Must-see hotels in Poland

An excellent choice for travellers who prefer a Kazimierz location but who want more comfort than hotels in that part of town usually offer. This luxury…

Housed within the solid ex-brewery walls of the Stary Browar shopping mall, this unusual hotel offers an experience that feels a bit like sleeping in an…

Located 2km north of the centre on the main highway between Poznań and Bydgoszcz, Hotel Martina would be a very classy act in its own right, even if it…

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

This relatively isolated resort, about 4km west of Tykocin in Kiermusy village, defies easy description. It's part traditional inn and part bungalow…

The view from the Podewils across the river to the Main Town can’t be beaten, though the owners probably wish they could take its cheery baroque facade…

Wonderfully located near St Mary’s Church, this neat, Gothic-themed guesthouse is squeezed into Gdańsk’s oldest building and the smallest townhouse in…

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…

Surely one of northern Poland’s best places to linger, this tasteful hotel, crafted from a palatial spa house just steps from the Baltic, is welcoming,…

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

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…

This ‘art hotel’ is housed in a 17th-century townhouse, one of the few that was not totally destroyed during WWII. All 20 rooms overlook either Castle Sq…

More of a home than a hostel, Lull is based in one of Saska Kępa's modernist houses. The light-filled rooms with exposed brick walls, graphic art by local…

Easily Radom's best hotel, Nihil Novi combines colour and flair with a fine appreciation of heritage values. Rooms have bold style and all the expected…

One of the finest places to lay your head by the Baltic, the 32 rooms at this early-20th-century beachside villa are studies in understated elegance, all…

A showcase for local artists, this chic hotel offers 19 guest rooms that are super-tastefully furnished in a contemporary style with a retro edge, thanks…

Installed in a row of knocked-through 19th-century townhouses, this elegant hotel is a real treat. Posh corridors lead to formally furnished quarters with…

A grand old red-brick pile built in 1886 for Otto von Bismarck and recently revamped to make more of its historical character, this is one of the most…

Established in 1899 and restored to its former glory, the Bristol is Warsaw's most historic hotel and the address at which VIPs and celebs have stayed…

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…