It's located in a nice and quiet village about 40 min. from Krakow.The rooms in the palace are better and more expensive then in the outhouse,which is however good value for money.If you don't travel by car it can be a problem commuting to Krakow.The food was convincing.

The hotel is quite a distance from the centre of Krakow but offers wonderful accommodation and the staff were nice and helpful. We stayed in the Royal Chamber and we cannot fault the room, even had a whirlpool bathtub in the room.

I would recommend that you hire a car

Stayed October 2010

I took this hotel to see the countryside. Unfortunately to stay there you MUST have a car. You can take the bus to Krakow which I did but on Sunday you have to walk 2km to the bus stop. You just hope it does not rain. They should have a shuttle service, rent bikes or something. On Sunday I woke up to no hot water and 2 days I was awaken by barking dogs. On the plus side the setting is lovely

If you are planning on using this hotel for spending time in Krakow itself, then I would only recommend it if you have a car and don't mind commuting for an hour or so each day - and don't want to partake of any of the "night life" in Krakow. We (two couples traveling together) had checked out the reviews on tripadviser beforehand and decided to stay one night in Krakow itself (Krakow Sheraton), and then spend three nights at the Palace. We went to Wieliczka after checking out of Krakow and on our way to the Palace. We then used the Palace as a base to take day trips to Zakapane and the Tatra mountains, Auschwitz, Wadowice and Kalawaria Zebrzydowski. It was off-season, with cold, often wet weather, so there were only a few other guests in the hotel while we were there. Since there were no guests next to us, I don't know how well the rooms are really soundproofed, but it was extremely quiet for us. We stayed in deluxe chamber rooms. Both were extremely spacious, large jacuzzi in a corner of the main room, separate shower in large bathroom. Our friends' room was a little nicer than ours (newer carpet, chair railing and wallpaper on walls, large comfortable bed). We had two beds in our room (which we requested). The mattress on one bed being newer and very comfortable - while the other was pretty soft and a little 'lumpy". Since the temperature outside was seldom higher than 5 C, the temperature in the rooms were quite comfortable with the room heating (so, of course, we had no issues with air conditioning, as mentioned elsewhere). We were the only ones at breakfast the first morning. They brought each couple a small tray with meats, cheeses, tomatoes, etc. at the table and then also cooked eggs and sausages for us. The next day, the were a few more guests, so the buffet table was set with tomatoes, salad, breads, yogurt, cereals, cold cuts, cheeses, etc. My only complaint about breakfast was that the were no fruits at all - only orange and current (?) juice. It would be nice to have some sort of fresh or canned fruits available, especially since we were there for three days. We had a late "lunch" in the restaurant the first day and then had dinner there all three nights. Meals ranged from very good to excellent. It was surprising how many different selections were available, considering how few guests actually were in the hotel and dining there while we were present. The hotel itself has been nicely restored and is in a lovely location. I would imagine that this would be an excellent place for a nice get-a-way in the summer. However, the most gratifying part of our stay was due to the graciousness, hospitality and friendliness of the staff. Thanks again everyone. We also enjoyed our private wine tasting - great setting in the wine 'cellar', but a little chilly that evening! We had no problems with getting to the hotel using our GPS, but without a GPS or excellent local map, it might not be the easiest place to find - which I think, adds to it's charm. We did not go into the annex, so cannot make any comments about it. To sum it all up - quiet, beautiful surroundings; free WiFi; free parking; free breakfast; very reasonably priced rooms; good meals at reasonable cost; EXCELLENT service -- we were extremely pleased with our stay here.