Aparthotel Royal Smart Apartments Cracow
Kitchen and free parking a taxi ride from the centre
About this hotel
Aparthotel Royal Smart Apartments Cracow trades hotel polish for genuine self-catering practicality: a kitchen, free parking and Wi-Fi in every unit, a few minutes from Rynek Główny by taxi. It suits a family staying long enough to want a home-cooked breakfast before a water park day, or a quiet dinner in after everyone's exhausted from the slides. The airport shuttle option and accessible rooms round out a stay built for logistics over luxury, with the car parked and free to use for day trips beyond the water park once the family needs a change of pace, whether that means the Wieliczka Salt Mine or simply a grocery run before another slides day.
- Kitchen
- Free parking
- Airport shuttle
- Apartment-style layout
Our take
This aparthotel suits families on a longer trip who want to cook occasionally and keep the car parked for free rather than paying daily Old Town parking fees. It's not the closest option to Park Wodny itself, so families whose whole trip is built around the water park may prefer a Prądnik Czerwony base instead.
- ✓Book early for a longer stay, since apartment-style units here are more limited in number than standard hotel rooms.
- ✓Bring basic groceries for the first night; nearby shops are more useful than Old Town convenience stores.
- ✓Confirm airport shuttle timing directly with the property before arrival if you're not renting a car.
Why we love it
- Kitchen in every apartment unit
- Genuinely free on-site parking
- Airport shuttle option available
- Accessible rooms for easier mobility
Why guests love itWe stayed five nights and cooked breakfast most mornings, which made a real difference to our budget after two water park days back to back. Having the car parked for free the whole time meant we could take a day trip out to the salt mines without worrying about another parking fee on top of everything else, and the kitchen meant our fussiest eater finally got a proper meal without a restaurant argument.