Krakow holiday apartment: Krakow

We stayed in this apartment in early April 2009 - it was absolutely fantastic. No detail had been overlooked - very comfortable stay. The apartment is large, well decorated and very clean. Even though it is only 5 minutes walk from the centre of Krakow, it is extremely quiet and peaceful. From the first time we had contact with the owner, he was extremely helpful and gave us lots of good advice about our visit. He also helped to organise transport to and from the airport. There was a wonderful housekeeper who was contactable at any time and even provided us with a mobile phone that we could use during our stay! Great property - well worth visiting and loads to do for all ages in and around Krakow also.

Not given to superlatives too often, my daughter of 16 declared the aprtment amazing and wanted to have one for herself!
Arrangements and communication were excellent and Caspar / Leila (owners) & Sylwia(the property manager were more than helpful at all stages. Taxis arranged with no fuss at a good price. Helpful advice when asked for.
This is one of the best apartments/holiday self catering lets I have been in and felt like a home from home.
Well equipped all round ( albeit we never needed to use the kitchen). Clearly alot of time and thought have gone into deciding what should be offered.
Not only all the above but a good location less than 10 minutes walk from the main square in Cracow. You can easily come 'home' after a day in town,have a rest/cup of tea/shower before heading out again for your evening meal/drinks. And speaking of food and drink you can eat out very cheaply(compared to UK) almost anywhere in the town (that's why we did not cook)
There is a great little food market less than 10 minutes away as well with everything from cakes( yum) to marinated fish, fresh cream cheeses, meat vegetables etc etc.
Also about 10 minutes away next to train station for you shopaholics is a HUGE indoor centre with over 250 shops.
As for Cracow we all thought it was a fantastic city with enough to keep us well occupied for the 4 days we were there and leave us wanting more.
If you want to go To auschwitz the tour we went on was OK ( Cracow city tours) but they rush you around abit so you may want to consider getting there under your own steam,although the tour guides WERE good and knowledgeable( we felt we would need to return to see it properly).
Remember that some museums etc close on Mondays ( as we found out) and so you should read the pamphlets and guide books properly ( which I didn't).
Not sure how disabled people might cope with front door and steps to lift but would not have thought this was an insurmountable problem
Apart from the trips outside city we never needed to use the plentiful trams ( well there always seemed to be one when we crossed the main road) as most things are so near the city centre.
One of the best short breaks we've had and heartily recommended especially if you use this particular apartment

only issue we found is the sofa cushion keeps sliding off the sofa... rather minor but annoying issue.

The outside of the building is a bit grim to look at, but inside is clean and pleasing to the eye. In general we were spoiled by you and your quite well-appointed apartment, as we learned when we rented an apartment in Prague the following week. the prague apartment had broken fixtures in the kitchen, bath, etc., no tp, 4 glasses, windows that blew open in the wind.