The place We Stayed Throughout Our Two Month Trip in Poland

Right here’s a particular mid-month replace from Root of Good! A reader requested for extra element concerning the lodging we often e-book on our multi-month holidays. 

Phillip wrote:

“I’m always amazed at how frugal you’ll be able to journey, particularly on massive ticket objects like lodging. It will be nice to see lodging photos, just like the condo and resort you stayed at. That might significantly assist me perceive what worth for the buck you might be getting elsewhere.”

To summarize our overarching philosophy on lodging decisions, we’re on the lookout for worth for good, snug locations to remain. 

Excessive priorities to us:

• Cleanliness
• Comfort
• Quiet
• Easy
• Inexpensive

Our regular search filter when 4 of us journey as a household is “extremely rated, two bedrooms, and three beds”. This filter will get us flats the place the children have their very own bed room to share and every child has their very own mattress. And nobody has to sleep on a sleeper couch in the lounge.

I set the value filter to max out someplace at or simply beneath the median rental worth for the world and begin wanting on the inexpensive properties first. If nothing acceptable seems within the search outcomes, we go up in worth in $10 per night time increments till one thing good reveals up.

For stays over 2-3 nights, we e-book flats and for shorter stays we’ll usually e-book two resort rooms for the household. 

Sometimes we’ll add extra search filters like “air con” or “garments washer” if it’s vital to have these in a given space. However they’re often included if AC is important, and garments washers are quite common in most 2 bed room listings.

 

 

Let’s check out among the Airbnbs we booked throughout Poland in the course of the summer time of 2024. All costs are in USD’s and all of the locations we stayed had two bedrooms generally. 

• Krakow – $86 per night time
• Zakopane – $60 per night time
• Paczkow – $65 per night time
• Klodzko – $102 per night time
• Wroclaw – $112 per night time
• Jelenia Gora – $102 per night time
• Miedzyrzecki – $50 per night time per room in a “palace” resort
• Poznan – $73 per night time
• Gdansk – $123 per night time (5 bedrooms!)

 

Krakow – 2 Bed room, 2 Rest room, $86 per night time

We stayed in a really good, clear condo about 10-Quarter-hour from the vacationer a part of city. It was quiet and comparatively spacious by European requirements.

The condo marketed air con as an amenity, however like many locations in Europe, that meant it had one AC unit in a single room (the lounge) so it was virtually utterly ineffective at cooling the bedrooms on the far aspect of the condo. And the one night time we cranked the AC, the condensate line backed up and dumped a gallon or two of water all around the sofa and ground (!!).

General a really good place to remain for below $100 per night time, AC unit points however. The condo complicated felt solidly center or higher center class, and I noticed a ton of worldwide companies situated within the adjoining workplace park subsequent to the condo. I feel the condo is just a few years outdated. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zakopane – 2 Bed room, 2 Rest room, $60 per night time

We stayed about Quarter-hour exterior of the mountain resort city of Zakopane in one of many dozens of small, rural villages dotted throughout the area. The condo was mainly one half of the massive home the place the homeowners lived. Principally a “duplex” to make use of an American time period. The homeowners had a separate entrance on the opposite aspect of the home and our two flats have been related internally by a door that was all the time closed and locked. 

We had our personal entrance and utilization of the primary ground with two bedrooms and two loos, plus the decrease stage the place the kitchen, dwelling, and eating room was situated. The downstairs ground was barely beneath the skin floor elevation so it was a partial basement. This saved the within temperature pretty low which was truly too chilly at some closing dates (however we introduced coats with us on the journey so we have been superb). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paczkow – 2 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $65 per night time

In contrast to many of the flats the place we stayed for every week or every week and a half, we solely stayed on this condo in Paczkow for 4 nights. We needed to rearrange our schedule a bit and wanted a 4 night time keep on this a part of southern Poland earlier than persevering with on our journey, so it labored out properly. 

The condo itself was fairly good however most likely the smallest place we stayed all summer time. Nevertheless it had every thing we wanted – front room, eating room, full kitchen, garments washer and dryer, sizzling bathe, and a pair of bedrooms. The Airbnb itemizing talked about the entryway and exterior of the constructing have to be renovated as a result of it’s a 1930’s constructing and that was correct 🙂  

The most important drawback at this condo was the shortage of air con. Normally it’s solely within the 70’s throughout summertime in Poland. Nonetheless, we visited throughout a warmth wave when it was within the excessive 80’s and even went over 90F at some point. Once we arrived there have been no followers however the host shortly dispatched his caretaker with 3 fans-in-a-box that we collectively assembled whereas sweating profusely within the warmth.

The followers helped maintain us cool however there’s no level in mendacity: it was actually sizzling within the afternoons till the solar went down. 

It being Europe, there have been no screens on the home windows. However we needed to have the home windows broad open at night time to chill off from the oppressive warmth.

The bugs proved problematic. As soon as the solar set, the swarms of bugs shortly discovered their method inside. We tried turning off all of the lights at night time and simply pretended we have been tenting and it largely solved our bug drawback. 

At $65 per night time, it was an extremely good worth however I might undoubtedly pay a better worth if it had some air con or a minimum of some window screens. 

I didn’t put all of the pics in however the rest room and bedrooms have been all good sufficient. 

 

 

 

 

Klodzko – 2 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $102 per night time

We spent seven nights on this condo within the resort village of Polanica-Zdroj, solely Quarter-hour from Klodzko within the south of Poland. We solely went into the city of Klodzko as soon as throughout our keep, since most of our itinerary had us exploring the countryside or going up the mountains for some mountain climbing and sightseeing. 

This was one of many nicer, extra snug flats throughout our time in Poland. The climate was so much cooler, which helped the place really feel extra snug. 

 

 

 

The master suite on this condo (not proven) was very massive. However the youngsters’ bed room was on the smaller aspect.

We had the entire condo constructing to ourselves throughout our keep together with on-site parking within the driveway. The village was very quiet and peaceable too. 

 

 

Wroclaw – 2 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $112 per night time

We spent every week in Wroclaw on this 100+ 12 months outdated condo just some minutes from the sting of the historic middle of city. At an marketed 90 sq. meters, or 968 sq. ft, it was one of many bigger flats we stayed in. 

The decor was good general however it was missing in some regards. A number of the furnishings was worn out with holes within the cloth. Nonetheless, there have been a number of good canvas work from native artists and elaborate lighting fixtures. This condo felt like a piece in progress with a variety of potential. 

There have been a pair different issues I received’t get into however it was an fascinating expertise staying in an outdated however largely renovated condo within the older a part of city.

The condo was on the third ground which suggests fourth ground in America. I counted the steps on the way in which as much as the condo. 70 stairs to climb each time we got here dwelling. Typically carrying groceries. Good leg muscle exercise! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jelenia Gora – 2 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $102 per night time

Jelenia Gora is one other mountain-adjacent metropolis within the south of Poland. We stayed a couple of minutes south of Jelenia Gora nearer to the mountains within the village of Piechowice.  Regardless that we have been in a reasonably rural space, we had a good grocery retailer just some minutes away from us. 

We spent every week on this condo. It was fairly snug general. I feel the condo was constructed within the final 12 months or two because it appeared model new and doesn’t present on aerial images but. 

The lounge and upstairs loft bed room had air con, nevertheless the master suite didn’t have AC. It was cool sufficient at night time throughout our keep that the master suite didn’t get that heat so it was a snug keep. I additionally cranked the AC in the lounge all night time to assist maintain it cool in the remainder of the home and it appeared to work pretty properly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miedzyrzecki – $50 per night time per room (in a “palace” resort)

We wished to expertise dwelling in an outdated palace in Poland. This place, at $50 per night time, was excellent for a fast two night time keep. The room wasn’t probably the most snug and the ground squeaked horribly. The upside was that every room got here with a toilet.

A pleasant shock have been the enormous hares and wooly highland cows on the palace grounds for us to have a look at. Okay, I admit I additionally went inside the enormous hare enclosure to pet them. The proprietor of the place was good sufficient and it was an fascinating expertise general for $50 per night time. We have been additionally staying in the course of nowhere to go to one specific attraction, so there weren’t a ton of different nice locations to select from inside 45 minutes. 

 

 

 

Poznan – 2 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $73 per night time

We spent 5 nights in Poznan at this condo situated on the sting of the historic a part of downtown near many of the vacationer points of interest on the town. 

At $73 per night time, this place scores fairly excessive on the worth scale. All the things labored simply superb general. 

This was one other “air conditioner in just one room” setup which appears widespread in European condo leases. Thankfully it wasn’t that sizzling so we didn’t need to depend on the home windows at night time as a lot. At the very least our children obtained to benefit from the cool AC of their room (once more). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gdansk – 5 Bed room, 1 Rest room, $123 per night time

We had a tough time discovering place in Gdansk, so we stayed a bit additional out in the neighborhood of Oliwa. It was fairly quiet at night time and nonetheless handy to in every single place we ended up visiting throughout our keep. 

This was our costliest place throughout the entire summer time, partially resulting from the truth that it got here with 5 bedrooms. Technically extra like 4 bedrooms plus a giant walk-in closet with a twin measurement mattress in it.

The itemizing marketed it as accommodating 10 folks however I feel it might be fairly tight with any greater than 5-6 folks for the reason that condo solely had one rest room.  

At 1,600 sq. ft, it was a lot bigger than all the opposite locations we stayed in the course of the summer time. It felt very spacious in some components however the barely odd structure made it cramped in spots. The kitchen, for instance, was very lengthy however slim so the 4 of us obtained into some visitors jams whereas prepping meals. 

Every of the children obtained their very own room, and we used the additional bedrooms as a closet and as a laundry drying room. 

I didn’t embrace pics of the bedrooms however they have been loads spacious generally.

 

 

 

Closing Ideas

That’s overview of the sorts of locations we stayed in in the course of the summer time of 2024 in Poland. I didn’t present a number of locations we stayed for the sake of brevity. There have been a number of 1 night time stays in fundamental resorts that have been superb, all priced round $50 per night time per room. 

For all the flats we stayed in, the costs ranged from $60 per night time on the low finish to $123 per night time on the excessive finish for what have been largely 2 bed room flats with one or two loos. 

Throughout your entire journey, we spent 65 nights in Poland at a mean worth of $94 USD per night time for lodging bills. 

I referred to all of those flats as “airbnbs” however we truly booked a number of locations by means of reserving.com this 12 months. Nonetheless most flats have been listed on Airbnb (or listed on each websites in a single case). 

We got here up with a number of conclusions after this summer time:

1. New construct flats are a lot nicer than older, historic buildings. You might have higher odds that every thing works properly and it’ll be extra more likely to have trendy facilities in case you go together with a more recent place.
2. Locations close to lakes or rivers could have extra bugs that fly inside in the course of the night time (as a result of I’ve given up on the lookout for window screens in Europe)
3. If the itemizing says “air con”, verify precisely what number of models and the place the AC unit(s) are situated. We maintain forgetting this.
4. Locations which might be barely faraway from probably the most vacationer a part of city will most likely be quieter, for people who take pleasure in peace and quiet.

 

 

How do the locations we stayed examine to the holiday lodging you often keep in? Had been these locations in Poland as good as you thought they’d be?

 

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