may2014
14
FLYTO
krakow
fourtimesweeklyfrom27june.
brusselsairlines.com
O
pened in2013 ina renovated tenementbuildingabutting
Kazimierz, thecity’s fashionableJewishquarter,near theOld
Town, thismajestic19th-centuryboutiquehotel has rackedup
rave reviewsonTripAdvisor.Beyond itscrowd-pleasingperks–amodern
gym,excellentbuffetbreakfastand lively
lobbybar– itssuccess is largelydue tostellar
customerservice,with theyoung reception
staffseamlesslyhandlingeverything from
airport transfers toorganised trips to
Auschwitz,a fewmilesaway.
In termsof accommodation, thehotel
prettymuchmainlinesstandardboutique
chic: thereare51 roomssplit intoClassicand
Superiorcategoriesandeight suites,all
spaciousandattractively furnishedwith
plushcarpets,elegantGeorgian-style
furnitureandproperlycomfortablebeds.Alongside thecomplimentary tea
andcoffeemaking facilities, there’sanextremelywell-pricedmini-bar–
this isPolandafterall –andslickbathroomswithunder-floorheating,
which iswonderful andwarmduring thosecoldermonths.
AlthoughKazimierzaboundswith
appealing restaurantsandseriously lively
nightspots,manyguests takeadvantageof
theon-site restaurant,whichgiveson toa
summergardenandsmoking terrace.The
titlesof themenus–FabPolishandFab
Fusion–maybeslightlycloying,but they’re
just about theonlyoff-note inamenu
whichspansstaples like roasted redpepper
soupandsuperior takesonmust-try local
classics like
pierogi
(Polishdumplings).
Rooms fromPLN395/€95.
Thebigsleep
newdestination
Metropolitan
BoutiqueHotel
BerkaJoselewicza 19,Krakow
+48 124427500,
hotelmetropolitan.pl
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