We arrived by train to Zagreb and were able to carry our bags from the station to the Hotel Dora without too much problem. Zagreb had just experienced unusually warm temperatures and this was a harbinger of problems ahead. Upon ariving at the hotel, we were greeted warmly by the hotel staff and shown to our room on the first floor - spacious, with two rooms and a bath - this is where the favorable comments ended. Where to begin: no air conditioning (thus sweltering during our June stay), no maid service (thus our room remained unchanged during our stay and we needed to ask for replacement towels). However, the fine details of the decrepitude only emerged over time: the sheets did not fit the bed and became entangled in a tight ball overnight (picture of bare bed with wadded sheet included), the sheets themselves were tattered and worn beyond belief, the carpet was sticky (and since no maid service) became increasingly soiled during our stay, the bathroom was dingy, moldy, and far from a refreshing break from the sticky heat which percolated throughout the building adding to the funky smell. No cups for use in brushing teeth or drinking water. Everytime you took a shower the entire bathroom became wet. The wait staff were generally rude and condescending (this I learned was supposed to be a trademark of Zagreb wait staff who had been "specially trained", but was carried out to its most iconic level at the Hotel Dora). Never stay here....never, never. I am not one of those whining people so often seen on this site who find any little negative detail to latch on to and glory in the telling of short shrift - this is truly a woefull place and did I mention that it is in a particularly run down part of town?
