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Hotels with a gym in Podgorze, Krakow

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 August 2026 · 12 Krakow hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Krakow, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.6.

Stradom House, Autograph Collection is the one I would book myself.

Stradom House, Autograph Collection

Highest rated of the five

Stradom House, Autograph Collection

★★★★★4.8 from 875 reviews

Stradom House, Autograph Collection comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 875 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under Kazimierz and around $1696 a night on the dates we checked.

12 hotels in Krakow qualified for this list and five made it. Metropolitan Boutique Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Stradom House, Autograph Collection1

    Stradom House, Autograph Collection

    ★★★★★4.8 from 875 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Metropolitan Boutique Hotel2

    Metropolitan Boutique Hotel

    ★★★★★4.8 from 1,157 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Hotel Indigo Krakow - Wawel Castle3

    Hotel Indigo Krakow - Wawel Castle

    ★★★★★4.9 from 255 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  4. Focus Hotel Premium Kraków4

    Focus Hotel Premium Kraków

    ★★★★★4.7 from 1,392 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Hilton Garden Inn Krakow5

    Hilton Garden Inn Krakow

    ★★★★★4.6 from 2,970 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

12 Krakow hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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