Kompas Hotel, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
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Kompas Hotel Reviews
" We enjoyed our first family ski... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Chapman
We enjoyed our first family ski holiday in Slovenia in early March 07.
Kompas Hotel was chosen as it had pool, gym & kids club.
We arrived on the Sat of the World Cup Ski event and the place was absolutely packed with people & very noisy with disco & rock band right outside the hotel, it was difficult to sleep on our first night, so would suggest not booking that week given choice!
The hotel staff were generally helpful & the food in the restaurant was very good. There was plenty of choice for everyone in our group. Drinks from the bar were well priced, compared to other resorts in Europe!
The main problem we encountered was the amount of cigarette & cigar smoke around the public areas, even in the non-smoking lounge area opposite reception. None of the hotel staff enforced this rule, which was a shame.
Otherwise, we would have enjoyed these areas in the evenings after dinner. For this reason we would not stay at the Kompas Hotel again.
The pool & Jacuzzi areas became very busy from around 4.30pm until dinner began at 6.30pm, but in the mornings it was great. The main swimming pool water was quite cold but the Jacuzzi was fab.
The kids club was great & we used it a lot. Our daughter loved her time spent being creative & making new friends with other children and the friendly staff. When the weather was bad the club was open all day, great idea!
Despite the poor snow conditions, we managed to ski all week. When the rain came mid-week & local slopes became very slushy, we headed for Podkoren on the free shuttle bus (taken from right outside the front of hotel).
The condition of the slopes seemed to be managed very well by the locals.
We found the resort to be fine and very good value for money for our first family ski holiday.
However, we will be trying ski-ing in a higher resort in Italy during March 2008.
Kompas Hotel was chosen as it had pool, gym & kids club.
We arrived on the Sat of the World Cup Ski event and the place was absolutely packed with people & very noisy with disco & rock band right outside the hotel, it was difficult to sleep on our first night, so would suggest not booking that week given choice!
The hotel staff were generally helpful & the food in the restaurant was very good. There was plenty of choice for everyone in our group. Drinks from the bar were well priced, compared to other resorts in Europe!
The main problem we encountered was the amount of cigarette & cigar smoke around the public areas, even in the non-smoking lounge area opposite reception. None of the hotel staff enforced this rule, which was a shame.
Otherwise, we would have enjoyed these areas in the evenings after dinner. For this reason we would not stay at the Kompas Hotel again.
The pool & Jacuzzi areas became very busy from around 4.30pm until dinner began at 6.30pm, but in the mornings it was great. The main swimming pool water was quite cold but the Jacuzzi was fab.
The kids club was great & we used it a lot. Our daughter loved her time spent being creative & making new friends with other children and the friendly staff. When the weather was bad the club was open all day, great idea!
Despite the poor snow conditions, we managed to ski all week. When the rain came mid-week & local slopes became very slushy, we headed for Podkoren on the free shuttle bus (taken from right outside the front of hotel).
The condition of the slopes seemed to be managed very well by the locals.
We found the resort to be fine and very good value for money for our first family ski holiday.
However, we will be trying ski-ing in a higher resort in Italy during March 2008.
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- Date of Holiday:Mar 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Inghams
" Very pleasant hotel, lovely and... "
Submitted By: m.grainger
Very pleasant hotel, lovely and clean. Food was fine, good variety, breakfasts especially good. Even provide for health fanatics, seeds etc.
Resort very picturesque. Down stairs nightclub. Indoor pool ok, a bit small but steam rooms etc brilliant, whirlpool etc.
Would like to explore Slovenia in summer months - went for the skiing this time. Despite the poor snow this year still able to ski due to snow machines.
Resort very picturesque. Down stairs nightclub. Indoor pool ok, a bit small but steam rooms etc brilliant, whirlpool etc.
Would like to explore Slovenia in summer months - went for the skiing this time. Despite the poor snow this year still able to ski due to snow machines.
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- Date of Holiday:Jan 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" Went to this hotel half term February... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Sanders
Went to this hotel half term February '06. When we first drove up it looked pretty bleak and looked more like a concentration camp, but when we stepped inside we were pleasantly surprised.
Good things - The staff are friendly and helpful and speak good English. The breakfast in the morning was good (apart from the usual fatty bacon and funny sausages), but a good selection of continental style food.
The evening meal was gorgeous - with a good variety. The drinks are well priced in the hotel. The rooms are okay but the bathrooms were lovely. You can use the facilities free of other hotels in the HIT chain (one across the road called the Larix).
Kranjska Gora is a quiet village, but very pretty with some nice runs. Most things are reasonably well priced there.
Note: If you are skiing and have your own equipment use the lockers on the slope stored at Intersport on the ground floor. It costs approximately £15 for a week, but you can fit 2 or 3 pairs of skis in it and it saves lugging it to and from the hotel. Don't forget photo for your ski pass.
Bad things - The maid likes to clean your room early 8.30 am - 9.00 am.
The evening meal is only from 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm prompt (which is not good if you book trips and don't get back til late), and they like you to sit at the same table each meal time.
Overall - You can't go wrong with this hotel and many people we met go year after year!
Good things - The staff are friendly and helpful and speak good English. The breakfast in the morning was good (apart from the usual fatty bacon and funny sausages), but a good selection of continental style food.
The evening meal was gorgeous - with a good variety. The drinks are well priced in the hotel. The rooms are okay but the bathrooms were lovely. You can use the facilities free of other hotels in the HIT chain (one across the road called the Larix).
Kranjska Gora is a quiet village, but very pretty with some nice runs. Most things are reasonably well priced there.
Note: If you are skiing and have your own equipment use the lockers on the slope stored at Intersport on the ground floor. It costs approximately £15 for a week, but you can fit 2 or 3 pairs of skis in it and it saves lugging it to and from the hotel. Don't forget photo for your ski pass.
Bad things - The maid likes to clean your room early 8.30 am - 9.00 am.
The evening meal is only from 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm prompt (which is not good if you book trips and don't get back til late), and they like you to sit at the same table each meal time.
Overall - You can't go wrong with this hotel and many people we met go year after year!
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
We chose the Kompas Hotel as it had pool and relaxation area.
We arrived on the Saturday when the "Ski Legends" event was taking place and the hotel reception area was packed with lots of old (and rude) people and we had wondered on our choice of hotel but it was only busy because of the event and it finished that evening so the hotel quietened down - phew!
The hotel staff were friendly, polite and helpful although unfortunately we had to wait until 3pm to get into our room as we think they were a little short staffed (we arrived at the hotel around 10am). But this did not dampen our spirits, we took a walk around the town to get our bearings, viewed the slopes and picked up our board and boots - the shop was very busy but this is to be expected as everyone on our flight wanted to pick up their hire gear. Oh, when we arrived to pick up our hire gear, First Choice told us we needed photos for the ski passes - we did not have these so we paid 2 euros each to have our photo taken, not the end of the world but maybe some people would like to take their own picture, apparently a copy of your passport picture is good enough. The hotel will give you a locker (downstairs) for all your hire gear too, at a deposit of 5 euros.
The food in the restaurant was very good, there was always a good selection of evening meals with soups, breads, hot dishes, salads, cold meats, cheese, desserts and ice cream. The breakfast was also of a good selection, you can have a hot breakfast or a cold one and even a healthy one as there is a table offering healthy options of seeds and muesli. The drinks we purchased with our dinner were reasonably priced and in fact, so was the mini bar in our room which is nice as these are almost always overpriced. Which leads me nicely to our room. Before arriving, we were of the understanding that none of the rooms had a bath which disappointed us somewhat as we were looking forward to a warm bath after being out on the slopes all day (we only have a shower at home so a bath for us is real treat!). We were given room 138 and we have to say, it was perfect AND it had a bath!! The room was a very generous size, the bathroom was large, the wardrobe/dressing area were spacious and we had a table and chair/sitting area. Our balcony overlooked the slopes too. The room was clean and two apples awaited our arrival. Our room was cleaned every day and we felt it was done to a very high standard. No complaints there.
The smoking ban came into play in Slovenia in July (ish) of last year so the hotel was smoke free and so are all the restaurants and pubs - which was great.
The pool & Jacuzzi were fine and the staff there were very helpful and friendly. Be aware that these areas became very busy from around 4.30pm until dinner - this is because the slopes close at 4pm every day (they open at 9am). The relaxation area was brilliant. We paid 5.50 euros each for a session in there. There are two saunas, a steam room, showers, plunge pool and a relaxation area with lovely wooden seats that rocked back and forwards. We used this on a number of occasions. The lockers are free.
There had not been any snow since Nov but on arrival, it snowed for us for two whole days which was perfect! Even when it did not snow, they used the snow cannons a few times which produced a nice sugary snow effect. A few mornings the slopes were very icy but by about 11am, they had softened up.
We booked snowboarding lessons with our tour operator (First Choice). These were every morning at 9am for 2 hours. On Sunday, the lesson started at midday. We were in a group of 9 and we had two instructors - Luca and Blush who both worked for Bernik Intersport - their "office" was at the bottom of the slope, at the back of the Larix Hotel. Both instructors were brilliant. Luca has been snowboarding for 10 years and we did book one private lesson with him and we have to say, he is an excellent teacher! Our private lesson for one hour was 24 euros.
So, the slopes opened 9am-4pm, after which they were "groomed" ready for the next day. The night skiing started at 8pm - 10pm although not on a Monday. We spent most of our time on the nursery slopes which did get a little busy but this did not really bother us, as we were all learners. We have to say, when queueing for the "buttons" the queue seemed to be a little messy to say the least - being English, we joined the back of the queue each time, expecting everyone to then join after us but that is not the case at all! People just shuffled in where and when they felt like it, there is no orderly queue so by the end of the week, we had become like everyone else - not caring about pushing in. Which is a shame really, it's not nice to have to battle your way in the queue - the kids are the worst too, they seem to think they have a right to shuffle past you to the front of the queue. If you are in a group lesson (as we were) the instructors will make sure you get through the queue together.
There are only a handful of restaurants and bars in this resort, so if you are looking for a full-on party apres-ski, you may be disappointed. We tried two of the pizza restaurants which were both delicious. We tried a few of the bars, the Grand Prisank bar was good with some pool tables the Bar Inca, run by Jay (who is English) was fantastic with a great selection of drinks and cocktails and Jay, who is very friendly - we recommend this bar!
We did not go to the nightclub in our hotel. To be honest, after a day on the slopes, all we could manage to do was have a sauna, dinner and then veg in our room watching TV!
The little cafe/bars at the bottom of all the slopes serve lunch and drinks - try a few as they are all different, ranging from burger and chips to traditional meats and soups.
We found the resort to be just what we needed and very good value for money. We were very, very pleased with our holiday.