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 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)…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 Europeum

    Wrocław

    The business-oriented Hotel Europeum transcends its utilitarian niche with artistic flourishes in painted ceramic and glass, plus more attention to style…

  • 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 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 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Pensonjat Piano Nobile

    Silesia

    This darkly stylish hotel is within an impressively renovated early 18th-century residence conveniently located on the market square. Its seven rooms are…

  • Cinnamon Hostel

    Wrocław

    Right on the ring road and within spitting distance of pedestrianised ul Świdnicka, this charming and upbeat place has rooms (with two to 12 beds) named…

  • Pokoje Gościnne Zacisze

    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…

  • Hotel Savoy

    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…

  • Hostel Babel

    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…

  • B&B Hotel Wrocław Centrum

    Wrocław

    This solid budget option offers colourful, spotless rooms, big comfortable beds and a reasonably central location, about 500m from the Rynek. Drivers will…

  • Hotel PTTK

    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…

  • Hotel Polonia

    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…

  • Hotel Piast

    Silesia

    A central location, well-appointed rooms and an on-site cafe/restaurant are the ongoing selling points of this established hotel, which has been welcoming…

  • Jopi Hostel

    Katowice

    Set back from the street on a concrete courtyard, Jopi offers modern rooms just south of the train station. There's a well-equipped kitchen, a comfortable…

  • Hotel Mercure

    Silesia

    There are of course no surprises from the Opole branch of this international chain, but it's well located between transport hubs and the Old Town. It has…

  • Hotel U Michalika

    Silesia

    This professionally run independent hotel is clean, comfortable and reasonably central. Its 21 rooms are all neat and modern, and there's a small gym for…

  • MDK Kopernik Hostel

    Wrocław

    A mere 100m from the train station, this basic old-style hostel in a faded mustard-coloured tenement is aimed at school groups and other organised groups,…