Kazimierz Secret

The rooms were clean and new, and the host was friendly. The location is literally perfect, close to the centre and bus stops. I wouldn’t recommend staying in the city for more than two days, though, as there isn’t really enough to do.

We were told there’d be a bathtub, but there wasn’t one. The beds were small, not very clean, and mine was so short that my legs hung over. The listing mentioned free wifi, but there was none. Someone entered our room while we were out without telling us. They only changed the toilet paper and didn’t do the cleaning that was supposed to be done. Afterwards my belongings, including electronics, had been moved, and the medicine I’d left almost full was empty. I wouldn’t recommend it.

The location was the one good thing about this place. The rooms are basic, which is fine for a 2* hotel, but the advertising was misleading. The AC was positioned so it cooled the corridor, with no airflow reaching the rooms. The kitchen pans were worn and had no lids. Two of the three kitchen lamps had broken bulbs, and none of the lights in the damaged kitchen hood worked. Someone entered our room while we were away, and I’m not sure why, since it definitely wasn’t for cleaning. I don’t assume bad intentions, but if room service isn’t advertised, I expect nobody to come in when I’m out. The double bed was a joke, small and folding, with a trench down the middle instead of one continuous surface. From the terrace you get a close view of other buildings and restaurant smells. Wifi was available but wouldn’t connect to the internet, or maybe there was a hidden hotspot, but we were only given the password.

We had the apartment just off the balcony. It was a great little place, with lots of space, a double bed in the main room and two singles in the bedroom. There was also a small kitchenette with facilities and a nice bathroom. It’s in the Jewish section, not far from the old town, and the other way across the river takes you to schindlers factory and the old Jewish Ghetto.