Ljubljana to get another luxury hotel
Ljubljana, 25 February - As tourism in the capital is booming and the city is venturing into congress tourism, investors are looking for ways to meet the demands of the market. The latest such project is a new luxury hotel to be built very close to the city centre.
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The centre of Ljubljana with Ljubljana Castle in the background
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
The construction of the hotel, which will be located near the headquarters of the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija in Kolodvorska Street, is expected to start before summer.
The investor, the company Clippus, has estimated the project at EUR 8m.
The Neuhaus Kolodvorska building with big glass windows and green terraces will feature 49 hotel rooms and seven luxury apartments.
The seven-storey building will also boast an outdoor pool, a protected parking lot and basement.
Being close to the city centre, it will offer a view of Ljubljana Castle, a landmark of the capital, said Peter Cesar of the architectural studio Arhitektura 2211, which is designing the building together with the Kosi studio and other partners.
According to Cesar, this will be the first building in Ljubljana where owners or users of apartments will be able to use hotel services such as a 24-hour reception, security, cleaning and maintenance and a restaurant.
Buyers of the apartments will also be able to rent them out as part of the hotel.
The builder Kolektor Koling plans to finish the project at the end of 2020.
The hotel is to be run by Clippus, which has been founded by Iztok Lampič, who runs one of the biggest land surveying companies in Slovenia, Gekom, and Cesar.
The apartments have not been put up for sale yet.