This pleasant, recently developed hotel was a great find (recommended by a Polish-friend-in-the-know). A short walk from Gdansk's wonderfully scenic Old Town, the hotel is in an elegant 4-storey 19th Century building. Though simply furnished, everything is spotless, perfectly functional and well designed. And it provides great value for money.

The restaurant on the lower level is attractive, and provides a perfectly adequate Central European-style breakfast. I have the impression that dinners there would be very pleasant.

An added feature: across the spacious courtyard is the Gdansk Music Academy, and their peformance hall is next to the hotel. The ambiance of nearby young musicians is pleasant.

Though window sound proofing is adequate, I preferred a "quiet" [Superior] room, looking into the courtyard (rather than a main road).

The Dom Muzyka is a strange "hotel". It occupies two wings of the elegant old music school that is situated two hundred metres to the south east of the old town zone. It doesn't look like a hotel and it doesn't announce itself to the world. It's like arriving at some kind of nineteenth centuruy institution for the confused and insane.

However, looks can be deceptive because it is actually a very good place to stay. The staff are most courteous and professional and the standard of cleanliness throughout the hotel is absolutely first class. There are plenty of single rooms for solo travellers.

I stayed in Room 423 on the fourth floor. It was tucked in under the eaves with exposed beams. The bathroom was freshly tiled and spotless and the shower was obedient. During my visit, the weather was a little fresh so I didn't mind the lack of air conditioning in the room.

Breakfast was a savoury buffet affair taken in the well-appointed restaurant. Good range of meats, cheeses, egg, frankfurters etc but I would have liked some fresh fruit. I ate at the restaurant one evening - a three course meal with two large glasses of beer for under £10 - but I found the quality of food slightly underwhelming and wished I had again eaten in one of the many restaurants in the old town. The restaurant seemed to be geared for German coach parties - mostly old fogeys on guided tours.

The old town of Gdansk itself is a lovely place. The Long Market is perhaps the most beautiful city street I have ever walked down but for me what meant the most was my visit to Gdansk Shipyards and the "Roads to Freedom" presentation beneath the Solidarnosc building. I also enjoyed the boat trip up to Westerplatte where the first shots of World War II were fired and my train journey up the coast to the seaside resort of Soppot - a rather sedate place.

My three day stay at the Dom Muzyka cost me just over £100 - including one restaurant meal. I would happily stay in this hotel again. One last point - the last hundred metres of the walk from the old town can be a bit spooky on your own so just move into fifth gear.

Looking forward to a trip to Gdansk I spent a fair bit of time researching the best place to stay in the city. I was swayed by the very positive reviews found on trip advisor and booked the Muzyka.

We were disappointed to find the hotel in the shadow of high storey flats which dominated the local area. On the positive side it was a short walk into the historic main square. Check in was quick and efficient in the smallish reception area. Adjacent to it was a tiny TV/computer room which was clearly too small for its purpose.

We were taken to our room on the first floor which overlooked the busy dual carriageway which leads into the city. The curtains were too small for the windows and the room felt more like a hostel than a hotel. Basic furniture, with an ok bed. The bathroom had by the look of it been recently re-tiled and was a reasonable size. The shower enclosure was somewhat on the smallish side however the anti slip floor was akin to walking on small pebbles, unbelievably uncomfortable! A personal dislike is small tv`s on a metal arm and the Muzyka managed to disappoint on that score as well.

Bitterly disappointed I asked if there was scope to upgrade. I was shown a nice room on the higher flooor which was a suite with lcd tvs. Impressed we discussed a price and I agreed to take the room. However a short time later the receptionist approached me in the lounge bar to say that because i had booked on the internet she would have to charge me double the amount we had previously agreed.! Very angry I declined and stayed in our room.

Overall a deeply disappointing hotel although if you can get a good price for one of the suites it might be worth a stay. But if not look elsewhere

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights after reading good reviews on this website.

The hotel is conveniently located, just a 10 minue walk from the Old Town area of Gdansk.

We arrived at Gdansk airport and took a taxi there which took about 30 minutes and cost 50 Zloty.

I cannot quite put my finger on it, but the hotel had an institutional feel to it - I felt like I was in a halls of residence or maybe a monastery!

The staff were very friendly, and spoke good English.

Our room had a television, but no English language television station.

Our room was more or less at ground level and faced onto a very busy road. What made this extremely annoying was that there appeared to be a curtain missing from the window (it was impossible to get the curtains to cover both windows and so there was a 20inch gap) and so you felt slightly on display to the outside! I mentioned this to a member of staff but nothing happened to rectify it.

Buffet style breakfast was excellent.

The bar is almost non-existent and really just a small corner of the restaurant area.

At just over £40GBP per night I thought the hotel was good value, but I can't help but think that I could have found somewhere slightly better for the same money.

By the way, Gdansk is great. We had a very cheap long weekend there and would recommend it to anyone.