Browar Hevelius Apartments

When I had to cancel my summer booking, the team kindly allowed me to rearrange my booking to coincide with the Christmas markets. The staff are wonderful and those at the check-in and reception desk spoke either some English, or had very confident English. My Polish is limited to a few words and phrases, so I was very glad of the assistance they provided. The location is superb for this part of town. Next to Wrzeszcz train station, from which you can take the train to the airport for 5.50 zł - about €1.30. There are two large shopping centres here also. Metropolia - with a superb food hall on the top floor, and Galeria Bałtycka with all the designer stores you could think of. Both shopping centres are very modern, welcoming and impressive. From the tram stop at Galeria Bałtycka, you can take the tram in to the city centre / old town and enjoy everything it has to offer. Single journey tickets can be bought at the ticket machines at tram stops for approx €1. You frank your ticket inside the door of the tram. We stayed in apt 5. It had a lovely little balcony off the sitting area. The apartment was very generously proportioned with every necessity taken care of. Spotlessly clean and toasty warm in the snowy weather. Downstairs and accessible via the lift is a beautiful bar, restaurant and bakery. The bakery is expensive but worth it. Beautiful pastries, breads, desserts and cakes, alongside a selection of gourmet preserves, honeys, crackers etc. An absolute treasure. I recommend getting the chałka - a sweet, buttery knotted bread that is lovely to tear and share with your morning coffee. If you want a less expensive breakfast fix to take back to the apartment, the Merkus store in the Metropolia centre has a beautiful baked goods section. Two freshly baked croissants will set you back little over a euro, but there are lots of pastries, breads and treats - both sweet and savoury - to choose from.