Hostel Helvetia

Warsaw


Hostel with spick-and-span rooms, painted in warm, bright colours, with wooden floors and a good amount of space. Choose from three- to eight-bed dorms or good-value private singles and doubles. Laundry and kitchen facilities are in top order, and with a limited number of beds, it’s best to book ahead in summer.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Warsaw attractions

1. Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus

0.13 MILES

Standing in front of the Staszic Palace, which houses the Polish Academy of Sciences, is this 1830 bronze statue of the great astronomer Mikołaj Kopernik …

2. Fryderyk Chopin Museum

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This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland’s most famous composer. You’re encouraged to take your time…

3. Warsaw University

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The central campus of Warsaw University was founded in 1816, although its oldest building, the Kazimierz Palace, dates from 1634. With its leafy avenues…

4. Kazimierz Palace

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In its 380-year history this building, which is currently part of Warsaw University, has been remodelled several times. In the early 19th century it…

5. Church of the Holy Cross

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Of Warsaw's many impressive churches, this is the one most visitors want to see – not so much to admire the fine baroque altarpieces that miraculously…

6. Chopin Mural

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Designed by Marcin Urbanek, this mural is dedicated to Warsaw's favourite musical son and was painted in 2010 to mark the bicentenary of the composer's…

7. Czapski Palace

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Today housing the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Czapski Palace, completed in 1705, is regarded as one of the best examples of rococo architecture in the…

8. Fibak Collection Gallery

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Since 2001 Wojciech Fibak has been sharing his private collection of Polish modern and contemporary art at this small but packed gallery space. Among the…