Puro Hotel — Gdansk, Poland

A lounge area in the Puro Hotel — Gdansk
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For history buffs of a certain generation, Gdańsk will forever be linked with local hero Lech Walesa’s anti-communism struggles. These days, though, the city is basks in a glow of resurgent fortunes, its pristine Baltic-setting so attractive that the Puro hotel group has opened its fourth property here.

Set in the Old Town, right next to the market square, the 220-room hotel is a new build by local practice KD Kozikowski Design, whose lofty interiors by London-based DeSallesFlint recall the area’s historic grain warehouses and shipyard.

An airy eight-storey atrium leads into soft-pastel spaces furnished with quirky modernist pieces by Vitra, Moroso and Gubi, while the rooftop bar and terrace opens out over the marina and Old Town. But it’s in-house restaurant Dancing Anchor’s Marcin Malecki who steals the show with homey dishes like chicken ballontine stuffed with prawns and sun-dried tomato mousse, and an assiette of crispy pork belly, herbed sausage, potato puree and black pudding. 

A seating area in the Puro Hotel — Gdansk

(Image credit: Anna Stathaki)

A dining area in the Puro Hotel — Gdansk

(Image credit: Anna Stathaki)

The restaurant at the Puro Hotel — Gdansk

(Image credit: Anna Stathaki)

A bedroom at the Puro Hotel — Gdansk

(Image credit: Anna Stathaki)

A loung area in a room at the Puro Hotel — Gdansk

(Image credit: Anna Stathaki)

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Stągiewna 26, 80-750 Gdańsk

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Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.