Hotel in Sopot

Sofitel Grand Sopot

Name: Sofitel Grand Sopot
Address: ul. Powstancow Warszawy 12/14, Sopot, PL
Price range: $$$$

The historic grand hotel on the beach beside the pier, host to stars since the 1920s.

Reviewed and updated July 2026

The Sofitel Grand Sopot is the historic grand hotel on the beach beside the pier. Open since the 1920s, it has hosted famous guests for the best part of a century and remains a symbol of the resort's spa-town elegance. For the wider picture of the town, see the Sopot guide.

Rooms and grand-hotel style

The style is the classic grand hotel, a period building with a curved facade and a terrace facing the sea. It is the kind of place you stay as much for the setting and the history as for the room. For room types, current rates and booking, check the hotel's official channels rather than any figure quoted elsewhere.

On the beach by the pier

The hotel sits directly on the beach beside the pier, in the most prominent spot on the Sopot seafront. The sand is at the door and the molo begins a short walk along the front. This is the centre of the resort, where the promenade, the beach and the town all come together.

Who should stay at the Sofitel Grand

Travellers who want the landmark address on the beach and the sense of the old spa town, and are happy to pay for the setting. It suits a special stay more than a budget-led one.

Nearby along the seafront

The Sopot pier stands right beside the hotel, with Skwer Kuracyjny, the Spa Square, at its foot. From the square, ulica Bohaterow Monte Cassino, the pedestrian Monciak, runs up into the centre of town, past Krzywy Domek, the warped Crooked House that is one of the most photographed buildings on the coast.

The building opened on 30 June 1927 as the Kasino-Hotel, when Sopot lay within the Free City of Danzig, and its Art Deco form dates from that build, to a design by the architect Otto Kloeppel. It stands directly beside the town's wooden pier, the molo. After a period of closure and a full modernisation, it reopened in 2006 under the Sofitel name, with a spa added shortly after.

The hotel keeps a long guest list from its earlier decades, among them Charles de Gaulle, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo. It is listed today as a member of Historic Hotels of the World. Room types, rates and any spa arrangements are best confirmed through the hotel's official channels.

Good to know

This is the landmark beachfront hotel beside the pier, so demand is high in summer. For rates, room types and booking, use the hotel's official site.

Frequently asked questions

It sits directly on the beach beside the pier, in the most prominent spot on the Sopot seafront. The sand is at the door and the molo begins a short walk along the front, where the promenade, the beach and the town all come together.

It is the historic grand hotel of the resort, open since the 1920s, with a period building, a curved facade and a terrace facing the sea. It is the kind of place you stay as much for the setting and the history as for the room.

It suits travellers who want the landmark beach address and the sense of the old spa town, and are happy to pay for the setting. It suits a special stay more than a budget-led one.

The pier stands right beside the hotel, with Skwer Kuracyjny at its foot and the pedestrian Monciak running up into town past the Crooked House. Demand is high in summer, so for rates and room types use the hotel's official site.