A beautifully restored historic hotel, and formerly the stamping ground of Tsar Aleksander I and Franz Liszt. Recent renovations have raised the bar to 5 stars, while doing nothing to disturb the venerated character of the place. Rooms come with state-of-the-art facilities, Persian rugs and impressive period antiques. Reputed to be the oldest hotel in Kraków, the Latin inscription above Pod Róża's Renaissance doorway reads 'May this building stand until an ant drinks the ocean, and a tortoise circles the earth'. So far, so good.