The Crown Krakow - Handwritten Collection

We loved the hotel. Bathrooms have all you need and are provided with delicately scented Neroli and Bergamot products. Honestly, even the toilet paper deserves to be mentioned. It all brings you comfort. Beds were among the biggest we’ve encountered so far, which we need as we are all tall people. The mattress is quite firm but not overly so for our stiff joints. And you get a variety of pillows offered. Our rooms looked out to a kind of court yard: very quiet. Also, the hotel corridor is covered in carpet and we couldn’t hear anything from those above us either. You can also sleep with the air-conditioning on, it isn’t loud. Breakfast offers a combination of à la carte and buffet. It is all fresh and offers the expected variety. It is a little excessive (7 pancakes and a mountain of bacon for 1 serving, eg) and needs people to have great appetite. Location is perfect. Quiet area next to a park. You easily take a tram to anywhere you want at about 60m from the hotel. Two stops further and you are in Old Town already. It has a police station next door and a Carrefour Express market 30m across the street and an apothecary at 50m. The restaurant is Italian and offers what one would expect from Italian cuisine. All staff is friendly, flexible and accommodating.

When we arrived there were some problem with private parking but the staff were very helpful and looked up the best parking spot for us. Hotel is very new and very clean. Staff was super friendly and helpful, restaurant was also super nice and food very good. Definetly reccomend!

The hotel is stylishly decorated. Bathroom very good. The staff were very good including the bartender especially. The location is great - about 15 minutes' walk to old town centre and handy for the trams which are frequent and easy to use.

As a travel blogger at WhereAngieWanders.com, I stay in many hotels, so I knew I was in for a great stay as soon as I entered the newly opened hotel, The Crown. With a friendly welcome from the receptionists Karolina and Bartek and a subtle aroma being pumped through the hotel, we looked around at the beautiful Art Decor fittings and sculptures on display and knew we had chosen well. The rooms are beautiful with art deco styling, sumptuous materials, and a fabulously comfortable bed. The bathroom is well-appointed, and the power shower is revitalising. Luxury toiletries smell divine. Returning to our room after spending chilly days exploring Krakow in winter was a treat. Housekeeping is excellent; just be prepared for the bottled still water in the room to taste strange (if coming from the UK). It was more like sparkling water that had gone flat. It certainly has an unusual taste. The Crown has a restaurant; however, we only ate there for breakfast, which I highly recommend; the scrambled eggs and omelette were cooked and presented beautifully. There is a small coffee/cake area to get a great flat white or cappuccino. My only criticism of this area is that the management seems to use it as their workspace with laptops, etc., so each day we went for coffee, we had to sit in the restaurant (which was fully laid for dinner) as there was nowhere left to really sit and relax in the coffee shop as it is tiny. The Crown is a short way from the Old Town and Market Square. It took us around 10-15 minutes to walk in, and there are two tram stops right by the hotel, which will take you anywhere you need to get to in the city. If you want to visit the Jewish Quarter, jump on number 24 ( tickets can be bought from the blue machine in front of the three food kiosks on the opposite side of the road to the tram. Tickets cost around 75p.

A modern and comfortable hotel 20 minutes on foot from main square and Old town. Convenient location for trams as well. Room was spacious and well appointed and breakfast was second to none. The food from the restaurant was delicious, but limited to Italian.