Winter Holidays Open 2016
Zagreb, Croatia - 16th - 18th December
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ACCOMMODATION AT WHO 2016
All out hotels and hostels are centrally located and all of them offer direct public transportation to
the tournament venue.
A C C O M O D A T I O N
There will be WHO volunteers at every accommodation site and organized departure using local
transportation to the tournament venue. Maximum travel time from accommodation to
tournament venue is 40 minutes by tram and all hotels and hostels are located directly on public
transport routes. Public transport in Zagreb is free for the duration of the tournament (Friday,
Saturday and Sunday). We will refrain from commenting whether this is happening because of
our tournament or the Advent.
HOTEL - 4 STARS
Hotel International
Address: Miramarska cesta 24, 10000, Zagreb
http://www.hotel-international.hr/
+385 1 6108 800
Breakfast will be served at the hotel for all nights you have booked.
Public transport around the hotel: There are tram stations for trams number 5 and 13 within 50
meter from hotel.
HOTEL - 3 STARS
Hotel Central
Address: Ulica kneza Branimira 3
10000 Zagreb
www.hotel-central.hr
+385 1 4841 122
Breakfast will be served at the hotel for all nights you have booked.
Public transport around the hotel: There are tram stations for trams 2, 4, 6, 9 and 13 within 50
meters from the hotel.
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HOSTELS
A C C O M O D A T I O N & V E N U E
Due to certain "uniqueness" in local regulation and taxes Zagreb is getting famous and well
known as a place with amazing hostel culture. Over 240 participants attending WHO opted for
the hostel option so we are using several excellent hostel facilities.
Hostel Bureau
Address: Vlaška 40, 10000 Zagreb
http://www.hostel-bureau.eu/
+385 (01) 5510 517
The hostel has 24 hour reception, has free WI-FI access, free use of hair dryers, towels and bed
linen. For all tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free of charge.Public transport
around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 4, 8, 11, 12, 14 within 50 meters from the
hostel.
Swanky Mint Hostel
Address: Ilica 50, 10000 Zagreb
http://www.swanky-hostel.com/mint/
+385 (01) 4004 248
The hostel has 24 hour reception, free WI-FI access, free use of bed linen and towels. For all
tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free of charge.
Public transport around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 6, 11 directly in front of
hostel and trams 12, 13, 14, 17 around 50 meters away from the hostel.
Hostel Chic
Address: Pavla Hatza 10, 10000 Zagreb
http://www.hostel-chic.com/
+385 1 77 93 760
The hostel has 24 hour reception, has free WI-FI access, free use of hair dryers and bed linen.
Please bring your own towels. For all tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free
of charge.
Public transport around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 2, 4, 6, 9 and 13 within 3
min walk from the hostel at the main train station.
Palmers Lodge Hostel
Address: Ul. Kneza Branimiura 25, 10 000 Zagreb
http://www.palmerslodge.com.hr/
+385 1 88 92 868
The hostel has 24 hour reception, has free WI-FI access, free use of hair dryers, towels and bed
linen. For all tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free of charge.Public transport
around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13 within 15 meters from the
hostel.
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My Way Hostel
Address: Trpimirova ulica 4, 10 000 Zagreb
http://www.mywayhostels.com/
+385 95 462 2260
The hostel has 24 hour reception, has free WI-FI access, free use of hair dryers, towels and bed
linen. For all tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free of charge.
Public transport around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 2, 4, 6, 9, 13 within 100
meters from the hostel.
Main Square Hostel
Address: UL. Ivana Tkalčića 7, 10 000 Zagreb
http://www.hostel-mainsquare.com/
+385 1 48 37 786
The hostel has 24 hour reception, has free WI-FI access, free use of hair dryers, towels and bed
linen. For all tournament participants, breakfast is organised and free of charge.
Public transport around the hostel: There are tram stations for trams 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17
within 15 meters from the hostel.
TOURNAMENT VENUE
The tournament is organized in partnership with the newly built IV. Gymnasium and Kajzerica
Elementary School complex, Ulica Zarka Dolinara 9, 10 000 Zagreb.
The Grand Final will take place at the school complex as well.
WHERE IS ALL OF THIS?
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In order to figure Zagreb and WHO 2016 out, we have created this WHO Google map with all
relevant tournament locations, notable Advent in Zagreb spots, supermarkets and some of our
favourite coffee places and restaurants.
V E N U E
You can easily reach the venue from all accommodations using public transport which is free
during tournament days. Otherwise, a single ticket is 10HRK, which is around 1.50€.
Alternatively, you can use cabs to get around. A cab ride in one direction is around 8€/ 2€ per
person if 4 people take the cab.
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DRESS CODE
Dress code for the tournament is business or smart casual. If you’re wondering what that means,
we invite you Google the term or visit this incredibly informative blog with pictures included :)
While we do appreciate fashion know-how, here is our favourite description of the style:
A C T I V I T I E S
FLAGS, EMBLEMS, MASCOTS
We absolutely encourage it and invite you to bring a country/school/organisation flag, emblem or a
mascot (a picture of your coach perhaps? we will have a photo printer at hand) you can proudly display
during your debates.
ACTIVITIES
WHO is a pretty intense tournament, but that does not mean you are not supposed to have any
fun. We have two age-appropriate social events planned on Friday and Saturday evening.
ADVENT IN ZAGREB – FRIDAY EVENING, 16.12.
Based on previous experience in organizing the tournament during Advent in Zagreb, the winner
of “Best Christmas Market in Europe” title, participants want to see what all the fuss is about and
Friday evening is when you’ll have the chance to do that. We encourage you to explore the
Advent in Zagreb web page as well as our map to see what you’re interested in. If you want to
explore on your own, that’s fine – if you’d like some help, our volunteers can accompany you on
your Zagreb adventure, but please make sure to request a volunteer during registering at the
school on Friday.
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COUNTRY EXPO & BREAK ANNOUNCEMENT – SATURDAY EVENING, 17.12.
WHO 2016 will host participants from 18 countries so on Saturday evening you will have a
chance to showcase your culture, food, drinks (non alcoholic) and other interesting things about
your respective countries to other tournament participants.
Country Expo will take place at the tournament venue and will start at 20:30 so please bring
some national foodstuff, flags, souvenirs and different knickknacks with you when you depart
from your accommodation to the school on Saturday morning.
If you are bringing food, there will be refrigerators available in all accommodation venues and at
the school. You can also count on the help of our volunteers in finding everything you need in
Zagreb (within a reasonable scope of things you could need). Every delegation will have a stand
available to present their country. If there are several nationalities represented within a
delegation, feel free to set up joint tables or represent your country on a separate table.
A C T I V I T I E S
The break will be announced at the Expo.
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WHO 2016 TIME TABLE
16.12.2016. – Friday
Arrivals
14:30 - 15:30 - Arrival to venue and registration
16:00 - Opening ceremony
16:30 - Adjudicators workshop
17:10 – 18:30 – Round 1
18:30 – 20:00 - Round 2
T I M E T A B L E
20:00 – 21:00 – Dinner
21:00 – 22:30 – Advent in Zagreb
17.12.2016. – Saturday
09:00 – 11:10 – Round 3 - impromptu
11:40 - 14:00 - Round 4 - impromptu
14:00 – 15:30 - Lunch
15:30 – 17:10 – Round 5
17:40 – 19:20 – Round 6
19:30 – 20:30 - Dinner
20:30 – 22:00 Country Expo / Break announcement
18.12.2016. – Sunday
08:00 - 09:15 - Octo-finals
09:30 - 11:30 - Quarterfinals
12:00 - 14:00 - Semi-finals
14:00 - Lunch
16:00 - Grand Final & closing ceremony
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GETTING AROUND ZAGREB
G E N E R A L
Our volunteers can help you get from your accommodation to the tournament venue and viceversa.
TRAMS:
Trams are Zagreb’s favourite and easiest to use form of public transport. Tram and bus tickets
are the same – they are one-way tickets, cost 10 kuna (a little under 1,50€) and can be bought
on all newspaper stands or in the trams and buses themselves.
TAXI:
Using taxis in Zagreb has become relatively cheap in recent years. Taxi fare from city centre to
the airport should be around 150 HRK or 20€, and taxi fare from city centre to the tournament
venue should be around 60 HRK or 8€ per cab.
There are three main Taxi companies and a lot of individual cabbies operating in Zagreb. We
strongly recommend using the companies with their cars clearly marked. Other service providers
have been known to cheat passengers and offer them higher prices.
These are the three main tax organisations:
I N F O R M A T I O N
TAXI CAMMEO
http://www.taxi-cammeo.net/index.php?lang=en
phone number: 00 385 1212
If using this company make sure this is written on
the car. There have been instances of "fake" cars
with for instance writings Taksi - Cameleon.
EKO TAXI
http://www.ekotaxi.hr/index_en.html
phone number: 00 385 060 77 77 or 00 385 1414
Due to their specific look and majority of cars
being Toyota Prius there are no known "fakes" or
issues with this company. We highly recommend
using them (save the trees!), plus you can order
online.
RADIO TAXI ZAGREB
http://www.radio-taksi-zagreb.hr/
phone number: 00 385 1777 or 00 385 060 800 800
Important note: If you are going to use Radio Taxi Zagreb take note on
the "color" of their marking. Yellow means they have been caught
cheating on fares (funny but true) so ride at your own peril. Blue means
all is ok so try using only those. They should have a large bluish sticker
on their side.
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G E N E R A L
UBER
We support debate motions on whether Uber is running an evil exploitation of workers or a
freedom based future of the economy. For the purposes of your stay in Zagreb, you might want
to know that Uber is available in Zagreb.
FOOD, BARS, STORES AND COFFEE PLACES
First off, remember that breakfast will be served at your accommodation, while both lunch and
dinner will be provided at the tournament venue so you will not have to use a lot of restaurants.
Regardless of that, you might want to try some local food.
Zagreb has a large number of local fast food establishment, small bistros and big old fashioned
restaurants. On top of that, you’re visiting Zagreb during Advent and will notice that the centre of
the city is full of little stands offering different kinds of traditional food, drinks and sweets. You
don’t have to worry – all food sold on the streets of Zagreb is perfectly safe.
I N F O R M A T I O N
There are several "hubs" for restaurants in Zagreb such as Masarykova, Teslina, Tkalčićeva and
Skalinska Street and you will find all sorts of food within 15 min walk between these places.
Cafés, bars and restaurants are mainly open after midnight, but you’ll notice that shops and
markets are not and close around 8 pm. We recommend you do your shopping before that. Apart
from a couple of kiosks, there’s an underground supermarket open 24/7 at the main train station
(and it’s way less scary than it sounds).
We are providing you with a map of supermarket-type stores and coffee places in vicinity of the
hotels and the hostels. As you can see, there is quite a choice of such establishments and you
will not have a problem of finding any of these anywhere in Zagreb.
PLACES TO VISIT
Several interesting or just nice things to see in Zagreb
 Museum of broken relationships - http://brokenships.com/en/visit
 The Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb - www.msu.hr/?/en/
 Upper Town (Gornji Grad)
 Dolac open air farmers market
 Zagreb 360o cafe and viewing platform
 Tkalciceva street (nice during the day and fun during the night)
 Ribnjak & Maksimir public parks
 Advent in Zagreb locations
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PRICES
Prices in Croatia are relatively low for European standards and are about the same as prices in
Slovenia, The Czech Republic and Slovakia.
G E N E R A L
Sample prices in supermarket
Coca Cola, 0.5l costs around 7 HRK or 0.90 EUR, 0.5l of water costs about the same and a tube
of Pringles will cost you around 15 to 20 HRK or 1.8 to 2.3 EUR.
Sample prices in restaurants and coffee places
Coffee - 10 HRK - around 1.5 EUR
0.2l soft drinks - 14 HRK - 1.83 EUR
Big Mac - 18 HRK - 2.35 EUR
Hamburger (Fast food places) - from 15 HRK do 35 HRK (1.93 EUR to 4 EUR)
Pizza - 30 - 40 HRK - 3.92 EUR
An average main course meal in a slow food restaurant can be found from around 50 HRK/7€.
VICES AND ADDICTIONS
I N F O R M A T I O N
Smoking
Smoking is forbidden in restaurants and all establishments that serve food. Coffee places & night
clubs can choose if they will allow smoking. Smoking in all public buildings and courtyards
(schools etc), public transport and all indoor public spaces is strictly forbidden.
Legal age for buying cigarettes is 18+.
Drinking
Almost all coffee places in Zagreb serve alcohol and different alc. beverages are readily available
in every store and kiosk in Zagreb. Legal age for buying alcohol is 18+. Coaches and
accompanying adults, be aware that this is relatively loosely enforced!
Drugs
Drugs (marijuana included) are not legal; possession or use of all narcotics in any quantity is a
criminal offence.
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SAFETY
G E N E R A L
Zagreb is in general a very safe city with a very low (practically non-existent) level of violent
crimes, especially towards foreign tourists. There are no unsafe parts of the city or parts in which
extra precaution is warranted so feel free to move around and explore the city. As for some
general safety tips for you should observe normal caution, avoid dark parks or unlighted streets
during night if you’re on your own, do not leave your things unattended in public places and try to
organise your belongings as to avoid pick pocketing etc.
There are no recorded terrorist threats in Croatia.
During the winter holiday period use of pyrotechnics such as fireworks and firecrackers is
extensive. One should not get alarmed by this and use normal caution in these situations, which
is basically avoid people/groups doing stupid things with firecrackers if you happen to come
across them. We propose this as a general rule of thumb outside of Croatia also.
Carrying a form of ID is legally required for all people above age of 16. You should carry a driving
licence, passport or a regular ID on your person at all times outside of your accommodation.
Since the tournament is a large public gathering, we are obliged to have security officers at the
school with us.
THE REFUGEE CRISIS
I N F O R M A T I O N
We would like to mention couple of key facts about refugee/migrants crisis and its impact on
Croatia. So far there have been over 500.000 people who passed through Croatia in the last
year.
Despite this large number there have been zero crimes or acts of violence towards Croatian
people or people on the streets of Croatian cities recorded connected to the refugees/migrants.
Only 18 people have requested asylum so far - all of the others have moved on to Hungary or
Slovenia on their way to western or northern Europe. Granted, this speaks volumes about the
state of Croatian economy, but this is a discussion better left for a different time (the socials
maybe?).
The refugee corridor through the region is currently closed.
THE WEATHER
The weather in Zagreb can be quite unstable in December. So far we had sunny and cool and
rainy and freezing, this year it looks like partially sunny and freezing with temperatures between 5 and 3°C. Remember to pack warm clothes and footwear suitable for rain or snow. If you’re
thinking about whether you should pack that extra scarf or sweater, pack it! Nothing worse than
freezing half to death mid-Christmas market.
As expected in long term forecast, please check for updates before you leave for Zagreb.
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IMPORTANT NUMBERS
112 - Emergency number
G E N E R A L
Accommodation:
+385 1 4843 720 Hotel Garden (4*), Vodnikova 13
+385 1 4841 122 Hotel Central (3*), Ulica kneza Branimira 3
+385 1 5510 517 Hostel Bureau, Trpimirova 4/1
+385 1 5552 707 Hostel Funk Lodge, Rendićeva 28B
+385 1 4004 248 Swanky Mint Hostel, Ilica 50
+385 1 77 93 760 Hostel Chic, Pavla Hatza 10
Organisers:
+ 385 91 575 1029 - Anastazija
+ 385 91 1317 601 - Bojan
Eko Taxi:
00 385 060 77 77 or 00 385 1414
I N F O R M A T I O N
Official currency:
Croatian Kuna, Hrvatska Kuna or HRK (not Euros!)
Conversion rate on December 7th:
1 EURO – 7.54 HRK
1 GPB – 8.92 HRK, courtesy of Brexit
1 USD – 7.10 HRK
1 CZK – 0.28 HRK
1 RON – 1.68 HRK
1 SKK – 0.25 HRK
1 JOD – 10.02 HRK
1 MNT – 0.0029 HRK
1 TRY – 2.06 HRK
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