Frederick W
Google
You won't get luxury or contemporary design features at Stary Malbork, so if you need that, try elsewhere. My wife and I prefer old-fashioned, European-style hotels like the kind we both remember from the 1970's and 80's to the ultra-modern, shining, corporate cookie-cutter places that pampered tourists now seem to demand. Hotel Stary Malbork is definitely not cookie-cutter. But its old-world, quiet charm makes up for that. As soon as we arrived, I knew we would be in good hands. The utterly charming young receptionist, dressed in the pseudo-Teutonic knight tunic you see worn by people at Malbok Castle, checked us in efficiently and gave us a room upgrade right off the bat. We didn't even have to ask for one. She showed us all over the hotel, and gave us maps of the town. Our room was quite large, with a queen-sized bed equipped with two separate down comforters. There was a large commodious bathroom with facilities that worked well -- better than ones at other Polish hotels we've stayed at. The breakfast was not spectacular, but adequate -- and certainly plentiful. The location is 10 minutes easy walking distance to the Castle, which is the only reason to visit or stay in Malbork. No complaints!