Cracow Hotels
$$$$ (over ZL700)
$$$ (ZL500 to ZL700)
$$ (ZL300 to ZL499)
$ (under ZL300)
The prices quoted above are for one night in a double room and include tax and breakfast unless otherwise specified. Some budget hotels sometimes add an additional charge for air conditioning; check at the time of booking.
The stylish Holiday Inn, housed in the restored Parenskich Palace behind the main post office, is conveniently located on ulica Wielopole, a short stroll from the Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square). Ideal for both business travellers and tourists, the hotel boasts 154 comfortable rooms, as well as its own underground car park, a restaurant serving international cuisine, five multifunctional meeting rooms featuring state-of-the-art technology and a business centre.
ulica Wielopole 4
Tel: (012) 619 0000.
Website: www.ichotelsgroup.com
Price: $$$
Hotel Amadeus, inspired by the man and his music, is one of Cracow's more refined and classy hotels at this price level. Its 22 rooms are on the small side but are very tastefully furnished with antique furniture and up-to-date trimmings. Prince Charles apparently once slept here (check out the photos of famous guests in the lobby) and the welcoming and efficient staff won't let you forget you tread where royals once walked. The hotel also features a sauna, a small fitness centre and a well-regarded gourmet restaurant.
ulica Mikolajska 20
Tel: (012) 429 6070.
Website: www.hotel-amadeus.pl
Price: $$
Situated on the oldest and most picturesque street in Cracow, Hotel Copernicus is arguably the finest address in town. Stepping into the beautiful atrium courtyard, it is obvious that nothing has been left to chance here, and the staff are particularly attentive to detail. The hotel successfully blends period features with modern comfort, and the 29 rooms and suites are gorgeous, with elegant dark furniture, wooden floors, reproductions of period frescos on the walls, clever lighting and delicate fabrics throughout. The rooftop terrace, which boasts spectacular views of Wawel, and the swimming pool, accommodated in a medieval-vaulted-brick cellar, add to the allure.
ulica Kanonicza 16
Tel: (012) 424 3400.
Website: www.copernicus.hotel.com.pl
Price: $$$$
The ‘Maltese' hotel is located in former stables overlooking Planty, the narrow park circling the Old Town that was once a moat. Conveniently located a five-minute walk from both Rynek Glowny and the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill, this small hotel is surprisingly peaceful and quiet, and has the added advantage of having a secure car park right outside its front door. The 16 rooms, spread over two floors, are comfortable (big fluffy beds, wooden floors throughout, plush armchairs) and well-appointed. There is a cosy breakfast room and an open fire in winter. The staff are friendly and helpful.
ulica Straszewskiego 14
Tel: (012) 431 0010.
Website: www.maltanski.com
Price: $$$
The first true boutique hotel in Cracow, the Hotel Pugetow stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a 19th-century neo-Renaissance palace of the same name. It has seven rooms and suites with individual names (Joseph Conrad, Bonaparte, etc) and identities. Extras include embroidered bathrobes, black-marble baths and a fabulous silver-service cellar restaurant. If you can afford it, try the Kwiatkowski, an apartment featuring oil paintings, bone china and soft, cream fabrics.
ulica Starowislna 15a
Tel: (012) 432 4950.
Website: www.donimirski.com
Price: $$
One of the finest new arrivals in Cracow, the delightful (but unimaginatively named) 'Old' hotel is housed in an utterly charming 18th-century aristocratic residence and is setting new standards for accommodation in Poland. The fabrics used in the 53 guestrooms are all-natural, the bathroom surfaces Italian marble, and there's a fitness centre, swimming pool and rooftop terrace. And you can't beat the location just off the northwest corner of the Rynek Glowny.
ulica Szczepanska 5
Tel: (012) 384 0808.
Website: www.stary.hotel.com.pl
Price: $$$$
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