I’d hoped to stay at a cheap pension that I read about in a guidebook, but upon arrival, I found it not only to be completely booked for that night, but also for the following two weeks. The other pensions were all either full or well out of my price range. The one that the tourist information office helped me find was 1100Sk per night and right out in the suburbs on the other side of the train station. I had to ask specifically about the campground before tourist info would tell me about it, and even then, they tried to dissuade me from it by claiming that I would have to pay for the entire four-person cabin, or that maybe, if I was lucky, I would get away with only paying for three. I thought I’d give it a try, because the campground is in a good location, and even if I had to pay for the whole cabin, it would still be around half the price of the ‘cheapest’ pension out in the suburbs.

About fifteen minutes’ walk brought me to the office of the campground, where I had to wait just a moment while the manager answered questions about swimming in the river. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that I would only have to pay for the one bed that I intended to use. I even asked to be sure: "Don’t I have to pay for all beds in the cabin?" The manager’s "What? Are you crazy?" look confirmed it for me more succinctly than his "no". So take what you hear from tourist information regarding accommodation with a grain of salt. I shelled out my 170Sk/4 euros/5USD for each night and was given the key to cabin eleven and told that checkout time is strictly 10am.

The campground is situated on an island in the River Vah and has a beautiful view of Trenčín castle, if you can ignore the ultra-modern swimming stadium and football-ground light towers in the foreground. There’s a row of cabins around the perimeter of the ground and the area in the middle is used for camping, both in tents and in motorhomes. There’s also a kiosk selling the usual range of snacky things: chips, nuts, chocolate bars, and overpriced half-melted ice creams.

Cabin Eleven was a simple wooden construction containing two pairs of bunk-beds, a table, and a couple of chairs. There’s also a bench outside under a small verandah. The toilets and showers were in separate buildings close to the entrance and office and were quite clean. I’m not sure what time is the best to catch the hot water for your showers, because I never managed to do so.

Highly recommended for whomever "best value for money" is more important than out-and-out "best".