Hotels & accommodation

Vila Bled

Brdo Estate · Former summer residence of President Tito on the shore of Lake Bled, now a boutique hotel in a landscaped park

Vila Bled stands in a landscaped park on the western shore of Lake Bled, at Cesta svobode 18 — a quiet stretch of the lakeshore away from the town-centre bustle, with views across the water to Bled Island and the Triglav massif beyond. It is run by the Brdo Estate, the operator of Slovenia's state protocol residences.

The villa is best known as the former summer residence of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who received a procession of state guests here — among them Nikita Khrushchev, King Hussein of Jordan, Indira Gandhi, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Kim Il Sung. The interiors keep the period character: the rooms and suites are furnished in the style of the 1950s.

Today it works as a small boutique hotel, with a restaurant serving the Brdo estate's cuisine, saunas, and a private enclosed beach on the lake, plus rowing boats for guests. In the grounds, the Belvedere pavilion houses a café with one of the classic panoramas of the lake and its island church.

As a scouting base it suits the way many people first test Slovenia: Bled is the country's most international small town, Ljubljana is around 40 minutes away by motorway, and the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park begin at the door. The estate holds the Green Key eco certificate.

• Former summer residence of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, on the western shore of Lake Bled
• Hosted state visits by Nikita Khrushchev, Indira Gandhi, King Hussein of Jordan and Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Rooms and suites furnished in 1950s style, at Cesta svobode 18 in a landscaped lakeside park
• Belvedere pavilion café in the grounds, overlooking the lake and Bled Island
• Green Key eco certificate; private enclosed beach, saunas and rowing boats on the lake

Visit the property — Vila Bled brdo.si

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