Hotel Wentzl Krakow

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the Wentzl Hotel, located in the heart of Krakow, at the Main Market Square. Our hotel comprises eighteen comfortably equipped rooms. With its individually chosen decor, each room is unique in its character.

Breakfast is served in the Wentzl restaurant on the first floor, from 7.00 am. to 10.30 am. It is possible to prepare lunch packets when early departure.

THE HISTORY
Next the Cellari family, which left Milan for the far of country on the Vistula River, to trade in cloth, lived here. As the family was hard working, and fortune smile upon them, they soon became one of the richest families in the city.

In 1633, Paweł Celar, whose lovely tomb is found in the Mariack iChurch, renovated the building. His son Jan Paweł – the burgrave of Krakow and a general – during the Swedish “deluge” fought against the Swedes and was the commander of the fortress in Jasna Góra in Częstochowa.

At this time, the building already belonged to the castellan of Krakow, Stanisław Warszycki. This rowdy and trouble-maker, showed himself to be of an upright character during the “deluge” – as he was one of the few who remained faithful to King Jan Kazimierz, even though most of the rest of the country had already succumbed to the Swedish invader.

The aforementioned Baltazar Haller took possession of the building in 1796. He was the son of a distinguished Krakow family, which set up the first printing press in Poland, in Krakow , in the XVI century. Over two hundred years it printed more than 230 titles ( amongst others the first book in Polish – the History of Christ’s Passion).

Baltazar himself traded in spices and English beer. The building, together with his daughter, became part of the Wentzl family. That’s how it’s remainde until today, the Wentzl name has remained the name of the building, and of the renowned hotel and restaurant located her today. I has become a good trademark.

The Wentzls, who “married into” the building, hit the mark, because the place not only had a centuries-old tradition, but also a certain “positive” energy. How else can one explain the fact that during the great fire of 1550 this building was spared, while others around it were gutted?

The miracle was attributed to the picture of Our Lady which was painted on the facade in 1718,hence the building’s name “Under the Picture”.During the fire nevertheless, three big churches and a lot of houses which had holy pictures on their facade, were destroyed.

RESTAURANT & CAFE WENTZL
Cukiernia Słodki Wentzl continues a tradition dating back to 1792, when Jan Wentzl moved his catering establishment to Kamienica pod Obrazem in the Main Market Square, which he received as a dowry from his wife, Marja Hallerówna.

For 220 years, the rooms on the ground floor of the building at Rynek Główny 19 welcomed guests, both from Krakow and numerous visitors to the city. At the end of the 19th century, it was a meeting place for painters.

It was here that the idea of ​​establishing the National Museum was born during a meeting of a group of friends, headed by Henryk Siemiradzki, who decided to donate the first exhibit, a monumental painting of his own, “Nero’s Torches”.

In the interwar period, this place enjoyed particular sympathy among the establishment of that time, both in Krakow and in Warsaw. This is evidenced by entries in the guest book from the 1930s, which can be seen in the café at the Main Market Square. There are drawings, dictations and footnotes by, among others, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Vlastimir Hoffman and Marshal Rydz-Śmigły.

Over the last dozen or so years, the contemporary character of the café has been created by experts in Polish and French confectionery: Susana Osorio de Mrożek, Olivier Boudon, Grzegorz Zdeb, and especially a certified master of French pastries, Anthony Lelievre.

In the nearby Słodki Wentzl confectionery workshop, exquisite cakes and tortes are created, and their high quality and aesthetics are the only criteria followed by confectioners. They are produced from proven, branded, natural ingredients, and their quality is supervised by the head of the workshop.

Rooms: 18

Price: from 88 EUR per night

Source: www.wentzl.pl