Must-see hotels in Silesia

  • Hotel Monopol

    Katowice

    This tasteful reincarnation of Katowice’s most celebrated prewar hotel offers high levels of comfort and friendly, helpful staff. Rooms are full of…

  • Hotel Monopol

    Wrocław

    Built on the site of a ruined Franciscan priory in 1892, the Monopol is one of Wrocław's destination hotels, having housed such luminaries as Pablo…

  • Hotel Rezydencja

    Sudetes Mountains

    Housed in an 18th-century hilltop villa in terraced gardens overlooking the centre of Lower Karpacz, this is a stunner of a hotel. Its tastefully…

  • Willa Sanssouci-Dauc

    Sudetes Mountains

    Located in a lovely buttercup-coloured villa built in 1894, the Sanssouci-Dauc has comfortable, ample rooms and good service. If you’re feeling lucky,…

  • Hotel Fado

    Lower Silesia

    Smart, central Hotel Fado has elegantly appointed rooms, illuminated by plenty of natural light. There's a bar and restaurant on the premises that try to…

  • Hotel Diament

    Katowice

    Business-friendly Diament is a member of a Silesian hotel chain with two other hotels in town, including one at Katowice's iconic Spodek (Flying Saucer)…

  • Hotel Fenix

    Sudetes Mountains

    More convenient for the train station than the centre, the Fenix dates to 1875, and is worth seeking out for its 36 modern, well-maintained rooms, spa and…

  • Casa D'Oro

    Sudetes Mountains

    Located between the Rynek and the bus and train stations, this small attractive hotel is the handiest accommodation you’ll find in Kłodzko. Its pleasantly…

  • Villa Navigator

    Silesia

    This charming family-run hotel in a pre-WWI house close to the Nysa Kłodzka River is a delight, from the antique furniture to the oil paintings, potted…

  • Hotel Patio

    Wrocław

    Spread behind the Victorian facades of two adjoining tenements just off the Rynek, this pleasantly modernised little hotel offers 50 comfortable rooms in…

  • Art Hotel

    Wrocław

    An elegant splurge in a renovated apartment building, with tasteful decor, decorative art, quality fittings and gleaming bathrooms. There’s a top-notch…

  • Merkury Centrum

    Sudetes Mountains

    Occupying a handsome corner townhouse built in 1736, the Merkury is as appealing as it is well located, between the Rynek and the Church of the Exaltation…

  • Hotel Tumski

    Wrocław

    Located on an islet in the Odra, this neat 57-room hotel is surrounded by flowing water on three sides, yet is within easy walking distance of most of…

  • Samotnia Hostel

    Sudetes Mountains

    The lakeside refuge at Kocioł Małego Stawu has the best views in the park, but can only be reached on foot (see the website for detailed directions)…

  • Hotel Przy Oślej Bramie

    Lower Silesia

    This appealing little hotel offers rooms in four pretty stone buildings, set among delightful gardens just outside the gateway to mighty Książ Castle…

  • 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 Bella

    Sudetes Mountains

    If you're in Jelenia Góra primarily for the spa and would like to stay closer to the action, the Bella in nearby Cieplice is a very pleasant option…

  • Hotel Biały Jar

    Sudetes Mountains

    You can't miss this striking 1920s hotel as you climb Karpacz's main road: gabled, wood-trimmed and substantial, it's one of the town's most notable…

  • Hotel Kryształ

    Sudetes Mountains

    The Kryształ offers resort-style accommodation in the heart of Szklarska Poręba. The decor in the public areas tends to the chintzy, but the expensively…

  • 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…

  • Hotel Kolorowa

    Sudetes Mountains

    This affordable hotel opposite the summer sleigh track in Lower Karpacz offers good standards, the all-important sweets on pillows, and some rooms with…

  • 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 Vivaldi

    Sudetes Mountains

    A pale-yellow building in the midst of the spruce trees, the Vivaldi is a classy proposition on the winding road up to the chairlift and national park…

  • 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 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 Jakuszyce

    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…

  • Hotel Piast

    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…

  • Hotel Castle

    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',…

  • 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…

  • Dom Rekolekcyjny

    Lower Silesia

    Conveniently positioned just one block west of the Rynek (enter from ul Zamkowa), this pleasant accommodation run by the Pentecostal Church is excellent…

  • City Boutique Hotel

    Lower Silesia

    This slick 36-room hotel in the centre of Zielona Góra is unlike most of the town's traditional accommodation options, and is priced accordingly. It's…

  • Hotel Abis

    Sudetes Mountains

    Set on spacious grounds on the western edge of Bystrzyca Kłodzka, the 85-bed Abis is an unpretentious, good-value hotel that you shouldn't regret choosing…

  • Hotel Fryderyk

    Silesia

    Making contemporary use of an antique building in the centre of Nysa, the Fryderyk offers comfortable rooms decorated in a palette of dark brown, bronze…

  • Uzdrowiska Kłodzkie

    Sudetes Mountains

    The Kłodzko Spa Company administers two fine old villa sanatoriums in the centre of town, providing an unparalleled variety of rooms. The emphasis is on…

  • Hotel Książ

    Lower Silesia

    Książ Castle, a vast ducal palace dating in parts to the 13th century, offers accommodation in three historical outbuildings. Rooms are comfortable and…

  • Hotel Piast

    Silesia

    Commanding the best location of all Opole’s accommodation, the Piast sits next to locked gates on the northern tip of Pasieka Island, where the Odra River…

  • Willa Sudety

    Sudetes Mountains

    This well-placed hotel and recreation centre offers affordable accommodation in an attractive custard-yellow building. There’s table tennis on the…

  • Hotel Katowice

    Katowice

    Only a Soviet central planner could admire the quadrilinear exterior of this functionalist communist-era relic, but the rooms have been renovated to a…

  • Szara Willa

    Silesia

    The 'Grey Villa' has a crisp modern feel, featuring design elements with an Asian influence. All rooms are generously sized with high ceilings; the four…

  • Hotel Kamienica

    Silesia

    This neat and tidy three-star hotel offers 23 rooms behind the Old Town. Rooms are simple but comfortable, and there's an on-site restaurant serving Thai…