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Where to stay in Warsaw

Four Warsaw hotels we have read the guest data on — a 4-star Novotel Warszawa Centrum, a 3-star Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre, a 4-star Radisson Blu Sobieski, and a 3-star Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise.

  • 4 properties reviewed
  • 2 areas covered
  • 2 head-to-head comparisons
  • Guest sentiment from our hotel data provider

Written by the TravelShifu editorial team · last checked · hotel method

Desk assessmentWe have not stayed here. This verdict is built from the property’s own records and third-party guest reviews, read in full — including the complaints.

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Where to stay in Warsaw — the verdict

Stay at Novotel Warszawa Centrum if the strongest headline in this sample is the product (8.9 from 20,000); compare the other three on location and cleanliness category scores before you treat star class as a guarantee; read Radisson Blu Sobieski carefully — cleanliness sits at 7.34 out of 10 in this seed.

POI rows exist for Novotel Warszawa Centrum (Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 0.2 km, Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto i Zamek Królewski) at 1.6 km); Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre (Palace of Culture and Science at 0.5 km, Old Town (Stare Miasto) & Royal Castle at 2.3 km). Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum has no POI rows in this ingest — we do not invent kilometre claims for those pins.

Guest headlines: Novotel Warszawa Centrum posts 8.9 from 20,000; Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre posts 8.8 from 20,000; Radisson Blu Sobieski posts 8.7 from 20,000; Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum posts 8.4 from 20,000. We cite scale, count and date — never as structured data.

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Best for

  • First-time visitors comparing Novotel Warszawa Centrum against softer-scoring pins
  • Anyone weighing dated cleanliness category scores before star class
  • Travellers who will not invent landmark walks where POI rows are missing

Not for

  • Anyone who needs verified landmark pins for every hotel — coverage is uneven here
  • Guests expecting a spotless story at Radisson Blu Sobieski without reading the cleanliness score
  • Readers hunting a quoted nightly rate on this page

Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.

Best Hotels in Warsaw

Warsaw hotel choice is which map you want to wake up on. These four sit on different pins on purpose — Novotel Warszawa Centrum (8.9 from 20,000), Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre (8.8 from 20,000), Radisson Blu Sobieski (8.7 from 20,000), Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum (8.4 from 20,000).

4 properties reviewed by our editors · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

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  1. Novotel Warszawa Centrum — supplier photograph 1

    Number 1: Novotel Warszawa Centrum

    4-star hotelUpscaleCity centre / Centrum

    A 4-star Novotel Warszawa Centrum at Marszałkowska 94/98 — Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 0.2 km with a 8.9 headline from 20,000 reviews and long queue at reception named in the cons.

    • Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 0.2 km
    • 8.9 out of 10 from 20,000 reviews
    • Location score 9.74 out of 10
    • Cleanliness score 9.23 out of 10

    our hotel data provider: 8.9/10 from 20,000 reviews — as of 10 Jan 2026

    Full review of Novotel Warszawa Centrum
  2. Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre — supplier photograph 1

    Number 2: Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre

    3-star hotelMid-rangeCity centre / Centrum

    A 3-star Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre at ul. Wspólna 72 — Palace of Culture and Science at 0.5 km with a 8.8 headline from 20,000 reviews and breakfast quality named in the cons.

    • Palace of Culture and Science at 0.5 km
    • 8.8 out of 10 from 20,000 reviews
    • Location score 9.42 out of 10
    • Cleanliness score 8.41 out of 10

    our hotel data provider: 8.8/10 from 20,000 reviews — as of 11 Dec 2025

    Full review of Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre
  3. Radisson Blu Sobieski — supplier photograph 1

    Number 3: Radisson Blu Sobieski

    4-star hotelUpscaleRadisson Blu Sobieski area

    A 4-star Radisson Blu Sobieski at Plac Artura Zawiszy 1 — Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 1.8 km with a 8.7 headline from 20,000 reviews and cleanliness issues named in the cons.

    • Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 1.8 km
    • 8.7 out of 10 from 20,000 reviews
    • Location score 9.35 out of 10
    • Cleanliness score 7.34 out of 10

    our hotel data provider: 8.7/10 from 20,000 reviews — as of 11 Dec 2025

    Full review of Radisson Blu Sobieski
  4. Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum — supplier photograph 1

    Number 4: Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum

    3-star hotelMid-rangeCity centre / Centrum

    A 3-star Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum at Pl. Powstanców Warszawy 2 — no POI rows with a 8.4 headline from 20,000 reviews and no air conditioning / rooms can be very hot named in the cons.

    • 8.4 out of 10 from 20,000 reviews
    • Location score 9.4 out of 10
    • Cleanliness score 7.6 out of 10
    • Fitness center

    our hotel data provider: 8.4/10 from 20,000 reviews — as of 2 Jul 2026

    Full review of Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum

Where to stay in Warsaw: best areas by trip type

Pick the area before you pick the property. In Warsaw the walk out of the front door decides more of the trip than the room does.

Warsaw at a glance

Best area for families:
City centre / Centrum — best area for families in Warsaw
Best area for couples:
City centre / Centrum — best area for couples in Warsaw
Best area for a first visit:
City centre / Centrum — best area for a first visit in Warsaw

City centre / Centrum

Typical nightly rate: 3-star through 4-star for this sample per night

Best for first-time visitors · couples · families

City centre / Centrum — Novotel Warszawa Centrum puts Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 0.2 km, Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto i Zamek Królewski) at 1.6 km, National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe) at 0.9 km on our hotel data provider’s figures.

Trade-off: Novotel Warszawa Centrum: long queue at reception, some amenities could be improved; Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre: breakfast quality, room amenities; Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum: no air conditioning / rooms can be very hot, occasional cleanliness issues (flies, bug on pillow, unpleasant smells, towel incident)

Getting around: Novotel Warszawa Centrum lists Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 0.2 km, Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto i Zamek Królewski) at 1.6 km. Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre lists Palace of Culture and Science at 0.5 km, Old Town (Stare Miasto) & Royal Castle at 2.3 km. Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum has no supplier distance table we can cite — plan walks on a map.

Close to: Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto i Zamek Królewski), National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe), Łazienki Park (Łazienki Królewskie) & Chopin Monument, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

  • 4-Star
  • City centre / Centrum

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Radisson Blu Sobieski area

Typical nightly rate: 4-star band for this sample per night

Best for first-time visitors · couples · families

Radisson Blu Sobieski area — Radisson Blu Sobieski puts Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 1.8 km, Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto, Zamek Królewski) at 3.6 km, Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego) at 2.4 km on our hotel data provider’s figures.

Trade-off: Radisson Blu Sobieski: cleanliness issues, service errors in handling requests

Getting around: Radisson Blu Sobieski lists Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) at 1.8 km, Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto, Zamek Królewski) at 3.6 km.

Close to: Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), Warsaw Old Town & Royal Castle (Stare Miasto, Zamek Królewski), Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego), Łazienki Park (Łazienki Królewskie), POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

  • 4-Star
  • Radisson Blu Sobieski area

See 1 hotel in Radisson Blu Sobieski area

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Straight comparisons

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Warsaw hotels — common questions

Which area of Warsaw is best for a first visit?
Start from the neighbourhoods on this page and the hotel with the POI pins or location score that match your days — not the highest star class alone. In this sample the strongest headline is Novotel Warszawa Centrum at 8.9 from 20,000 as of 10 January 2026.
Should I book Warsaw hotels direct or through a booking site?
It varies by property and by date, which is why we never quote a nightly rate here. Check the partner link for your dates, then check the hotel’s own site before you confirm. Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com and Vrbo are partners; those links may earn commission.
Why do you show guest scores but never a star-rating snippet in search results?
Because the scores are not ours. Every review number on this site comes from a supplier’s aggregate. We show the supplier score plainly, attributed and dated, and we never emit it as structured data. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.
Novotel Warszawa Centrum or Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre?
Novotel Warszawa Centrum posts 8.9 from 20,000; Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre posts 8.8 from 20,000. Full comparison: /hotels/warsaw/compare/novotel-warszawa-centrum-vs-hampton-by-hilton-warsaw-city-centre. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.