All posts by Uros Grumerec (Fine Stay Slovenia)

Cooler weather, colorful trees… autumn has arrived!

Autumn has arrived. It is so beautiful and colorful season. The colors of the leaves as they fall down it’s so beautiful. The crisp air flowing through the dark trees and the orange hues at sunset. It’s truly the most stunning sight. Nothing is more beautiful than walking down a road with trees full of leaves on either side, all of different colours. There’s nothing more beautiful than watching the leaves in your garden change steadily from green, to yellow, to orange, to deep red. And when they fall off the trees, it is magic.

Autumn has arrived at Fine Stay Apartments turning all the deciduous trees red, orange and yellow.
Nature in the autumn season and Apartments Fine Stay, the Bled area of Slovenia

Exterior of Fine Stay Apartments in autumn

Exterior of Fine Stay Apartments in autumn, the Bled area of Slovenia

View of Apartments Fine Stay from the garden in autumn

Fall is full of so many wonderful things, the explosion of autumn colors, the falling leaves, the sound of trees rustling in the wind.
Exterior of the first house of Apartments Fine Stay in autumn

Exterior of the first house of Apartments Fine Stay in autumn

GREAT NEWS: Two brand new apartments opened in July 2017

We have completely renovated the second house on the property and there are now two brand new apartments available there. The first apartment occupies the whole ground floor of the house and the other apartment occupies the whole 1st floor of the house. Both apartments are air conditioned and have its own private entrance, free WiFi, and free parking.

The ground floor apartment has a surface of 56 square meters + 2 terraces. It has 2 bedrooms. The first bedroom has a king-size bed (180 x 200 cm) and is perfect for parents, and the second bedroom has 2 single beds (90 x 200 cm). One extra bed (dimensions 90 x 190 cm) possible on request. All the furniture and fittings are brand new and of high quality. The apartment also has a brand new modern bathroom with a walk-in shower stall, a toilet and a washing machine, a fully equipped kitchen (with a ceramic glass electric cooktop with 4 hot plates, oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, etc), a dinning area with a dinning table and a living area with a sofa (which is next to the first bedroom). Although the apartment is on the ground floor, it has a balcony with garden furniture and nice views of the mountains of the Slovenian Alps. There’s also a large terrace with a garden at the back of the house, also with a garden furniture and 2 sun loungers. There are also 2 flat screen TVs with 130+ international digital channels (one in each bedroom).

The 1st floor apartment has a surface of 60 square meters + large balcony (11 square meters). It has 2 bedrooms. It has 2 bedrooms, the first bedroom has a king-size bed (180 x 200 cm), and the second bedroom has 3 single beds (90 x 200 cm) and we can also put an extra bed (dimensions 90 x 190 cm) in this second bedroom. The apartment also has a brand new bathroom with a walk-in shower stall, a toilet and a washing machine, a second seperate toilet, a fully equipped kitchen (with a ceramic glass electric cooktop with 4 hot plates, oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, etc), a dinning area with a dinning table, a living area with a sofa (which is next to the first bedroom) and a large balcony with garden furniture and 2 sun loungers and great views. There are also 2 flat screen TVs with 130+ international digital channels in the apartment.

Exterior of the house
Elevated view of the modern 2-bedroom apartment in Zavrsnica Valley, Lake Bled Area, Slovenia

Newly refurbished modern 2-bedroom apartment with large balcony in the Zavrsnica Valley, Lake Bled area, Slovenia

Photos of the ground floor apartment
First bedroom with double bed in the Fine Stay Apartment, the Bled Area of Slovenia

Second bedroom with two single beds in the Fine Stay Apartment, the Bled Area of Slovenia

A work desk and a flat screen TV in the second bedroom of the ground floor apartment

Fully equipped kitchen of the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area of Slovenia

A modern bathroom in the ground floor apartment, the Bled area of Slovenia

A sofa in the living area of the ground floor apartment located near Lake Bled, Slovenia

A terrace with garden furniture at Apartments Fine Stay in the Bled area of Slovenia

Second terrace with garden furniture at the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled area of Slovenia

Photos of the 1st floor apartment
A king size double bed and a work desk in the first bedroom of the Fine Stay Apartment, Bled Area Of Slovenia

Two single beds and a flat screen TV in the second bedroom of the Fine Stay Apartment

A well-equipped kitchen in the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A dinning table in the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A brand new modern bathroom in the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A toilet in the bathroom of the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A second toilet in the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A sofa in the living area of the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A balcony with garden furniture at the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A sunbath chair on the balcony of the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled Area Of Slovenia

A terrace in front of the Fine Stay Apartment in the Bled area of Slovenia

We are really proud and honoured to receive a Guest Review Award 2016 from Booking.com!

We are delighted that the world’s leading online accommodation booking website Booking.com has awarded us a Guest Review Award for 2016, thanks to the excellent feedback from guests who have stayed with us. Many thanks to every one who stayed with us in 2016 and indeed many thanks to all those who have helped us on our way with their very kind reviews of us.

As you can see, we achieved a whopping 9.8 out of 10 rating, based on guest reviews received for the past year.
Guest Review Award 2016 from Booking.com for Apartment Fine Stay in Slovenia
The Award is given out by Booking.com to properties annually, in honour of their achievements over the past year as measured by their overall guest review score.

It’s always great to see positive results from our attempts to offer the best place to stay in the Lake Bled area and while the wording of the accompanying letter made us smile (in a very cheesy way) the meaning behind the award means a great deal to us.

The award text read:
Guest Review Awards 2016 letter from Booking

Global director of Partner Services at Booking.com Remco van Zanten said: “With our guest review awards, we congratulate, thank and honour the incredible dedication of our partners to create great guest experiences for our customers, time and time again.”

“Regardless of where they stay, travellers don’t just need a place to lay their head. A truly memorable stay lies in the details.”

“From the first picture a guest sees online, to the welcome they get at check-in, the food they eat and the ambience they find, their experience of a property is made up of dozens of vital little details.”

“The Booking.com Guest Review Awards recognises those properties that get all those details right.”

So a huge thank you to all of our lovely guests who made the award possible, and for showing your appreciation. It means so much!

Guest Review Awards 2016 sticker from Booking

We always love getting great feedback and appreciate what we we’ve received so far – if you’ve enjoyed your stay, let us know. If there is anything that would have made your stay even better, we’d love to hear about that too.

Three new 5-star reviews on Trip Advisor for our Apartments Fine Stay Bled

Apartments Fine Stay Bled just got three new 5-star reviews on Trip Advisor. Thank you Charles, Geoff and Cathy for taking the time for such detailed and complimentary reviews of our apartments, we think future guests will really find that helpful and we appreciate it! You are welcome to stay at our apartment anytime!

Read what our guests that were here in March and April say about our apartments:
A Trip Advisor review of Apartments Fine Stay Bled by Charles

A Trip Advisor review of Apartments Fine Stay Bled by Geoff

A Trip Advisor review of Apartments Fine Stay Bled by Cathy

A Christmas tree already stands in the living room

We are still waiting for the first snow, but the Christmas time is getting closer so we decorated the apartment with a Christmas tree with lights, some holiday decorations and a poinsettia.

A Christmas tree with lights in the Fine Stay Apartment in Slovenia
The apartment is now decorated with a Christmas tree and some Christmas touches.

Fine Stay Apartment in Slovenia with a Christmas tree with lights
It feels like home when you stay at a cozy and warm apartment with a Christmas tree.

Holiday decorations and a poinsettia in the dinning area of the Fine Stay Apartment in Slovenia
Some holiday decorations and a poinsettia in the dinning area.

Fine Stay Apartment in Slovenia with some holiday decorations and a poinsettia
The Poinsettia is such a ubiquitous holiday decoration.

Fine Stay Apartment with some holiday decorations
A holiday decoration on a coffee table in the living room.

We’ve received the “Certificate of Excellence” award from Tripadvisor!

We are proud to have received the certificate of Excellence for 2016 from the world’s largest travel website, TripAdvisor. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful reviews which led to the award.

With the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor honours hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings. This helps travellers identify businesses that regularly deliver great services and experiences. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

The fact that this Certificate is awarded on the basis of comments, reviews and testimonials from visitors who have stayed with us is the best possible measure of success.

Logo of the Certificate of Excellence award from Tripadvisor for year 2016