Poznań
You don't need to be a fan of Polish director Roman Polanski to stay here, but it certainly helps. Rooms are named after his films, including the late…
Must-see hotels in Poland
Carpathian Mountains
This huge hotel and spa complex offers spacious, spotless and conservatively furnished rooms spread over four separate buildings. The list of spa…
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…
Gdańsk
During the day, this understated hotel within a music college has a background soundtrack of random sounds and tuneful melodies. Its light-filled rooms…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The splendidly classy Maxymilian offers a quiet location and stylishly furnished rooms. The elegant building it occupies stands in stark contrast to the…
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…
Szczecin
Well positioned just uphill from the bus terminal and train station, this well-mannered option, popular with German groups, has cheaply furnished but…
Mazovia & Podlasie
Housed in the restored and much-converted castle, this 55-room hotel offers atmospheric accommodation in sepia-tinted rooms redolent of past elegance. For…
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…
Kraków
This uniquely stylish little hotel, just off the main square of Jewish Kazimierz, has been restored to its pre-war character. Its airy rooms are each…
Poznań
In a gigantic modern building off a busy main road 500m west of the Kaiserhaus, this hotel offers all the expected facilities for business travellers,…
Gdańsk
If you don't plump for an apartment, this hotel may just be the city centre's best deal with up-to-the-second decor and gadgets, guest kitchen, common…
Podgórze
Featureless modern hotel that’s saved by decent-value rooms and an outgoing, friendly staff. The hotel is divided into two halves, the nicer (and more…
Wrocław
The business-oriented Hotel Europeum transcends its utilitarian niche with artistic flourishes in painted ceramic and glass, plus more attention to style…
Kraków
Prices have risen dramatically at this popular hotel near the centre of Kazimierz, putting it right on the border of good value/overpriced. The room…
Gdańsk
This colourfully decorated hostel has a superb location, a pleasant two-minute walk across the river from the Long Market. Accommodation is in bright,…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
The incongruously recent-looking Hotel Kopernik has 42 neat rooms that exude early millennial optimism – all citrus walls and cheap-but-sturdy furniture…
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…
Podgórze
Attractive, dignified-looking yellow-brick townhouse in a park-like setting in an exclusive part of the district. Accommodation is in small suites,…
Małopolska
Occupying three interconnected, historic houses, this stolid hotel has an ideal location off the Rynek. Some rooms are bigger than others, some offer…
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…
Kraków
This well-run hostel is spread over three locations, though check-in is handled at this branch, close to the main train and bus stations. The staff are…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Occupying one of Elbląg’s old-new reconstructions, this design hotel is a stylish place to sleep after a trip on the canal. Room decor unites cream…
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…
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…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
This guesthouse villa lies 2.7km east of the bus and train stations and within walking distance of the beach. Expect gleaming white rooms with lots of…
Toruń
This hostel is housed in the old post-office building right on the platform at Toruń's main train station with attractive wall paintings of the Old Town…
The Great Masurian Lakes
From the outside this looks like the worst kind of Socialist-era slab but the renovated rooms inside have only occasional reminders of Poland’s yesteryear…
Toruń
Located up a 14th-century set of steep stairs opposite Hotel Heban, this dorm-less hostel offers 34 beds over four floors, bathrooms on each floor and 24…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Słupsk's best deal is this happily non-Greek-themed midrange option with well-groomed rooms, some with balconies and large bathrooms. The superb…
Małopolska
Kazimierz Dolny's former synagogue has a past as tortuous as the community it served. Parts trace back to the 16th century. After the destruction of WWII,…
Szczecin
Everything is pleasant about this place, with simple but bright rooms, located in a leafy neighbourhood. There’s a laundry for guest use, and out in the…
Kraków
Wit Stwosz occupies a renovated 14th-century townhouse in a serene location just off the Planty, east of the main square. The medieval origins are seen in…
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…
Warsaw
There are several Ibis hotels in Warsaw but only this one includes a floor of dormitory rooms. Sleeping between four and 10 people, the nicely designed…
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…
The Great Masurian Lakes
With its pleasant wooded grounds, a restaurant, and boats and kayaks for hire, Rusałka is a good, well-run base with 200 campsites. It’s on Lake Święcajty…
Małopolska
The designers wanted to create a modern take on Renaissance Zamość, meaning overly plush carpets and curtains, chandeliers, and oversize rooms. It feels…
Warsaw
Not the most stylish place, but good value for money especially if you're a group or a family sharing one of the larger rooms. For 15.50zł extra you can…
Łódź
A restaurant with rooms mixing old and new in a beautiful villa dating from 1925. Staff greet you dressed in 1920s outfits and lead you up dark-wood…
