Weekend in Warsaw (Poland)


Pic: View from my room 3308 at InterContinental Warsaw (Apr 2012)

Pic: Deluxe Room at InterContinental Warsaw (Apr 2012)
Warsaw, my fifth Brussels Airlines Flyday destination.  Faro, Bristol, Barcelona and Venice were a success and so was Warsaw.  Two nights at 5 star luxury hotel InterContinental Warsaw for €75 thanks to the IHG 2-for-1 promo.  As PriorityClub Platinum Ambassador I was upgraded to a Deluxe room.  Warsaw is definitely one of the cheapest cities in Europe for luxury hotels.

Pic: InterContinental Warsaw Exterior (Apr 2012)

Pic: Europe highest pool at Intercontinental Warsaw (Apr 2012)

Pic: Europe highest pool at Intercontinental Warsaw (Apr 2012)
I was very lucky with the weather.  While it was cold, rainy and grey in most of Western Europe (even in Spain and Italy), central Europe was experiencing a spring heat wave.  With 28 degrees Celsius in Warsaw, the terraces and river banks were packed until late at night.  I joined a group of Couchsurfers for a BBQ on a sandbank of the Vistula River near Śląsko-Dąbrowski bridge.  A great experience meeting up with Poles, Brazilians, Venezuelans, … sharing travel stories and advice.  Warsaw is definitely ready to host the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship!

Pic: University of Warsaw, Poland (Apr 2012)

Pic: Warsaw National Stadium Euro 2012 Poland (Apr 2012)

Pic: Couchsurfing Sundowner drink, Śląsko-Dąbrowski bridge (Apr 2012)

8 Comments on “Weekend in Warsaw (Poland)

  1. Hi, I accidentelly find your blog and I am excited! Your pics, your opportunities to travel, to visit luxury hotels. It is a dream! Im going to Warsaw in September and Im looking forward to see this city. Your first pic is awesome. Im looking forward to read your new posts, I really like your blog.
    I founded my blog not long ago, Im writing about interesting places, which I have visited. Its my dream to have some sponsors and partners, but its impossible dream. Bye! 🙂

  2. @Karyn, I didn’t visit the club lounge at IC Warsaw as I didn’t have access. (I wasn’t a Royal Ambassador at that time) I remember the food options being really great at the IC Madrid club lounge.

  3. Hey Bart, I stayed here last yr. The club lounge was pretty good here but I liked the ICH in Madrid better. What did you think? k20 (chicago do)

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