This is a wonderful family owned hotel that we would absolutely stay at again (I believe it has been owned by the same family for almost 200 years). We stayed in the Elizabeta Room. Our room was spacious and clean. The room had a historic feel with the decor, but it was still modern and comfortable. There was a nice sitting area in the room with chairs, a couch, desk and coffee table. The bathroom was also spacious with a nice deep soaking tub. The staff was wonderful. Everyone was friendly and we had no difficulties communicating in English with them. Breakfast had a variety of options to fill us up to start the day. The hotel itself is beautiful with historic pictures and items throughout all of the common areas. Their family owned restaurant is right across the street which was delicious and convenient. One night we went to the front desk and asked if it was okay for us to get our dinner for carry-out. The man at the front desk gave us a menu, asked what we wanted, and then delivered the food to our room when it was ready which was a nice surprise. We had expected to go over and order for ourselves and carry it back ourselves so the extra customer service was really nice.||Note that it's not in the historic center of Zagreb so you'll need to drive if that's where you'll be heading each day. We had a car so this wasn't a problem for us. It was only about a 5 minute drive. They had a parking lot for guests which was nice and convenient.||We loved our stay and would definitely...
Read moreHotel Puntijar Zagreb has taken the family name Puntijar. It indeed is a family jewel. ||||A recently constructed hotel in heritage style with a curving staircase adorned by paintings and photographs from the family going back generations. Each room named and furnished in antique style differently. Our stay here will linger with us for a long time.||||We were in a group of 30+ and the management walked the extra mile to make us comfortable. There were some amongst us who were vegetarians and the hotel has two cooks from India who made special dishes at breakfast both days in addition to the normal breakfast which in itself was very good.||||The hotel has a restaurant where we had dinner with the owner coming specially to do a show of slicing the champagne bottles with a sword from the neck in one strike. I have retained the neck intact with the cork as a memento on my bar at home. The restaurant too has a history with the the Puntijar family having the largest cook book collection in Europe and them having hosted many dignitaries here or cooked for them at state functions. ||||A good stay. Word of caution the hotel is in a residential area and to get to centre of town you will need a taxi. The hotel does not hid this fact and mentions it on their web page which is a very...
Read moreMy friends and I ate dinner at Hotel Puntijar in Zagreb a week ago as part of our group tour. The food was excellent and the entire experience was exceptional. ||Our evening started with a demonstration of champagne opening, using a sword. With a glass of champagne in our hands, we were guided through the owner’s Gastronomy Museum. With over a thousand cook books and culinary artifacts collected by the owner’s family for over a hundred year. The museum was unexpectedly interesting. ||For dinner, we had mushroom soup, grilled chicken breast and tenderloin stubica served with Gnochi. They were delicious. Apparently this restaurant cooked for Pope Benedict XVI when he visited Croatia a few years ago. The service was good. During dinner, the owner personally greeted us and showed us the world’s tiniest cookbook he has in his possession; it was one of four...
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