Inserting the key card to power up our dark hotel room, I dance to Kendrick Lamar’s Backseat Freestyle, carefully set up to start playing on a retro record player.
Our environment is illuminated by multicolored garlands through a relaxation area overlooking the neo-Gothic doors of the hotel.
This sets the tone for a stay at Moxy Warsaw Praga. Part of a planned network of Marriott International lifestyle hotels, it’s playful but not childish — and an Instagrammer’s dream.
Handwritten hashtags adorn the mirrors, the huge open-plan lobby is dotted with oversized, kitschy board games toys 80s, and the 24-hour bar doubles as check-in.
There is also an inclusive and more sensible side. so that customers over 30 years old do not feel too old. The general philosophy is focused on connectivity, modern design and comfortable rooms.
Warming my shells next to a cool, see-through fireplace in the lobby chill-out area, I could easily have grabbed another flatbread from the all-day self-serve snack area, but we opt for a mooch on the old Town.
Bedroom
Our family room at the top is large, with a balcony, an extra sofa bed, and a large bathroom with trendy Muk toiletries and a shower big enough for two (oo-er).
An old-fashioned rotary phone keeps company with our record player in the den, and the room is dominated by a 49-inch television. The motion-activated under-glow bed lights are also a nice touch.
The tribe
All kinds. I see 20-something creatives bouncing over beers, beloved mini-break couples, a Friday night Rummikub club, and a family of five arguing over flatbreads.
The local atmosphere
The hotel stands on the site of what was once Warsaw’s “Koneser” vodka factory, but is now the Praga Koneser Center: a complex of bars, restaurants, shops and galleries where you can happily stroll the time of a weekend.
However, a look at the austere architecture reminds you of where you are, and the Old Town is the perfect place to learn about Warsaw’s complex history.
Walk along the royal road and look for the 17th century bronze wishing bell, jump around it on one leg and make a wish. (Yes, I looked like a plonker. No, I haven’t won the lottery yet.)
Find more culture in the form of arty propaganda at Neon Museum (£3) and combine it all with a historic and cultural hit at Polish Vodka Museum (£9). Go for the tasting – the museum is a staggering distance from the Moxy.
Flight London to Warsaw from £26 return, from Ryanair. Rooms at Moxthere Warsaw prague from £45.
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