When you travel to the more obscure places, finding budget accommodation can be a problem sometimes and part of my backpacker’s dream is to end up every so often in cities or towns that don’t have a hostel. Once you are in a town without a hostel, you know you are a rare tourist. Starogard GdaĆski was one such town. In July 2016, it didn’t have a hostel – however NOW it does!! This Polish town was next up on my zany journey and without a hostel, I ended up staying in a football themed hotel with a window view of the football pitch! Amazing right??!!
Yes, the Noclegi Rekord (cracking name that, right?) was my base here in little known Starogard GdaĆski. Oh this journey has some moments of sheer elation, surprise and fuelled emotion! At the moment, I feel like a man on a mission to find my own faults and weaknesses. I have made mistakes, I was writing too much, doing too much, not sleeping enough. I wasn’t chilling out. Poland this time has been a self discovery for me.
I checked into this place and got to tour the sights of Starogard GdaĆski and meet the locals in the city and in the village of Rywald. I’m not dreaming this sort of s*it up, I’m out doing it for real and this is what I buzz off. Get yourself to this place, Starogard GdaĆski and stay at Noclegi Rekord for these five reasons.
1.A Bedroom Overlooking a Football Stadium!
I’m not excrementing this! This was beautiful. Mr. Blair was put in Room 102, with…a window view to the town’s football stadium, named after Kazimierz Deyna! The famous Polish international hails from Starogard GdaĆski. There were no home matches when I was here, but if there were I could have watched from my bedroom window! This was only the second time I was this close to a stadium. The previous one was when I stayed in Birmingham at the Royal George.
2.Peace and Silence
As a travel writer constantly trying to finish my main book, I got some peace and tranquility here. It’s not a touristic town, nor a busy hotel. I closed the door on my room and got writing. Inspiration falls from an empty sky. Thank you, Starogard GdaĆski!
3. Breakfast Included
Included in the room price is breakfast. Lots of ham and cheese choices. Tea or coffee, bread and pasta and fruit and vegetables. Only complaint – no orange or apple juice was offered, sort that out please!
4.Football Museum
I don’t recall ever staying in a hotel that basically has a football museum on the way in! As a football geek, I was very pleasantly shocked! The walls are full of Polish football information and memorabilia. A treat for not just a long term backpacker, but a hardcore football fan.
5.Cosy Rooms
This was my first solo room in Poland on this trip. I had been used to staying in dorm rooms and sharing so it was nice to have some quiet time on my own and good nights sleep here! Hot water and WiFi also helped.
I have also written about the top sights in the city and my favourite bars in Starogard GdaĆski. I loved my time in Starogard GdaĆski, it was on with the show.
Here are the details for booking the Noclegi Rekord:
Noclegi Rekord
OĆrodek Sportu i Rekreacji
83-200 Starogard GdaĆski, ul. OlimpijczykĂłw Starogardzkich 1
Hotel Rekord tel./fax 58 5624005
Miejska Hala Sportowa im. A. Grubby tel. 58 5600854
DziaĆ obiektĂłw tel. 58 5624004
KsiÄgowoĆÄ tel. 58 5600853
Kontakt z organizacjami pozarzÄ
dowymi: Paulina Burczyk tel./fax 58 5622120
e-mail: [email protected]
#starogardgirl
Here is a live video from my room at Noclegi Rekord:
That’s pretty damn cool to be staying at a hotel that has a football theme to it. Also loving the typical 1970s style brown walls in your room. So very typical of the Communist era.
Ray recently posted…NCAA Hall of Champions â A Look into American Collegiate Athletics
Thanks for the comment. Absolute off the wall gem this place Ray. It was a crazy trip and I am tempted to whackpack a few more Polish towns like this as I’m getting more and more bored of mundane travel blogs by the day! Safe travels. Jonny
[…] were no other tourists on my visit but I found a cool place to stay inside the football stadium, Noclegi Rekord. What this means is that people are very interested to talk to you and in my three days in the […]
[…] GdaĆski, there are no backpackers hostels or even any backpackers, so I checked into the Noclegi Rekord! This is kind of an odd hotel, as it’s connected to the sports stadium and club. It was a […]
[…] 4.Fun Activities Nearby There is a huge range of activities to do here at Hotel Parkowy. Aside from the football pitch which the hotel backs onto, you can go canoeing and for kids there are assault courses, a playground and bonfire parties! As a bonus, our balcony room backed onto a football pitch and there was a match on the first day. This reminded me of the Royal George Hotel in Birmingham and the Noclegi Rekord in Starogard Gdanski. […]
[…] and you might already have read about my top 20 sights in Starogard GdaĆski, and my stay in the lovely Hotel Noclegi Rekord. As well as touring Starogard GdaĆski, I met up with two local lads to show me around – […]
[…] are no backpackers hostels or let’s be honest, even any backpackers, so I checked into the Noclegi Rekord! This is kind of an odd hotel, as it’s connected to the sports stadium and club. It was a […]
[…] are no backpackers hostels or let’s be honest, even any backpackers, so I checked into the Noclegi Rekord! This is kind of an odd hotel, as it’s connected to the sports stadium and club. It was a […]
Hi Jonny, Wow! I love your photos and your review – it was so nice of you to visit this town and write so many positive words about it. It was cool that you stayed at the Noclegi Rekord and know so much about Kazimierz Deyna, I’m proud of you. I also loved the fact you stayed on the island and got featured in a local newspaper. I would love to show you the sights. Safe travels as always, Karolina
Hi Karolina thanks for the comment. Maybe one day you will realise your mistake, do you treat all your friends like this? What if Luci, Truong, Kasia, Basia, Magda or Zhenya visited – would you also lie about a 91 hour a week job in Poznan? One day you will apologise and we can pretend this didn’t happen – but you made a huge mistake to disrespect a person you claimed was a “friend” (your words) and a popular travel writer. I have been depressed for 7 months because of you. Safe travels. Jonny
[…] Don’t Stop Living – Staying at Noclegi Rekord, Starogard GdaĆski […]
[…] Don’t Stop Living – Staying at Noclegi Rekord, Starogard GdaĆski […]
[…] Undoubtedly it was the calm waters of Poland’s wonderful coastal town of Gdynia in 2016 that cemented my love for Poland and my decision to stay here. There are so many cool trains options in Poland, a country which borders 7 other countries. I recommend the Gdynia to Warsaw route with a potential side trip to Starogard Gdanski. […]