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(there is a full-size refrigerator in the living room of one of them). The no. 6 tram stops
in front of the hotel and Britanski Trg and its Sunday antique market are steps away.
Ilica 102, 10000 Zagreb. & 01/377-76-22. Fax [phone]. www.hotel-ilica.hrilica.hr. 24 units. From 449kn
($80/£41) double; from 749kn ($130/£68) suite and apt. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Limited free parking.
Amenities: Restaurant; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room:A/C, TV.

Jadran Thanks to a 2003 renovation, the once shabby Jadran is now a pleasant,
affordable choice just 5 minutes from the city center. Decor in guest rooms and pub-
lic areas has been turned up a notch, and both are reasonably modern, though the
rooms are not exactly spacious. The Jadran's main advantages are its location and easy
access to public transportation.
Vlaska 50, 10000 Zagreb. & 01/455-37-77. Fax [phone]. www.hup-zagreb.hr. 48 units. From 726kn ($125/£66)
double. AE, DC, MC, V. Rates stay the same all year and include breakfast. Limited free parking. Amenities: Restau-
rant. In room:A/C, TV, hair dryer.
Slisko The Sli s ko is a solid no-frills hotel in back of the main bus station. Opened
in the mid-1990s, the Sli s ko has just enough amenities to make it comfortable and a
pricing scale to prevent wallet welts. Rooms are furnished in utilitarian modern and
some are small, but all are clean and affordable: Pricing is according to the number of
beds used. The first-floor restaurant is thoughtfully glassed off from the smoky bar.
Supilova 13, 10000 Zagreb. & 01/619-42-23. Fax [phone]. www.slisko.hr. 18 units. From 510kn ($90/£47)
double; from 740kn ($130/£68) suite (4 beds). AE, DC, MC, V. 10% discount for cash. Rates include breakfast. Ameni-
ties: Restaurant; bar. In room:A/C, TV.

INEXPENSIVE
Omladinski Hostel The lobby looks like a homeless shelter intake area, and the
scent of insecticide is in the air as you approach reception. However, it's one of the few
bargain accommodations in Zagreb and as such, its off-putting details can be over-
looked. Accommodations range from six-bed, dorm-style rooms to doubles with pri-
vate bathrooms. The only amenities are vending machines in the lobby, but the
Omladinski is 5 minutes from both the city center and the train station.
Petrinjska 77, 10000 Zagreb. & 01/484-12-61. Fax [phone]. www.hfhs.hr. 215 beds, most in multibed dorm-
style rooms with shared bathrooms. 10 doubles with private bathroom. From 286kn ($50/£4.60) double; from 73kn
($13/£6.70) bed. 5kn ($1/50p) discount for people under 27. AE, DC, MC, V. Check-in is 2pm; checkout is 9pm.
PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS
Evistas This accommodations matchmaker is low profile but high on service.
Evistas specializes in finding private apartments and sobes (rooms) in private homes
for frugal travelers staying in Zagreb, but it also locates and books city youth hostels,
rooms on the coast, and suites in posh hotels.
Senoina 28, 10000 Zagreb.

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01/483-95-54. [e-mail]. Mon-Fri 9am-1:30pm and 3-8pm; Sat

9:30am-5pm. Closed Sun.
WHERE TO DINE IN ZAGREB
Eating is a social occasion in Croatia, and Zagreb is full of good restaurants, although
the range of cuisine choices is narrow.
VERY EXPENSIVE
Dubrovkin Put SEAFOOD Romantic ambience and pristinely fresh seafood
are the standard at this award-winning restaurant in the neighborhood behind Gradec.
Service is first-rate and attentive without being obtrusive, and the fish and shellfish