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8/10 Good
Jane P.
26 July 2017
Sunny apartment close to International Convention Centre
We stayed here for 12 days while attending meetings at the International Convention Centre (ICE) just across the river. The apartment is bright, sunny and very clean, and as described on the website. There is plenty of room and lots of power points. The double bed is comfortable – be aware however that there are curtains only in the bedroom, and these are translucent so the apartment is fully light in midsummer shortly after 4.30 am. If you are a light sleeper you might like to bring your airline sleeping masks! No wardrobe as such but there are drawers in one room and you can hang clothes on wall hooks or a stand in the bedroom. The kitchen is nicely equipped – we didn’t use the dishwasher but the washing machine was very useful. We managed well with the 50 minute ‘synthetics’ cycle followed by an extra spin. There is no clothes drying rack (that we found, anyway) but we managed with clothes hangers and our travelling washing line and everything dried quickly.
There are lots of restaurants nearby, and it is worth telephoning ahead or calling in during the day to make a booking, particularly on a Saturday night. Café Camelot is delightful if you need to sit down somewhere near the Old Market Square during the day, and the wine bar Pergamin in ul Grodzka has an interesting selection of Polish wines and cheeses. There is a new “Zabka” convenience store just round the corner in Sukiennicza which also has ready meals, though we didn’t eat in much except for breakfast.
Sightseeing is easy from the apartment – you are close to Wawel castle and you can walk pretty well everywhere else. Try walking through the Planty rather than overcrowded ul Grodzka – it is so much nicer. You can also take an 18 tram from Dietla or a bus from ICE across the river if it comes on to rain – keep a 2.80 PLN ticket in your wallet just in case! We highly recommend the Free Walking Tours (yellow umbrellas) run by young locals who are also qualified guides – we did a couple of these on our first two days and they proved to be an excellent introduction. We also enjoyed Discover Crakow’s tour of the interiors of Wawel Castle, and the Jagiellonian University’s museum, library and academic halls (there is an extended tour in English at 1 pm). The art galleries of the National Museum all have free entry to their permanent collections on Sundays. There are guidebooks in the apartment and several tourist offices close by (ask for "Karnet" for a list of what's on during your visit!).
Jane P.
Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2017
