APARTAMENTY Słowackiego 5b, Karpacz

HOTEL OVERVIEW

Look, I’ll be honest – when I first pulled up to Słowackiego 5b, I wasn’t expecting much. The address seemed pretty central for Karpacz, but you know how apartment rentals can be hit or miss. Well, this place absolutely knocked it out of the park, and I get why it’s sitting at a 9.6 rating.

The location is actually perfect if you want to be close to everything without dealing with the chaos of the main tourist strips. You’re literally a few minutes’ walk from the cable car station that takes you up to Śnieżka – I mean, you can practically see it from some of the windows. But here’s the thing that really impressed me: the apartments themselves feel like someone actually lives there, not like those sterile vacation rentals where you’re afraid to touch anything. The kitchens are properly equipped (I’m talking real knives, not those useless butter knives most places give you), and honestly, the beds are some of the most comfortable I’ve slept in. There’s this attention to detail that you don’t usually see – decent WiFi that actually works when you need to upload photos, blackout curtains that keep the morning light out if you want to sleep in after a day of hiking, and the heating system is quiet, which matters more than you’d think in the mountains.

What really sets this place apart though is how it feels integrated into the actual neighborhood rather than stuck in some tourist bubble. You’ve got locals walking their dogs on Słowackiego in the mornings, and there’s a little bakery about two blocks down where you can grab fresh bread – the kind of place where they remember your order after a couple days. Parking isn’t the nightmare it is closer to the main square, and during the busy summer months (or winter ski season), that’s honestly worth its weight in gold. The owners clearly know what they’re doing too – check-in was smooth, they had actual local recommendations beyond the obvious tourist stuff, and when I had a minor issue with the shower pressure, they sorted it out within hours. I’ve stayed in fancier places in Karpacz that cost twice as much, but this felt like the sweet spot between comfort, location, and value. Plus, if you’re planning to do any serious hiking in the Karkonosze, you’ll appreciate coming back to a place that feels like home rather than just another hotel room.