Reviews of Youth Hostel Arsviva 3 stars

Wonderful, cosy hostel. We were 2 friends in the mixed dorm staying 2 nights in July and attending Floating Castle festival. It's quiet, temperature is great, beds comfy, all clean, enough space between beds. Fully equipped kitchen and fridge, nice private, airy bathrooms. Peace and quiet and friendly staff. Easy to find, easy to park, easy everything. Totally recommend.

Beautiful location in small village. Exceptionally clean. Staff very helpful and easy check in. Great balcony area to eat.

Charming hostel in beautiful surroundings. We were a group of cyclists and had a great stay at the hostel. Although booking and check-in were a bit chaotic, the host was nice, helpful, and flexible and we could sort everything out. We booked the Junior Suite (basically a house of its own) and were happy to find really nice rooms, clean bathrooms and a large kitchen area for cooking, eating or just spending time together. Unfortunately, we had to leave early and couldn’t try the breakfast. The location seemed a bit remote but there is a restaurant and supermarket just 1km away.

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Very clean and comfort stay

Beautiful building and area. Loved hiring 1 bike plus 1 scooter. Wished you had more. Boys enjoyed basketball.

Air conditioning struggled with heat wave so room very warm. Breakfast ok. Depends on the day to how much is offered.

Super clean and tidy, good breakfast, confortable.

Far from restaurant/markets (if you don't travel by car)

Nice peaceful location, very clean. Good wi-fi, and dorms had air-conditioning.

The dormitories are in the attic with beds on the floor, so not much head space. Hostel breakfast varied according to how many guests were there at the time.

Great location in a beautiful, sleepy part of Slovenia. Amazing bear watching nearby and trips to Cerknica Lake in easy reach. Clean and simple room and friendly staff.

Lots of space, kitchen equipped with everything, friendly staff

Remote, if you don't have a car / bike you might have to walk a lot

My bed in the dorm was extremely comfortable. For someone hiking the Via Dinarica, it was something I really appreciated. I really loved the charming characteristics of the place too. There were not a lot of guests, so it was nice and quiet.

This won't be an issue with people in a car, but the nearby stores and restaurants are a kilometre away.

Location is almost two hours away from the Capital. To get from Ljubljana to Ars Viva in Loska Dolina you can rent a car, or book a taxi from the airport which is what I did. Another option is to take a bus from Ljubljana to Podcerkev. In Ars Viva I rented an electric bicycle which was a fun experience. For breakfast we had a buffet of fresh food and drinks. My room had a lovely view and was well kept, which can be said about the whole property. There were no issues with the WiFi, and the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming, which added positively to my stay. All in all, I would definitely recommend.

The only downside would be for those who want to rent a car, since rental cars are not an option in this vicinity at the moment. If you take a taxi from Ljubljana to Ars Viva it costs about 140 euro, but the bus will cost you about 6 euros.

Had the whole thing for myself. Spottles place, well equipped.

Got a lot messenges from the place tl:dr Unfortunately I missed the message that I should have ordered breakfast in advance. My bad.

A good location, clean and comfortable. Small bathroom and shower but good value for money. There was a good choice of breakfast stuff and frozen pizzas and lasagne in the freezer, we had a couple of pizzas as we were travelling on bicycles and didn't really want to cycle back to the town. It was a good pizza too at a reasonable price. The staff were not around at check-in but the online process went very smoothly, we soon the manager at breakfast and she was very helpful.

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The only thing I didn’t love about the place was that the staff were largely absent. They were quick to respond to messages via the Booking app and when we managed to track them down they were very pleasant.

Very friendly staff, comfortable apartment with nice equipment, very good place to have a quiet vacation

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