The back story
The grand hotels of Warsaw: the back story
Raffles Europejski and the Hotel Bristol face each other on the Royal Route, the Sofitel Victoria looks over Piłsudski Square, and Nobu, the InterContinental and the Hotel Warszawa rise in the centre. Here is where to stay in Warsaw, district by district.
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Image courtesy of © Adrian Grycuk · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl via Wikimedia CommonsWarsaw’s grandest hotels line the Royal Route. Raffles Europejski Warsaw, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 13, and the Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection hotel at Krakowskie Przedmieście 42/44, are a short walk from the Royal Castle and the Old Town. The Sofitel Warsaw Victoria is round the corner on Królewska, by the Saxon Garden. In the centre, the InterContinental on Emilii Plater, Nobu on Wilcza and the Hotel Warszawa on Plac Powstańców Warszawy are all in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide’s hotel selection, along with boutique addresses in the Old Town, on Nowy Świat and in Praga.
On the Royal Route
Raffles Europejski Warsaw has Europejski Grill, which is in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide, the Lourse Warszawa pâtisserie and the Long Bar. The Hotel Bristol, with its Café Bristol, stands further along Krakowskie Przedmieście. The Flaner Hotel, the Hotel Teatro, Colette and Indigo are on the same route, around Nowy Świat.
In the centre
The InterContinental Warszawa stands at Emilii Plater 49, by the Palace of Culture and Science. Nobu Hotel Warsaw is at Wilcza 73, H15 on Poznańska, PURO Warszawa Centrum on Widok, and the Hotel Warszawa on Plac Powstańców Warszawy.
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Image courtesy of © Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStay on the Royal Route to walk to the Old Town, the castle and the concert halls. The centre is closer to the Central Station.
In and around the Old Town
PURO Warsaw Stare Miasto (home of MUND, in the MICHELIN Guide) is on Canaletta. Hotel Verte, Autograph Collection, is on Podwale, and Mamaison Le Regina is on Kościelna in the New Town.
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Image courtesy of © Igor123121 · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAcross the river
Moxy Warsaw Praga is at Ząbkowska 29, in the Koneser quarter of Praga.
Our advice: ask for a room facing the Royal Route or the Old Town, and book early for Christmas and the Chopin season.
Why it's on our list
- On the Royal Route
- In the centre
- In and around the Old Town
- Across the river
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More in depth
The back storyWarsaw: the back storyWarsaw is a city rebuilt: the UNESCO-listed Old Town rose again after the Second World War, along with the Royal Castle, the Royal Route and Łazienki. Today they stand beside the Palace of Culture, the Varso Tower and the new Museum of Modern Art.
The back storyArts & Culture in Warsaw: the back storyChopin’s city: the Chopin Museum and the summer concerts in Łazienki, the Grand Theatre – National Opera, the National Philharmonic, the National Museum, the new Museum of Modern Art and the Polish poster.
The back storyGreen Warsaw: the back storyAlmost a quarter of Warsaw is green: royal gardens at Łazienki and Wilanów, the Saxon and Krasiński gardens, the Vistula boulevards, and a primeval forest at the city’s edge.