Bled Honey Bee Apartment

Check in was very simple, directions were well laid out via email communication. Someone came and collected the hotel tax the next morning in person. We really enjoyed our eclectic little apartment, which was literally a one minute walk from Lake bled.Thankfully there was a coffee machine and a hot water pot plus a refrigerator which was wonderful for our mornings. We like that we were not in the big city part of the lake, but more in a quiet, quaint residential area. Parking is limited around there, but we had a spot from the hotel which was fantastic. There’s a little grocery store in the corner that was super convenient and had lots of great food to choose from. Very nice to have a picnic right at the waters edge one minute away. I would definitely stay there again and recommend it to anyone who happens to be in this area.

we liked everything about this place

Good location and size of apartment

Fantastic location and a very helpful host. We really enjoyed our stay.

easy with the arrival time. helpful owner. supported getting meds coz one of us got stung by a bee and was allergic. easy on checking out. if there is no rush they even let u stay a bit longer. apartment was clean and massive. very comfy! at the lake also well surrounded with restaurants and shops.

Location was very good and close to the lake. Good restaurants and a grocery store near by.

There is construction debris, trash and old appliances around the property. The floors were dirty. AC drains directly on to the deck, dripping and keeping it wet. Coffee maker craft was broken. Bathroom toilet seat was broken and I had to fix it. Mold and mildew in the bathrooms. Master bedroom window is broken, with paper stuck in between the window and the sill. Back door leading to the balcony over the creek is broken. The only way to close it is by using the lock. The latch does not function. Barking dog. In general a lot of deferred maintenance throughout and “hack” fixes to broken items.

Great location. No big issue with the apartment itself. Free parking in front of the building. ❗️Reply to the property's response: (wrote on 30th Aug 2023) Since I've reached the word limit in the section below I can only write in this section. The host is trying to talk black into white. I've also attached my chat with the host as evidence of what I wrote. ✘ I didn't complain about the check-in instructions at all. However, since you mentioned, I would like to clarify it. I believe that as a guest I can still ask questions about the instructions even though it's clear. But when I called you that day, you replied with a bad attitude. ✘ I never said I would be at the apartment at 17. In the app, I requested check-in between 14:00 and 15:00 and you didn't say anything about the documents beforehand. ✘ I understood the circumstances that you don't live in Bled and the roads were closed, so I agreed to meet the next day. I didn't complain about this at all. It's not my fault as well. you shouldn't blame me for it when you met me on the next day. ✘ For the city tax, I swear that I never ever say that I don't want to pay. I only asked you how much is it and if I could pay by card. ✘ I didn't ask for an extra bill. I asked for "one" bill with both the stay and the city tax. I paid for it and in Booking's regulations, guests have the right to ask for an invoice. I don't understand what's wrong with asking for it. ✘ Lastly, you're not professional at all. I try to be nice when I meet you but I only see the bad manner you have shown toward me. Please be polite and don't lie about what has happened. ✘ Also, I'm not Chinese but Taiwanese.

The check-in was a disaster. ✘ I requested the check-in time 2 months before the stay. The host replied "No problem to check in at the time you ask. Just call me 1 hour before coming." ✘ On the day, I sent two messages before arrival, at 13:00 and 15:00, informing we would arrive around 15:20. The host replied "Park on the right side. I will come at 17:00 when other guests will come." along with check-in instructions. I understood this as he was just telling me I could meet him at 17:00 if I wanted to. ✘ When we arrived, there was already a car parked at where he asked us to park so we had no choice but to park on the left side, which was the only spot left there. I took the key, entered the apartment then went out to have afternoon tea as we had planned already. ✘ At 17:00, he messaged saying he was waiting at the apartment to check my documents. I didn't expect this at all because he didn't say anything about meeting in person or checking documents beforehand. I told him that we were at the restaurant. We tried our best to get back to the apartment at 18:00. He replied coming at 19:00 but then said that the traffic was really bad so would come tomorrow morning at 9 AM. We had early plans booked to visit the Vintgar Gorge at 7 AM so I discussed meeting in the afternoon. ✘ The next day, he came and met us. He blamed me that he would be fined because he couldn't send our documents to the police within 24 hours. He said he usually gives a tour of the apartment but he couldn't because we were not showing up. He also blamed us for parking at the wrong place so he was being complained by other guests. I tried to explain but he interrupted me saying he had a CCTV. I gave up.....I shut my mouth and handed him our passports. He left after scanning. Although things are finally sorted out, the experience was extremely bad. He was not organised and messed up our travel plans. By the way, the fridge was not working.

Unbelievable location (the best we've stayed at) close to the lake, a supermarket, restaurants and boat hire. Very comfortable for a family of three (and would have been for more) 2 toilets and showers. Stunning balcony and view, comfy beds, clean and plenty of equipment. No oven but a good job, fridge and freezer. Parking was small for modern cars but the owner helpfully had a place just down the road so it didn't matter, he also had some honey from his bees for us 😊.