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If you're looking for some Polish elegance to go with your Krakow experience, you shouldn't be disappointed by Wit Stwosz. The hotel's 17 rooms are a bit more expensive than your average Krakow hotel, but the set-up is welcoming and deeply charming. Rates are justified by the hotel’s ambiance, location, and quiet elegance.
However, rooms are not incredibly exciting. The general aesthetic bent of the rooms is dressy but not very fun. Window valances are self-consciously ornate but offer little, lampshades look like straw hats for toddlers, and duvets feature floral stripes. There's even a tiny, matching tablecloth underneath each television set. It's fair to guess that fussy aunts will be pleased by Wit Stwosz's the level of fancy.
Hotel Wit Stwosz is named after a famous sculptor (German name: Veit Stoss) who was born in Baden-Württemberg and came to Krakow in the final quarter of the 15th century to work. He carved the gorgeous wooden altar in St. Mary's Church in Krakow, one of the city's many stellar tourist draws.
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