Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Center

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The Hilton Hotel photographed from the higher Warsaw Trade Tower

The Hotel Hilton (more precisely: Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Center ) in Warsaw is a 5-star hotel with an attached conference center. It is one of the tallest buildings in the city and was the first Hilton hotel in Poland. The well-maintained conference center is the largest in Warsaw.

location

The skyscraper is located outside the city center in the Wola district . The address is Ulica Grzybowska 63 , the property is located at the intersection of Grzybowska and Ulica Wronia . The busy Ulica Towarowa is around 150 meters away and offers a quick connection to the airport . The historic old town of Warsaw cannot be reached on foot. Worth seeing is the Warsaw Uprising Museum, 250 meters away . The building was one of the first skyscrapers in this part of the city. Another skyscraper is currently being built in the immediate vicinity, the 220-meter-high Warsaw Spire office building . A little further away is the Warsaw Trade Tower .

history

The hotel construction was invested by the Hilton Hotels & Resorts Group through its Polish subsidiary HGC SA , while the Kazimierski & Ryba (Polish: Biuro Projektów Kazimierski i Ryba sp.j. ) project office was responsible for the architecture . The developer was Atlas Estates , which also operates the hotel in a joint venture with Hilton Hotels . The foundation stone was laid on September 16, 2004, the topping-out ceremony was celebrated on July 21, 2005 and the hotel opened on March 19, 2007. The investment volume is estimated at 53 million euros. The building has 26 floors, 21 of which are above ground. The total height is 94 meters.

The hotel offers 314 rooms and apartments. The conference center has a total area of ​​3000 square meters. In addition to a 4500 square meter fitness club operated by Holmes Place with a 25 meter swimming pool, the building also houses the “Olympic” casino, two bars and the “Meza” restaurant. The underground car park has space for 350 vehicles. The facade of the hotel is clad with components made of ceramic, aluminum and glass.

The Hilton Hotel is the first high-rise in a group of buildings to be built in this street district. The developer of the other properties is also the company Atlas Estates .

Trivia

The Polsat football station's “Cafe Futbol” series is being recorded in the hotel . The music video "Emely" by the Polish-Swedish duo Sasha Strunin and Danny Saucedo was also recorded here in a room on the top floor .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. according to Information about The Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.atlasestates.com   on the Atlas Estates website (in English)
  2. according to Article Zobacz Danny'ego z Sashą Strunin na planie teledysku "Emily" at Wirtualna Polska from March 3, 2009 (in Polish)

Web links

Commons : Hilton Hotel in Warsaw  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 59 ′ 11 ″  E