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Coordinates: 45°48′30″N 15°58′40″E / 45.80846°N 15.97771°E / 45.80846; 15.97771
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Palace Zagreb
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General information
TypeHistoric hotel
Classification
LocationSquare Josip Jurja Strossmayer 10, Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinates45°48′30″N 15°58′40″E / 45.80846°N 15.97771°E / 45.80846; 15.97771
Opened1907
AffiliationWorld Hotels Distinctive Collection[1]
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area680 m²[2]
Design and construction
DeveloperHönigsberg & Deutsch
Other information
Number of rooms116
Number of suites6
Number of restaurants1
ParkingOn spot
Website
https://palace.hr/

Palace Hotel Zagreb is a historic hotel located in the old town part of Zagreb in a palace next to the old city park. It started operating in 1907 as the first professionally organized hotel in Zagreb.[3] Since the 2020 Zagreb earthquake the hotel is under renovation and reconstruction, due to damage it occurred, and it is believed to be open by beginning of 2025.

History

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The palace, built in 1891 for Carl Schlesinger, began operating in 1907 as the first organized hotel in Zagreb. With its appearance and construction style, it’s located in one of the rare examples of the Neo-Rococo style. Since then, the hotel has been upgraded and adapted several times.[4]

In 1920 an Yugoslav-Hungarian Boundary Commission (Which was the main body in charge of defining the new frontier between Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War, following the Paris Peace Conference and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary) held their commission meeting in the Hotel Palace. Commissioners who held their meeting at the hotel were: Lt. Col. Cree from United Kingdom, Col. Luigi Valvassori from Kingdom of Italy, Lt Col. Marminia from France, Lt. Col. Yanagawa Heisuke from Japan, Col. Vojin Čolak-Antić from Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Col. Károly Vassel from Kingdom of Hungary.[5]

The Commissioners at front of the Hotel Palace in 1921

About the Hotel

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Palace Hotel Zagreb is located in the old center of the city. The hotel is known for it’s Art Nouveau interior, which is one of the rare and only example in Zagreb. The Hotel is known for it's traditional Zagreb cuisine and it's most famous dish - Štrukli. The specialty of this autochthonous continental dish lies in the preparation and manual stretching of the homemade dough.[6]

Statues on the balcony of a Hotel

Hotel Now

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The Hotel was awarded for "Hotel Baština" (Hotel Inheritance) in 2012 because of its historical and cultural importance for Hospitality Industry and it's importance for Zagreb.[7] Throughout its century-long business, the hotel hosted clients of various profiles and nations, among whom there were Croatian dignitaries such as conductor Berislav Klobučar, and world stars such as actress Sophia Loren and chess player Robert Fischer.[8] Due to 2020 Zagreb earthquake the hotel went on complete reconstruction, and as of 2024 is still under construction, and it's expected to open it's doors at beginning of 2025.

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References

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  1. ^ "Palace Hotel Zagreb". World's Hotels. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Info Palace Hotel". Zagreb Tourist Board. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "About the Palace Hotel Zagreb". Palace Hotel Zagreb. PHZ. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "History". Hotel Plaza Zagreb. HPZ. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ Kasperson, R.E. (2011). The Structure of Political Geography. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-1854-4.
  6. ^ "Štrukli u Palace-u". Palace Hotel Zagreb. PHZ. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Palace Hotel Zagreb – poslovna događanja u povijesnoj zagrebačkoj palači". Zagreb Tourist Board. ZTB. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Facts about the Palace Hotel". Zagreb Tourist Board. ZTB. Retrieved 12 May 2024.