Hotel Dubrovnik u Zagrebu

The hotel was financed by Svetozar Milinov, its first owner. Hence, it was originally named Hotel Milinov. In 1940, the hotel was bought by the Dubrovnik sailing company “Dubrovačka Plovidba” and renamed it to Hotel Dubrovnik.

Svetozar Milinov purchased the land with the house of merchant Pavle Hatz. In the house was the famous coffee shop “Velika Kavana”. The hotel was constructed on the same site in a modern Art Deco style, created by architects Dionis Sunko and Rudolf Jungmann.

The Mercury statue, the patron god of trade, created by Anton Dominik Fernkorn, was moved from Hatz’s house to the hotel facade. And it is still there.

The hotel building comprises five stories with a mezzanine, and there are two additional floors in the tower. Above the tower, there was once an extension that featured an illuminated inscription “Hotel Milinov”.

Milinov’s shop was on the ground floor and all other parts of the building were occupied by a hotel. The hotel had two restaurants and 96 spacious rooms. In 1937, the remodeled rooms on the ground floor were transformed into a coffee shop.

After Hotel Milinov was sold to “Dubrovačka plovidba” in 1940 it was renamed to Hotel Dubrovnik.

In World War II, Svetozar Milinov, his wife, and their four sons were killed by the Ustashas in 1941.

The hotel was renovated several times. The new part of the hotel, the glazed facade of Gajeva Street, was built from 1979 to 1982. The project was created by architects Ines and Nikola Filipović.