Hostel Celica

The Celica is top of the Lonely Planet list as the Hippest Hostel and named One of the 25 Ultimate Places to Stay by Rough Guides.

Sleep in a former cell with bars on the door and on the window Hostel Celica on Metelkova Street in the centre of Ljubljana provides this unique experience.

Located in the immediate vicinity of the Main Bus and Railway Station and 700 metres from the city centre, the old military barracks of Austro-Hungary stand to this day.

The former prison has been demilitarised only after Slovenia's independence and the departure of the Federal Yugoslav Army. It was renovated and transformed into an outstanding youth hostel in 2003.

The renovation process was supervised by more than 80 Slovenian and foreign artists who are proud members of the Sestava Society.

Upon arrival, you will get 30 minutes to surf the internet for free. 10% discount coupons for Postojna Cave and Atlantis Water Park can be obtained at the reception.

Rooms: 29

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Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – 24-Hour Front Desk – Newspapers – Non-Smoking Rooms – Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests – Family Rooms – Safety Deposit Box – Design Hotel – Luggage Storage

Activities

Games Room

Services

Laundry – Bicycle Rental – Packed Lunches – Car Rental

Internet

Wi-fi is available in public areas and costs EUR 3.00 per hour.

Guest Parking

Free public parking is possible at a location nearby.

Hotel information

The Point of Peace, the room for prayer, meditation and contemplation and other spiritual activities is situated on the first floor. It has 6 niches of major global religions and one empty niche for all other religions and has been blessed by the religion's highest representatives in Slovenia.

Hostel Celica offers a lively cultural life. Every Tuesday night a concert followed by a jam session welcomes international musicians.

The hostel's art gallery Srecisce on the ground floor regularly hosts international art exhibitions. Additionally, the cultural programme includes workshops, poetry readings, debates and presentations on various themes from literature, philosophy, music to nature, aesthetics and history.

Every day at 14:00 a free guided tour of the hostel takes place.

The hostels ground floor, apart from the Oriental Café, is wheelchair-friendly.

Food & beverage

There are 3 theme areas in the bar and restaurant: an Oriental Café, a Cyber Café and a Slovenian Gostilna in the centre of the building.

The bar is open from 07:30 to 00:00 (01:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays) and it serves local and imported drinks, cocktails and hookahs.

The restaurant is open from Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 22:00. Lunches, traditional Slovene specialities, tasty big sandwiches, fish and chips, pizza and other meals are served to hostel guests, local students and visitors.

Room information

The unique features of hostel Celica are the 20 artistically renovated and newly invented former prison cells today hostel cells. Each one is completely different, having its own story, concept and author or group of authors. They all still have one thing in common: the original cell bars on the door and window.

For the more traditional travellers, there are 8 comfortable, colourful rooms with artistic features. One of the rooms is wheelchair-friendly.

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