Good hotel, in need of some investment
It’s a big old grand hotel (more on this below) with an incredible outlook on to lake Bled, you can’t fault it for its location and the view. I’ll start with the positives as it is a lovely hotel, the staff are nice and the sun bed area by the lake is the main draw for us staying there, it’s the best place to relax on Lake Bled and jump in the water. Our room included one hour hire of the rowing boat which was great. We had half board so breakfast and dinner were included. The food was good for the price and service was also good. The only negative is if sitting inside in the evening is too bright, they have all the lights on and it feels a bit like a retirement home. Also, although the hotel was fully booked, the bar was dead at night, there is no atmosphere.
As mentioned, it is an old grand hotel so the decor is aligned to that, which is fine. However, as other reviewers have mentioned, it is in need of updating. There is no problem with the decor staying old-world but that is no excuse for not renewing things. The main issue we had was with the bed mattress, it was very old, soft and lumpy. It seemed like many of the springs were broken and I did not sleep well, by the end of the 3 nights stay my back was very achy. These really need replacing. The pillows in the room were also old and lumpy. There is a pillow menu, as is standard at many hotels, however they charge you to ‘rent’ the pillows (€5 for 3 nights I think) which is odd, should be free.