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Europe is chock full of majestic, grande dame, step back into a bigone era style of hotel. These are the icons of the city from my perspective, offering rich histories, incredible interior and exteriors, and the Hotel Bristol Warsaw is a wonderful example. It’s supremely located in the old town area of the city, walking distance to many sights, churches, and cafes. The Raffles Europejski is right across the street, and crazily costs more than double the price, so if you’re considering the two, the location is identical. My buddy Dave and I enjoyed the bars in both hotels, and while the Raffles seems like fancier, I preferred the vibes of our hotel. The hotel seems large from the outside but offers only 165 rooms and 41 suites.
Hotel Bristol, Warsaw is a historic five-star luxury hotel built in the Neo-Renaissance style and opened in 1901 in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the city centre on Krakowskie Przedmieście next to the Presidential Palace.
The hotel is one of the most notable historic monuments of the Royal Route (Polish: Trakt Królewski) and remains among the few landmarks of Warsaw which emerged relatively unscathed from the city’s near total destruction during World War II. It is considered as one of Warsaw’s oldest and one of the country’s most luxurious hotels.
Stay Details:
- When: 2024
- Where: Warsaw Poland, Old Town
- Status: Marriott Gold
- Rate: 55k for 2 nights, PointsSaver
- Paid upgrade into a one bedroom Grande suite
- This included a one way car transfer which we made use of in a BMW
Hotel Location
The hotel is roughly a 20-30 minute ride to the airport and I believe we paid something like $20 in an uber.
Our view outside the hotel
The church next door…where we went to a service completely in the dark
Check-In
A small intimate check in area is immediately to your left and behind that art piece is an ATM should you need any local currency. At check in we inquired about paid upgrades, and we were shown several different options. We ultimately chose the Luxury Suite for an additional $150 a night.
The Lobby
From the outside the hotel seems absolutely massive, but on the inside, it feels much more like a boutique hotel.
The Restaurant
We didn’t eat here actually
The Bar
A beautiful and intimate bar just off the main entrance to the right. The bartender was a true mixologist preparing several different options for us that were delicious.
The Room
If you’re traveling with a family, or you’re like us, two buddies who take a lot of trips together but want their own bed, this is a great paid upgrade. The suite is large, with french doors that open to the streets below. High ceilings, tons of light, and the neutral color scheme is my style.
The entrance has a small breezeway where we could stow luggage, etc.
There was also a small half bath immediately to your left
Fully stocked mini bar
Comped water
Work desk
The Bedroom
Marble clad bathroom with a shower and tub. I thought this bathroom was absolutely stunning.
Gym/Pool
While I didn’t use the gym, there was one available and it looked quite nice!
And a pool
Our Comped ride to the airport
The suite came with a chauffeured BMW to the airport. Not too shabby
Overall
I would stay here again in a heart beat. If you’re sitting on 35k or 50k award nights, or just Marriott points in genearl, this was a great value, and the hotel is spectacular.
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Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
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- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
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Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
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- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
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We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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