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Hotel Wyspianski

  • March 14, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Slug from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Hotel Wyspianski

Krakow’s Wyspianski Hotel is just around ten minutes walk from the main train station, so assuming you aren’t too heavily laden with luggage, it means you don’t need to pay for a taxi from the airport.

Unfortunately, the Wyspianski Hotel isn’t in one of those beautiful Krakow buildings; instead, it is a bit of a concrete monstrosity, built in the early 1960s. There are around 160 rooms on six floors in the hotel and a roomy lobby, with about a dozen sets of tables and chairs. The hotel bar is nothing to write home (or to igougo) about. It just lurks in the corner of the lobby but makes a convenient place to meet.

Check in was effective, but not super friendly. We were offered an upgrade to a luxury room for around £4 ($8) a night. We refused it, and I’m guessing by the shocked face of the receptionist that most people go with the offer. We ended up with the upgraded room as they had allocated us the room in any case. It might be worth refusing to pay for the upgrade should they offer you one (although you might risk them calling your bluff!).

Our room was on the second floor, and we appreciated the view from the balcony facing towards the Old Town although we couldn’t use it, as it was cold. Despite the room facing onto the ring road, the traffic wasn’t too noisy with the window shut. In any case, the traffic noise was fighting a losing battle against the noise from the school parties staying in the hotel. I couldn’t remember ever having enough energy to run and giggle endlessly for hours up and down the hotel corridors. Fortunately, things quietened down after 10:30 or so each evening, so it was irritating rather than a huge disturbance.

Our room was large (about 22’ x 12, and with another 8’ x 14 entrance alcove), with a couple of very comfortable twin single beds, a sofa bed, and a little area with a couple of comfortable chairs and a table. We also had a small old-fashioned box TV, with two British language news channels.

We found the room clean, if just a little battered. Oat was the colour of the day, and furniture was of chipboard and Formica. We were comfortable with the room for the price we paid.

Our wet room tiled bathroom was small but modern, with no window but a walk in shower provided. Basic soap dispensers, a hair dryer and slightly old red towels were provided. It was a fairly standard three star quality.

Breakfast was a little unfamiliar as there was some unrecognisable food with the usual staples. Items like cold battered fish, cold pork, beef, gherkins, red pepper, Russian salad and fish pate joined cereal, fruit juice, sausages, bread & cheese. I didn’t venture to discover it all, but suffice to say there was no shortage of choice.

The restaurant does evening meals, but the fairly posh but boring set up couldn’t compete with the excitement of wandering the Krakow streets each evening.

To sum up, the Wyspianski was a good choice as we don’t linger in hotels. The cheap, clean and central hotel suited us. I managed to get a room booked well in advance from lastminute.com with breakfast for £40 ($80) a night, which is something of a steal for Krakow. The hotel is about 10 minutes walk from the centre of the old town.

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