Rent a holiday apartment in Krakow – Old Town, Wawel and Kazimierz

If you would like to rent a holiday apartment in Krakow, rent a holiday home in Krakow or book a hotel in Krakow, it is worth making a content-based decision first: Should your accommodation search focus primarily on the Old Town and architecture, museums and history, Kazimierz, Krakow's food culture, or walking and climbing? Krakow (Kraków) offers several clearly identifiable starting points for this.

Key facts on the subject

• The Main Market Square combines almost ten centuries of architectural history with Gothic towers, Renaissance buildings and townhouses.
• Krakow's Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and includes the Main Market Square, St. Mary's Basilica and the Cloth Hall.
• Wawel was a royal residence and now houses a museum. Kazimierz is associated with historic synagogues, art, cafés, galleries and nightlife.
• Obwarzanek is considered a traditional Krakow bagel.
• Las Wolski in the Zwierzyniec district is a recreation area associated with walking and climbing.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau is located 70 km from Krakow and provides historical context relating to the Second World War.

Old Town and Main Market Square: culture as a location criterion

Krakow's Main Market Square combines almost ten centuries of architectural history: Gothic towers, Renaissance buildings and townhouses shape its appearance. The Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; it includes the Main Market Square, St. Mary's Basilica and the Cloth Hall.

If you make this architectural and urban history your focus, compare accommodations according to their exact location in relation to the places you would like to visit. This turns the culture of the Old Town into a concrete criterion when searching for a holiday apartment, holiday home or hotel, without assuming a specific accommodation location.

Wawel, Schindler and Kazimierz: organising your itinerary

The museum in Oskar Schindler's original enamel factory presents Krakow's wartime history and is connected with authentic locations from “Schindler's List”. Wawel served as a royal residence and now houses a museum. In the Kazimierz district, historic synagogues, art, cafés, galleries and nightlife are associated with the neighbourhood.

Compare the accommodation locations according to whether your itinerary focuses more on royal history, the history of the Second World War, or Kazimierz with its art, cafés, galleries and nightlife.

Obwarzanek and Las Wolski: local priorities for your search

Obwarzanek is considered a traditional Krakow bagel. If local specialities have a firm place in your stay, incorporate this Krakow detail into your choice of location and compare the accommodation locations with your planned daily itinerary.

Las Wolski in Krakow's Zwierzyniec district is a recreation area associated with walking and climbing. If you plan to focus on this, your accommodation search should give weight to the location based on the planned activities. You can then compare holiday apartments, holiday homes and hotels according to the location that is important for your trip.

Auschwitz-Birkenau: keep the regional itinerary in mind

Auschwitz-Birkenau is located 70 km from Krakow and provides historical context relating to the Second World War. If this historical connection is part of your itinerary, take it into account when comparing accommodation locations in Krakow. The key consideration is then how you place this visit in the surrounding area alongside the destinations in the city as part of your trip.

Looking for accommodation in Krakow

Searching for accommodation in Krakow begins with deciding how much weight to give cultural sites, Kazimierz, local food culture, walking or a visit to the surrounding area. You can then compare holiday apartments, holiday homes and hotels according to the location that is important for your itinerary and open the current accommodations selectively.

More pages for your Krakow trip

For an overall travel overview, you can open the page Krakow. In addition, you will find the thematic pages Krakow – Poland's cultural capital and City trips to Poland – Krakow, Wrocław, Warsaw, Gdańsk. For another look at named places, Modlnica, Szczodrkowice, Ojców, Racławice, Trojanowice and Ochojno are available.