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Rising popularity of categorised hotels on the Polish seaside
28 Jun, 2010, Warsaw
The number of tourists, in particular foreign tourists, visiting the Polish seaside is
constantly growing, according to “The Polish Seaside Hospitality Market”, the latest report
from Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate advisory firm. The Baltic sea region remains
the most popular holiday destination. In 2009 it accounted for 42% of all holiday trips in
Poland. More and more people also choose hotels for their stay and as the analysts forecast,
this trend is set to continue
Despite the rise in the number of overnight hotel stays in 2008, occupancy fell by 3 percentage
points compared to 2007 (from 42%), which, however, was attributed to a significant growth of
the hotel room supply. Rising demand for hotel rooms on the Polish coast is accompanied by the
constant development of hotel accommodation, with new hotels being erected and existing
facilities being thoroughly modernised and redeveloped.
According to Cushman & Wakefield’s data, there are 115 hotels operating along the Polish
coast, which represents 6.3% of the total hotel stock in Poland. All facilities are located in
seaside cities. Three-stars hotels – 50 schemes (46.4% of the beds) and two-stars hotels – 35
schemes (19.8% of the beds) dominate the region market. The share of four- and five-stars
hotels is also significant. There are currently 23 hotels of these categories (32.2% of the
beds), all located in the most popular seaside resorts such as: Darłowo, Dźwirzyno, Jastarnia,
Międzyzdroje, Kołobrzeg, Ustka, Ustronie Morskie, or Sopot.
Tri-city, Międzyzdroje, Kołobrzeg and Ustka are considered to have the most mature hotel
industry on the Polish Baltic coast. This market is characterised by high supply of hotel
rooms, the presence of top class hotel (four- and five star hotels), relatively high occupancy
levels and a wide range of additional services: SPA & Wellness, swimming pools, bowling
alleys etc. The central coast, from Sarbinowo to Dębki has the least developed hotel market in
the region.
Dorota Malinowska, a hospitality consultant of Cushman & Wakefield, said, “To draw the
maximum benefit from their region’s tourism potential, a substantial increase in hotel
accommodation combined with the improvement of the existing hotel stock, especially on the
central coast, is required. It must be emphasised however that the crucial issue is the
development of transport infrastructure, which would significantly shorten and improve the
journey to holiday destination. Only then are seaside hotel occupancy levels likely to see a
steady rise.”
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