Terme Catez Reviews

First of all, this a picture post card country. Driving from Ljubjana airport to our resort close to the Croatioan border, every new turn on the very quiet highway brought a new and stunning vista.

The resort of Terme Catez comprises two 4* and one 3* hotels, an apartment village and a camping ground. The central attraction is the summer rivera - about two acres of swimming pools with slides etc. all fed by thermal waters so the water was constant at 29-32 degrees. Lots of different depth pools so suitable for kids of all ages. There's a fresh fruit stand, restaurant and snak bar so you could spend all day lounging there. If it rains, or you holiday in winter, there's the winter riviera, a massive internal complex of pools. There's also tennis, an in door sports and gymnasium complex where you can do everything from archery and badminton to ten-pin bowling and table tennis. Finally there is an extensive range wellness, health and beauty treatments many centering on the thermal waters. Access to the swimming aspects is free for residents of the hotels and apartment village.

We had a beuatiful, well equipped, two bedroom, two storey apartment with a rear patio area. There was enough room for up to 5 adults to move around in comfort, they were modern and clean. And it was not expensive. I believe the hotels are pretty competitive as well. The other facilities on site include several bars, a coffee and cake shop with terraces, and a handful of restaurants. There's an on-site supermarket which is adequate, but costs a bit more than the main supermarket on the edge of Brezice town. There is a casino on sight, and there is even a mini-casino for the kids. There are outside concerts several evenings a week.

You really need a car to appreciate the broader sights and sounds. Postojna caves were fantastic, Ljubjana quite medieval, Lake Bled stunning but a bit commercialised, Lake Bohinj simply stunning and the famous Lippizaner horses and Lipica beautiful. Eating out is inexpensive, dinner in a restaurant four 4 people (and my kids eat like adults) costs between £24-30 for a really big blow-out including beers and soft drinks.

Slovenia will appeal to families with children under 18 or to couples who now leave their kids at home. It is a very clean, safe and crime free environment and the Slovenian people really want you to love their country so are helpful at all times. It's definitely NOT suitable for the 18-30 crowd. But go soon, over the next 3/4 years as I'm sure mass tourism will change all that in a few years time. The resort has a web site with everything on it, so if you bung Terme Catez in your search engine it should point you to it. search