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Polonia Palace
Warsaw, Poland · Independent · Core Luxury
Warsaw's second-oldest hotel after the Bristol, the Polonia Palace opened on 14 July 1913 as Count Konstanty Przeździecki's Beaux-Arts house by Juliusz Nagórski, named to keep Poland in mind under Tsarist rule. German officers requisitioned it as Hotel Der Reichshof; it survived the Warsaw Uprising as a field hospital when almost the rest of the city did not. After 1945 it housed Allied embassies, and General Eisenhower stayed here while touring the ruins.
- 206 rooms
- Opened 1913
- Neighborhood: Śródmieście
- Architect: Juliusz Nagórski
- Interiors: Józef Holewiński
About Polonia Palace
- Opened 14 July 1913 with hot and cold running water and dial telephones in each of 160 rooms, though only six had private bathrooms.
- Juliusz Nagórski designed the Beaux-Arts exterior; Józef Holewiński did the Louis XVI interiors for Count Konstanty Przeździecki.
- German occupation renamed it Hotel Der Reichshof; it served as a hospital and supply base during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and was the only Warsaw hotel to survive largely intact.
- After the war, still on the power and water grid, it became a de facto embassy district; General Eisenhower stayed in September 1945.
- Declared an architectural monument of Poland on 1 July 1965; a 2003-05 renovation reopened the house in 2005. Today it has 206 rooms under the Syrena Hotel Group.
History
Count Konstanty Przeździecki opened the Polonia Palace on 14 July 1913 on Aleje Jerozolimskie, naming it to keep Poland in mind while the city was still under Tsarist rule. Juliusz Nagórski designed the Beaux-Arts building; Józef Holewiński the Louis XVI interiors. During World War II the German military requisitioned it as Hotel Der Reichshof. It served as a hospital and supply base in the Warsaw Uprising and was the only hotel in the city to survive largely intact. After 1945 it housed Allied embassies; General Eisenhower stayed in September 1945. Declared a monument on 1 July 1965, it was renovated 2003-05 and now operates 206 rooms with the adjacent Metropol and MDM hotels under the Syrena Hotel Group.
The setting
7-minute walk to Palace of Science. 3 km from Old Town.
Restaurants and bars
- Polonia Restaurant — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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