Golden Lion Szewska 19

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The hotel is located in a genuine old building in the old town. For this very reason the property has a lot of character typical for the period it was built in. A huge bonus was the modern bathroom with great water pressure in the shower. There are 2 kitchens (located in the common areas) which are very well equipped with the oven, the microwave, plates, cutlery, coffee makers etc. The owner is extremely helpful and accommodating. He's a very pleasant man who's willing to meet his guests' needs, whenever he can. The location itself is superb. We could see the old town market from our window. There are many lovely restaurants in the area, a mini supermarket literally across the street and it's about 2 minutes walking distance from the tram stop. It's also within walking distance from Galeria Krakowska if you're looking for a bit of retail therapy which is also a location of the main railway station. The place is really clean and even though the towels were not changed daily, you could get the fresh ones on demand with no extra charge and cleaning staff was very pleasant and helpful. A lot of people complained about the noise from the street. Well, to be fair, it was a bit noisy until about midnight. Then it was usually going quiet. There were few minor issues, but I would still consider this hotel as excellent, when you take into account the location and the price.
  : There were no major issues that would in any way go against the hotel and I would still highly recommend it! It should be stated clearly, there's no elevator. I realized it only when we arrived at the hotel, but it is mentioned in the hotel description. The beds could be maybe a little bit comfier and the TV was missing from our room, but as we brought our own laptop, it was not really a big deal. I'm also sure, if we've mentioned it to the owner, he would do his best to get something organised, so I wouldn't hold it against him. The internet connection is currently undergoing modernisation and at the time of our visit it was a bit patchy. This made our working remotely from Krakow a little bit harder but we've managed. I've mentioned these few shortcomings, just so everyone knows what to expect. Despite all of them I would still stay in this hotel again.

Good
Traveller Type:
  : Location is goodStaff are greatKitchen areas really useful
  : Can not control shower temperature and minimal hot water, minimal water pressure. Taps in bathroom have no hot water so no shaving.Flat 8 is very dated and can feel a little coldIt is quite a noisy location

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The location was great.