Craft Beer Central Hotel Gdańsk

Craft Beer Central Hotel Gdańsk (also known as Central Hotel Gdańsk) is a four-star boutique hotel in the centre of Gdańsk, Poland, housed in a historic building at Podwale Grodzkie 4 that forms part of the architectural ensemble of the city's Main Railway Station. The building was constructed in the early 20th century in a North European Neo-Renaissance / Neo-Gothic style, designed by architects Alexander Rundel, Paul Thomer and Georg Kuni, with the design presented to the public on 29 August 1898 and construction completed around 1900 (the hotel's own materials cite 1910). It originally served as the seat of the regional directorate of the German railway (Die Eisenbahndirektion Danzig), including the director's residence, transport inspection and staff apartments. From 1921 it housed the Harbour and Waterways Board of the Free City of Danzig together with the railway inspection. After World War II the building accommodated a railway outpatient clinic with a pharmacy and a reception point of the railway sanitary service. Following the 1995 reorganisation of Poland's railway system and the liquidation of the railway polyclinic, the building was sold by the Pomeranian Voivodeship authorities into private ownership. Between spring 2014 and summer 2017 the building was converted into a four-star hotel under the supervision of the heritage conservator, with many original elements preserved, such as the vaulted ceiling of the Browar PG4 restaurant, staircases and banisters. The hotel opened with 39 guest rooms, two conference rooms and a restaurant-brewery; the total building area is about 1,200 m². Today the hotel operates under the Craft Beer Central Hotel Gdańsk brand, combining accommodation with a craft-beer experience. Its room categories include Pils, Stout, Premium and the Faro and Jopen apartments; event spaces include the 82 m² Herbowa Hall and the 61 m² VIP Hall. The hotel offers a restaurant and bar (Browar), breakfasts, parking, catering and packages, and is positioned as an unusual, historically rooted hospitality venue in central Gdańsk.

The building at Podwale Grodzkie 4 in Gdańsk was designed in a North European Neo-Renaissance / Neo-Gothic style by architects Alexander Rundel, Paul Thomer and Georg Kuni. The design was presented to the public on 29 August 1898, and construction was completed around 1900 (the hotel's own website states the building was erected in 1910). It originally housed the regional directorate of the German railway, Die Eisenbahndirektion Danzig, including the director's residence, the transport inspection and staff apartments. From 1921 the building was occupied by the Harbour and Waterways Board of the Free City of Danzig as well as the railway inspection. The building survived World War II in relatively good condition. After 1945 it housed a railway outpatient clinic with a pharmacy on the ground floor (with a separate entrance from the south) and a reception point of the railway sanitary service. Following the reorganisation of the railway transport system in Poland in 1995 and the liquidation of the railway polyclinic, the building was sold by the Pomeranian Voivodeship authorities into private ownership. From spring 2014 to summer 2017 the building underwent conversion into a four-star hotel; several years had previously been spent on preparing the project and negotiating with institutions responsible for architectural heritage protection. A second-floor section was added on the south side, which had been included in the original architectural plans a century earlier. The total area of the building is about 1,200 m². The hotel now has 39 guest rooms, two conference rooms and a restaurant-brewery (the site of which had at one time housed a post office branch). The hotel operates under the name Craft Beer Central Hotel Gdańsk, with a craft-beer theme reflected in its room names (Pils, Stout, Premium, Faro, Jopen) and its restaurant-brewery, Browar PG4. The restoration preserved many original elements, including the vaulted ceiling of the Browar PG4 restaurant, staircases and banisters.

• 2017

  Hotel conversion completed in summer; hotel opens with 39 rooms, two conference rooms and a restaurant-brewery.

• 2014

  Conversion into a four-star hotel begins in spring.

• 1995

  After reorganisation of the railway system and liquidation of the railway polyclinic, the building is sold by the Pomeranian Voivodeship authorities into private ownership.

• 1945

  After World War II, building accommodates a railway outpatient clinic with pharmacy and railway sanitary service reception point.

• 1921

  Building houses the Harbour and Waterways Board of the Free City of Danzig and the railway inspection.

• 1900

  Construction of the building completed (hotel materials cite 1910).

• 1898

  Architectural design for the building presented to the public on 29 August.

Four-star craft-beer-themed boutique hotel in a restored historic building in central Gdańsk, combining heritage architecture with a brewery-restaurant concept.

• Pils Room

  Guest room category named after the Pils beer style.

• Stout Room

  Guest room category named after the Stout beer style.

• Premium Room

  Premium guest room category.

• Faro Apartment

  Apartment named after the Faro beer style.

• Jopen Apartments

  Apartments named after the Jopen beer brand/style.

• Herbowa Hall

  Event space of 82 m².

• VIP Hall

  Event space of 61 m².

• Browar Restaurant & Bar

  Restaurant and bar with preserved vaulted ceiling.

1. 1Hotel Central official websitecentralhotelgdansk.pl
2. 2Wikidata: 4 Podwale Grodzkie Street in Gdańskwikidata.org
3. 3Wikipedia (be): Цэнтральны атэль (Гданьск)be.wikipedia.org