderful food and desserts, a great spa with excellent services to choose from, and very thoughtful and eco conscious design. I LOVED my stay there and would return over and over again!"

"Easy location and accessibility of the lake. Breakfast was delicious. Shower was amazing. The serve great cocktails and breakfast mimosas. My only complaint would be that on lake view rooms, you cannot really see the lake due to tree coverage, which felt a bit like false advertising. That said, if I was to go back to lake bled I would stay here and I would recommend the hotel to friends."

"Information about checking in was poor. We arrived around 7pm thinking we would get a key from the desk - but the desk closed at 1 and you needed a code to get in. Fortunately a resident gave us the code and showed us the lockbox where our key was waiting in an envelope. We photographed our passports and emailed them as requested and asked for a later checkout. We didn’t get a response. The next morning I emailed again and was told no late checkout. When we went to checkout they said they didn’t get our email from the night before. In the end we were able to leave our bags for a few hours. So, while the apartment was fine, communication was not."

"Our flight was delayed, but staff gave us great welcome and upgraded our room for free. Room was clean and excellent view. Breakfast was amazing. I will definitely will be back and refer this hotel to my friends and family."

"Breakfast was fresh staff was great"