A guest of the castle

Hotels
POLAND "It is not out of the question, if we manage to find an interesting historic building that is suitable to be adapted into a functional hotel, that we shall start another project," declares Andrzej Dowgiałło, president of the management board of Zamek, which is part of Grupa Anders. His latest facility, Hotel Krasicki in Lidzbark Warmiński, has just beaten off all-comers from across the globe to win both the Best New Hotel Construction & Design in the European and International categories at the International Hotel Awards gala held in London in January.
Situated in the scenic area where the Łyna and Symsarna rivers fork in the Masurian lake district, the Hotel Krasicki was developed by converting the buildings adjacent to the Zamek Biskupów Warmińskich castle, which had lain derelict for many years. After an investment of PLN 60 mln, the hotel opened its doors to its first guests in May 2011. Four stars is not enoughThe architectural design, its supervision, as well as the interior design of the hotel were the responsibility of a team of Olsztyn-based architects: Katarzyna and Grzegorz Dżus, the owners of the DżusGK Architekci studio. "We also owe the nomination and the main prizes at the International Property Awards competition to them," claims Andrzej Dowgiałlo. "The renovation of the hotel was preceded by archaeological work aimed at preserving the oldest parts of the building. Now our guests can use the library and the reading room as well as visit the astronomical observatory located in the clock tower." Apart fromall t
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