In which quarter house in Warsaw?

Are you planning a stay in Poland? Find out where to sleep in the Polish capital: the best areas to stay in Warsaw!

Located on the Vistula, between Berlin and Kiev, Warsaw is the largest city in Poland. Reduced into ruins to more than 80% during the Second World War, it was rebuilt to 90%, and as such was nicknamed the city-phenix to be reborn of its ashes. Warsaw is today the eighth largest city in Europe, with more than 1.8 million inhabitants spread over 517.24 km2. This immense city has gone through many traumas – pain, suffering, despair, misfortunes, etc. – and was stained between the empires through its history. Today, the city with significant growth has become an artistic, cultural, economic and financial centre that is among the most important in the European Union. The offer of accommodation, if you are looking to stay in Warsaw, is abundant: apartments, hotels, hostels and there are for all prices.

Each neighbourhood has its own atmosphere, and the Polish capital is now known to be an agglomeration where it makes good living, but it will certainly have to use public transport to move. Here are the best areas to stay in Warsaw.

Stare Miasto, old town

The old town was almost rebuilt to the identical, as it was before the six years of war that destroyed it. In fact, walking the streets of the old center offers a window on the past, and invites to a silent commemoration of what the Poles lived here. The leaders of the Polish Communist Party after 1945 realized the exploit of reconstruction in medieval, Renaissance and baroque styles, from the 13th to the 18th century. The city center is multicolored, composed of multiple small places, and is also the most frequented area of the city by tourists. You will find art galleries, specialty shops, bars and restaurants to enjoy the terraces. The Poles, however, do not live here: it is a den – one will avoid the term "ghetto" here... – to tourists, and the rates are fairly high. A good place to sleep in the Polish capital for a historical and romantic visit, on the other hand, to stay in Warsaw, prefer other areas if you are looking to live with Poles.

Praga, Warsaw bohemian

This was the historic quarter: on the other side of the Vistula, the Red Army soldiers were stationed. In fact, the Nazis did not occupy the right bank and the Praga district remained almost intact. It is today where all the youth eager for the alternative and bohemian culture of Warsaw is expressed. Here, the transition from the planned economy to the market economy also has its corollary: formerly malfame during the communist period, the neighborhood undergoes constant gentrification and attracts the middle classes ae. There are alternative art galleries, cafés and bars, concert venues, where the Warsawns come to celebrate. Choose accommodation – hotels or apartments – to sleep in this area if you have a noctambul soul instead.

Śródmieście Nord

Śródmieście nord, It is the neuralgic center where Warsaw lives in effervescence. Between modernity and the conservation of the historical heritage, this neighborhood allows you to stroll around by grignoring mignardises, unaltering on the terrace, wandering through the streets to wander around, partying to the dawn or shopping in the great boutiques of modern avenues. It is also in this area that there are many interesting historical monuments, including the Royal Way, churches and parks on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, which runs south to restaurants in the Nowy Świat district. In the western border area – Wola – do not miss the Warsaw Insurrection Museum. It is a pleasant area where to stay to access cultural visits and/or travel with a couple or family.

Main photo credit: Flickr – Giuseppe Milo