Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Varaždin

In business since 2007, this hotel in an early-20th-century building across from the train station has bright modern rooms. It opened just a month after its less-appealing competitor, the Istra (which is, however, in the town center). The rooms have gray carpeting and a beige armchair; some have a large single bed, others twin beds. Bathrooms are small, with showers only, but some of the showers play music and have massage showerhead attachments. The hotel's cellar restaurant is attractive, with arched-brick ceilings.