I have just returned from a four night city break to Krakow. We stayed in the Regent Hotel in the Kazimierz district. We found the hotel to be very good and in a great location. The staff were very friendly and helpfull, especially as it was very cold and snowing during our stay. The room was front facing on the second floor, but a little on the cool side as the radiator appeared faulty. So we were happy given the extra blankets. The Breakfast room is in the basement and very nice it is too, with an assortment of cereals, fruit, cheeses, cold meats, pastries and scrambled eggs and sausages {hot dogs!}.
Krakow main square, Rynek Glowny is a 15 minute stroll away, with plenty of restaurants, bars and market stalls there. Wavel Castle is even nearer and a good place to visit. Auschwitz and the salt mine at Wieliczka are a must. It is much cheaper to do Auschwitz independant of a coach tour, you will save yourself pounds. From the bus station, take the mini bus to the town of Oswiecim about a 1hour & 20 min drive away, cost 9 zloty one way about £2. Krakow was better than expected.

The 4 of us stayed at the regent for 4 nights.the hotel is in the jewish quarter, great area to stay.lots of good restuarents and bars just 5 minutes walk from the hotel.its just a 20 minute walk into the centre.if you dont want to walk its only 50p to get the tram there from round the corner.dont go to auschwitz on a tour its so easy to catch a bus from the main bus station there and it only costs about 4 pound return.we also made our own way to the salt mines via a bus.the hotel has there own taxi service so we booked them to get from the airport to the hotel it costs 15 pound each way.we booked the hotel direct and got a 10% discount.i always e mail a hotel we are staying a week before to make sure everything is fine with our booking.this hotel is in a 4 hotel chain in the city might be a few years before i return to krakow but i would stay in the jewish quarter again and would stay here again.

This was our second stay at the RT Regent. We arrived at 2pm and our room was ready for us. We had room 109 which was a front-facing room on the non-smoking floor. We found the room a little chilly but hoped it would warm up when we had been in there a while. My husband was suffering from a stomach virus and went to bed and I sat in the room, next to the radiator. When the room still hadn't heated up very much we rang reception and they sent someone to check the heating. It was cranked up full belt but as we were still chilly they brought an electric heater up for us which really made a difference. There wasn't a lot of traffic using the street outside so noise wasn't too much of a problem. This may change during the busier months.

We ate in the hotel restaurant and the food was good. The staff were quite concerned about my husband only having a bowl of soup until he explained about his stomach bug.

Breakfast is served in the cellar restaurant and is buffet style. There are lots of juices to choose from and the usual array of cold meats and cheeses. The fresh bread smelt deliciious. There was scrambled eggs and frankfurters in the hot tray when we were there.

The rooms offer lots of storage space which considering it was mid-winter and we had huge padded jackets and big boots with us, we were grateful for.

The bathroom consisted of shower, toilet and wash basin and was very spacious. Towels were replaced daily if requested. If you wanted to use them again, you just hung them up on the hook.

The hotel is in the former Jewish district and is very convenient for bars and restaurants.

My husband & I stayed at the RT Regent Hotel, Krakow 28 - 30 Jan 2008. It is a really nice hotel with friendly staff. Our room was very clean and a good size. The bathroom was lovely with a great shower. Breakfast was buffet style with a good selection of cereals, toast & preserves, eggs sausages, rolls, cheese & cold meats Tea & Coffee and fruits juices were plentiful. Very good selection and def great value for money.

The location was also ok, in the heart of the Jewish quarter with some nice bars & restaurants to be found in the local area. As stated by other travellers, Krakow is a lovely city steeped in History. The Main square is really nice with the cathedral & other lovely buildings.

We would recommend getting the train from Krakow airport to the main train station in Krakow. You can pickup the free shuttle bus to the station right outside the airport and for a fare of 6zlotys and a 15 min journey you arrive at Krakow station. The trams are excellent and cheap too! All in all a lovely trip and would recomment Krakow to anyone.

If anyone needs any advice please do not hesitate to contact me.