This is a lovely hotel, which felt more like a B&B because it was so homely. There were biscuits available on a cute plate in the entrance, umbrellas for guests to use, a fantastic airport transfer service, dvds to borrow and the most amazing breakfast I've ever seen at a hotel! They basically served us our very own buffet at our table- plates and plates of bread, cheese, meat, toast and freshly boiled eggs to dip soldiers in...and even homemade smoothies! Fantastic.

Our room was lovely too, very clean and comfortable, with a very nice bathroom.

Really, excellent service and not too expensive...we were also able to walk to the train station easily (we also walked to Sopot Beach in around 40mins but I think you can get a train there easily too).

Wow! What a place! Everything you've read here about a friendly man behind the front desk--Bartek--is true and he speaks English beautifully. The rooms aren't the most modern-looking (think: wood paneling); but they are warm and unpretentious. The cleanliness of the place is excellent (not a speck of dust or dirt or grime in the bathroom). There are over 40 channels offered on TV (versus the average 10-12). Breakfast is very filling--they give you an incredible amount of food. The hotel is well-situated, just a 10 minute walk from the Gdansk Oliwa station (from which you can catch the train to anywhere in the tri-cities) and a 15-25 minute walk to the Baltic Sea-shore. You won't be disappointed choosing this hotel.

great hotel,
excellent, friendly service
very clean rooms
good peaceful location, close to beach for a stroll
excellent transport links to city
thanks, we really enjoyed our stay! :-)

We booked on one of the booking sites (linked from here) and paid 166 pounds for four nights stay, breakfast included. Though this place is a few stops away on the train from the centre of Gdansk, it's ideally situated if you want to visit the surrounding area as well; from Oliwa (where Willa Albatros is located), we took a leisurely walk to Sopot and the train to Hel, and we also enjoyed seeing an organ concert at the Oliwa cathedral. Best of all, though, was the really helpful staff. The gentlemen we spoke with (sorry, we never got his name) was a great source of advice and local knowledge, and he even had a little stash of DVD's behind the counter that he was willing to lend us when we were spending a night in, and umbrellas on hand to lend in case it rained. There was a table on the deck outside our room where we would have a beer in the evening, and always coffee/tea/biscuits available if we needed a pick me up. It was the time we felt the most at home while on holiday.