The Best Hotels Near Bedem, by the Record
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Seven timber cabins sit inside a nature reserve in the Őrség region, each sleeping two in the kind of stripped-back minimalism where raw wood does all the talking. Kástu grew out of Pajta, the restaurant next door, and shares its architect, so the visual language is consistent: modern lines, honest materials, very little clutter between you and the forest outside. Guests who prefer their nature with a mattress underneath them tend to find this a comfortable arrangement.
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Built for passengers stepping off the Orient Express, the Esplanade is Zagreb's grande dame hotel, all Art Deco curves and goose-down beds in a city still waiting for its first boutique challenger. The lobby and cocktail lounge have the hushed drama the style promises, and the ballroom is genuinely monumental. A Michelin Key hotel, and the kind of place that makes a marble bathroom feel like the obvious minimum.
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Every room in this central Zagreb hotel doubles as a gallery dedicated to Boris Bućan, one of Croatia's most recognized contemporary artists, whose bold graphic work covers walls, corridors, and common areas with actual intention rather than decorative filler. The Art Déco bones of the building hold a spa, indoor pool, rooftop bar with city views, and YEZI, a pan-Asian restaurant worth skipping lunch for.