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Accommodation Cracow offers a wide variety of accommodation, ranging from pensions and student hostels to four-star hotels. Larger, formerly state-run, hotels are located a little further away, but have a good range of facilities and often the host for conferences. The number of stars a hotel has is not always an accurate guide to the quality of accommodation. Rooms can be difficult to come by in the summer months; advance booking is advised. There is a service charge of 10-15% on top of the 21% VAT usually already included in the prices. The rates specified are in US Dollars due to fluctuation of the Zloty. The Polish Tourist Hotels Association (ZPHT) is the main body representing the hotel industry in Poland (tel: (022) 622 6992; fax: (022) 622 6991). Hotels and private rooms (cost: Z25-35) can be booked at the Tourist Information Centre at ulica Pawia 8 (tel: (012) 422 6091). Forum Orbis Hotel ulica Marii Konopnickiej 28, 30-302 Cracow Tel: (012) 261 9212. Fax: (012) 269 0080. E-mail: dh.krforum@orbis.pl Web site: www.orbis.pl/hot_fork.html or www.interconti.com Cost: US$194. This imposing hotel lies south of the Old Town, in parkland on the opposite side of the Wisla River. Its 276 rooms are supplemented by a leisure centre with an indoor swimming pool, shops, beauty salon and an art gallery. The main restaurant serves traditional Polish food, and there are good views from the rooftop cafÉ. Night-time venues include a nightclub, bars and a casino. There is also a business centre with internet access and six function rooms, the largest of which can accommodate up to 600 guests. Grand Hotel ulica Slawkowska 5/7, 31-014 Cracow Tel: (012) 421 7255. Fax: (012) 421 8360. E-mail: grand@kr.onet.pl Web site: www.polhotels.com Cost: US$189. This century-old, four-star hotel has been a favoured place for the rich and famous to stay. Situated just off the Main Market Square, its romantic location is accentuated by a cosy restaurant and a Viennese-style cafÉ and bar, all appointed in a pleasant mix of antique and modern design, brightened by stained-glass windows and gilt mirrors. There are 56 rooms and seven reception rooms, the largest seating up to 100 guests theatre-style. Cracovia Orbis Hotel aleja Focha 1, 30-111 Cracow Tel: (012) 422 8666. Fax: (012) 421 9586. E-mail: cracovia@orbis.pl Web site: www.orbis.pl/hot_cra.html Cost: US$138. Although not the prettiest sight in Cracow - its Soviet-era pedigree is all too apparent - this hotel is located near the city's largest area of parks and is not too far a walk from the centre. It offers 314 rooms, cafÉ, bar, summer terrace and the Cracovia restaurant, which serves Polish and international cuisine. Other facilities include a hairdresser, art and craft gallery, travel office and three meeting rooms with a capacity of up to 120. Demel Hotel ulica Glowackiego 22, 30-085 Cracow Tel: (012) 636 1600. Fax: (012) 636 4543. E-mail: hotel@demel.com.pl Web site: www.demel.com.pl Cost: US$118. This four-star, family-run hotel offers four suites in addition to the 58 rooms. The hotel restaurant serves Austro-Hungarian cuisine, and the pub features the output of Vienna's Ottakringer Brauerai. For guests wanting to stay in, there is a fitness and health centre. For those wanting to explore, the hotel's travel office organises individual and group tours. Francuski Orbis Hotel ulica Pijarska 13, 31-015 Cracow Tel: (012) 422 5122. Fax: (012) 422 5270. E-mail: francusk@orbis.pl Web site: www.orbis.pl/index2.html Cost: US$155 (breakfast not included). This fin-de-siècle hotel lies just inside the Old Town, near the Florianska Gate and offers 27 rooms and 15 suites. The hotel offers a stylish bar and a restaurant serving Polish and French cuisine. Basic business facilities are available in addition to the 30-person capacity meeting room. Hotel Polonia ulica Basztowa 25, 31-156 Cracow Tel: (012) 422 1233. Fax: (012) 422 1621. E-mail: polonia@hotel-polonia.com.pl Web site: www.hotel-polonia.com.pl Cost: US$164-248 (breakfast costs US$4). This three-star hotel occupies a prominent corner between the Old Town and the Main Railway Station, and faces onto the green Planty and the lovely Slowacki Theatre. It offers a 24-hour restaurant, a beauty salon and basic business facilities (photocopying, fax and e-mail). Its 69 rooms have been recently modernised, and antique furnishings have been added to the suites. Hotel Pollera ulica Szpitalna 30, 31-024 Cracow Tel: (012) 422 1044. Fax: (012) 422 1389. E-mail: rezerwac@pollera.com.pl Web site: www.pollera.com.pl Cost: US$56-83. This attractive period hotel is family run and boasts a tradition of 150 years of hospitality. It offers 42 spacious rooms and the U Pollera restaurant, which offers European cuisine in addition to the Polish specialities. The hotel is conveniently located between the Main Market Square and the Main Railway Station. Hotel Saski ulica Slawkowska 3, 31-104 Cracow Tel: (012) 421 4222. Fax: (012) 421 4830. Cost: US$36-69. This cosy hotel has been offering hospitality for nearly two centuries, and is located in a sixteenth-century townhouse. Its 62 rooms are just a stone's throw from Rynek Glowny. |
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