Upon arrival at the Warsaw West station, we took a taxi for
the 15-minute journey to the Hotel Bristol, a Marriott Luxury Collection
property. The gorgeous hotel, opened in 1901, is situated on the Royal Route,
next to the Presidential Palace and close to other important sites. The hotel
offers several dining options: the Café Bristol (an elegant coffee shop where
guess can order breakfast, lunch, pastries, and desserts), the chic Column Bar
(which serves light bites in addition to wine, beer, and cocktails), and the
Marconi Restaurant (where we enjoyed breakfast each morning, but which also
serves lunch and dinner). Other hotel amenities include a spa and fitness
center, parking (for a fee), a small business area, and event/meeting space. An
interior split-level courtyard provides a relaxing al fresco location to enjoy
drinks and food (associated with Marconi). Front sidewalk terraces are also
available in appropriate weather.
The majestic neo-Renaissance Hotel Bristol offers 165 rooms
and 41 suites spread over 7 floors. Room categories range from Classic Queens,
to Executive Kings/2 Twins, Junior Suites, Bristol, Grand, and Deluxe Suites,
and even larger/fancier suites, but each has air-conditioning, minibars,
Nespresso machines, evening turndown, and Art Deco features and furnishings.
We booked a Grand Suite (which according to their website
had 1.5 bathrooms); however, when we arrived, we were assigned a room that had
just 1 bathroom. (It was a perfectly lovely suite, but not what we booked and
pre-paid for.) We called down to the front desk, who offered to change our room
if we were willing to wait another hour or so. Because our time in Warsaw was
limited, we didn’t want to waste even one hour, so we stayed in the original
room. Our room had three parts, two spacious equally sized living room and
separate bedroom divided by a large bathroom with robes, slippers, quality
toiletries, two-sink vanity, toilet, and separate soaking bathtub and standing
shower. The living room had a sofa, two lounge chairs and ottomans, side
tables, desk/chair, and furniture piece that held the TV, minibar, and coffee
service. The bedroom offered a king-size bed with a nightstand on each side,
second desk/chair, second television, an additional lounge chair and ottoman,
and free-standing antique wood closet. Our suite came with butler service
(packing and unpacking, coffee service, clothes pressing, shoe shine), although
we didn’t use it. A complimentary welcome gift of a plate of chocolate desserts
(a sort of spoonable mousse, a square of cake, and three dollops of goodness)
was waiting in our bedroom when we arrived. (Why not the living room?)
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