Walking in Warsaw - is this hotel too far from City Center?
Nov 25th, 2012, 10:14 AM
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Walking in Warsaw - is this hotel too far from City Center?
The Marriott on Aleje Jerozolimskie 65-79 is described as City Center, but looking at a map it seems to be a bit outside; it is adjacent to Central Train Station.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...arriott-hotel/
Anyone have recommendations on a similar hotel closer in? Thanks~
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...arriott-hotel/
Anyone have recommendations on a similar hotel closer in? Thanks~
Nov 25th, 2012, 10:22 AM
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Warsaw is quite spread out - there is no "city center." If you mean old town square, there is bus service from the station area or there are cabs. Taxi rates double after 9:00 PM. Cabs at the station want high rates so you need to negotiate or walk around the corner to find another taxi rank and see if you can get cheaper rates.
There are few hotels in old town. The Castle Inn is one of them. I didn't stay there but did speak with 2 ladies who were staying at that hotel and they did mention there is no elevator.
I stayed at Hotel Helmet, a business hotel, which is across the river and I would not recommend that area as there are very few restaurants and not good restaurants and there isn't much in that location.
There are few hotels in old town. The Castle Inn is one of them. I didn't stay there but did speak with 2 ladies who were staying at that hotel and they did mention there is no elevator.
I stayed at Hotel Helmet, a business hotel, which is across the river and I would not recommend that area as there are very few restaurants and not good restaurants and there isn't much in that location.
Nov 25th, 2012, 01:58 PM
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Thanks Adrienne for your insight and I do indeed mean Old Town Square area.
There's not much posted here about Warsaw so I especially appreciate your
taking the time.
The Castle Inn looks like a fantastic location but has no
availability for my nights. Thanks again~
There's not much posted here about Warsaw so I especially appreciate your
taking the time.
The Castle Inn looks like a fantastic location but has no
availability for my nights. Thanks again~
Nov 26th, 2012, 04:54 AM
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Just perused your trip report "Five Polish Towns...." --interesting and well-written!
(I also take a printout of train schedule when buying tickets in a foreign language.)
And we will definitely visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum. Thank you.
(I also take a printout of train schedule when buying tickets in a foreign language.)
And we will definitely visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum. Thank you.
Mar 29th, 2013, 10:54 PM
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I was in Warsaw for three days in July and stayed at the Marriott because it was such a bargain ($80/night including breakfast, though two of the three days were weekend days). I like to walk, but I also used the buses and trams extensively. The three day transit pass (which cost less than $10) was well worth it.
Sep 1st, 2013, 06:53 AM
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Just to update, we did make reservations at the Castle Inn, using hotel's own web site.
It was Expedia, etc. showing no availability.
And thanks <b>jw</b>, we do plan on getting the transit pass at the airport.
It was Expedia, etc. showing no availability.
And thanks <b>jw</b>, we do plan on getting the transit pass at the airport.
Oct 5th, 2013, 08:19 AM
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Castle Inn was a wonderful choice for us - we had reserved the most basic room for two but were checked in to a deluxe corner room (#21) with views of both the Castle and the Square.
http://www.castleinn.pl/?lang=en
Staff were unfailingly helpful and had perfect English.
And breakfast was fine; seating for 12 in a parlor-like setting.
The first morning we left a 5 zloty coin with a thank you note (in Polish) for housekeeping on the bedside table. It was still there that evening so on the second morning added another 5 zloty coin and moved the note to the bathroom basin area. That night we found it returned intact to the bedside table. We checked out on the third morning after leaving a third coin.
Perhaps it's still there.
http://www.castleinn.pl/?lang=en
Staff were unfailingly helpful and had perfect English.
And breakfast was fine; seating for 12 in a parlor-like setting.
The first morning we left a 5 zloty coin with a thank you note (in Polish) for housekeeping on the bedside table. It was still there that evening so on the second morning added another 5 zloty coin and moved the note to the bathroom basin area. That night we found it returned intact to the bedside table. We checked out on the third morning after leaving a third coin.
Perhaps it's still there.
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I think we went bit nuts here in US with tipping - where we now tip for almost everything. In Poland tipping housekeeping or even a taxi drivers is really not common ( Poles don't do it ). With housekeeping especially it just creates chaos where any left valuables should be reported and given to reception. Also current exchange rate is 3+zloty = $1 with prices similar and sometimes higher then in rest of EU ... So your thank you note or just words of thank you, left with hotel staff or followup email / letter was more personal and probably very greatly appreciated especially in Poland. Still a place where a good word is valued more then coins ;-)
