Name: Ptaszarnia
Address: 1 Maja 59, Świnoujście, Poland, Swinoujscie, Swinoujscie, Swinoujscie, 72-603, Poland
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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Garden

Private check-in/check-out

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

Family room

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Luggage storage

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Bottled water

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

Polish

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Free bicycle rental

Library

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Picnic area

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Cycling

Sports

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Heringsdorf Airport

Rose Garden

Summer Theatre

Goleniow Airport

Jan Kasprowicz Park

Grunwald Square

PAZIM Business Centre

Szczecin Polish Theatre

National Museum of Szczecin

Chrobry Embankment

Szczecin Maritime Museum

Kana Theatre

Port Gate

Pomeranian Dukes' Castle

Cathedral Basilica  of St. James the Apostle

Pomeranian Library

Old City Town Hall

Red Town Hall

Szczecin Underground

Ptaszarnia

Swinoujscie

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

22-beds

23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

26-beds

27-beds

28-beds

29-beds

3-beds

30-beds

31-beds

32-beds

33-beds

34-beds

35-beds

36-beds

37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Four of us stayed here whilst visiting family in the village for wedding celebrations. We could not fault it. Friendly greeting. Excellent breakfast. Extremely clean and quirky rooms. Very comfy beds. Beautiful views. The owners could not do enough for us. Would definitely return.

Beautiful and friendly

After reading many positive reviews here, on booking.com and elsewhere on the internet as well as seeing the pictures , I was looking forward to our stay in this idyllic, as it seemed, place.

The concept was interesting - quiet place, close to nature, eco-friendly, cosy and private. I read about the cooking skill of the owners and their friendliness. 
Unfortunately, I was dissapointed and that on a few fronts:

1) the quality of the appliances in the rooms and space arrangement. Just as an example - in our two rooms studio there were no real doors in the WC + bathroom. There were only a saloon like ones that would not guarantee any intimacy as they were open from the floor till the knee and from the arm height on... The furniture was that of a grandma but in combination with a metal cheap bed and a very sound permeable wall.

2) the (lack of) view over the nature - our doors were giving straight into the parking, our windows on the street on one side, on inner patio on the other. Dreaming to see a panorama of the river and looking far in front of you? You will not get that there.

3)  Poor arrangement of the garden space - really not exploited. They have a nice piece of terrain where one could imagine some type of thoughtful arrangement so that the guests could spend time there relaxing. Nope. You get a trampoline and two erratic hamacs.

4) The treatment you get... I have to say that the way of communicating with the guests is far from being courteous or kind. 

Just three examples:

A) We were told literally 'Time to leave. Next people are waiting and the cleaning lady has to come in'. 

I understand that check out time is to be respected. However, nobody told us beforehand until what time we had to liberate the room. I assumed it was 'around midday' as we were not in a formal setting...
We were travelling with a child - and that means one does not always manage to do things in the same rhythm as when you are in adult company. It was 10:45 h when the owner arrived knocking aggresively at the door to communicate that 'gentle' message. 
There are ways of saying things not to bless 'guests' and I would have appreciated their pro activeness beforehand to tell us what the check out time is.
We were late by half an hour in the end. After paying 400 EUR for 4 days which in Polish conditions is quite a price, I would have expected to get some kindness in return. 

B) You are told several times per day how exceptional this place is, how many famous people passed by, how many international tourists they get, photo workshops… A constant PR that sounds like “you should be happy we have allowed you to stay with us”. A  certain degree of pride is fine with me (even if I prefer modesty), ungrounded conceit does not pass, it cools me down instantly. 

C) You have to pay in advance, so don't make the mistake of being surprised as I was as you will be reminded that this is the 'natural' way things work in the universe ;) and you must be stupid or have bad will not to respect it (not expressed verbally but as we all know the verbal communicate accounts for 20% of the message only, there is the tone, the face expression…).

The idea for living of the owners was, I guess, buying and old house in a middle of a poor village, renovate it a bit with what they could find here and there and then share the space with 'guests'. Fine. 

However, mind that the fact that they share their living space with you means no intimacy - both for you and for them. Their living room is where you have your breakfast. They inform you that breakfast is until 10 AM. But at 9:45 they are already taking away the food and sending the 'hurry up' message...as they want to start their day. You do not feel a guest, more like an intruder.

Frankly speaking to me they seemed burned out by this way of living. It was as if the less they saw of you, the better. 

Overall, the relationship of quality to price makes you feel like a fool.

One more thing (which for a change) is not the owners' responsibility but is good to know: mind the mosquito plague in the area. I have never seen such a blood thirsty crowd. 

Not in Milan, not in Juba, not in Thailand's jungle. 

Forget evening walks. Even during the day they are present in the shade.

To sum up: the place is an interesting concept, no more. 

The rest needs a lot of polishing and frankly I do not understand the acclamation this place gets... It’s ok but faaaar from being superb.

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