Zakopane was snowed in, and we know that nothing is associated with Christmas like snow falling on Christmas Eve.
If someone wants to feel the real Christmas atmosphere, they should hurry up. . – People rushed to make Christmas reservations – says Emilia Glista, owner of Joinsystem, a company dealing with tourist facilities, in an interview with Interia. – Christmas in Zakopane promises to be quite good – he adds.
– – Karol Wagner from the Tatra Chamber of Commerce admits to Interia. Facilities that offer Christmas packages are most popular. – Once associated with deep communism, today they are coming back into favor – says Wagner. – – he adds.
In Zakopane, last year’s prices
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– Over the last two or three years, there has been a decline in interest in holiday stays, so price increases have stopped, that is – says Emilia Glista. According to the Tatra Chamber of Commerce, accommodation prices increased slightly due to the falling snow. – The phones rang rapidly, so prices went up for a while, but now they have leveled off and are still just below the average from last year – says Karol Wagner from TIG.
A couple will pay about PLN 600 per night in a three-star hotel for their Christmas stay in Zakopane. You can find one for two people, but also some. We won’t be able to find accommodation in a good hotel for the holidays, but… Cheaper offers can be found outside the city, for example in Kościelisko, but this involves additional difficulties.
– Tourists want to save a few pennies, but they do not take into account that. Besides, you have to leave your car somewhere. So what if a tourist saves PLN 50 on accommodation if he later pays PLN 100 for parking – says Mr. Andrzej, who runs the guesthouse. A . Paid parking lots are the result of an amendment to the Act on Public Roads, which allows for the introduction of such changes. Tourists are not happy, but as the city authorities explain, it was a necessity, because on weekends parking spaces were blocked for many hours. For a weekend stop in the center of Zakopane, we will pay PLN 6 for the first hour, PLN 7 for the second hour, and PLN 8.20 for the third hour. The fourth and each subsequent hour costs PLN 6.
Multicultural holidays with partying Hungarians
In addition to Polish tourists, foreign guests will also come to Podhale. – – admits Karol Wagner from TIG. – There will be our neighbors from across the border, i.e. Hungarians, Slovaks, Czechs, but also the French, Spanish, Germans, Scandinavians – Wagner enumerates. – . High-quality snow. It’s not about the fact that it is well frozen and white, but about the quality of services at the highest level, comfort and a sense of security. And freedom – notes Karol Wagner from TIG. – Party-friendly Hungarians feel much more comfortable partying in Zakopane, where the receptionist or hotel receptionist will not immediately call security or the police and charge who knows what costs for disturbing the peace at night, he will not take it out on the foreigner in any way, but as a real host he will endure hardships, while ensuring safety and peace of mind for other guests. Tourists feel more at ease here compared to radicalized Switzerland or sometimes unfriendly Austria, he adds.
Arab tourists walking along Krupówki will be harder to meet than in summer. They prefer to stay in Krakow, and if they come to the city near Giewont, it is for a one-day trip.
The pre-Christmas period is a harvest season for fraudsters. False advertisements appear on social media. . Fraudsters steal photos of the real object and make an offer, usually much cheaper.
– – reminds Roman Wieczorek, spokesman for the Zakopane police. – A person who legally runs a business has no problem providing his/her data or the National Court Register. Due to the rush, they do not read all the information carefully, do not verify it and fall into a trap. Let’s not be fooled by great price deals, these are the most suspicious. Fortunately, tourists are becoming more and more aware and are less and less likely to be fooled by “ghost houses,” he adds.