Must-see hotels in Poland

  • Hostel Kamienica

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Decent budget lodgings in a 19th-century building, a short walk from the Rynek, with colourful dorms and decent private rooms. There's a kitchen, laundry,…

  • Platinum Residence

    Warsaw

    Take your pick from contemporary-designed regular hotel rooms and self-catering studios and apartments in a range of different sizes. There's also a spa…

  • Hotel Logos Warszawa

    Warsaw

    Not everything from Poland's communist era is past its sell-by date, as proved by this good-value budget hotel. Its mustard colour scheme and clean-lined…

  • Willa Paw

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    The seven rooms here are above a relaxing cafe and are big enough to swing a four-pawed animal (actually the name means peacock in Polish). It's a cut…

  • De Silva

    Poznań

    A comfortable walk southwest of Stary Rynek, De Silva has large, contemporary-design rooms, some with a view over town. Look for the enormous goat mural…

  • Hotel Piast

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Słupsk's top address is this perky, 25-bedroom hotel ensconced in a grand 1897 structure. Options range from comfortable business standard to proper…

  • Hotel Maxim

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    The pristine Maxim is the area's best hotel by far, offering 21st-century rooms, a very swanky restaurant and little extras such as a sauna and wi-fi that…

  • Hostel Melody

    Poznań

    The music theme seems a little contrived, but this hostel is clean and has helpful staff. It also has four-to-eight-bed rooms for groups or families…

  • Zielone Wzgórze

    Małopolska

    Comfortable guesthouse situated in the Old Town a couple of minutes' walk from the Rynek, with ordinary rooms and a beautiful back terrace with views out…

  • Pensjonat Unikat

    Białowieża National Park

    This timber guesthouse has functional, large rooms, and a good restaurant serving a rural Polish menu of pierogi (dumplings) and venison. It's a…

  • Good Bye Lenin Hostel

    Zakopane

    This five-room place with 30 beds in a century-old farmhouse, at the end of a steep drive in the woods 5km southeast of central Zakopane, is as chill as…

  • Król Sielaw

    The Great Masurian Lakes

    Rustic beams and twee crafts provide the usual touch of colour in these very inexpensive rooms. The country theme continues in the owner's gift shop…

  • Hotel Jagielloński

    Bieszczady

    The 19-room Jagielloński, with distinctive wooden furniture, parquet floors, green-toned decor and a very good restaurant, represents decent value. Rooms…

  • Ibis Styles Gniezno Stare Miasto

    Wielkopolska

    Situated centrally to all the sights and a short hop from the train station, this hotel is a notch above the standard Ibis designs and a very stylish all…

  • Villa Regent

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Standing just east of the old synagogue, this good-value hotel offers the best accommodation in town. The rooms are old fashioned in a cozy way and are…

  • City Hotel

    Wielkopolska

    This hotel doesn’t make much effort to live up to its prestigious position on the Rynek – rooms contain fairly basic furnishings. But the price is right,…

  • Cisna Perełka

    Bieszczady

    This comfortable holiday lodge has 34 beds in singles and doubles, plus another 10 seasonal A-frame cabins, open from May to September. Offers good…

  • Rezydencja Solei

    Poznań

    Temptingly close to the Rynek, this tiny hotel offers small but cosy rooms in an old-fashioned residential style, with wallpaper and timber furniture…

  • Pensonjat Piano Nobile

    Silesia

    This darkly stylish hotel is within an impressively renovated early 18th-century residence conveniently located on the market square. Its seven rooms are…

  • Gościniec Jantar

    The Great Masurian Lakes

    Stacked above its own traditional restaurant in the centre of town, this is a decent, cheap little guesthouse with 12 pine-filled rooms, thick rugs and…

  • Hotel Dwa Księżyce

    Małopolska

    The ‘Two Moons’ is a two-story complex on a quiet street where you can hear the ripples of the flowing Vistula. Some rooms have balconies; views vary…

  • Wielopole

    Eastern Kraków

    Wielopole’s selection of bright, modern rooms – each with spotless bathroom – is housed in a renovated block with a great courtyard on the eastern edge of…

  • Villa PTTK Zosia

    The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland

    You can’t beat the value or the vibe at this historic wooden villa, just 1km west up the hill from Ojców Castle. It offers 11 recently renovated rooms and…

  • Patchwork Warsaw Hostel

    Warsaw

    With friendly staff, a central location and a very colourful and welcoming design, Patchwork is an excellent hostel that caters well to the needs of…

  • Residence St Andrew's Palace

    Warsaw

    These well-appointed studios and apartments occupy a refurbished building in the heart of the city. The interior design is more traditional than…

  • Duna Guesthouse

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    This beachside place has fresh, well-tended rooms and apartments in warm colours with flat-pack furniture and modern bathrooms. Some rooms have views of…

  • Patio Apartments

    Gdańsk

    This small agency has 10 trendy apartments all in the historical centre (there are even two in ul Długa). Prices start from around 250zł per room. All…

  • Cinnamon Hostel

    Wrocław

    Right on the ring road and within spitting distance of pedestrianised ul Świdnicka, this charming and upbeat place has rooms (with two to 12 beds) named…

  • Park Campsite

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Just 1.5km northwest of the visitor centre, this campsite is set on a quiet, grassy expanse next to the water. Facilities are limited. Other good park…

  • Dworek Pod Lipami

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    Lovely manor house with comfortable rooms and friendly staff. Traditional Tatar food and drink from the region are served in its restaurant, such as babka…

  • Hotel Stare Miasto

    Poznań

    This stylish value-for-money hotel has a tastefully chandeliered foyer and spacious breakfast room. Rooms can be small but are clean and bright with…

  • Hotelik

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Located 60m to the right of the Grudziądz Gate as you enter the Old Town, this well-maintained half-timbered minihotel offers a jumble of good-value en…

  • V Starym Kinie

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    They pack them in so tightly in Ustka that even the old cinema has been commandeered to put up guests. Each of the smartly done up, comfortable rooms is…

  • Stawa Hostel

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    This immaculate, bright, 100-bed hostel right in the town centre is the best budget backpacker option on the north coast. It's crammed with facilities,…

  • Hotel Centrum

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Shockingly clean-cut and trendily designed for rural Poland, these digs have 32 en-suite rooms and some of the best facilities you’re likely to find…

  • Villa Nautica

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Not far from the beach, the crisp Villa Nautica has breezy rooms in light veneers, bathrooms from this side of the millennium and a better-than-average…

  • Zajazd Mazurski

    Warmia & Masuria

    This low-key motel-guesthouse is on the way into town from the motorway and comes with comfortable rooms and efficient staff. Convenient for the Museum of…

  • Velvet Hotel

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    As smooth as the name suggests, this impressive hotel at the north end of ul Kościuszki contains contemporary, well-appointed rooms with bright decor…

  • Hotel Pod Złotą Różą

    Małopolska

    The small but meticulously refurbished rooms shine with a rich brown finish. There’s no unnecessary ostentation here; it’s just a compact, stylish place…

  • Pensjonat Wanda

    Sopot

    A traditional, 25-room guesthouse with en-suite rooms, some with balconies overlooking the sea and sand that makes them pretty good value for money. Decor…

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