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Vienna to Istanbul via Tokyo: Hotel Bristol Warsaw

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Hotel markets don't get much cheaper than Warsaw in winter, so I booked the Hotel Bristol, a former Le Meridien which was recently rebranded as a Luxury Collection property. My travel agent friend booked the hotel for me through Virtuoso, which came with breakfast, a room upgrade on availability, and a one-way airport transfer. The…

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(@wwk5d)
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Looks like a nice and classy hotel. Odor aside.

How was the wifi (if there was any)?


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(@Papa Smurf)
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No vodka for breakfast? What kind of Polish hotel is this? 🙂


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(@PurduExpat)
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Spent about a week in Warsaw this past November... Wasn't exactly a great city (except for the old town) and all the sights can be seen in just a day.


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(@wxguy)
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When I got to the photos of the buffet I was expecting to see a huge layout of onions. Only onions.


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(@william)
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"chlorine and onions" lol sounds like a horrible flavor of chips


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@ wwk5d -- The wifi was reasonably fast. Not amazingly so, but faster than I expected.


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(@bluecat)
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You wrote "I found the lack of outlets near the desk to be a bit odd." but the picture shows an outlet just to the right of the desk.


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(@Coutureguy)
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Ben,

You mentioned that there was a walk-in shower. Did you mean a bathtub/shower combo?


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(@Coutureguy)
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Also, I wonder if the onion smell was caused by some type of pest control...


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@ Coutureguy -- Whoops, you're absolutely right. Typo on my part. Thanks!


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(@Coutureguy)
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No problem. 🙂


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(@AUSTEX)
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I LIKE onions.


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(@Antonio)
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I bet that elevator enthusiast would have been pretty excited about the elevators there!


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(@D. Glumac)
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Lucky,

I'm afraid that the only place to stay in Warsaw is the Intercontinental, in a high-floor room...

And if the view isn't enough from there, there's always the pool on the 43rd (if memory serves) floor 🙂


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the best thing about that Intercontinental is the restaurant Platter by Karol.... AMAZING food and, being polish priced, a ridiculous value by international standards


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