Must-see hotels in Poland
Kraków
You couldn’t ask for a more central location. The Dom has two high-ceilinged double rooms (overlooking the Main Market Square) and one double suite, all…
Lower Silesia
Frankly, the Senator looks awful from outside – a squat, faded-pink three-storey building with no attractive features – but inside it's really not too bad…
Warsaw
Handily situated in the middle of a bustling shopping and restaurant zone, this sister property of New World Street Hostel offers a small number of…
Katowice
Usefully located near the bus station, the unpromising facade and creaky staircase of this budget hotel lead to pleasant double and triple rooms with…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The only budget accommodation in town, don’t be fooled by the reception’s elegant dark-wood panelling and curvaceously grand staircase – this is an old…
Wrocław
Not easily confused with the Savoy, this unlovely looking little hotel 900m south of the Rynek along ul Świdnicka is nonetheless one of your best shots at…
Wrocław
A tatty old staircase leads up to pleasant budget accommodation 100m from the train station. Dorms are set in renovated apartment rooms with vivid lime…
Bieszczady
The 68-bed Wołosan, at the western end of Cisna, is geared towards groups and conferences (and hunters – hence the trophies and taxidermied animals…
Szczecin
Sounding like a cure for indigestion, these lodgings have a location almost as strange as their title. A lift acts as the front door and rooms occupy a…
Łódź
This chic, centrally located hostel offers a glamorous shared modern kitchen, handsome room decor – think minimalist boutique rather than youth hostel –…
Eastern Kraków
Despite the name, not a traditional hostel, but more private rooms with small kitchens. Rooms are clean, it's excellent value and the location is equally…
Szczecin
Serving a mainly weekday business clientele, this red-brick pile is concealed within its own walled compound off a quiet city-centre street. Receptionists…
Sanatorium Uzdrowiskowe Korona
Carpathian Mountains
Perched above a loop of the Poprad River 1km southwest of central Muszyna, this modern hotel-hydrotherapy centre has 120 beds in bright, well-maintained…
Poznań
Dating from 1488, this accommodation belonging to a community association is tucked into a corner of the market square, offering just two double rooms to…
Sudetes Mountains
For decades the only paid accommodation in Jelenia Góra, this four-storey hotel east of the Rynek is well situated, with huge (if not particularly…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The large well-furnished rooms at this motel on the main road heading west are Malbork's best deal and a good choice if you are driving. It's in walking…
Kraków
Provides high-quality apartment rentals suited to longer stays (at least three days) and corporate rentals. The apartments are scattered around the Old…
Małopolska
You’ll find very simple rooms at the back of this small, private home, just up from the castle and about three minutes’ walk southwest of the Rynek…
Wrocław
This solid budget option offers colourful, spotless rooms, big comfortable beds and a reasonably central location, about 500m from the Rynek. Drivers will…
Sudetes Mountains
At the northern end of town next to the train station, this exotically named place is actually a basic holiday home run by the post office. A spacious…
Warsaw
Rooms – and especially the baths – at this modern, budget chain hotel are tiny, but standards are relatively high for the price. It’s not very handy for…
Lower Silesia
Betti has an attractive selection of rooms, which are spread through connected historical buildings near the main square. The three apartments allow self…
Warsaw
When the Polonia Palace first opened its doors back in 1913 it was one of the city's most luxurious and well-appointed hotels. Its has long since been…
Sopot
The crumbly facade of this early-20th-century villa doesn’t promise much, but once inside this family-run guesthouse you’ll receive a friendly welcome…
Bieszczady
With not much room for caravans and only modest ground on which to pitch a tent, Biała Góra has mainly two- and four-person bungalows. There are communal…
Eastern Kraków
Location is the top draw here, across the Planty from the Old Town and 10 minutes' walk from the main train station. Accommodation is in two- to eight-bed…
Silesia
Close to the station some 500m south of central Pszczyna, this budget hotel occupies a former red-brick prison that housed its last inmate in 1975. There…
Carpathian Mountains
The clean, modern Panorama, just off the Rynek, boasts the best location of the city's central hotels. There's an on-site restaurant doing good Polish…
Warsaw
Set in extensive grounds near the Warszawa Zachodnia bus and train terminals, this camping ground has well-tended grass, tree-shaded areas and good…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Take a trip back to Poland's institutional past at this retro relic with furniture from the days of martial law but pleasant-enough staff. The location…
Szczecin
Formerly a police dorm, this is Szczecin’s hotel of last resort offering unadorned rooms scented with that oh-so Polish aroma – secondhand, low-grade…
Łódź
Great location, just a block from the choicest section of ul Piotrkowska. The bright white, revitalised exterior and sizeable lobby recall a glorious past…
Warsaw
Mainly used by school groups, this functional hostel also has comfortable, good-quality dorms and rooms, mostly with shared bathrooms. Discounts are…
Podgórze
Small, family-run hotel offering accommodation in standard double rooms and small apartments, with sitting rooms and kitchenettes. The location is along a…
Carpathian Mountains
The best of Biecz's slim range of acceptable lodging options is this 16-room budget hotel, located along the main road about 700m east of the Rynek. The…
Wrocław
Despite a pedigree stretching to 1911, there's little spectacular about this large, decently appointed hotel about 1km south of central Wrocław. But it's…
Carpathian Mountains
This year-round PTTK hostel has 21 spartan, spick-and-span rooms. There's a restaurant, outdoor barbecue and a camping ground next door, open between May…
Bieszczady
This isolated modern high-rise hotel is a good 1.5km walk uphill from the Rynek and the main bus station. Nevertheless it offers clean rooms and good…
Warsaw
The furnishings are a little dated at these central self-catering studios and apartments, but they do include conveniences such as a microwave, an…
