Krakow hotel area

We stayed at the Globtrotter (yes, glob...not globe)
per referral from this site. We had a large room with 4 twins beds and it was fine. Really reasonable and not luxurious at all...but they had parking a block ro two away and it was right in the main area of town. A block or two off the square. They did not offer breakfast, so we just went out.

In May 2012, we spent 6 nights in Krakow. We divided our time between The Globtrotter and Orlowska Townhouse Apartments. As Terry Kathryn wrote, The Globtrotter is "reasonable and not luxurious at all". The Orlowska Apts. are fabulous!! Each is a beautifully furnished studio with kitchen. They are located just blocks from Krakow's Main Market Square. The front desk staff is very helpful. One night we were invited (by written invitation!!) down to the bar for drinks and piano music. The price is higher than The Globtrotter, but we felt it was well worth the extra money. Both my husband and I would highly recommend the apartments. Look at the reviews on Trip Advisor.

We have stayed in the Saski and enjoyed it. We also looked into several other hotels around the Main Market Square before booking the Saski and most looked good. My main advice would be to stay in old town a block or two from the square.

We also stayed at Hotel Saski and certainly can recommend it. I would say the best place to stay in Krakow is around Rynek Glowny.

We were in Krakow in September, and stayed at the Alexander Hotel. Nothing fancy, but the rooms were very clean and quite comfortable. There was a nice breakfast buffet every morning. The staff was very helpful and friendly. It is a bit off the beaten path, which is nice, but within very easy walking distance of the market square. I would suggest a location like this rather than in Kazimierz, as this location gives you the convenience of being able to walk to everything you need. There is also a trolley stop just a block or 2 away, which will allow you to get to anything you need.

We stayed at the Park Inn but I would not return there. We did find that the trolleys were easy to use so you find it helpful to locate near one of the lines.

I don't recall what apartments we stayed in back in 2008, but why don't you try tripadvisor.com? There are plenty of good choices there (check out some of the boutique, mom-and-pop types of places, they are very charming)...also see if you can get good prices on booking.com when it's time to book (it's worked very well for me for all my travels). If you don't mind walking and trolley, staying in the Jewish Quarter is a good alternative to being right off the square, and the area is much more bohemian and unique.

We stayed at Novotel Bronowice - which is slightly out of town. You need a cab to get to town. I would advise the Novotel Centrum, which is in the middle of town. These are not too expensive and have a basic standard - being part of the Novotel chain.

Last year we stayed at Hotel Pod Roza which was nice but kind of expensive. We didn't have a reservation when we got to town so we ended up here as many other places were booked. We liked it and it was convenient for walking around. This year we are staying at: Aparthotel Maly Krakow.