Hotel Vanilla

Hotel Vanilla is a colourful boutique hotel a short step off the Old Town, with a restaurant that is well liked in its own right. It trades the plain look of a chain for a bit of personality while keeping you close to the historic centre. For the wider city, see the Lublin guide.

As a boutique hotel, the appeal is a bolder, more colourful interior than you would expect from a standard business block. It is a smaller, individual sort of place rather than a large corporate one. For the current room types and what each includes, check the hotel's own listings rather than a fixed description.

The in-house restaurant has a good local reputation, which makes the hotel an easy pick if you want to eat well without going far. Menus and opening times are best confirmed with the hotel directly, as these change.

The hotel sits just off the Old Town, so the market square, the lanes and the cafes are a couple of minutes on foot. That keeps you central without being in the busiest part of the historic core.

It suits travellers who want a central, characterful base and value a good hotel restaurant close by. Couples and anyone who prefers a smaller, individual hotel over a chain will feel at home.

The main sights are within an easy walk. Follow the promenade of Krakowskie Przedmiescie, pass through the brick Brama Krakowska into the Old Town, and climb up to Lublin Castle on its hill.

The hotel sits on Krakowskie Przedmieście, Lublin's pedestrian deptak, a short walk (about 60 metres) from the old town, inside a 17th-century tenement building. That heritage shell is part of the appeal alongside the colourful interiors.

It is a small property of 18 individually designed rooms rather than a large block, and it runs its own Vanilla patisserie and cafe on site. For current room types and what each includes, check the hotel's own listings.