It is quite frankly superb!

Thats it what else can you say, Super Superb?

My wife and I went to Lublin in early September 2008 to attend a wedding, which was held in a small town about 40 miles away near the Bylerus border. The Grand Lublinianka was one of the choices on the wedding list and we selected it "in the blind". We had been driving around Poland for about ten days before we arrived at the Grand. It is one of the old style hotels...typical of those built a century ago.....we had a Superior Room, large, with extremely high ceilings, extraordinarily large bath and accoutrements typical of a four star property. We thought parking would be an issue, since the hotel is located in a densely packed section of town. They have a small courtyard with a locked gate in which they permit guests to park and with some shuffling at times, we were securely taken care of there....the staff were very helpful about parking....at any hour of the day or night....and the charges were modest. After staying in more modern hotels, typically, it was a little bit of s shock to be in this extremely quiet, stately and "cold" environment....but after a day or so we were acclimated and very happy. The staff were coolly friendly, almost old fashionedly formal in their deportment, but correct and helpful....no language barrier. The hotel is very conveniently located....near to everything to do with the old town...and the city is small enough that getting in and out is no problem. A highlight in the town (in the historical sense) is the Nazi death camp at Madjanek (inside the city limits). It is huge (2nd largest in the Nazi system), well preserved and very quiet.....it just speaks for itself....as opposed to Auschwicz, which is teeming with tour busses, organized tours and the like. At Madjanek you can wander about the premises at will and the static displays are well explained by posters in several languages. The breakfast in the hotel was "fair". They seemed to plan for a fixed number of guests and didn't replenish food supplies toward the end of the breakfast period.....so if you arrived rather late in the session you were left with what was left. Since we were involved in many off site wedding related activities we didn't take any other meals in the hotel. I would say that the Grand L is a very nice experience.....probably the best choice in town and reasonably priced. My internet connection was complimentary and very stable. They also loan laptops at the reception desk for use by guests in the lobby area....I saw several guests taking advantage of that service ....this seemed to be a common practice in Poland...we saw it in several locations. I never had even heard of Lublin before our trip there and it easily exceeded our expectations. Very interesting city. I would stay at the "Grand" again without even considering any alternatives.

A decent hotel, but it still amazes me that a city of Lublin's size has yet to be granted a five star. Where to start with the Grand. First off, great location, five mins from the old town. No prob checking in early, either, which was nice consdering the roaring hangover going on in my head.
So, the bad news first. Double bed actually turned out to be two singles squeezed together. Interent connection erratic. Bar was rented out for the whole night by a private party so were banished to the naff looking cafe on the 1st floor. bit more noise insulation would be handy. Dreadful service in the bar downstairs - as in really, really bad. Breakfast, the 'hot' bites were actually cold - no excuse for not being able to keep sausages warm. Restaurant way overpriced. Lifts - considering they were only covering three floors were slow. Rooms a little outdated - big box televisions etc.

The goodies - the bloody mary (freshly squeezed tommy juice) was the best I've had in Poland! Rooms of a very decent size. Good, strong shower. Very decent mini-bar. Excellent reception staff. Overall it was a cracking stay in a brilliant city, but I think the best thing about this hotel is the price to value ration - lets face it, in Krakow or Warsaw for a similar standard you'd be shelling out at least twice as much. Would defnitely recommend it, though I think for my next visit I'm going to be trying out the Waksman.

Lublin in November was cold, snowy and miserable but our stay at the Grand Hotel Lublinianka was anything but! Though we had an "economy" room (third floor - but with an elevator, skylights and only tiny windows, shower, only - no bathtub), the hotel was the highlight of our visit. The staff was great and very helpful, even in English; the room was modern and very clean with great beds and bedding and very nice wine and beer glasses provided in the room - we bought our wine at a store and brought it back to the room. The breakfast was fantastic (with the best coffee we'd had since arriving in Poland 2 months ago) - as was the light dinner we ate in the hotel cafe one night because the weather was so bad we didn't want to go out. To top it all off, the Turkish bath was amazing (and included in the price of the room). We stayed an extra night just to pamper ourselves. The hotel is very convenient to the old town and castle on a nice busy street with many shops and across from a park with some major monuments. If you're going to Lublin, stay here!