All posts by Uros Grumerec (Fine Stay Slovenia)

The Goodyear Blimp Flies Over Bled And Our Accommodation

The iconic yellow-and-blue airship called Goodyear Blimp, which hasn’t been seen in Slovenia for nearly a decade, is visible over Bled today.

Goodyear Blimp airship over Slovenia
Goodyear’s yellow-and-blue airship was visible over Bled. (photo: Leon Vidic)

Goodyear Zeppelin over Bled Castle in Slovenia
The iconic Goodyear Blimp flying over the Bled Castle. (photo: Leon Vidic)

Goodyear Blimp over accommodation Fine Stay Apartments in Slovenia
Flying at around 300 metres above the ground, Goodyear’s yellow-and-blue airship was completly visible from our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay. (photo: Katja Grumerec)

Goodyear Zeppelin over accommodation Fine Stay Apartments in Slovenia
The Goodyear Blimp as seen from our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay. (photo: Katja Grumerec)

Goodyear Zeppelin over Slovenia
The iconic Goodyear Blimp returned to European skies for the first time in almost a decade. (photo: Leon Vidic)

Photo Gallery: A Hike To Mt. Golica Covered In A White Blanket Of Daffodils

Every year between the months of May and June, thousands of white daffodils are blooming on the slopes of Golica, a mountain in the Karavanke range above the town of Jesenice, only a ten minute drive from Bled. It’s a hike well worth taking in the late spring.

All photos taken on June 9th, 2021 by Leon Vidic!
White daffodils on the slopes of Mt. Golica

White daffodils on the slopes of Golica with Mount Triglav behind

A dog surrounded with white daffodils on the slopes of Golica

Narcissus Poeticus flower at Golica

Photos: Spring Has Finally Arrived To The Lake Bled Area

Spring has finally arrived to the Lake Bled area bringing out the best of nature! The trees are blossoming, flowers are blooming, birds are providing a joyful spring soundtrack and warmer weather is finally here. It’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy mother nature.

All photos by Jost Gantar of www.bled.si!

Blossoming tree in spring with Bled Island in the background
Lake Bled with the island and church in spring.

Blossoming tree in spring with Bled Castle in the background
Lake Bled with its castle on the cliff in spring.

Blooming flowers in spring with Bled Island in the background
Blooming spring flowers at Lake Bled with the island and church in the background.

Blooming flowers in spring with Bled Castle in the background
Blooming spring flowers at Lake Bled with Bled Castle in the background.

Blossoming cherry trees in spring with Bled Castle in the background
Blossoming cherry trees and Bled Castle in spring.

Blossoming trees in the Bled countryside in spring
The beautiful Bled countryside in spring.

Blossoming tree in spring with a river in the background
River Sava in the Bled area in spring.

We’ve Been Awarded A ‘Booking.Com Traveller Review Awards 2021’

We are so proud to announce that we’ve won the Booking.com “Traveller Review Awards 2021”. This has been won by all three of our properties, with Apartments Fine Stay achieving a whopping 9.8 out of 10 rating, while Apartments Fine Stay Bled got an exceptional score of 9.1 out of 10 and Apartments Valant Bled had a rating of 8.8 out of 10.

Booking.com is the most popular accommodation booking platform in the world and the Traveller Review Awards are part of an annual appreciation programme that recognises Booking.com partners for their exceptional hospitality. This is demonstrated by the review scores that travellers leave after their stay. To be a winner in the Traveller Review Awards 2021, our accommodations needed to make sure their average review score was super high (between 8 and 10) and that each accommodation had a certain amount of positive reviews left by travellers after their stay in the last 12 months.

Our review scores for the Traveller Review Awards 2021 were based on the average score of our guest reviews between 1 August 2018 and 30 November 2020. This shows that year on year, we have been working on improving our apartments – even during a time of crisis!

Traveller Review Awards 2021 for Fine Stay Apartments in Slovenia
Apartments Fine Stay achieved a whopping 9.8 out of 10 rating.

Traveller Review Awards 2021 for Apartments Fine Stay Bled in Slovenia
Apartments Fine Stay Bled achieved an exceptional score of 9.1 out of 10.

Traveller Review Awards 2021 for Apartments Valant Bled in Slovenia
Apartments Valant Bled had a rating of 8.8 out of 10.

The time when it’s still winter but spring is ready and waiting

It has been a long winter with lots of snow in the Lake Bled area of Slovenia, but the warm early-March sun was out most of the time in the last few days and snow melted quickly in the valleys. Currently only the mountains still have a covering of snow on the top.

Karavanke Mountain Range covered in snow
The snow-capped Karavanke mountain range as seen from the Zavrsnica Valley. (photo by our current guest Evgenii Danilov)

Photo Gallery: A Trip To The Frozen Pericnik Waterfall In Winter

Waterfall Pericnik is located in the Vrata Valley, near the village of Mojstrana, about half an hour drive from Bled. The short walk up to the waterfall is a little steep but fun and takes less than 10 minutes. Pericnik is spectacular in every season throughout the year, but the most impressive sight of this 52 meter-high waterfall is in the winter months when it turns into a giant wall of icicles and floes.

Our friend, Matej Stegar, who is a passionate amateur landscape photographer, has visited Waterfall Pericnik on February 15th and shared these wonderful photos with us. Thank you so much Matej!

Frozen Pericnik Waterfall in winter

Frozen Waterfall Pericnik in winter

Panorama of the frozen Waterfall Pericnik in winter

Frozen wall of icicles at Pericnik Waterfall in winter

View of the frozen Pericnik Waterfall in winter

A powerful stream of Pericnik Waterfall in winter

A frozen pool at the bottom of Pericnik Waterfall in winter

Wall of icicles at the frozen Pericnik Waterfall in winter

View of the Pericnik Waterfall from afar in winter

Pericnik Stream with waterfall in the background

View of Pericnik Stream in winter

Crystal clear water of Pericnik Stream in winter