For our first vacation since the pandemic began, we decided to travel by car. We felt that the situation was just too unsafe for air travel. The decision to go to southern Poland was made very quickly, partly because of the low incidence values. We chose the DoubleTree by Hilton Krakow as the starting point for our trips and were curious to see what the four-star hotel offered in this situation.
I've been to Poland a lot for work in the last year and got to know and love the country, the people and the good food. So in early January we decided to plan a weekend in Wroclaw. A sale from the Hilton group came just in time, so we were able to book the DoubleTree by Hilton Wroclaw for an unbeatable price of 75 EUR/night. You can find out in our hotel rating whether you can expect a good five-star hotel at this price.
For our trip to the US this year, we tried LOT's Premium Economy. Star Alliance Gold status allowed us to visit LOT Polish Airlines Elite Club Lounge during stopover at Warsaw Airport. You can find out in the review whether we had a pleasant stay on site.
In terms of passengers, Katowice Airport is the third largest airport in Poland. Lufthansa currently offers a total of 21 flights a week. For your own airport lounge, the number is too small and you use the contract lounge in Terminal B. You will find out in our review that a visit to the business lounge at Katowice Airport is still worthwhile.
The sunny island of Usedom lives up to its name. We drove towards the Baltic Sea in the worst of the rain and as soon as we passed the bridge to the island, we had a bright blue sky and the sun was smiling at us. Perfect! That's how it should be.
The Hotel Hampton by Hilton Świnoujście is located in the center of Świnoujście (Swinemünde), not far from the promenade and the Baltic Sea beach. When we were looking for a hotel for our vacation on Usedom, the decision was easy for us as Hilton HHonors status customers. Below we would like to give our opinion on the Hampton by Hilton Świnoujście.