Stayed at Campanile for two nights at the end of October. This is a very good budget hotel. The hotel was very clean, the beds were comfortable and the buffet breakfast was good with a small selection of hot food. Excellent position in the old town.

Got a taxi from airport to Auschwitz and then to Krakow to save time . This cost 360 zls with Krakow shuttle.com. Went on buggy tour which was a quick way of seeing main tourist attractions.
Lovely atmosphere at night.

The Campanile is in a great location - within a few minutes walk of the main square and numerous bars and restaurants. Its also within 5 minutes of the train station.

Our room was on the fifth floor and was spotless. The tea/coffee making facilities were an added bonus and appreciated since it was averaging about 4 degrees outside during our 4 day holiday.

The staff were very friendly and efficient and, all in all, the Campanile was good value for money. The breakfast was good, with a wide range of bits and pieces.

The Campanile is a great base from which to explore Krakow and we are planning to return very soon. If you are looking for a good basic hotel that is clean and a stone's throw from the main sights, you can't go far wrong here.

Krakow we love you!

I couldn't believe what a nice hotel this was with an excellent location for the price we paid. The room was nice, plenty of room clean (except for a few bugs). The location couldn't have been better - just a 5 minute walk from the Market Square (just inside the park that circles the historic area. breakfast was pretty decent for a European hotel (but make sure that it is included in the room - they told us it was and then tried to charge us when we checked out - it isn't worth the price if not complementory). They did forget to call our cab so we were an hour late getting picked up for the airport. But still - for the price I'd defenitely stay there again.

Krakow was beautiful and there are so many cute shops along all the side streets that you could spend days and not see them all. The castle area was o.k. - the salt mine is a must (take the $2 cable car - not the overpriced bus tour - get there early if you don't want a long wait) - and of course, Aushwitz is such a part of history that it is worth the long bus ride. St. Mary's church on the square is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen in Europe - inside and out. Krakow is a wonderful place to relax and spend a leisurely few days to shop and people watch.

Having scoured TripAdvisor for some reasonable cost accomodation in Krakow, I plumped for the Campanile for a guy's weekend away.

Given that all we needed was a bed for the night and a place to shower and change it was a good choice - nothing fancy - but decent, clean and reasonably priced. A bonus was it's location - literally steps away from the Planxty Gardens and not much further from the Town Square. Some of the other 'tourist' grade hotels appeared to be quite a distance from the centre.

Check-in was straightforward and our room was ready when we arrived just after noon. Reception staff gave us a map showing location of hotel in relation to main sights - there was also a useful city guide
available in the room.

Room was a good size with a street view (although the street was quiet albeit with some revellers late at night but nothing too annoying). Bed was quite comfortable. Tea and coffee facilities available in room. Small TV but with limited channels. Very limited wardrobe/storage facility - but that shouldn't be too much of an isue
if you are in the hotel only for a night or two.

Bathroom was small - bath with over-shower - but clean. Basic toiletries only.

Basic continental breakfast available - but was charged extra for this despite asking at check-in whether breakfast was included in the rate (and was assured it was!). If I had known otherwise I would have ate elsewhere - if only to try something different for breakfast.

Krakow if a pretty attractive city - with lots of interesting and historic buildings and churches. Some good shopping too - a new gleaming shopping centre has been built beside the main railway station which will be an attractive addition for the shopolics visiting the city!

The main square is buzzing day and night - great atmosphere in mid June when the weather was fabulous and cafe society was at its height!

Highlight of the visit however was the day trip to Auschwitz. A chilling, sobering, trip the memory of which will remain with me for a very long time. Well worth doing if a little rushed - it's about an
hour's drive out of town and cost's about £20 if booked through Crackow Tours.

Didn't have time to do the salt mines but others have recommended the
tour - so that's something for the next time we visit!