Historic Places
Located just few steps from the hotel, Wawel Hill is the Mecca of every Pole and a must for foreign tourists. From the 11th century on Poland's monarchs took up theirs residence here, in the Royal Castle and they were both crowned and buried here, in the Wawel Cathedral. For 1000 years it has been the witness of the history changes and a shelter of a great variety of art as well as a burial ground of most Polish royalty, the greatest national heroes, saints and scores of Krakow bishops.

The Royal Castle has been set on the Wawel Hill sometime in the 10th century and is now a combination of Medieval, Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque styles each brought by different rulers. The Royal Chambers contains splendid collections of art works with the most extensive array of tapestries. The Hall of Deputies with the heads of Krakow's townsfolk mounted on the ceiling is one of the more memorable and intriguing rooms.

Nearby Wawel Hill the Kazimierz is located - the Jewish district that housed Krakow's Jews for 500 years. In the past decade, it has been rediscovered and its hollowed out Jewish culture is gradually being symbolically re-introduced. Jewish hotels and restaurants have opened, as well as many trendy non-Jewish bars.