Must-see hotels in Poland

  • Willa Carlton

    Zakopane

    This pretty pension occupies a grand old house away from the main drag that was built between the wars, and has been thoroughly modernised inside. Expect…

  • Dwór Polski

    Wrocław

    You couldn’t ask for more character than this: a restored 16th-century house, complete with idiosyncratic rooms, some original dark-wood fittings and…

  • Hotel Żubrówka

    Białowieża National Park

    Białowieża's most central hotel has a big lobby leading to a bar, and a restaurant serving regional dishes. Rooms have luxe touches, and suites have open…

  • Moxy Warsaw Praga

    Warsaw

    Moxy is the kind of hotel where the cafe-bar doubles as the reception. The public areas feel like a romper room for adults with games, toys and cool,…

  • Hotel Eco

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Located 150m west of the Stary Rynek and along one of the main roads, this is easily the nicest hotel in town. The 27 rooms in this heritage building are…

  • Hotel Herman

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Small four-star hotel with a garden courtyard with parking. Rooms have a 19th-century motif and all modern accoutrements. Service is good and the location…

  • Hostel Flamingo, the hostel is situated in a prime location on a street leading to the square.

    Premium Hostel Flamingo

    Kraków

    This highly rated hostel, with an excellent central location, differs from a standard hostel in that there are no dorms, just rather stylish private…

  • Cracow Hostel, in the corner of the market square lies this hostel in a convenient spot.

    Cracow Hostel

    Kraków

    Location, location, location. This standard hostel on three floors may not be the best in town, with somewhat cramped rooms of between four and 18 beds…

  • Hotel Campaline, the hotel has a modern exterior which makes it easy to find.

    Hotel Campanile

    Kraków

    Part of a French chain, this modern hotel has somehow succeeded in nestling in the Old Town, just a few blocks from the Main Market Square. Its attractive…

  • Zhong Hua Hotel

    Sopot

    Unique hotel housed within a 19th-century bathing pavilion right on the beach (it's Poland's only beach hotel), but one quite incongruously done out in…

  • Hotel Ambasadorski Rzeszów

    Carpathian Mountains

    This smart four-star hotel occupies a beautifully renovated 17th-century townhouse at the back of the Rynek. The modern rooms don't match the exterior's…

  • New World Street Hostel

    Warsaw

    Conveniently located amid the dining and shopping delights of ul Nowy Świat, this hostel has named its clean, bright dorms after the cities of the world,…

  • Villa Pica Paca

    Gdańsk

    One of a cluster of small design hotels to have sprung up on Spichlerze Island’s ul Spichrzowa, the Pica Paca won’t quite do it for seasoned boutique…

  • Hotel Maria

    Warsaw

    This old-fashioned hotel is set on three floors (no elevator, just steep wooden stairs), with friendly staff, a delightfully decorated restaurant and…

  • Mish Mash Hostel

    Warsaw

    Located on the Old Town embankment, Mish Mash is not really a hostel as it has no dorms. Instead, it offers nicely designed double private rooms with…

  • Grand Hotel

    Łódź

    If you enjoyed The Grand Budapest Hotel movie, this local landmark is the place for you. Established in 1888, this once-opulent hotel has been undergoing…

  • Dom Literatury

    Warsaw

    This old-fashioned small hotel has a wonderful location and without doubt the slowest elevator in Warsaw (staff even make a joke about it). The views from…

  • Rosemary's Hostel

    Poznań

    You don't need to be a fan of Polish director Roman Polanski to stay here, but it certainly helps. Rooms are named after his films, including the late…

  • Solar Spa Hotel

    Carpathian Mountains

    This huge hotel and spa complex offers spacious, spotless and conservatively furnished rooms spread over four separate buildings. The list of spa…

  • Hostel Mleczarnia

    Wrocław

    Set in a quiet courtyard not far from the Rynek, this hostel has bags of charm, having been decorated in a deliberately old-fashioned style with antique…

  • Dom Muzyka

    Gdańsk

    During the day, this understated hotel within a music college has a background soundtrack of random sounds and tuneful melodies. Its light-filled rooms…

  • Maxymilian Hotel

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    The splendidly classy Maxymilian offers a quiet location and stylishly furnished rooms. The elegant building it occupies stands in stark contrast to the…

  • Hotel Victoria

    Szczecin

    Well positioned just uphill from the bus terminal and train station, this well-mannered option, popular with German groups, has cheaply furnished but…

  • Hotel Zamek Pułtusk

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Housed in the restored and much-converted castle, this 55-room hotel offers atmospheric accommodation in sepia-tinted rooms redolent of past elegance. For…

  • Hotel Kasprowy Wierch

    Zakopane

    This late-19th-century Swiss-style villa has been a hotel since 1936, and sits pretty at the southern end of Zakopane's central promenade. The rooms don't…

  • Hotel Klezmer-Hois

    Kraków

    This uniquely stylish little hotel, just off the main square of Jewish Kazimierz, has been restored to its pre-war character. Its airy rooms are each…

  • Staying Inn

    Gdańsk

    If you don't plump for an apartment, this hotel may just be the city centre's best deal with up-to-the-second decor and gadgets, guest kitchen, common…

  • Hotel Mercure Poznań

    Poznań

    In a gigantic modern building off a busy main road 500m west of the Kaiserhaus, this hotel offers all the expected facilities for business travellers,…

  • Hotel Europeum

    Wrocław

    The business-oriented Hotel Europeum transcends its utilitarian niche with artistic flourishes in painted ceramic and glass, plus more attention to style…

  • Hotel Kazimierz

    Kraków

    Prices have risen dramatically at this popular hotel near the centre of Kazimierz, putting it right on the border of good value/overpriced. The room…

  • Moon Hostel

    Gdańsk

    This colourfully decorated hostel has a superb location, a pleasant two-minute walk across the river from the Long Market. Accommodation is in bright,…

  • Hotel Kopernik

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    The incongruously recent-looking Hotel Kopernik has 42 neat rooms that exude early millennial optimism – all citrus walls and cheap-but-sturdy furniture…

  • Hotel Zamojski

    Małopolska

    Occupying three interconnected, historic houses, this stolid hotel has an ideal location off the Rynek. Some rooms are bigger than others, some offer…

  • Hotel Zamkowy

    Carpathian Mountains

    The hotel at Krasiczyn Castle offers several different types of rooms, ranging from relatively modest, good-value single and double rooms in the coach…

  • Greg & Tom Home Hostel

    Kraków

    This well-run hostel is spread over three locations, though check-in is handled at this branch, close to the main train and bus stations. The staff are…

  • Grape Hotel

    Wrocław

    This upmarket option, set between extensive parkland and the Stara Odra river about 3km from central Wrocław, offers 13 richly furnished wine-themed rooms…

  • Hotel Pod Lwem

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Occupying one of Elbląg’s old-new reconstructions, this design hotel is a stylish place to sleep after a trip on the canal. Room decor unites cream…

  • Willa Oliwia

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    This guesthouse villa lies 2.7km east of the bus and train stations and within walking distance of the beach. Expect gleaming white rooms with lots of…

  • Hotel Europejski

    Wrocław

    Dating to 1876, when the erstwhile Hotel Hohenzollern-Hof was one of a clutch of large hotels near the train station, the Europejski is now a smart…

  • Hotel Wodnik

    The Great Masurian Lakes

    From the outside this looks like the worst kind of Socialist-era slab but the renovated rooms inside have only occasional reminders of Poland’s yesteryear…

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