Hotel berhampiran Falenicka Sosna, Warsaw

Just outside Warsaw, but relatively well connected by train, is the HIR Jozefow; an idyll on the edge of extensive forests and a small tributary of the Vistula, the Swider. A relaxing stay is guaranteed simply because of this location. In addition, the house offers many recreational opportunities, from the spa area to the golf and tennis courts and bicycle rental to a ropes course for children, which offer new varieties every day. On arrival at HIE Jozefow a room upgrade and various nicely designed amenities were waiting for us. The view from the balcony glided over the abundant trees of the hotel property, the playgrounds and sports fields as well as the golf courses. The afternoon sun, when it seemed, heated us up strongly. The beds were of high quality and provided a restful sleep. If you wanted, you could choose from the richly filled (paid) minibar or help yourself to the other cold and hot drinks provided free of charge. In the bathroom, only the ancient shower curtain, which was to be replaced by a fixed shower enclosure, disturbed. Even showering in a bathtub is probably no longer quite up to date, but practicable for sporty condition. Culinary highlights of our stay were the visits to the restaurant Luna & Sol of the hotel. The new chef knew how to create an offer that goes far beyond the level of a usual Holiday Inn, especially in the evenings; and this at a reasonable price level. Whether you helped yourself to the extensive buffet or put together an à la carte menu yourself: local, fresh products, cleverly prepared, always contributed to a successful evening. Of the leisure facilities, we once again made intensive use of the spa area during our stay. The swimming pool and the two saunas promised a varied stay almost at any time. Unfortunately, the indoor pool has only five, quite uncomfortable, because much too hard loungers (without pads), which should be exchanged for those much more comfortable loungers from the relaxation area of the spa. We would like to take this opportunity to thank two people who made our stay extremely pleasant, on behalf of the many employees we met: On the one hand, the Front Office and Reservation Manager who always had an ear for our concerns; on the other hand, the General Manager did everything in his power, to give us a feeling of well-being during our days in ”his” house. Even in its 15th year of existence, the Holiday Inn Jozefow more than lives up to its reputation as a 4-star first-class hotel. The standards that the management practices in this house should give other hotels an example of how upscale hotels should and can function despite the current, worldwide difficulties.

Abbiamo seguito mio marito che è venuto a Varsavia per lavoro. Abbiamo soggiornato qui 2 notti, perchè a 100m dalla ditta in cui lui doveva andare. L'albergo si trova in un quartiere periferico e in via di sviluppo, non comodissimo per andare in centro, perchè bisognava prendere il bus e poi la metro, impiegando quasi 50 minuti. La camera ha il frigo, ma vuoto, ha poche prese e viene pulita e rifatta solo se se ne fa richiesta, come è spiegato sulla porta del bagno. Noi avevamo 2 letti singoli grandi e comodi. La colazione non è inclusa nel prezzo, costa 10 euro a persona. Alla reception danno i voucher per la colazione da consegnare al mattino. La sala colazione è piccolina, con non molto assortimento, soprattutto dolce (ci sono solo yogurt e marmellatine), un po' più fornita la parte salata. Se si è a Varsavia per turismo, consiglio a parità di prezzo, una struttura più centrale, nonostante questa sia abbastanza comoda all'aeroporto (15 minuti in auto)

Comfortable-ish, but will not return. This is a rental flat apartment complex near Wilanow. It’s far from the city center, can be done with public transportation (bus stop a few steps away) in ~ 40-60 minutes, or with a taxi in 15-30 minutes. There is a Zabka a few minutes walk away but nothing else nearby. On the plus, the surroundings are quiet. My flat (“premium”) was reasonably sized (not large), had a double bed, wardrobe, nice bath (with washing machine – think only the premium flats have these) and a kitchenette – double hob, sink, small fridge (no freezer…) and a microwave. No oven. Lighting was nice and bright, bit of a lack of natural light (inexplicably small and high window in kitchenette). Set out a bit like a studio flat. Enough storage space, wifi worked fine. The furnishings are mid-level Ikea quality, which is a shame – could be much nicer. Maintenance could be better – door lock was dodgy, curtains did not fully close. The real problem is no soundproofing. There was only a regular door separating my flat and the one next door – could hear their conversations as though they were in my flat. Noise travels easily from the flat above – an insomniac in the flat above decided to move all the furniture around at 11pm every night…. In fairness, the price was low so this does represent fair VFM. However, next time I’ll stick to the city center – with a hotel that has decent soundproofing. If you do go – get an upper-floor room.

The BW Hotel Portos is such an underrated hotel that offers extremely decent value in comparison to other hotels in Warsaw. The hotel is unfortunately a bit far away from the city center but it’s easy to get to anywhere with the public transit so I never felt like it was ever an issue. The rooms are a bit dated in some regards, but the overall cleanliness of the room was great during my stay. The only small nitpick I have is the lack of a small fridge/minibar.

Hotel is in quiet street, with good public transportation to city center. We had so called Superior room, it was very clean, with comfortable bed and good bathroom. Soap and shampoo in refillable bottles, ok towels (could be nicer). None soap bars or lotions. Little fridge (ours barely worked), microwave, tea kettle, no coffee maker. Tea bags and instant coffee in the room as well as basic dishes. Water bottles in the room as well. AC works great. Very good breakfast, staff overseeing breakfast room does not like to smile but cleans tables efficiently and quickly. We wish there was access to NETFLIX (using our own account), TV service is very poor, not much beyond bunch of TVP channels, Polsat, basic TVN - No TVN 24. Not much to do in hotel at night since there is no restaurant or bar and again TV programing is poor. I am not sure if I would choose this hotel again because of tv choices and maybe lack of restaurant.

The reception staff are warmly and friendly, especially Victoria and Julia, they are nice and helpful

Overall was great! Although we requested a room change because they did some drilling work on the floor that we are staying and early in the morning you cannot rest because of the noise. We went down to the reception and requested to be transferred to a mire quiet room.

Elevator closed slowly and that’s about all which was negative. Everything else is fine.