Grand Hotel - Krakow, Poland - Antique Hotels on Waymarking.com

The Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel located in the center of Krakow. It was opened in 1887 and was very luxuriously furnished from the start. The hotel has 3 floors with a total of 62 rooms, of which 9 are suites.
There is both a restaurant and a cafe here. A wellness area with sauna and fitness can also be offered to hotel guests.

The complex of buildings that form today's hotel dates back to the Middle Ages. That is why medieval cross-ribbed vaults are found in the oldest, underground part of the building.

The hotel has always been the hotel where the royals and the famous guests stayed. A wide range of celebrities are mentioned:
Margaret Thatcher, Prince Philip, Colin Powell, Gerhard Schroder, Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko, Lech Walesa, President Aleksander Kwasniewski, Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz, Roman Polanski, famous actors such as Holly Hunter, Kenneth Branagh or Adrien Brody. The hotel's guests also included famous musicians: the founder of Deep Purple – Richie Blackmoor, guitarist from Queen – Brian May and many others.

Name of the Hotel: Grand Hotel Address: Sławkowska 5/7, 31-014 Kraków, Polen Number of Rooms: 62 Height in floors: 3 Hotel Rating: 5 Stars Hotel since: 01/15/1887 Date Building was built: 01/01/1700 First use of building: ​ City house - palace - hotel Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Hotel website (if available): [Web Link] Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): Not Listed Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: Not Listed

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