Hotels with Swimming Pools in Katowice for Families

A pool gives a family in Katowice a good fallback when a morning of museums and squares has run its course. All three hotels here list an indoor pool, and Novotel Katowice Centrum also lists an outdoor one, so swimming does not depend on the season. Two of the three are tagged kid-friendly and pet-friendly, and all three have a restaurant or room service for an easy dinner after a swim. The real choice is between a central hotel within walking distance of the culture quarter and two options further out with more leisure space.

Novotel Katowice Centrum is the best placed of the three. This four-star hotel is an eight-minute walk from the Silesian Museum and has both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, alongside a restaurant, a bar and a fitness centre. Rooms are air-conditioned, with free parking and room service available, and the hotel is tagged pet-friendly and kid-friendly. The Katowice Strefa Kultury cultural zone is six minutes away. I would choose it for families who want to walk to the museum and the cultural quarter, and who like the choice between an indoor and an outdoor pool.

Hotel Great Polonia Quality & Economy Silesian is the simpler, more affordable option. This three-star hotel has an indoor pool, a hot tub and a spa area on site, and it sits nine minutes by taxi from the Silesian Museum. Rooms are air-conditioned, with a restaurant, a lobby bar and room service available, and the property is tagged pet-friendly and kid-friendly. The Katowice Zawodzie district is ten minutes away by taxi. I would pick it for a family that mainly wants a hotel with a pool and hot tub, and does not mind taking a taxi into the centre.

Hotel Bażantowo Sport is the leisure-led choice. It sits inside a full sports complex in Kostuchna, three minutes' walk from Kostuchna Fińskie Domki, with an indoor pool, a hot tub, a spa area and a fitness centre on site. Rooms are air-conditioned, and some include a kitchen, with room service available for evenings when a family would rather eat in after a day of swimming. It is tagged kid-friendly and smoke-free throughout. I would choose it for a longer stay with active children, accepting that it is some distance from the central sights.

Choosing among the three comes down to where you want to spend the day. For a short walk to the museum and the cultural zone, with a choice of two pools, I would choose Novotel Katowice Centrum. For a simple hotel with a pool and a hot tub at a lower star rating, I would look at Hotel Great Polonia. For a sports complex and a kitchen in some rooms, I would choose Hotel Bażantowo Sport. All three suit families who want the pool to be part of the plan, whatever the weather.