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can catch up on e-mail for 10kn ($1.75/95p) per hour while you sip an espresso.
Hours are 8am to 10pm daily. Sublink Cybercafe is close to Trg Jelaci5a at Nikole
Tesle 12 ( & 01/481-13-29 ). You can e-mail, print, copy, or scan for 14kn per hour
($2.60/£1.25).
Mail Mail letters at any yellow Posta box, but if you need to buy stamps or send
a package, the Central Post Office is at Jurisi5eva 13 near the Jadran Hotel
( & 01/481-10-90 ). Hours are 7 to 9pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm Saturday.
Newspapers & Magazines Very few news kiosks sell English-language newspa-
pers, and those that do sell out quickly. The International Herald Tribune is the
easiest to find and costs 20kn ($3.50/£1.80). Many hotels print faxed copies of
U.S. and other English-language newspapers for a fee.
Pharmacies Need an aspirin? In Zagreb (and all of Croatia) you'll have to go to
a pharmacy (ljekarna) to buy some. No drugs of any kind are sold anywhere
except at a pharmacy. There are several 24-hour ljekarna in Zagreb. Two are at
Trg Jelaci5a ( & 01/481-61-54 ) and at Ilica 301 ( & 01/375-03-21 )
Safety Zagreb enjoys relatively low crime rates, and it's safe to ride public
transportation at night and to walk through high-traffic areas. Police presence
on Zagreb streets is subtle and you'll rarely see a uniformed officer, but they're
there. Exercise the same precautions you'd take in any big city.

WHERE TO STAY
There are few moderately priced and virtually no bargain hotels in Zagreb. In fact,
unless you go with private accommodations, most options are at the extreme ends of
the price—and quality—list.
VERY EXPENSIVE
Dubrovnik “Rms w vu” should be the motto of this modern-looking glass-
and-metal tower off Trg Jeli c i 5 a where many of the hotel's rooms look down on the
Croatian hero's statue in the main square. Opened in 1929 as the Hotel Milinov, the
hotel changed its name to Dubrovnik, added more than 150 rooms in a new glass-
and-aluminum wing in 1982, and completed a total renovation in 2003. Note: The
business suite (210

€

/$250) includes a rooftop terrace.
Gajeva 1. P.P. 246. 10000 Zagreb. & 01/487-35-55. Fax [phone]. www.hotel-dubrovnik.hr. 280 units. From
140

($220) suite. Rates include breakfast. Special 9-hr. “daily rest” rate 50% the regu-
lar room rate. AE, DC, MC, V. Limited free parking. Amenities: Restaurant; cafe; bar; business center; salon; room
service; nonsmoking rooms; valet; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room:A/C, TV, wireless/dataport, minibar,
hair dryer, safe.
Palace The Secessionist-style hotel just 5 minutes from Trg Jeli c i 5 a was built
as a private palace in 1891 and converted to a hotel in 1907, which makes it the old-
est in Zagreb. If you're looking for a comfortable, convenient place to stay that has
character and a bit of history, the Palace is the place. Rooms are in tune with 19th-
century sensibilities; some have been updated for modern guests.
Trg JJ Strossmayera 10, 10000 Zagreb. & 01/481-46-11, reservations 01/492-05-30. Fax [phone]. www.
palace.hr. 123 units. From 980kn ($170/£89) double; from 1,200kn ($210/£110) junior suite; from 1,850kn
($320/£169) suite. 20% discount on weekends. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Limited free parking. Ameni-
ties: Restaurant; bar; room service; babysitting; nonsmoking rooms. In room:A/C, TV, Internet, minibar, hair dryer.

€ ($170) double; from 185 €