The Crown Krakow Handwritten Collection Hotel Opens in Poland

The Handwritten Collection is joined by the first property in Poland and the second in Eastern Europe, marking a new chapter for the local tourism industry. The Crown, a four-star hotel in Kraków, interiors are inspired by the Art Deco movement. Original interiors of 44 rooms and unique oval suites, as well as a restaurant with a lobby bar and conference facilities, create an ideal boutique product.

Visitors heading from the district of Bronowice in the direction of the Main Market Square in Kraków, while nearing the Inwalidów Square will inevitably turn their eyes to the characteristic façade of the tenement house at 6 Królewska Street, designed by Wacław Krzyżanowski and erected in 1923. The oval shape and subtle decorative motifs of the impressive building send one's imagination back to an era when artists and designers were asking questions about the practical function of beauty in human life and looking for new forms of expression that would combine high craftsmanship, noble materials, and straightforward utility. In this meticulously restored building, located at one of the most important communication arteries in the city centre, The Crown Kraków Handwritten Collection welcomes its guests. The new hotel, embodying the vision of the hoteliers who run it, is a place where the artistic and utilitarian ambitions of the historical Art Deco movement meet the expectations of modern travellers.

- The idea that inspired us for this amazing hotel was to capture the old spirit of true Polish hospitality and the history that is associated with this hundred-year-old building and Krakow itself. Thanks to an individual approach, we want to provide our guests with a sublime journey that will allow them to discover the historical capital of Poland in a truly royal style. We are proud to start the local history of the unique Handwritten Collection brand in our hotel – said Patrycja Matyjaszczyk, Brand Manager - Mercure & Handwritten Collection – DACH & Eastern Europe.

The five floors of The Crown Kraków Handwritten Collection house 44 rooms, a restaurant, bar, conference and banquet space and a fitness area. The interior design recreates the atmosphere of the interwar period and the artistic avant-garde of the time. Art Deco inspirations are omnipresent. The utilitarianism of design, geometric simplicity of forms, and noble finishing materials express the ideal of searching for beauty in what is useful, practical, and, at the same time, exquisitely made. From marbled nightstands in the rooms, through openwork decorations in the conference hall and the restaurant, to the hotel bar inspired by the Streamline Moderne style – at The Crown Kraków Handwritten Collection, every detail has been designed to surround guests with beauty while providing them with contemporary comfort they expect.

– We put our whole heart into this project, and I am convinced that The Crown Kraków Handwritten Collection will delight connoisseurs visiting us from all over the world for tourist or business purposes and who appreciate interiors designed with beauty and utility in mind, perfect for both relaxation and work. The style of our hotel captures the atmosphere of our renowned neighbourhood, filled with modernist structures, both private tenement houses and public utility buildings, created, like our townhouse, a century ago by the most outstanding Polish architects, whose works were an expression of the modern ambitions of our reborn country – said Agnieszka Dąbrowska President of the Management Board of PI Apartamenty&Hotele, the company that will manage this facility.

The Crown Kraków Handwritten Collection offers a stay in one of the most attractive parts of the capital of Lesser Poland, near the so-called Avenues of the Three Bards, on a route leading straight to the Main Market Square. The Old Town, Wawel Hill, and the district of Kazimierz, the most popular parts of the city in terms of tourism, forming its historical centre listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are all within a short walk. The hotel is also located close to the buildings of the AGH University of Science and Technology, the Jagiellonian University, and other seats of higher learning as well as the most important cultural institutions in the city and many of its bustling businesses.