DoubleTree by Hilton Kraków Hotel & Convention Center
A proper indoor pool beyond the water park itself
About this hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton brings a genuine indoor pool and hot tub into the mix, useful for a family whose evenings need a quieter swim than a full water park day. Its size means the pool rarely feels crowded even with a convention running upstairs, and the on-site restaurant and bar cover dinner without needing to head back into the centre. The hotel sits a taxi ride from both the water park and the Old Town's museums, a trade-off for families who want a larger, more predictable hotel over a smaller boutique stay. Eco-certification and accessible rooms round out a hotel built for practical, reliable comfort over historic charm, and the current promotional rate makes it a genuinely competitive option against smaller Old Town boutiques nearby.
- Indoor pool
- Hot tub and fitness centre
- On-site restaurant and bar
- Eco-certified property
Our take
DoubleTree suits a family that wants a genuinely large hotel with its own pool and fitness wing, useful for balancing water park days with quieter hotel-based ones. The trade-off is a longer commute to Park Wodny than the hotels sitting directly in Prądnik Czerwony, so it's a better fit for families splitting their trip evenly between the water park and the rest of Kraków.
- ✓Book the indoor pool time in advance if travelling during a busy convention period, since the hotel does host events.
- ✓Check whether breakfast is included in your specific rate before arrival, as it's often priced separately here.
- ✓Reserve well ahead for December, when this hotel's convention calendar overlaps with Kraków's Christmas market crowds.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool separate from the water park
- Large enough to never feel crowded
- Fitness centre and full-service laundry
- Eco-certified with accessible rooms
Why guests love itWe stayed at DoubleTree mainly for the indoor pool as a rainy-day backup, and it ended up being our actual evening routine. After a full morning at Park Wodny our toddler was wiped out, so my partner took him back for a nap while I had the hotel's hot tub to myself, an eight-minute taxi ride from the Polish Aviation Museum we visited the next day.