| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. it's a 17-minute walk from wawel royal castle and 2 km from krakow main train station. all provide wi-fi, and smart tvs with netflix, as well as minibars, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. in a storied tenement building, this chic boutique hotel is 4 minutes' walk from krakow cloth hall, a renaissance-era marketplace. upgraded rooms add sofabeds. featuring tufted headboards, the 10 sophisticated, individually decorated rooms have colorful artwork and/or exposed-brick walls. breakfast is available
John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 27 min
Wieliczka Salt Mine (23 min)
Underground tunnels & mine with chapels, chambers & saline lakes, plus themed tours for all ages. Town Hall Tower (3 min)
Restoration of 14th-century tower built as part of the city hall & containing city history exhibits. Rynek Underground (4 min)
High-tech subterranean museum charting the city's history amid excavated streets and buildings. Rynek Główny (3 min)
Large medieval town square, dating to the 13th century, surrounded by palaces & churches. Wawel Royal Castle (10 min)
Fortified hilltop castle, initiated in the 14th century & prettified in a variety of later styles. Smok Wawelski (12 min)
Fire breathing statue located near to the home of a legendary dragon that is steeped in folklore. Wawel Cathedral (13 min)
Coronation site of the Polish monarchs, with visits to the Sigismund Bell, royal tombs & museum. Kraków Barbican (9 min)
Defense gateway from 1490s, once linked to the city walls, now part of the city's Historical Museum. National Museum in Krakow (8 min)
3 permanent galleries displaying artworks & historical artifacts from Poland & elsewhere in Europe. Muzeum XX. Czartoryskich w Krakowie (8 min)
Museum founded in 1801, exhibiting artworks & handicrafts, including a painting by Da Vinci. St. Mary's Basilica (5 min)
Roman Catholic basilica with a carved altarpiece & hourly trumpet calls from the Gothic watchtower. Krakow Planty (8 min)
4km chain of gardens with walkways, trees & lawns encircling the historic centre of Kraków. St. Florian's Gate (8 min)
Medieval Gothic gate tower dating from the 14th century & adjoining the city's fortified walls. The Cloth Hall (3 min)
Renaissance-style market arcade with 13th-century origins & a 19th-century Polish art museum. Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius (3 min)
Medieval university building with an arcaded courtyard & cloisters, plus museum on its history. | 
