Hotel Academia

At the top of bustling Tkalčićeva, the Academica is ideal for a weekend city break. With everything in walking distance, not least the main square, market, and restaurants of Tkalčićeva itself, this four-star comprises 51 attractive doubles, with views of the street or the garden on the other side. Each of the two suites has a jacuzzi. The Bistro St Michael focuses on small-batch Croatian producers, both in terms of produce and wine, while the three conference and meeting rooms, and free parking space for 170 cars, cater to business visitors. Adjacent to the Centar Kaptol mall and cinema, all feels swish and modern, and very much part of Tkalčićeva’s transformation from tatty but revered thoroughfare to contemporary urban hub.