Owned by a pleasant and sentimental Bydgoszcz patriot, the Centralny has been putting people to bed since it first opened its doors in 1876. The rooms are a jumble of styles and standards from unrenovated bargains without televisions to more modern affairs in coffee and cream colours. Quirky extras include a small exhibition of things found in the hotel over the last 130 years, an in-house car rental service and the occasional fancy opera and dinner evening.