Hotel Orel

“Not easy to get to it”

It is right in the old town. If you drive, don't follow the GPS or the phone, it will get you around but not on the right street. Tried both. Just follow the instruction from the hotel and the blue signs pointing to the hotel, everywhere. You need to go through the lift up barricades, typical for E… more

It is right in the old town. If you drive, don't follow the GPS or the phone, it will get you around but not on the right street. Tried both. Just follow the instruction from the hotel and the blue signs pointing to the hotel, everywhere. You need to go through the lift up barricades, typical for European cities. Parking onsite, 13 euors. Hotel is very nice, but has two wings one for the hotel and one for the Hostel. It is very clean, the room looks small because the bed is big, thanks God. Washroom is good, good shower with lots of pressure and volume. Staff is excellent, breakfast is good, typical. See my pictures. I fully recommend this hotel.

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“So good, a bit of nostalgia”

This was my second visit to Hotel Orel. The 1st one was more than 30 years ago ( as a high school kid ) so I felt little nostalgia this time. The Hotel has excellent location just in the old part of Maribor. The rooms have been obviously renovated recently, everything is clean and well maintained… more

This was my second visit to Hotel Orel. The 1st one was more than 30 years ago ( as a high school kid ) so I felt little nostalgia this time. The Hotel has excellent location just in the old part of Maribor. The rooms have been obviously renovated recently, everything is clean and well maintained. The breakfast is very good , they serve good coffee and ingredients are fresh. The staff were very polite and helpful, I needed a taxi ride and both of them called taxi and helped explaining. I would certainly come again to Orel since it’s location is probably the best in the city.

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“Sleeping beneath a murderess!”

I'd give 3.5 stars if I could, but I decided to drop down to 3 stars due to the woman working the desk in the morning. She gets 1 star. The fellows working the afternoon check in were friendly, kind, helpful, fluent in English and wonderful - they get 5 stars. Average it out = 3 stars. I booked on… more

I'd give 3.5 stars if I could, but I decided to drop down to 3 stars due to the woman working the desk in the morning. She gets 1 star. The fellows working the afternoon check in were friendly, kind, helpful, fluent in English and wonderful - they get 5 stars. Average it out = 3 stars. I booked on another site. Hotel claims to be 800 meters from train station. I arrived by train, turned on maps on my iPhone and got 1.1 km. I walked the Camino de Santiago last year, at least 20 km daily. And I walk close to that pretty much every day, so not a big deal for me. Others might be annoyed or decide that's a dealbreaker. The first thing I notice when I walk into my room is the big mural of Lady Macbeth. My favorite Shakespeare play is Macbeth, but I have to wonder at the wisdom of the hotel management having this subject on the bedroom wall. A murderess who suffered from guilt and depression that leads her to sleep disturbances! Doesn't sound like it will induce a relaxing, good night's sleep. More on that in a moment. The room is clean and appears to be outfitted from IKEA. I found the beds to be higher off the ground than a normal bed and narrow. Hotel is located in the walking area of Old Town. Lots of cafes and shopping nearby. Back to a Lady Macbeth induced sleep. I rolled out of bed during the night! I was bruised on one arm, and some minor pain in my leg and head that eventually abated. I did not sleep well. I sleep with earplugs, so I was unaware if the hotel is noisy or quiet throughout the night. In the morning when I took my earplugs out I could hear a crying baby and it went on for quite a long time. I left my room around 8am to get breakfast and there was a man with 3 young children. Two twin babies crawling on the hallway and a toddler, all screaming as he was running baby races down the hall. I reported this to the woman at reception and she didn't care. I said people are on vacation and sleeping in and this jerk is letting his babies crawl and run down the hall screaming and crying. That's inconsiderate. It was just unlucky for all guests that day with this jerk, but clearly any noise complaints will not be taken seriously or acted on at this hotel. When I returned to my room the baby races were over but the "do not disturb" sign that had been on my doorknob was gone. The jerk probably gave it to his kids for a prize. The hotel has a great breakfast with juices, coffee, tea, fruits, veggies, yogurt, cereal, breads, pastries, hard boiled eggs, and meats. Would I stay here again? Never! But that's mostly due to the attitude of the woman working the morning desk and one can't expect a good night's sleep here. "Sleep no more!" Quoting Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 2.

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