Sobe Stojanovic (Bled, Slovenia)

Across much of central and eastern Europe a sign saying "sobe" outside someone's house means that there are rooms to let to tourists; many also have the equivalent in German "Zimmer frei". I recently suggested to a colleague who wanted a cheap holiday that he should fly to Croatia using budget flights from our local airport and find rooms with an old dear when he arrived. Both he and another colleague had never heard of this and expressed concerns that it was an open invitation to serial killers - whether that be the guest or the host, I didn't bother to ask. Why would it be more risky to stay in someone's home than in a hotel? Hotels are full of ...  Read the complete review