Wanting to visit Zagreb in 2025? This city is bursting full of exciting activities, beautiful places to visit, fun foods to try; and even our list won’t touch the sheer amount of things to do! But, we hope this list is a great start to building your bucket list trip to Zagreb! We will also link some top places to stay (for all budgets), and some extra activities for some additional inspiration!
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Our top list of things to do inZagreb
Explore history in the Griç Tunnel
Visit the unique Museums of Hangovers
See the daily cannon fire at Lotrščak Tower
Take in the beauty of St Mark’s Church
Check out the Museum of Broken Relationships
Enjoy nature in one of Europe’s most green cities
See the many beautiful statues around the city
Try some of Croatia’s food specialities
Gaze up at the Zagreb Cathedral
Climb up the Lotrscak Tower and see the view of the city
Activity Recommendations
Communism and Croatian Homeland War Walking Tour – This tour gives you an in-depth tour of some of the most important historical moments within this city. Explore the WW2 tunnels, visit an authentic basement used as a shelter, and learn a lot more about Yugoslovia and the communist era. Book here.
Zagreb Museum of Hangovers – As mentioned before, we think this is a must visit museum! It is SO unique, is a great laugh, and it is still educational! Book your skip the line tickets here.
Museum of Broken Relationships – Again, such a unique museum and art project. Explore a large collection of stories and momentums from previous relationships, that really explore the depths of human emotion. Book skip the line tickets here.
Places to stay
Here are some of our recommendations for staying in Rome
Budget Traveler :
Chillout Hostel – We stayed here! This hostel has a built in bunker nightclub, is very central being next to Ban Jelacic Square, and offers many rooms. We stayed in a private room, however there are hostel dorms available. From around £20pp a night. Find out more and book here.
Mid Budget Traveler :
GARDEN Apartments – Offering central location, modern amenities, and an impressive 8.1 rating on booking.com, this apartment is a great mid budget offer, with rooms starting at around £60 a night, there is also discounts offered through the rewards programme on the website. Check out this apartment here.
Luxury Traveler :
DoubleTree by Hilton Zagreb – Everyone knows the luxury of a Hilton hotel. This 5 star hotel is nestled in the business district of Zagreb, boasts an indoor pool with views, Turkish baths, a Finnish sauna, and a gym. There are options for breakfast, half board catering, and a variety of room types. The first room starts from around £100 a night. Find it here.
Have you done any of these things?
Would you add anything else to this list? If you have been previously, what is your favourite thing to do? And if you haven’t been, what is your most wanted thing to do?
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Want a central hostel in the heart of everything while in Zagreb? After spending one night in this traveller friendly hostel/hotel combo, we wanted to share more! The Chillout Hostel has the best of both worlds; hostel dorms for the budget friendly extrovert, and hotel and private facilities for those liking a bit more privacy!
Carry on reading to hear about our experience in this hostel, and why you should be staying here for your next Zagreb trip!
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Situated in the heart of Zagreb city centre, Chillout Hostel is in Ilica 16, right next to all of the landmarks, nightlife, shops, restaurants and more! Just on the doorstep you will found countless things to do and see! It is also near tram links, meaning easy access around the rest of the city!
The hostel itself shares areas with the Timeout Heritage Hotel, so you will enter the same entrance for both!
Private Room Experience
For our stay, we stayed in a private room, with private en-suite bathroom. This came at €60 per night for 2 people.
To begin with, the room was beautiful and extremely unique! The walls were covered in a newspaper print, with fascinating and quirky stories printed throughout! It then had green and gold accents… it really was stunning! The room had high ceilings and a balcony (somewhat communal? It was chained off between rooms but still visible to other rooms).
We had a double bed which was comfy, a full length mirror, a vanity dresser, wardrobe and fridge to keep things cool! (Please don’t forget to grab your snacks though… as sadly we forgot our chocolate in there 😦 …)
The bathroom was very clean. We had a sink with a large mirror, then a shower cubicle with a GREAT water pressure… oh the little things in life! The flooring even had glitter running throughout!
We were also given an electronic key card for entry, which also gives you additional perks which we will explain a bit further down!
Other Rooms Available
Within the Chillout Hostel, you can book a standard double en-suite (which we booked), a mixed dorm of 6 bunk beds (from around £30), or a mixed dorm of 4 bunk beds (from around £35).
The dorms include their own en-suite bathrooms, and as many European accommodations, you will need to pay a city tax additionally.
Social Areas
The hostel had many social areas!
We decided to have a drink in the rooftop terrace the evening we arrived- there is a great cocktail menu, it just depends what your budget is as most cocktails were €10+. The terrace was busy, staff were attentive, and music was playing etc!
Another area was the downstairs seating, which you would’ve walked through to reach check out! Although we didn’t sit here, we saw many people using this as a working area in the morning, but a social area in the evening!
Bunker Nightclub
Now this was fun! Additional to the social areas mentioned above, this hostel features it’s own built in nightclub!
We mentioned the key cards didn’t we? So, the entry fee of the nightclub is squashed once you show your key card, meaning free entry to their club!
Each night is themed different, with our stay falling on the 00’s disco night! However, it was mores a late 00’s-10’s music, with the odd more modern song included!
The club was split into different areas, with extremely cool neon graffiti throughout! The drinks were a little expensive, however that is to be expected in most night-clubs.
Tours available
At the hostel desk you will find different posters and leaflets, including some discounts for tours! One of the discounts included is for the museum of hangovers, something we will soon be sharing about!
Just ask at the front desk for any assistance.
There is also a group chat you can join, telling you about anything happening at the hostel!
Would we recommend staying at the Chillout Hostel?
We would recommend staying at the Chillout Hostel! It was in such a great location, with clean facilities and friendly staff. You can book it here.
Is it worth the cost?
For a capital city hostel in Europe, we did think the price was okay! In comparison to local hotels we couldn’t really complain!
There was a few cheaper options, but for this location and the nightlife we are happy with our choice!
Our favourite must-needed travel resources
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Where to Stay
Booking.com – Offering over 28 million accommodations to book, we will always use booking.com! Having a rewards system built in, the more you book, the more perks you get!
HostelWorld – You cannot budget travel without hostel world! Having over 17,000 hostels, boasting over 13 million reviews, hostel world is one our of top websites for budget travel! They are now offering more ways to meet people abroad, with meet ups, group chats and more available!
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Where to Explore
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Where to get Connected
Airalo – With over one million people using Airalo, it is our go to eSIM provider for our worldwide trips! Having data packs from over 200 countries, find combined area packages and deals to suit your travel style and data needs!
Where to be Protected
ETKA – Every age from 3 to 85 can buy ETKA’s travel insurance, offering multilingual 24/7 chat support, and your insurance policy within 2-3 minutes!
Our Top Traveller’s Essentials
Backpack – Osprey Farpoint 40 – This backpack is a staple amongst many travellers! Being a lot cheaper than the luxury brands, this is a quality backpack from a well known brand. It boasts quality durability, is lightweight with a great framework and is a great option for most people! This backpack has a hip strap to help carry the bag, a breathable harness strap, and comes in multiple colours!
Compression Packing Cubes – Compression cubes are our favourite packing accessory! These cubes are similar to the normal packing cubes, but feature a compression zip, meaning you can compress your clothes down… this makes packing easier, limits the space you are using, and means more room for souvenirs etc!
Powerbank – Don’t lose power when travelling! It isn’t always guaranteed to find charging ports, so we would always suggest carrying a spare power bank, just incase you do run low on power when you need it!
Universal Travel Plug Adapter – Most backpackers/travellers visit multiple countries during one trip. And that means it isn’t guaranteed you will be using the same plug head during each place. A universal plug is great as it lets you switch between each plug head style all in one item! We love ours, it has USB slots meaning multiple items can be charged at once.
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