The biggest slip-ups come from three words: noise, transport, regulations. Choose addresses within an 8-12 minute walk from Szeroka, but not right on Plac Nowy. In the contract, ask for written confirmation of quiet hours, early breakfasts and places for the coach.
Don't trust photos without a floor plan. For a class you need real room capacity, extra beds and clear safety rules. Remember to reserve one spare room for emergency situations.
The heart of Kazimierz beats longer than a school rulebook. Streets around Plac Nowy and Estery can be lively until late, and noise from a ground-floor bar travels up through glass like through a funnel.
Choose addresses one or two streets away from the main evening axes. Ask for rooms facing the courtyard and for windows with improved sound insulation. Request written confirmation of quiet hours from 22:00 and a phone number for the night manager.
The lowest point of the day isn't traffic, it's 30 people on a narrow pavement with no bay. Make sure where the coach will stop to unload and where it can park for a longer stay.
Ask the property for a driving map marking the gate and the meeting point. Allow time to organize the group and remind the driver not to wait directly at the entrance.
For school groups breakfast works best from 6:45-7:15 — simple and repeatable. Ask about takeaway breakfast packs for departure days and about water in dispensers instead of individual bottles.
Agree on the service time window and the number of seats. Two short shifts are better than one long queue.
Three showers on a floor is a recipe for delays. Ask for the ratio of bathrooms to beds and the layout of rooms across floors.
If someone in the group uses a stroller or is recovering from injury, confirm the lift and door widths. Request a room near the lift and on a low floor.
Surprises hurt on arrival day. Ask for a PDF of house rules before signing the contract. Check quiet hours, visiting rules, bans on heating devices and fire safety procedures.
Clarify the deposit: how it will be taken and returned, and responsibility for damages. Agree that the deposit is settled per room, not against the whole group.
Supervisors need rooms close to stairs or the lift and a duty rota. Plan rooms so that each corridor end has at least one adult.
Keep one small 'technical' room for first aid, water and documents. It's a base that can save the day.
Ask for signed attachments: a room list with bed types, breakfast times, allergy list, number of magnetic keys and a 24-hour contact number for the decision-maker.
Add a clause about changes in traffic arrangements and the right to move the group to a property of equal standard if the hotel fails to meet the agreed conditions.
A cheaper place 20 minutes farther can eat up the budget on transfers. Calculate the total cost of travel, time for gatherings and the increased risk of delays.
Kazimierz rewards addresses from which you can walk to Szeroka, Miodowa and Wawel. Fewer transfers mean less stress.
Life loves surprises. Reserve 2-3 spare beds and one extra room for possible isolation.
Have two alternative properties in your phone and a simple scenario for moving the group. Three quick calls bring peace to the whole trip.
Collect allergies 10 days before departure and send them to the property in a table. Ask for written confirmation that the kitchen has received the list and understands exclusions.
Agree on a simple, repeatable dinner menu with a hot main and a vegetarian option. On busy sightseeing days ask about thermoses with tea to go.
The quietest spots are the blocks set back one row of buildings from Plac Nowy and Estery. Look for rooms facing inner courtyards rather than shopfronts.
Streets with even cobbles and less night traffic give the whole class a better night's sleep. Ask for specific room numbers on the floor plan.
Arrange rooms by floor: girls and boys separately, supervisors at the corridor ends. Put the noisiest groups in the middle of the floor so you can reach them quickly.
Set two inspection rounds: just after quiet hours and shortly before midnight. Note observations in a simple sheet.
Good morning, I'm organizing a school trip to Kazimierz on [date]. Group: [number] students, [number] supervisors. Please confirm: room layout with bed types, quiet hours from 22:00, breakfasts from [time], availability of takeaway packs, short coach stop place with a driving map, phone number of the person on duty after 20:00, deposit terms and settlement. Allergy list attached. Thank you — I look forward to an offer with a contract and house rules in PDF.
You have a floor plan and bed layout confirmed by email.
Quiet hours, breakfasts and takeaway packs are written into the contract.
Coach drop-off map and long-term parking are agreed in writing.
The allergy list is accepted by the kitchen, and you have a 24-hour contact phone.
One spare room and 2-3 spare beds reserved for surprises.
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