Toruń
One of the better midrange options in town, this place is full of historic character with an antique lobby, and understated rooms with timber-beam…
Must-see hotels in Poland
Wrocław
Built in 1908 – then known as the Kronprinz (Crown Prince) – this was once one of the city's top hotels, its distinctive corner tower a landmark…
Sudetes Mountains
This well-established hotel in Jakuszyce – the cross-country skiing centre 8km up the road from Szklarska Poręba – is a perfect base for hitting the 100…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
It may be named after a cabbage roll (actually the owner’s surname), but the Gołąbek exudes style on the edge of the wharf, with charming old fishing…
Lublin
In a grand prewar building that once housed a large rabbinical school, the Hotel Ilan is a centre for Jewish culture in Lublin. It even has an orthodox…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Generously sized rooms behind an unpromising facade often have park or garden views, but it’s a bit of a hike to the beach. The hotel and associated…
Hotelik Dom Familijny Rheticus
Gdańsk & Pomerania
This fine, family-run establishment offers nine spacious apartments with full kitchens, each sleeping up to five people, in the main building; there's…
Gdańsk
This sophisticated hotel marries its historical red-brick granary-building exterior with a 21st-century interior and top-notch service. The riverside…
Poznań
If walls could talk, this hotel would have a story worth listening to. It began life as the German-owned Hotel de Rome, changed to Polish ownership, was…
Warsaw
Offering three individually and tastefully decorated double rooms with wooden floors, Between Us is a charming guesthouse in a 19th-century central Warsaw…
Szczecin
Don’t be fooled by the design-hotel reception here – rooms upstairs are rather austere affairs, though they do have good-quality furniture and pristine…
Toruń
This former army hostel has long been a favourite among travellers to Toruń and continues to offer a great deal on the eastern edge of the Old Town. Rooms…
Kraków
Located in a sturdy-looking, 19th-century, red-brick townhouse, the Maksymilian represents good value. It's an easy walk to the Old Town as well as the…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
This tourist-friendly courtyard hotel, in the southwestern corner of the Old Town, offers Chełmno's best-kept rooms with simple, uncluttered decor and…
Carpathian Mountains
Calling any hostel ‘alko’ seems to be inviting trouble, but this central, laid-back, 50-bed affair doesn't seem to attract undue merriment. There are no…
Sudetes Mountains
Oddly (or logically?) for a town that has so much genuine medieval architecture, the builders of this hotel imagined it as a twee ahistorical 'castle',…
Podgórze
The enormous Qubus, part of a chain that appeals mainly to business travellers, is a safe choice. It's situated just off Plac Bohaterów Getta and an easy…
Carpathian Mountains
This 13th-century hotel is not only classy, but is conveniently located right on the Rynek. The apartments have interesting artwork on the walls, the beds…
Sopot
The Rezydent is the most elegant hotel in town, though you’ll pay for the privilege of staying here. The tasteful tones of the rooms are set off by…
Toruń
The first in the B&B chain to open in Poland, this purpose-built cube near the bus station north of town has 93 spartan, easily maintainable rooms…
Szczecin
If you just want a place to snooze, have breakfast and surf the web, this crisply conceived business hotel overlooking the river is the base for you. High…
Małopolska
This elegant pension/boutique hotel is situated 2.5km from the centre on the road to Opole Lubelskie and offers sleek, stylish rooms in a palette of greys…
Centre for Dialogue and Prayer
Oświęcim
This Catholic facility, which promotes reflecting on and learning from the Holocaust, is located 800m southwest of the Auschwitz I site. It also provides…
Toruń
This beautifully restored townhouse hotel is a good choice for those who like some historical character. Passing the suit of armour in the foyer, head up…
Gdańsk
Occupying a labyrinthine, chunky-beamed former merchant’s house, the Zappio is so big that families with kiddies and party animals won’t get in each other…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
The Wenecki is the nicest hotel at its price point in town, with the only drawback being its location about 20 minutes’ walk from the monastery (though…
Gdańsk
The only Pomeranian branch of the Polish Qubus chain, this 110-room mammoth in the city centre’s southern reaches caters to both business clients and…
Bieszczady
At the northern end of the road to Ustrzyki Dolne and bedecked with flower baskets, this PTTK-run hotel is better than most options in Ustrzyki Górne…
Carpathian Mountains
This modern, central hotel is not the fanciest place in town – it's only rated at two stars – but it might just represent the best value, given the clean…
Małopolska
Though the exterior looks more like a modern housing estate, this lodge in the village at the base of the access road to the Benedictine Monastery of Holy…
Warmia & Masuria
Occupying a large early-20th-century villa, once the home of the influential Sperl family, this stylish guesthouse has character in spades. Wooden beams,…
Gdańsk
Now slightly stranded amid the rapid gentrification of Ołowianka Island (but also right next to the new footbridge across the Motława), these cheap, basic…
Kraków
The rooms within this large and impressive art nouveau edifice could use an update but will appeal to travellers who love period details like high…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The best deal in either settlement is this neat little guesthouse (not a hotel) in central Darłowo, with easy access to the castle and the bus station…
Carpathian Mountains
Halfway between the castle and Niedzica village to the south, this 52-room hotel is a reasonably priced option with plain but comfortable rooms. It's…
The Great Masurian Lakes
Occupying Mikołajki’s grandest edifice, the former town hall on the main square, the Mazur is the town’s finest digs, with liberally sized rooms and…
Carpathian Mountains
Directly opposite Łańcut's prime attraction, the castle, and next door to its second-most, the synagogue, Vis a Vis couldn't be better located. Happily…
Mazovia & Podlasie
This natural hideaway is a series of timbered mountain chalets built around a beautifully restored stone farmhouse. Horses, rowboats and hikes through the…
Kraków
Occupying a sumptuous 17th-century Renaissance town palace, this decidedly bourgeois hotel boasts that it never had to close, even during the dark days of…
Bieszczady
This family-run wooden guesthouse in a village 5km north of Ustrzyki Dolne is better than anything in Ustrzyki Dolne itself. In addition to 22 comfy,…
