Two things you won’t expect to find in the lobby are the Barcelona football team and a Nobel-prize winning author. Think again. This served as HQ for the touring Catalan side once, and is also famous for its long standing association with novelist Gunter Grass, who stays here whenever he’s in town. Found in the suburbs of Wrzeszcz, Szydłowski has all the perks you’d expect from an upmarket venue: sound-proofed rooms, immaculate staff and even an in-house confectionary. Your best choice if you want something close to the airport. Note that not all rooms have air-conditioning.

Szydłowski comments

• 04
  Jan
  2009
  Catriona - California/USA, San Francisco
  Its 1am. Let me assure you the rooms are NOT soundproofed as I sit with the walls shaking with the euro happy house music playing 2 floors below me. This is not upmarket and not impressive and I will be checking out in the morning. A terrible experience.