Europe's newest mega-hotel, boasting a pool more than double the Olympic standard, opens this week on the Baltic Sea coast of Poland. The five-star Gołębiewski Pobierowo in the resort town of Pobierowo will welcome its first guests on Wednesday, June 17.
Massive Scale and Limited Availability
The hotel spans 13 floors, 1,240 rooms, and 80,000 square metres, making it the third-largest in Europe after the Royal National Hotel in London (1,630 rooms) and the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest (1,459 rooms). However, only 500 of the 1,240 rooms are currently completed, according to German outlet BILD. Despite this, bookings have surged, with marketing chief Marta Maslowska reporting over 2,000 reservations in the first 24 hours. Room rates start at £300 (€350) per night, with suites up to £775 (€900).
Unmatched Amenities
Guests can enjoy a vast outdoor pool measuring 104 metres long and 60 metres wide, a water park with whirlpools and slides, a sauna, and a salt grotto. The hotel also plans a cinema, supermarket, climbing walls, bowling alley, volleyball courts, a lobby pianist, and a children's disco. Four themed restaurants are promised, though themes remain undisclosed.
Location and Attractions
Set on the banks of Plaża w Pobierowie, a 2.5-mile beach with white sand and clear Baltic waters, the hotel is near charming villages like Trzęsacz, known for its 15th-century church and interactive museum. Pobierowo town, a 30-minute walk away, offers an outdoor inflatable park and treetop climbing in summer.
Founder's Legacy
The hotel, Poland's largest, is the vision of the late entrepreneur Tadeusz Golebiewski, who started as a waffle baker before founding biscuit manufacturer Tago in 1972 and building a hotel empire. An Instagram account for the hotel already has over 9,000 followers.
Travel and Rising Popularity of Baltic Coast
Pobierowo is about an hour from Solidarity Szczecin-Goleniów Airport, served by Ryanair from Liverpool and London Stansted. Flight times from London are under two hours. Poland's Baltic region has seen increased visitors as tourists seek milder climates over southern Europe's heat. Gdańsk, Sopot, and Gdynia have been popular, and resorts in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are also seeing a rise. Lithuania's capital Vilnius recorded a record 10 million international arrivals in 2025. Coastal areas like Palanga are gaining traction for beach breaks without extreme heat.
