My friend and I are thinking of going to Krakow for a weekend break?
Filed Under (Other - Europe) by admin on 20-06-2008
Tagged Under : Krakow, Low Budget Hotel, Tourist Information, Weekend Break
Groid asked:
Can anyone recommend a good low-budget hotel in or close to the city centre? Also, if you can offer any other useful advice or tourist information I’d be very grateful - for example, how long does it take to go from the airport to the city centre and what is the transport like, price-wise?
Can anyone recommend a good low-budget hotel in or close to the city centre? Also, if you can offer any other useful advice or tourist information I’d be very grateful - for example, how long does it take to go from the airport to the city centre and what is the transport like, price-wise?
Thanks
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Getting to the city centre takes the same time as getting from there to the airport.
krakow is the source of polands helium gas resources.But apart from that i cannot advise you,except to say,my polish friends are very nice people and like a good drink but always with some food to nibble on.They say that is the proper way to drink-.
wawel hill is a must, followed by a walk from there to the main square, takes around 15 mins well singposted and througha lovely little park, Krakow is great cos there are loads of little streets to get lost down but you mostly find your way again, when i went i stayed in a hostel that was quite nice called Momo town hostel just in the Jewish quarter.
The Jewish quarter is lovely as well and walking along the river past the dragon that was slayed.
Basically its a great city and you’ll have an amazing time.
the public transport i cant really comment on as i arrrived on train but the trams seemed regualar and i cant imagine expensive as Poland is very reasonable, hope this helps
There’s loads of places to live, especially up around the station. Everybody speaks English in the hotels, go local, don’t go to the international hotels, you’ll pay London prices. The trip from the airport to the town is by bus and train, but everybody does it and it’s real simple, tho’ noone in the railway system speaks English. It’s al rea;cheap. Use taxis to get around , and hire a student for £10 a day to be your guide - minimumwage is about £1 an hour. Krakow is a one week town, ie) there’s enough there to keep you busy for a week, so go down to the main square to start with and yes , you can eat the open air food. There are loads of students, theatres and cinemas. Take a laptop, wifi is all over the place. Food and beer is cheap. Avoid the english, they are drunken bums. Try pirogi and begoss.