53 Best Hotels in Poland

This is easily one of the best hotels in Poland. A peaceful oasis of low, thatch-roofed buildings surrounding a renovated manor, which lies in the so-called Valley of Joy, amidst lovely gardens, ponds, and woods (ask at the reception for a map of walking trails through Lasy Oliwskie). The Old Oliwa quarter and the Oliwa Cathedral with the famous pipe organ are nearby (20 minutes' walk, or a couple minutes' drive). Spacious rooms are furnished with luxurious simplicity, and some ground-floor ones come with porte-fenêtres opening directly onto the garden. The hotel has its own spa and wellness facilities, including a swimming pool, saunas, and the excellent 1611 Restaurant, serving creative variations of classical Polish dishes.

Hidden away from the noise in a cozy cul-de-sac next to the Planty Park and the Dominican convent, this boutique hotel is certainly one of Kraków's finest. Each of the plush and tasteful rooms is furnished in a different style (you can check them out on the website), such as the Chinese room (No. 309). Hotel facilities include a library-cum-bar, a winter garden with a gourmet restaurant, with a small but exciting archaeological display. It is a noble and comfortable place with a lot of personality.

Following decades of faded glory—and a two-year-long complete restoration—this grand dame reopened in 2005 in a condition that is once again worthy of its name. When this hotel opened in 1913, it was the best address in Warsaw. Corner and front rooms have what is, perhaps, the coolest view in town: the socialist realist Palace of Culture and Science, which is right across the street. The rooms are spacious, although they differ in size and layout, with modern, muted decor and comfortable amenities. The breakfast is an adventure in itself, a full splash featuring caviar and champagne or vodka (yes, we mean breakfast); it is served in the elegant space with the windows to the street, allowing you to watch the morning life of the capital.

Perhaps the most historical hotel in Łódź, the 120-year-old Grand remembers Artur Rubinstein and a host of famous film directors and actors. Today this grandfather of a hotel is a little faded, but perfectly pleasant. The new owners, the Likus hotel group, have refreshed it a little and are planning a complete renovation and upgrade in a not-so-distant future. Until then, it certainly remains a value-for-money option, right in the middle of the city's most fashionable street, Piotrkowska.

Without question, this hotel around the corner from Kraków's main square is the most elegant address for visitors to the city and the one most accessible to the major sights. The decor is Regency-inspired, though most of the furnishings are reproductions. Suite 11 has two large bathrooms, a gilded ceiling, and a bedroom fit for a potentate. The banquet room has its own miniature hall of mirrors.

This chain hotel occupies a refurbished and extended block of historic tenement houses. Although the rooms are very nice, they are also business-hotel standard and not terribly unique or atmospheric. The hotel is next to the Main Post Office, just outside the Planty Ring, within walking distance to both the Market Square and the main railway station.

Each of these simple but perfectly comfortable mini-flats (40 to 60 square meters [430 to 646 square feet]) has a kitchenette, TV, and Wi-Fi. The decor is a little bit outdated, and some may find it kitchy, but everything works and meets minimum standards. All apartments are in the center of town, in the Piotrkowska street location, the street of bars and nightlife. The company accepts most major credit cards.

The style and ambience of this hotel, a stone's throw from the Rynek, are inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Public spaces have lots of dark-wood details and reproduction French-antique furnishings. Rooms are brighter, with similar style furnishings painted in white and contrasting nicely with peach or salmon-pink carpets and upholstery. The on-site international restaurant, in addition to the standard menu, features a selection of dishes from a different country each month.

This huge villa has been thoroughly renovated to provide all the modern comforts, including air-conditioning, an elevator, and an underground car-park. Although the updates took away a lot of the building's original charm, the rooms are spacious and cozy, with modern, solid-wood furniture and large, pretty bathrooms. The suite has a large balcony, the only one in the building, as well as a direct entrance to the hotel sauna, with the priority of usage. Internet use is free. A spacious, high-ceiling restaurant on the ground floor specializes in Italian cuisine at rather moderate prices.

This neat hotel has a less-than-fashionable location, being just outside the green girdle of the Planty. However, it is still quite near the Main Square—a mere five-minute walk away—and the train station.

Hotel Copernicus is a tastefully adapted medieval tenement house on the oldest and, arguably, the most charming street in Kraków. A story goes that Copernicus himself (a graduate of the Kraków University) stayed here once. Whether that's true or not, traces of history can still be seen throughout the hotel in the Renaissance portals, wall paintings, and floor mosaics. Rooms have lots of leather and dark, rich woods—in beamed ceilings as well as in well-polished floors and reproduction antiques. Contemporary lighting, soothing pastel walls, richly colored Persian area rugs, and coordinating earth-tone fabrics keep austerity somewhat at bay.

This hotel has one of the best locations in town, right on the Motława Canal. Though modern, the Hanza blends in with its surroundings nicely. All rooms are air-conditioned for those few weeks in summer when cooling off is really necessary, although the system is just a little bit old and noisy. The hotel remains very popolar, so if you want to stay here, make your reservation as far in advance as possible, especially in peak season.

The management of the city's oldest hotel is still proud that both Chopin and Czar Alexander I have slept here. Housed in a 14th-century building on the fashionable Floriańska shopping street, the hotel has spacious, high-ceiling guests rooms with parquet floors and Biedermeier–style furnishings; a first-class Italian restaurant; and a 15th-century wine cellar. More recently, presidents and royals have walked along its polished marble floors. And check out that view of Old Town rooftops from one of the treadmills in the fitness center on the upper floor.

Located within the medieval city walls—opposite the open-air art gallery by the Floriańska gate, "Under the White Eagle" is simple and unpretentious. An inn of the same name existed here in the 18th century; today the hotel is again the property of the Czartoryskis, the same family who founded the famous museum next door. It remains among the more affordable accommodations options within the Old Town. Throughout are reproduction antiques, color schemes that rival those seen in a box of old-fashioned bonbons, rich parquet floors, and plenty of fresh flowers.

This tiny boutique hotel with only three rooms (advance booking is essential) occupies a grand 1925 villa. And the hotel remains true to the original style of the place: dark wood and stained-glass windows, along with a little magic and mystery. The rooms are beautiful and comfortable, and staying here is definitely an experience. In the same building, you will find a popular, classy restaurant.

Soft jazz plays in the lobby of this boutique hotel, which is completely in tune with its wonderfully consistent and tasteful art deco design, the work of architect Michał Borowski. Original period furniture was hunted down in antique fairs all over Europe, then lovingly restored by Polish artisans and supplemented with quality copies: a Charles Rennie Mackintosh lamp here, a Tamara de Lempicka painting there. While rooms are a bit on a small side because of the historical building's architectural quirks, their style is large enough that you won't mind. Each room is different, from cool, classy suite No. 65 (with slanted ceilings) to warm, wild African single No. 29.

Senacki is in a historic building along the Royal Route, halfway between the Market Square and the castle. You would be hard pressed to find a more central location. From the rooms on the Grodzka Street side of the hotel, you'll find stunning views of the churches of Saints Peter and Paul and of Saint Andrew, but the back rooms are quieter.