Awaken all your senses

Each room at the Oštarija Herbelier bears its own signature. You can relax according to your own tastes in 12 suites and rooms: Find a herb with the scent that will relax and soothe you. Among the pillows, choose the one that will help you sink into the most peaceful sleep.

Each morning, we treat our guests to a royal homemade breakfast. Remember to take advantage of the many benefits in the surrounding area: Contact us or give us a call.

The green thread of Oštarija Herbelier is made of native herbs. They are harvested on the edges of ancient forests, on local hills of green, on vast hayfields and grown in our own gardens. We surprise you with their selections in our cuisine, we use them in our pillows to help you relax and we use them to inspire you through special adventures.

We warmly welcome everyone: travelers, families, business guests, children, as well as pets. We are looking forward to your visit!

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Lavender for inner peace

Lavender is a mild sedative that helps relieve anxiety, stress exhaustion and sleep disorders, and also helps cure anxiety-based digestive disorders. In folk medicine, lavender stimulates appetite, regulates digestion, helps excrete bile acids, relieves abdominal cramps, helps eliminate bloating, relieves flatulence and helps fight water retention; it has calming effects that aid sleep, and at the same time, it helps prevent syncope. Scented lavender baths help treat circulatory system diseases and alleviate menopausal symptoms. Essential oil is an ingredient in anti-rheumatic ointments and also in salves that help relieve diseases with itching skin; it is also used in oral hygiene products. In phytomedicine, lavender is a common ingredient in teas that induce sedation, and its extracts are used in sedatives and in medication used to relieve bile acids and boost immunity. In terms of topical use, lavender is used for treatment of minor wounds, burns and superficial sunburn. Lavender bags will scent a room, disinfect laundry and repel insects.

Rest your head on the scented pillow in the LAVENDER room (Slovenian for lavender: SIVKA).

Lavender has been a part of everyday life since the ancient times

With its heady scent, lavender began its home invasion already in the ancient times. The Romans used it as a fragrance in their baths, believing that it had great skin repair properties. Its name is probably derived from the Latin verb "lavare", meaning "to wash." Through Roman baths, lavender soon made its way into all other home spaces. Later on, when its beneficial healing properties got discovered, lavender also found its place in the kitchen. For home use, in addition to pleasantly scenting the rooms, lavender is also popular because of one extremely useful characteristic - it is a natural repellent that helps get rid of annoying moths.

Lavender for better sleep

Lavender perfume has been known since the 15th century.

Its essential oil is an ingredient in anti-rheumatic ointments and also in salves that help relieve diseases with itching skin; it is also used in oral hygiene products. In phytomedicine, lavender is a common ingredient in teas that induce sedation, and its extracts are used in sedatives and in medication used to relieve bile acids and boost immunity. In terms of topical use, lavender is used as an ingredient in salves for treatment of minor wounds, burns and superficial sunburn. Lavender bags will scent a room, disinfect laundry and repel moths, mosquitoes, flies and other insects – they are useful all around!