Golte Hotel & Mountain Resort — Attraction in Mozirje

This year we had a pleasurable one-week winter holiday as well, opting for the ski resort Golte. The children attended the well-organised "White Rabbit" Ski School, while my husband and I enjoyed sunny hikes, as skiing was limited due to lack of snow (an additional piste was only opened on the 1st of January, with only one other piste apart from the one for children in operation before). However, the footpaths were poorly marked with some of the markings broken or unusable, so hikers were often left to their own devices (Google Maps) and knowledge.||||As New Year approached, the number of visitors to the hotel and ski resort began to rise correspondingly, also resulting in an increased demand for drinks on the outside terrace. This caused a problem, as the outdoor bar was not in operation, meaning that all service was provided from the indoor restaurant. The upshot was that each individual order took about 20 minutes to be fulfilled if one was lucky enough to get the waiter's attention. The quality of tea differed daily; on certain days it tasted stale and was obviously recycled from the day before, but the prices remained the same and quite steep to boot. Another quirk was that exactly the same order, placed with exactly the same waiter and on the very same day resulted in different prices, which is something I had not experienced in a long time - in fact I don't think it has ever happened to me in Slovenia before. The attendance in the disco (set up in the repurposed canteen) on New Year's Eve equalled zero, with the DJ playing music to himself and an older waitress. In the future, I recommend that, much like at other ski resorts, drinks should be served on the open terrace alongside freshly made schmarrn and strudel. Serving should moreover be organized and not left to the devices of the waiters, as they clearly lacked the necessary experience. Additionally, the line, delineating the edge of the beginners' piste, should be protected on its left side with hay or pillows, since children can crash into it on skis or sleds, which could have tragic consequences!||||Furthermore, the potential of the mountain cabin "Trije Ploti" was almost completely wasted, as it actually closed its doors on New Year's Eve at 4 p.m., while guests were still having drinks. In order to encounter proper hospitality, one must only look to the neighbouring mountain cabin "Pri Žlajferu", which served cheaper and better food and drinks than the Golte restaurant. The Golte restaurant mainly served fried dishes and the only thing I found praise-worthy was its salad bar, which, however, is only restocked until 1 p.m., and empties soon thereafter. I also found it inconceivable that, for example, apple strudels were served cold from the fridge, while we all know that they are best served hot, especially if meant for a child who comes in from skiing...

I travel a lot and stay on various places around the world. This is the worst place I’ve ever been and here’s why: Hotel is advertised as 4 star hotel but considering room sizes and facilities, it is an average 3 stars. Upper station of the cable car is part of the hotel itself meaning you hear heavy machinery in your room. Ski room is way too small for this size hotel and has no place to sit while putting on your ski boots, although there’s crowded public changing room not for hotel guests only. No basic tools in the ski storage even this is a skiing hotel. Ski slopes are short, badly prepared and ruined in 30 minutes after opening. If you are here for a skiing you will want to cancel your stay the moment you realize above mentioned, but hey! Cancelation policy is very unique! No refund at all! So you are captured until the end of your stay. You would think, OK, there’s are plenty things to do in 4 star hotel. But not in this one. There’s a small SPA with a strange nudity policy but this is in fact, all. No problem, we’ll check surroundings. No you won’t. There are very few trails you can easily walk through in the woods and literally nothing to do 1 hour drive arround. However, there are few good things to mention. Hotel staff is very polite (but place is highly understaffed), food not at the 4 stars level but is OK, hotel is new and clean. It is directly on the slope. If you have a small kid (up to 5 years) you can bring it here to spend 1 day on snow and learn very first skiing steps). Ski service in the hotel has great helpful employees. Neither the best staff can’t change the fact this place is an example of false advertising and...

We had a nice time at the hotel Golte. ||||PROS:||- the hotel seems incorporated in the top cable car station and has direct access to the slopes - perfect||- everything you need for skiing is there - service, instructors, shop, equipment storage facilities, ski-boot friendly restaurant...||- the hotel is well maintained , the rooms are rather medium-sized.||- the slopes are great for families (given there is enough snow!)||- hotel library - superb for grabbing an evening read after dinner while the kids play in the kids' corner.||||CONS:||- PARKING on site is very limited - you can park in front of the hotel for unloading/loading, but after that you are advised to drive outside the ramp, which leaves you with parking options on unmarked terrain on either side of the unpaved access road - facing a massive drop downhill or a slope with rather loose-looking stones. I believe a 4* hotel should do better. While you could park (ample parking available) in the valley and take a cable car uphill, this would mean several trips if you travel with a lot of luggage. ||- FOOD is not actually a con, but rather a +- issue. While breakfast diversity left much to be desired, the dinners were varied, but not very vegetarian friendly. If you don't eat fish, you might have a problem. Drink selection was good. ||||All in all it was a nice trip with room for...