This is a nineteenth-century Polish manor house deep in the woods, in the style that a sort of lower-nobility family might have lived in during that period. It's about an hour's drive from Krakow, 40 minutes from Wielicka (location of the amazing medieval salt mine). The original house was partly burned down, and the second story was reconstructed into guest rooms in a style matching the rest of the house.

This is not a traditional hotel but more like a large, upscale B&B. Note that I was traveling with my mother, who is a native Polish speaker, and I can get by in the language myself; it would probably be a little bit harder for someone who doesn't speak any Polish to communicate, although several staff members do speak some English.

Rooms are comfortable but not luxurious, with relatively large twin beds and renovated bathrooms (full bath, handheld shower, no overhead shower). We took the "apartment", which is a suite with separate sitting room... more