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Over 30 ‘outstanding’ Polish hotels preselected for new Michelin award

The new Michelin Key which will be introduced in 2024, has preselected more than 5,300 hotels in 120 countries, with 32 of them based across Poland and will ‘highlight establishments offering exceptional hotel and travel experiences’. Michelin Guide

The new Michelin Key which will be introduced in 2024, has preselected more than 5,300 hotels in 120 countries, with 32 of them based across Poland and will ‘highlight establishments offering exceptional hotel and travel experiences’.

Kraków entrepreneur teams up with hotel groups to recycle old soap and help those in need

Turning the used hotel soap into fresh new bars, beneficiaries of Jarosław Kędroń’s Resoap Project include an array of Polish orphanages, Ukrainian refugee organisations and, even, charitable missions as far afield as Cameroon.

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The incredible true story behind new WWII blockbuster ‘Filip’

VIDEO: The film about a Jewish man from the Warsaw ghetto who finds himself working as a waiter in a luxury hotel in Hitler’s Third Reich by pretending to be French while sleeping with German women before brutally discarding them as revenge for the murder of his family has opened in cinemas.

WWII palace built as summer residence for Nazi monster to be transformed into luxury 5-star hotel

Known at the time as Schloss Wartenberg, it was constructed as a summer residence for senior SS officer Otto von Wachter, the governor of the Kraków District in Hans Frank's General Government.

New Polish hotel in Lviv to symbolise ‘courage and determination’ of Ukrainians

Architects from Warsaw’s Kuryłowicz & Associates came up with the winning design for the four-star hotel which Ukrainian contractors are now building on the famous Mickiewicz Square UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stunning renovation sees two 18th century palaces restored as one glamorous hotel

Combining the historic style of a bygone Warsaw with a modern twist, the five-star boutique Hotel Verte was designed to be "an unconvential adaptation of the Branicki and Szaniawski Palaces" and has been described as a "fresh page" in their history.

Luxury palace hotel wins Historic Hotels of Europe award for its ‘enchanting parkland, gorgeously-furnished rooms and fascinating history’

Renovated just four-years ago, Komierowo Palace finished in the top spot ahead of Ireland’s Blue Haven Hotel, and the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, Switzerland.

Poland sees surge in demand for nuclear bunkers, with some looking more luxurious than a 5-star hotel!

As concern heightens over the future, no longer are fallout shelters being seen as the domain of eccentric survivalists or paranoid billionaires. Vastly varying in size and cost, what was once a niche market has seen an explosion in both interest and innovation. 

Unique on every level, the Quadrille is the magical hotel that Gdynia deserves

Executed with deft aplomb, there is nothing in this hotel that feels like a misstep. Every surface, ever corner and every little nook has a purpose or some tiny magic detail: a trinket of some sort whether it be a book or a photo or some charming decoy to keep you amused. 

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