8 / 10

This boutique bolthole oozes both style and character. It is cosseted inside a quartet of grand historic Baroque townhouses, which have been quite brilliantly given an ultra-modern makeover. It’s easy to see why it’s a proud member of Design Hotels with calm, minimalist public areas, such as monochrome corridors gently lit with mirrors providing a sense of space. They were perhaps trying a little too hard when they first opened, but today this remains the chicest hotel in Ljubljana with some of the harsher colours and design smoothed a little. You’ll feel like you are in a fashion shoot, but very much a low key, unobtrusive one.

