Travellers Inn Hostel

Travellers Inn Hostel is such a friendly hostel and quite well located in Krakow. Actually the main entrance to the building doesn't look very nice -- a bit cold and rough -- but once you are inside (the hostel is in the left side of the main floor) it feels really comfortable and cosy. It's quite close to the city centre and the main square (less than ten minutes' walking distance) and as well close to Kazimierz (just a few minutes).

It is twenty minutes from the main railway and bus station. If you don't feel like walking you can take a tram to the hostel -- there are a lot of trams going there and they pass quite often (you have to buy the ticket first in any "kiosque"). But it's good to go walking and have a look at the city -- it is worth it and the hostel is not difficult to find.

The hostel is quite small but it feels cosy -- a great atmosphere. The rooms are comfortable and big enough, although the beds could be more thick-mattressed. The sheets and blankets are clean and ready for you to make the bed whenever you feel like. Both rooms and toilets are clean and in good condition, there is central heating and it feels really warm. There are two toilets and two showers, well equipped, with hot water all day long. The only problem is that if the hostel is crowded you may have to queue for a shower.

There is a nice and comfortable common room where you can socialize, with sofas, magazines, a CD player, and two computers with free internet access. The kitchen looks nice, with a big table in which guests can have their meals. The only problem is that you cannot really cook there because they don't have a proper cooker, but you can cook any other thing that doesn't need much heat. Breakfast is included and it's served from early in the morning and it includes toasts, jam, butter, cereals, coffee, milk, and juice.

The staff is very nice and always willing to help you to get around the city and recommending places to go. There's a mural in the kitchen with recommended places to go and where they are located and they have quite a lot of information on what's on in Krakow. There is no curfew so you can come back whenever you want -- you just have to ring the bell outside (there's always somebody at reception to let you in). There isn't check-out time, and they can keep your luggage in the luggage-room if needed. If you make the reservation, do say the time you will be arriving because if you are late, they may have given the room to someone else.

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February 2005