Must-see hotels in Carpathian Mountains

  • Hotel Batory

    Carpathian Mountains

    This folksy-looking, yet thoroughly renovated hotel offers 25 appealing rooms in a peaceful park location above Szczawnica. Wooden decorations, inviting…

  • Grand Hotel

    Carpathian Mountains

    All we can say is ‘wow’. This boutique hotel, a block from the Rynek, is one of the nicest we’ve seen in this part of Poland. Throw pillows in trendy…

  • Małopolanka

    Carpathian Mountains

    This old-fashioned, 20-room pension and spa just off the promenade dates to 1924 and could still be a setting for an Agatha Christie whodunnit. There’s a…

  • Hotel Sabała

    Zakopane

    Welcoming guests since 1898 but thoroughly up to date, this striking timber hotel has a superb location on Zakopane's picturesque pedestrian thoroughfare…

  • Miasteczko Galicyjskie

    Carpathian Mountains

    'Galician Town', a faithful reproduction of a township in the former Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia, gives overnighters the option to stay in a…

  • Hotel GAL

    Carpathian Mountains

    Every Polish city should be so lucky to have a hotel this appealing so close to transport connections. The 1904 art nouveau building got a total makeover…

  • Hotel Sanvit

    Bieszczady

    Clean, reasonably priced and central, just west of the Rynek, the Sanvit is our top choice in Sanok. The 31 rooms are bright and modern, with shiny…

  • Grand Hotel Stamary

    Zakopane

    Named for the opera singer who founded it, the 1905 Stamary is one of Zakopane's grand historic hotels, maintaining its eminence with thorough updates to…

  • Camping Górna Wetlinka

    Bieszczady

    This excellent and very friendly camping ground also serves as an information point for Bieszczady National Park. Several hiking trails start from here,…

  • Hotel Klimek Spa

    Carpathian Mountains

    In Złockie, about 2.5km northwest of the centre of Muszyna, this 53-room spa hotel is one of the best (and most expensive) places around, with a long list…

  • Pensjonat Witoldówka

    Carpathian Mountains

    Built in 1889 by Dr Bolesław Skórczewski to lodge patients taking Krynica's waters, this grand, Gothic, timber-built hotel is well located along the…

  • Hotel Lokis

    Carpathian Mountains

    In a wonderful spot overlooking the lake, the Lokis is a modern hotel in a traditional-style gabled building. With 23 rooms, a gym and sauna, and a…

  • 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…

  • Pensjonat Korona

    Bieszczady

    Pensjonat Korona is a pleasant guesthouse with 35 beds at a lakeside locale on the peninsula. Rzeczpospolita, the colourful attached restaurant, serves…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 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…

  • Hotel Śnieżka

    Carpathian Mountains

    For atmosphere and charm, this attractive brick-red Victorian townhouse near the train and bus stations is hard to beat. You’ll find 14 cosy rooms, all…

  • Schronisko PTTK Kremenaros

    Bieszczady

    This long-established hostel is the first building in the village when arriving from the west on the road from Wetlina. It’s unfussy and basic, but staff…

  • PTSM Alko Youth Hostel

    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…

  • Euro Hotel U Jana

    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…

  • Hotel Górski

    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…

  • Hotel Pod Ratuszem

    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…

  • Hotel Pieniny

    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…

  • Gościniec Dębowa Gazdówka

    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,…

  • Vis a Vis

    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…

  • Target Hostel

    Zakopane

    This private, well-run hostel is within easy walking distance of the bus station – the entrance is downstairs from the street, beneath a clinic…

  • Hotel Accademia

    Carpathian Mountains

    The boxy, multi-storey Accademia is one of those modern hotels whose exterior suggests neglect, but which wins points for good value, a decent breakfast…

  • Hotel Stefania

    Carpathian Mountains

    The handsome dark- and lime-green Stefania occupies a renovated historic spa building topped with picturesque onion domes. The snug rooms, with their…

  • Tourist Information Centre

    Carpathian Mountains

    Tarnów’s tourist information centre offers one of the best sleeping deals in town, letting out rooms above its office on the Rynek. Don’t expect luxury:…

  • Czarny Potok

    Zakopane

    The ‘Black Stream’, set beside a pretty brook amid lovely gardens, is a 44-room pension-like hotel on a quiet backstreet just south of the pedestrian mall…

  • Pensjonat Pałacyk

    Carpathian Mountains

    This handsome pension, occupying a historic home from 1904, has seven rooms as well as its own restaurant. Some rooms have more period styling than others…

  • Pensjonat Zamek

    Bieszczady

    From the exterior, Lesko’s ageing zamek (castle) looks none too inviting. Prospects change once you walk through the door to discover a well-run,…

  • Camping Nr 202 Pod Jabłoniami

    Carpathian Mountains

    About 1.5km due north of the Old Town, this very pleasant camping ground is also a holiday lodge with cosy rooms and 18 simple bungalows with shared…

  • Gościniec nad Sanem

    Bieszczady

    This woodsy, rustic lodge may be practically in central Lesko, but its river frontage, rough timber interior and 12 cosy en-suite rooms allow you to…

  • Hotel Krosno Nafta

    Carpathian Mountains

    Occupying a five-storey, cream and lime-green box 1km southeast of the Rynek, this business-oriented hotel offers good rates, plus online and weekend…

  • Dom Wycieczkowy PTTK

    Bieszczady

    This simple hostel offers beds year-round in doubles and five-bed dorms. In summer you can also stay in cabins (27zł per person) or pitch your tent (13zł…

  • Bacówka Pod Honem

    Bieszczady

    This 47-bed mountain hostel is 668m above sea level on a slope 1km east of Cisna, at the end of a steep dirt track. It’s simple and friendly, serves…

  • 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…