Don’t blink while you are in this tiny town, or you'll miss the snobby, uptight wait staff, the bad beer, and the smoke stacks. The town square takes a good half-day to really enjoy all the shopping and interesting hidden treasures. One example is a particular contemporary art gallery with large brass and copper sculptures of intriguing naked 'people'. The beautiful floral shops are a breath of fresh air from this tiny industrial town. I wouldn’t go back, though, and if for some godforsaken reason I had to, I wouldn’t stay as long, and I would drink the alcoholic beer. Oooopppsss. How was I supposed to know?
A good tip is to look carefully into your accommodations. I ended up at a homeless shelter with many, many shady characters watching my every move. Maybe it wasn’t exactly a homeless shelter, but I'm pretty sure the prostitutes next door were 13 and the family down the hall was drunk by 9am. Yes, I admit I have a tendency to exaggerate, but it was dirty and smelly, and there were 'some' homeless people hanging around.
Bratislava was a minor stop on my journey from Vienna to Budapest. Bratislava will always have a special place in my heart and a special spot on my not-to-do-again list.