Greg Tom Hostel
Krakow (Poland)

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Proud to be recommended by Lonely Planet, we would like to invite you to visit us at Greg-Tom’s! We are a small and cozy hostel located in comfortable, spacious apartments. Our shelter hostel is situated right in the heart of all the most important events; opposite the Main Train Station, next to a huge shopping mall with almost 300 shops, and only 3 minutes walking to the Main Square. Combining our outgoing attitude and cozy setting, we managed to create relaxing, home-like atmosphere. We offer everything you might need during your holidays;

- Delicious free all-you-can-eat breakfast from 6am till 11am with sandwiches, ham vegetables and jams.
NEW! WE'RE THE FIRST HOSTEL THAT OFFERS YOU EVERYDAY ALSO FREE YUMMY SUPPER! join us from 7pm till 9 pm

- 2 Fully equipped kitchens with microwaves, cooker, toaster, fridge with free filtered water and ice maker for your fancy drinks, free tea, coffee, and milk 24/7.

- Spacious dorms and double rooms with no bunk beds!

- Modern bathrooms with massage showers.

- Free internet, we have 4 computers to use, (also WI-FI). Burn your CD or surf the net.

- 3 huge plasma TV with hundreds of channels, and a vast collection of DVDs to enjoy while comfortably seated on our soft sofas!

- Free towels, linen, security lockers.

- No curfew, no lockout!

- No stags, no school groups!

- Broad tourist information, free maps and guidebooks.

- Multilingual, energetic staff available 24/7.

- Sightseeing tours around Krakow Old Town( 50 PLN= 13 Euro), and the Jewish District including Schindler Factory( 60 PLN=16 Euro). Walking tours, bike tours, golf car tours, bus tours – you choose!

- Custom trips to various highlights, including Auschwitz-Birkenau( 80 PLN= 21 Euro), Wieliczka Salt Mine( from 21 Euro), Dunajec River Rafting( 240 PLN= 63 Euro) , John Paul II Route, and many others. Trips in English and German, but also Spanish, French, and other languages (give us a one-day notice and we’ll organize even the most bizarre trip!)

- tickets for classical music concerts in the beautiful churches of Krakow available at our reception ( 25 PLN discount price),

- free entrance to the best dancing clubs in Krakow

- cheap international calls from our reception phone, e.g. EU rate is 0,02 Euro/min, USA- 0,04 Euro/min.
- Airport pick up from Krakow Balice Airport can be arranged on demand. Prices: 60 PLN (1-4 people), 80 PLN (5-8 people). Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport: 300 PLN (1-4 people) and 400 PLN (5-8 people).

If you’re looking for an overcrowded, dirty squat, don’t come to visit us. Feeling like comfort, you can’t miss our hostel.

Greg and Tom

From the main train station:
Our hostel is only 200 meters away from the train station. However, due to poor planning and poorer labeling getting out of the train station could be quite a challenge. Follow instructions below to avoid confusion and save time

Leave the train safely and gracefully!

You are at the platform. There are 3 staircases leading to 3 different arrival halls under the platform. Which one to take to save time? Take the one at the very beginning of the platform. What does 'the very beginning of the platform' mean? It means that this staircase is closer to main building of the station and city center and majority of natives will go this direction. Follow the crowd!

Walk down the stairs, turn right and get to the very end of underground arrival hall.
Exit underground arrival hall and take either route A or B.

Route A:
Head to the shopping mall called GALERIA KRAKOWSKA which is an extension of the underground arrival hall. (The mall is closed from 10 pm till 8 am and on Polish bank holidays. If that is the case check option B.)

Find escalator, get to the ground level and leave the mall. You are on Pawia Street
Turn left, walk for about 100 meters, cross the street and find building #12

Route B:
Walk up the stairs and head to the main building of the station.
Leave the main building. You are facing spacious plaza with a modern building of the shopping mall GALERIA KRAKOWSKA on your right.
Walk along shopping mall's walls till they end. You are on PAWIA Street.
Cross the street and find building #12

From the main bus station:
The main bus station and the main train station are situated next to each other
Leave the Bus terminal.
You have to go through the train station in order to get to the city center and the hostel.
Find the entrance to train station underground arrival hall and walk down the stairs.
Walk straight to the very end of the underground arrival hall.
Exit underground arrival hall and take either route A or B
(Mentioned in the train station section.)


From the airport:

The easiest way to get to the hostel is to take a train from the airport train terminal to the Main Train Station.
From the airport terminal building take a free shuttle bus, which is synchronized with the trains or walk 200 meters to the train terminal.

The trains operate from approx 4.24 in the morning to 00.15 the next day. The ticket price is only 4 pln (1 euro and a few cents); you may buy it from the train operator. Please remember to get some Polish change before buying the ticket because those train operators are always short of change and will refuse taking 100 pln banknotes! The ride is approx 20 minutes long.

When you get to the main train station, please follow the instructions given in the main train station section above.