Hotel Bristol, Warsaw
Expert reviews
“Opened in 1901 by the Polish composer and pianist Ignacy Paderewski, the grand, neo-Renaissance Hotel Bristol has hosted Pablo Picasso, Marlene Dietrich and Sophia Loren.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Warsaw.
“A stay at Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Warsaw is a journey into timeless elegance and historic grandeur. Positioned on the Royal Route, next to the Presidential Palace and steps from Old Town, the luxury hotel is an architectural icon of blended neo-Renaissance and art nouveau styles.”
“Hotel Bristol is one of Warsaw’s most remarkable landmarks blending history and contemporary luxury. It is on the historic Royal Route, next to the Presidential Palace and a short walk from the Old Town, the Royal Castle, and Polish National Opera.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Swimming pool
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
A complete renovation and change in ownership have restored Hotel Bristol to its former splendor. The interior design reflects classic nineteenth-century elegance, decorated with period furnishings and Polish art pieces that perfectly honor the legacy of its original proprietor, Ignacy Paderewski, the renowned pianist and political leader.
The accommodations feature a charming traditional style, with elaborate wall designs and marble-clad bathrooms, meticulously refined in every aspect. Large draped windows provide spectacular views of the Royal Route and historic Old Town sites, creating a bridge between present and past.
Naturally, modern luxury amenities are fully integrated — including rapid internet connectivity, corporate facilities, and a complete wellness area featuring an indoor swimming pool, exercise room, sauna, and Turkish bath.
The city’s dining scene is exceptional, with the hotel’s restaurants ranking among Warsaw’s finest; from Marconi’s Mediterranean dishes to the pre-war Viennese atmosphere of Cafe Bristol’s coffee and desserts.
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Recent guest reviews
26 September 2024
Incredible hotel, would happily stay again!
This hotel is gorgeous. Not just the rooms but the rest of the hotel too - every area is beautifully appointed and so elegant. The restaurant served great food, the bar was fantastic, the staff were so incredibly helpful and friendly, and the BYREDO amenities were a very welcome touch!
I wish we had stayed longer!
16 September 2024
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Clean and friendly.
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11 September 2024
Elegantly appointed, historic hotel in a prime location with the highest standards of service.
A modern version of old world charm; exceptional design, carefully maintained with a well managed staff that seeks to delight their clients. The hotel has a well equiped fitness center as well as a spa with sauna and swimming pool. We enjoyed breakfast in the charming adjacent Bristol Cafe. The hotel does offer a extensive buffet breakfast in another area as well, but the simpler Cafe offering suited our particular needs.
My only suggestion is to provide smart TVs in the guest rooms. Our room could not easily access Netflix or Youtube or other services commonly found on smart TVs.
21 August 2024
Very satisfied with the hotel and service
Historical , eye pleasing design . Historical elevator, cafe Bristol,
21 August 2024
Fabulous stay! What more can I say!
This hotel was a great location, super clean, flowers everywhere. The breakfast was wonderful. Took a taxi both ways to train station. Definitely would stay here again!
It was all good, everyone friendly and helpful.
16 August 2024
Reliably a great stay
Location, staff , room
12 August 2024
Lovely hotel in excellent location
Great location, very spacious room, top notch staff
Liked it all
7 August 2024
Everything you need and more!
Very luxurious hotel with with superior guest service and an amazing location in the heart of Warsaw. Would definitely come back!
6 August 2024
Fabulous
Beautiful, clean, perfect location excellent food
Nothing
5 August 2024
Exceptional
Absolutely lovely hotel, super well appointed and so clean with incredible staff.
23 July 2024
Brilliant but spoilt
Location, class, wonderful hotel, would not stay anywhere else in Warsaw
Staff at Vines bar are only staff experienced in Poland or elsewhere recently that were pushing for tips..completely unnecessary and stopped us using the bar as it was just too much and embarrassing
20 July 2024
Would recommend this hotel.
Hotel Bristol was centrally located, very nice staff, and the room was very comfortable. The bathroom was large with a great shower and the bed was more than comfortable. We were walking distance to restaurants and the old town area.
Nothing
16 July 2024
A pleasant hotel in a great location.
Location and the beauty of the building are hard to match. The room itself was spotless. The toiletries provided were also very nice.
Leaky shower head and a pretty run down hair dryer. Nothing terrible but it did not match the impression the hotel wanted to create.
9 July 2024
Unmatched old world elegance.
Charm and grandeur without pretentiousness. Spacious room with view, super comfy bed, stunning bathroom, dazzling public spaces, stellar breakfast, wonderful friendly staff who treated us like royalty (shoutout to concierge who helped with our roots tour and arranged a driver to my grandpa's village). Cafe Bristol not to be missed.
Sauna and steam room were closed. Found out by email a few days before our stay
30 June 2024
Beautiful hotel in a beautiful location.
Beautiful property, gorgeous finishings, extremely courteous staff, very comfortable mattress.
The room was quite small, it was hard to find a way to unpack 2 luggages. Also, prior to arriving I received a message from the hotel saying that they would do something special as we were celebrating an anniversary, however nothing was done. I replied letting them know we are here (in case they forgot) and they simply said enjoy your stay. Not a make or break but wish they wouldn’t have promised something.
21 June 2024
Luxurious and lush Hotel
Location, luxury, hospitality and the excellent staff. The wonderful breakfast is beyond compare.
We were informed a few days in advance that the sauna was closed. That was disappointing.
5 June 2024
Lovely hotel in a fantastic location
Fantastic location and a beautiful hotel. Room was a good size and comfortable, bathroom was clean and spacious.
We had a lovely little balcony except that the door to it had a security catch, so you could only open the door a few inches, the same for the windows. It was such a shame as we had lovely views across the gardens.
29 May 2024
One of the best Hotels in Warsaw - hard to beat the Historic feel of the place and the location.
We had two Rooms for our party. The Hotel was very accommodating on finding two that were nearby on the same floor. The rooms were in great shape and of a good size. Plenty of amenities within the room. Bathrooms were exceptional and well maintained. Great daily service in making up the rooms and refreshing them. The Hotel staff - from checkin, the bell desk, the concierge, and the restaurants were polite, well trained, and attentive.The rooms were appropriately luxurious for the price paid. The overall facility was in very good shape - spit polished! Location - terrific as always.
In the past we thought that the breakfasts were much better. The staff was attentive and well trained - but the ingredients had gone down hill significantly. As an example: the buffet used to have smoked salmon - that was gone. The breads and pastries used to be of higher quality. The breakfast hours ran until 10:30am it would have been great if it was an hour longer, especially on weekends.
27 May 2024
My stay was very pleasant and my needs met
Sophistication
Nothing
21 May 2024
Exceptional
Stuff are really friendly
4 May 2024
In the heart of Warsaw, great for solo travelers and first-timers!
Hotel was great. Due to low occupancy during my visit my room was upgraded to the biggest one available in the category I reserved, and it had a brilliant view out over the royal road. Right in the heart of everything historic in Warsaw, and anything else you would like to see is only a bus ride away. Staff were the highlight for me, extremely helpful to me as a solo traveler with recommendations for food, things to see, etc. Would recommend especially for first time visitors to the city as well as solo travelers.
No complaints.
3 May 2024
Exceptional
Dream place to stay
1 May 2024
Amazing hotel
Loved the hotel. Would go back and recommend
29 April 2024
Delighted. Am recommending it to friends already
Breakfast, room appointment, location, helpfulness of staff, concierge services and their excellent knowledge
Decoration of entrance lounge. It could be more elegant. Flowers would help.
25 April 2024
Warsaw is my on my favourites list after this stay, definitely!
Great historic hotel building, perfect location - in the middle of the "king's walk", awesome recreated restaurant space, very nice dinner (good food and selection) in the hotel's restaurant, cosy spa, comfortable nicely decorated room.
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18 April 2024
Excellent staff very nice location and teasty breakfast
Location and the staff
Nothing
17 April 2024
Great krowki’s in comfortable hotel.
Beautiful building, well kept, outside and inside. Comfortable room and well serviced. Location : great for all your trips around Warsaw.
Breakfast : service and products not up to a 5 star level. Too few top quality regional Polish products. Young staff not properly trained and not pro-active enough towards the guests.
16 April 2024
Nice location excellent staff testy breakfast
Every things perfect
Nothing
7 April 2024
Excellent
Location, style, first-class team, pool and sauna
A bit expensive
3 April 2024
Lovely trip, would recommend.
Great service, the concierge was lovely and kindly booked us a romantic dinner for 2 at a local restaurant. The hotel is beautiful, room service was tasty and the bars downstairs were great for cocktails. The rooms were great, very clean and modern. Bed was huge and very comfortable. We didn't get disturbed by any noise through the night. They even gave us some homemade chocolates for our anniversary, which was a sweet touch.
Nothing!
2 April 2024
This hotel is totally wonderful .
True luxury. Delicious cafe
I wish I could have stayed longer.
29 March 2024
Four days in heaven
Clean The odor of the waiting room and rooms corridors Spa Staff’s kindness Breakfast Decoration ALL! Ps: it was my daughter’s bday celebration and I noticed it on my reservation. When we arrived we had a surprise (Cafe Bristol cake, balloon and confetti). So cute and lovely. Thank you!
Nothing to declare
26 March 2024
My Stay was good, location was superb but pricewise was lil high
The price is lil high compared to the nearby 5star hotels,
Washroom should have basic toiletries,
26 March 2024
I would recommend this hotel to a friend
Beautiful luxury hotel, clean, comfortable , spacious room and bathroom. Very helpful stuff.
4 March 2024
Great location and base to explore Warsaw. Very welcoming and helpful staff.
Staff and room with excellent. Great breakfast. All around great experience.
No suggestions
17 February 2024
A comfortable stay in a very good location !
Had a nice comfortable stay. The room was nice and the quality of the buffet breakfast was good (not excellent). There was a nice view of the Christmas lights from the room window. The hotel is perfectly located between the old and new parts of the city. Highly recommended !!
The buffet brealfast was nice .... good selection of cereals, meats, cheeses, bread, fruit, cakes, juices, etc, however, the quality of the hot food was poor. The sausages were like rubber, the rashers (bacon) were full of fat. There were no waffles or pancakes, and the scrambled eggs were runny.
10 February 2024
The hotel is unique with great history. Accommodation itself was wonderful!
The location of the hotel, staff that went beyond to meet your needs.
Nothing
27 January 2024
Love it
Team
All Good
4 January 2024
A Wonderfully Comfortable stay in a Hotel in the heart of Historic Warsaw
Great Location for access to the city, very clean room, the bed was extremely comfortable and the hotel had an overall wonderful interior design style and finishes. The Breakfast was fantastic and the Hotel Bar was a great place to enjoy a drink at night.
Lack of toiletries in bathroom, however when requested they were provided. Noise issue with an adjoining room but the hotel staff were extremely accommodating and assisted with finding a new room of the same size.
31 December 2023
Great location, amazing hotel
A really nice hotel, located in the center of Warsaw. The room was very large and quite new. The bathroom was clean and super nice.
The room was not soundproof: we could hear everything that was going on in the room next door.
26 December 2023
Fantastic hotel.
The room was beautiful, spacious and comfortable. Room service was superb. Breakfast very good. The bar was also lovely with great service and great cocktails.
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15 December 2023
Beautiful Hotel
Beautiful hotel. Design and decor excellent. Staff very professional and friendly. Location superb
Our room was on the sixth floor and the design of the building meant that we had a window which was only half height from the floor to ceiling. Therefore, the room had reduced light. Not great in December. Would love to stay again when next in Warsaw - but not sixth floor
1 December 2023
Exceptional
the professional service and friendliness as well as the attention to details.
20 November 2023
Exceptional
New room was good
6 November 2023
Absolutely wonderful hotel and staff. Highly recommend travelers stay here.
The rooms were amazing. I stayed in a Junior Suite, a Studio Suite, and a Grand Suite. The breakfast was like something I've never seen before for a continental breakfast. It was amazing. Also, the location could not be beat. The staff was very friendly and accommodating and my hotel driver was excellent. I even hired him to bring me to Prague for a couple of days!!!
I didn't really have any complaints, but if I had to nitpick, I would say I didn't like how tall the bathtubs were in my junior suite. I am disabled and fell twice getting in and out of the tub. The front desk was very accommodating and found me a studio suite with a walk in shower which I absolutely loved. Only issue with that is the Studio Suites are more expensive and it would have been nice if Marriot had comped me the price difference, but like I said, I'm just nitpicking. I extended my trip by a few days so that I could go to Prague for a couple of days and my Grand Suite has a tub only, but not nearly as bad as the Junior Suite as there is a lot more room to get in and out of the tub.
30 October 2023
Fabulous
Location
25 October 2023
Exceptional
Paderewski suite was spectacular. It would be next level if the gramophone worked!
12 October 2023
Excellent heritage property, fantastic location
Everything. Staff was very courteous. Lithia was exceptional with her attention.
Should have more dining options.
8 October 2023
Very good
Our room was extra small and room slippers only for 1 person (
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Tennis court (additional charge)
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Cycling
- - Bowling (additional charge)
- - Horse riding (additional charge)
- - Mini golf (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Light therapy
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries (additional charge)
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Walking tours
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Street parking
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Transport
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
12 October 2024
Enjoyable time