Qubus Hotel Krakow - Krakow, Poland 

Pleasant
Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008
We stayed three nights at the Qubus hotel, and were very pleased with our stay. It is a new building, and is very airy and comfortable. The rooms are medium size, and come with a TV with built-in computer. The bathroom was spotless, modern and done to a high standard. Breakfast is a typical Germanic-Polish affair. Nothing special, but decent enough. The one complaint would be that some of the bread wasn't always very fresh. We also tried the restaurant one night, which was a nice experience. There is a little noise from outside, and although I am very sensitive to that, I had no problems sleeping or relaxing. Our window was on the noisier side of the building. The location was fine for us. It's about 15 minutes walk into the old town of Krakow, which is ideal. It gives you the opportunity to spend at least some time outside of the touristy places and get a flavour of local life. The Jewish district is just around the corner and worth a visit, followed by dinner in one of the excellent restaurants. Overall, I was happy with my stay here. There was a slight hint of charming amateurism in the hotel (as in the rest of Krakow), but that didn't really bother me, as it makes it all the more interesting. Four stars for me.

Good hotel for the price
Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008
This is a modern hotel, situated on the banks of the river Vistula, about 20 minutes walk from the main square in Krakov. A pleasant design with light airy and modern rooms. Well fitted bathrooms with hair dryer and also an iron and ironing board in each room. Flat scren TV also. Draw back is the very small 2'6" single beds!!! Fairly comfortable but oh so small - have no idea how larger/taller people get on, but we found them uncomfortable. On our first night we were allocated a room on the first floor overlooking the reception/bar area and for some reason there was jazz music playing all night long!! We complained at 1am, 2am and again at 3 am and were simply told they couldn't turn it off!! Neddless to say we complained again the following day and were moved to a quieter room overlooking the side road. Noise from the bar/reception is a real issue though because of the design of the area, everything echoes. I would advise anyone staying to request a room on the other side or third floor and above. Breakfast was excellent with a huge choice and unusually good coffee. We ate once in the restaurant and it was very acceptable and well priced. The area around the hotel is interesting and in the small Jewish Quarter square about 10 mins walk away there is a selection of restaurants. We though SZARA excellent. Although dearer than the rest the quality of the food made it well worth the extra cost. No 24 and 34 tram take visitors from hotel into the city centre in about 8 minutes. There is also a hotel boat which takes you (on the hour and with prior reservation) along the river to the Castle area - takes about 10 minutes and is quite pleasant. it is also free - apart from a small tip.

good busy hotel
Posted: Sun, Jun 15 2008
A very good modern hotel. Out of town but on good tram routes (also on train route to Salt Mines). Breakfast excellent with wide choice and very good service. Rooms comfortable. Pool and saunas small but spotlessly clean and well kept. Our only problem was with dinner, when staff were very slow and it took ages to get any food. This was a marked contrast to all other service.

Ticks a lot of boxes
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 2008
I had a two night stay at Hotel Qubus earlier this week and feel it was a very good experience.This is a modern hotel located close to the former Jewish Quater of Krakow and a 20-25 minute( not terribly interesting )walk to the towns main square. The hotel itself is extremely clean with acceptable sized rooms, comfortable beds and a good bathroom.Staff were outstandingly friendly and helpful.Large fresh and varied breakfast buffet---certainly something there to suit all tastes, from the healthy options to the heart attacks on a plate . The hotel also offers extras such as a fitness centre and swimming pool--I didnt see them so cant comment.There is a hairdresser and manicurist also available to guests. My one suggestion would be that when booking a room here you avoid a room on one of the lower floors facing the hotels large atrium. We found we needed to have light on during the day as the room was always dark and that opening te window at night(the weather was gloriously warm at the end of May) was a problem because of the noise from the buzzy bar area that went on until very late.I saw a room that faced the street and these things did not present any problem in those rooms.The hotel has a restaurant which we tried one night---the food was O.K. but not special.It is possible to get drinks and snacks at any time here which we found useful. All in all I would recommend this hotel for anyone who does not wish to be in the centre of town.