The area
Łódź around the hotel
The building stands a few minutes’ walk from Plac Wolności, where Piotrkowska Street begins. Here is what is worth seeing during your stay, from a mirrored courtyard to former factories that now house museums and restaurants.
Piotrkowska Street
Plac Wolności
The start of Piotrkowska Street and the monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko. This is also the entrance to the “Dętka” underground tourist route.
More about this placeThe square is octagonal, a rare layout in Polish cities. In the middle stands the Tadeusz Kościuszko monument, rebuilt in 1960 after being destroyed in the war.
The former town hall of 1827 and the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit face the square. Below it, the seasonal “Dętka” route runs through an old canal from the 1920s.
Pasaż Róży
A courtyard at Piotrkowska 3 whose walls are covered with thousands of mirror fragments. An installation by Joanna Rajkowska.
More about this placeJoanna Rajkowska dedicated the mirror mosaic to her daughter Róża. It opened in 2014 in the courtyard of the building at Piotrkowska 3.
It looks best in the sun and after dark, when the mirrors catch the street lights.
Tuwim’s Bench
A monument to the poet at Piotrkowska 104, where most walkers stop. Along the way: tenement houses, cafés and murals.
More about this placeIt was the first sculpture of the “Gallery of Great Łódź Citizens” on Piotrkowska, unveiled in 1999. The poet’s shiny nose comes from a local custom: rubbing it is said to bring luck.
Piotrkowska is over 4 km long, one of the longest shopping streets in Europe. Its pavement has an Avenue of Stars with names of Polish film figures.
OFF Piotrkowska
A former factory courtyard at Piotrkowska 138/140 with restaurants, bars and studios.
More about this placeThe courtyard opened in 2012 in the former cotton mill of Franciszek Ramisch.
In the evening it is one of the liveliest places in the city: restaurants, bars, concerts and design studios in restored halls.
Industrial Łódź
Manufaktura
The former factory of Izrael Poznański, now a shopping centre with restaurants, a cinema and museums in restored red-brick halls.
More about this placeThe complex opened in 2006. Its market square covers about 3 hectares, and the Poznański Palace, now the Museum of the City of Łódź, is right next door.
The Factory Museum and ms2, a branch of the Museum of Art, are on the market square. In winter there is an ice rink.
Księży Młyn
A 19th-century workers’ estate by the former Karol Scheibler factory.
More about this placeKarol Scheibler built the estate for the workers of his factory: red-brick houses, a school, a hospital and a fire station.
Next to it is the Herbst Palace, a branch of the Museum of Art with the original interiors of the factory owners’ family.
Central Museum of Textiles
A museum in Ludwik Geyer’s White Factory, telling the story of the industry that built Łódź.
More about this placeIn 1839 Ludwik Geyer’s factory started the first steam engine in Łódź.
Behind the museum is an open-air museum of Łódź wooden architecture with old houses and a summer villa.
EC1 Łódź - City of Culture
A former power station, now a science and technology centre with a planetarium.
More about this placeThe power station started in 1907. Today it houses a Science and Technology Centre, a planetarium and the National Centre for Film Culture.
The Science and Technology Centre has interactive exhibitions, good for a rainy day with children.
Art and green spaces
ms1 Museum of Art
One of the oldest museums of modern art in Europe, with a collection of avant-garde and contemporary art.
More about this placeThe collection grew from gifts of avant-garde artists, including the a.r. group of Władysław Strzemiński and Katarzyna Kobro.
The museum has three branches: ms1, ms2 in Manufaktura and the Herbst Palace.
Helenów Park
A historic park with a pond and paths, good for a quiet walk after a day in town.
More about this placeThe park was created in the 19th century as a pleasure garden of the Anstadt family, brewery owners. It is named after Helena Anstadt.
A pond, small bridges and old trees make it a good place for a quiet walk.
Palm House
A glasshouse with tropical plants in Źródliska Park.
More about this placeIt is one of the oldest palm houses in Poland, with palms, succulents and plants from warm climates.
It is in Źródliska Park, one of the oldest parks in Łódź.
Getting here
Łódź Fabryczna railway station is a 20-minute walk from the hotel and Łódź Airport about 17 minutes by car. Parking at Wschodnia 7 costs from PLN 40.
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