Sofitel Victoria is a known 5-star Warsaw hotel. Its history goes back in time to the 70s. Located in the historical part of Warsaw - at Pilsudskiego Square, magnificent from the outside and decorated with Sofitel logos, offers much more nowadays than it used to offer in the past. Great care for details resulting in the comfort of the stays is a promise kept by Sofitel. Surrounded by paintings, greenery (the reception lobby is blooming!) and helpful hotel's staff you will forget about the tiring journey really fast. If you add a massage following a visit to the sauna or to the swimming-pool, you will find it really hard to leave the hotel.
A walk along Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street and exploration of the Old Town is a must if you want to fully enjoy the excellent localization of the hotel.
The tourists longing for luxury and the business guests will be surely satisfied with the offer of the hotel.
Rooms
There are 341 luxurious rooms (including 11 suites) on seven floors of the Victoria hotel. We can choose Superior, Deluxe or Executive room type. In some of the rooms the King bed will make the stay even more comfortable.
Those air-conditioned rooms are decorated in traditional style; one might even say the style is dignified. Soft, pastel walls, paintings and stylish lamps create a friendly, home-like atmosphere. The Internet, safe, TV-sat, additional pay-TV is another side of story - the modern equipment of the rooms. Furthermore, there is a telephone installed in the bathroom and the sound system. Thanks to its presence we can enjoy the sounds of our favorite music even while we bathe.
The guests in Victoria Hotel will surely appreciate the large beds with special mattress that will make your relaxation even more enjoyable. The designer of the working place should also be praised - a big, bright and very comfortable desk with a telephone equipped answering machine and Internet connection is a professional working space for every businessman.
The mini-bar, tea and coffee set and room service available 24 hours a day provide various possibilities of relaxation in your room.
The rooms are surely very nice and comfortable, however do not fully reflect the 5* standard of the hotel. They are more like 4,5 star - rooms.
There are three rooms prepared and designed to meet the needs of the disabled. There are also three lifts taking the guests to the higher floors of the hotel. We will not find any stairs on the way to the reception, restaurant or bar.
Half of the rooms are for the non-smokers.
Restaurant
Surrounding the guests with art, beauty and richness of shades and tastes is what the hotel has always been aiming for. To get to the "Canaletto" restaurant (what a meaningful name) you have to take a walk through the corridors enjoying the graphics of the modern artists. On the way you will pass the "Hetmańska" restaurant decorated with wood. It is prepared for big conference groups.
"Canaletto" attracts the guests with its rich, stylish décor, pastel colors and warm interiors. The menu consists of the meals from the international cuisine and a choice of traditional Polish meals. The chef recommends a crunchy duck in rucola and apples (47PLN) and a banana tatin in caramel sauce as a dessert.
If you are looking for relaxing atmosphere - Zielony Bar (The Green Bar) is a place to go. The grass green, sea green, bottle green walls - the various shades of the color will calm you down and the comfortable armchairs (green of course) and gentle light will let you enjoy your tea, coffee or drink till 1:30 am.
You will spend your time as nicely in the hotel's cocktail bar, where you can spend your time over drink enjoying the view of Saski Garden.
Conference rooms
Victoria has a long tradition of organizing conferences - the choice of conference rooms of different type and equipment make it possible to organize any kind of meeting; workshops in small groups or large banquets for hundreds of people. There are small rooms, e.g. Salon Senatorski for up to 10 people and large spaces with Ball Room of 800m2. The modern conference-banquet center consists of 14 rooms equipped with air-conditioning.
Additional Services
After a day full of tourist attractions or business meetings you can find a king of activity that would suite you the most. The hotel offers a swimming pool, sauna, solarium and massage to its guests. You can take care of your fitness in the modernly equipped gym. All this (except from the massage) is included in the price of your room and available 24 hours a day.
There is also a florist in the hotel, offering the "flower-mail" service and a newspapers stand where you can by some souvenirs.
At an additional price you can use the Business Center with a printer, Xerox machine etc.
If you come to the hotel by car, you can leave it in the guarded parking zone next to the hotel. The charge for the parking zone, even for the city center, is high - 110PLN per day.
You can come to the hotel with your pet. The additional cost of the pet's stay is 20EURO per day.
Attractions nearby
The excellent localization makes it possible to visit most of the Warsaw tourist attractions by foot. Before you go for a walk, you can enjoy the view of some of the from the hotel's windows.
There is the oldest and most prestigious modern art gallery - "Zachęta".
It is enough to cross the street to get to the Piłsudskiego Square, a very important historical and political place. In June 1979 it was the place of the famous mass lead by the Pope John Paul II during his first pilgrimage to Poland. It is also where the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is placed, the place to commemorate the unknown soldiers who died while defending Poland. Next to the Piłsudskiego Square, there is a Saski Garden, a perfect place for a walk along the green paths.
The Grand Theatre, historical churches and houses of the Old Town are also within the walking distance.
If you feel like a longer walk, you can go in opposite direction and get to Royal Łazienki Park after about 30-minute-walk.
The hotel's swimming pool is closed till the end of August 2010.
