The new five-star MET Boutique hotel in the center of Zagreb, with 26 rooms, a spa, a conference hall, a roof terrace and other facilities, was officially opened on Monday evening, and the ceremony was attended by the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Nikolina Brnjac.

The hotel of modern architecture on five floors with a facade and entrance in glass was jointly opened by Minister Brnjac, owner and investor Ahmet Ulaj, also the owner of the company Gener 2 which is behind the investment, and Deputy Mayor of Zagreb Luka Korlaet.

Ulaj is an Albanian entrepreneur who has been operating in Croatia for several years, and the hotel business started in 2017, while when asked by Hina how much the investment in the hotel was, he replied that ‘it is difficult to say because the financial construction has not yet been completed and there are still works on location’.

The hotel is located in Praška Street, in the immediate vicinity of Zagreb’s central Ban Jelačić Square, in the space where, among other things, the Karas Gallery used to be.

“We are glad that in the core of the city we have ‘revived’ a space that was not functional. The hotel is small, but has great symbolism for the region as well because it points to the friendship and cooperation between Croatia and Albania, and we believe that the hotel is also a value for the city,” said Ulaj, expressing his respect for the Albanian community in Croatia, whose representatives were also at the opening.

Brnjac: Since 2017, 6.2 billion euros have been invested in quality tourism in Croatia

The representative of the Prime Minister, Minister Brnjac, said that the goal of the Croatian Government is the development and investment in quality facilities and contents in the tourist offer, and that this hotel is also a contribution to that, adding that the number of hotels and campsites in Croatia has doubled in recent years from four to five star.

“Since 2017, 6.2 billion euros have been invested in quality in tourism in Croatia. We continue with this through investments from NPOO funds and from other sources”, stressed Brnjac.

Deputy Mayor Korlaet expressed his satisfaction with the new hotel on behalf of the city administration, evaluating that “the hotel contributes to the urban renewal of the city because something that was neglected and inaccessible was activated, with high-level architecture.”

“As the chairman of the Tourist Council of the City of Zagreb, I can say that the hotel has greatly enriched the offer of the city,” said Korlaet.

Hotel director Kristijan Bisaku told Hina that the hotel has 25 employees, as well as the interesting fact that the bar in the hotel is called PEN 22 because Slavoljub Penkala’s first workshop was at that location back in 1922.

In addition to Minister Brnjac, Minister of Finance Marko Primorac, MP for Minorities Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj and other guests were also present at the opening.

Source: Poslovni.hr