Our wine story

When designing the exterior of the Mond hotel, the Omnia Arching Architecture Bureau was inspired by the wine-growing environment and they incorporated the shape of a wine-making barrel with accentuated circular lines into the design of the building, which is reflected in all the hotel spaces. As the heart of the hotel, a wine bar was placed, which opened its doors in December 2016, together with an event hall, wellness centre, 35 hotel rooms and 5 suites.

In the spring after the opening of the Mond Hotel, the vines were proudly joined by a descendant of the oldest vine in the world, the Žametna črnina variety from Maribor's old city centre Lent, which was gifted to the Mond Hotel by the Municipality of Maribor. The oldest vine, which holds a Guinness world record, is more than 400 years.

At the Hotel's reception, we give our guests the first sweet welcome from Monda's confectionery, biscuits with raisins. In their rooms, guests are greeted by a typical Styrian welcome gift: a box with roasted pumpkin seeds, prepared especially for our guests in cooperation with a local pumpkin seed and oil grower, the Kocbek Oil Mill. We develop our own local flavours with a marmalade made out of Jurka grapes.

The wine bar is the heart of the hotel. In front of the bar there is a summer terrace, which has a connection to the hotel vineyard. The wine list features local Slovenian and Austrian wine producers, as well as producers from other Slovenian wine regions. Guided wine tasting performed as a form of wine duel game enables the guests to discover and compare the flavours of these superb wines, accompanied by some typical Štajerska and Styrian food.

Relaxation is offered to our guests in the Sky Wellness Centre, which is complemented by two saunas, massage pools and a beautiful sunny terrace with planted vine scions and a view of the surrounding hills. We offer beauty rituals for facial and body care, as well as relaxing massages using grapeseed oil. The Wine Princess and the Wine King massage is our choice, which, after an hour of relaxation, ends with a glass of the house wine in the wine bar.