| free parking is available. unpretentious rooms offer free wi-fi and cable tv. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. this casual hotel in a utilitarian building with vibrant accents is 7 km from both the urban katowice forest park and the flying saucer-shaped spodek arena, and 10 km from the silesian zoological garden. upgraded rooms add pull-out sofas, and suites add living rooms. there's a relaxed restaurant serving traditional, silesian and italian cuisine
John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 48 min
Silesian Insurgents' Monument (12 min)
Completed in 1957, this monument is dedicated to the participants of the Silesian Uprisings. Paprocany Lake (26 min)
Small sailboats dot this scenic lake with kayak rentals, a sandy beach & path for walking & cycling. Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice (16 min)
Built 1927–1955, the country's largest cathedral offers a coal altar honoring miners & guided tours. Silesian Museum (8 min)
Former coal-mining site, now an art & industry museum with underground galleries & a restaurant. Kosciuszko Park (16 min)
Urban park since 1925 with a parachute tower, soldiers' monument & playground with a climbing wall. Silesia Park (14 min)
620-acre nature park with forest trails, ponds & wildlife, plus a planetarium, zoo & funfair. Legendia (13 min)
Family-friendly theme park with rides for younger children, on-site restaurants & a haunted house. Planetarium Śląskie (19 min)
A planetarium within a 75-foot dome with astronomy exhibits & an observatory founded in 1955. Park Gródek (32 min) Tyskie Brewing Museum (21 min)
Brewery beer museum that outlines the cultural impact of brewing on the local area. Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (15 min)
Outdoor museum of historic agricultural buildings from the region, such as cottages & farmsteads. Galeria Szyb Wilson (7 min)
Art gallery, mining, art museum, and art Valley of Three Ponds (13 min) Królewski Zamek Będziński (16 min) Silesian Zoological Garden (17 min)
Zoo with over 2500 animals divided into wild & domesticated sections as well as replica dinosaurs. | 
