13 floors, 1,240 rooms: Baltic Sea's largest hotel opens – but there's a catch

Thirteen floors and 1,240 rooms: a giant new hotel opens on the Baltic Sea coast – but there’s a catch. This coming Wednesday, the largest hotel on the Baltic Sea, in the Polish resort of Pobierowo, will open its doors to guests, according to Bild. The hotel covers 180,000 square metres, has 1,240 rooms and rises 13 storeys high. In terms of location: Pobierowo has about 1,000 inhabitants and is only half an hour from the holiday island of Usedom. The five-star hotel belongs to the Gołębiewski chain. Rooms can already be booked, starting at 350 euros per night. A suite costs up to 900 euros a night. There is, however, a catch: of the 1,240 rooms, only 500 have been completed. The rooms are 50 square metres in size; many have a balcony, although not all offer sea views. Head of marketing Marta Maslowska says that more than 2,000 bookings were received in the first 24 hours alone. Not everyone will be able to marvel at the mega-hotel this summer. Those who do manage to secure a room can reach the sunny Baltic Sea beach, 150 metres away. Right in front of the hotel there is a pool measuring 104 metres in length and 60 metres in width. And that is not all. Guests can look forward to a water park, indoor pools, whirlpools, a children’s area and a sauna. There are also water slides and a salt grotto. It is not yet known whether all the attractions will be ready in time. According to Bild, alongside the wellness area the hotel is also planning activities for adventurers: climbing walls, a cinema, a bowling alley, a supermarket, volleyball courts, a disco and entertainment for children are all planned. Music lovers can enjoy live piano playing in the lobby. The mega-hotel is the brainchild of the late entrepreneur Tadeusz Golebiewski. He started out as a waffle baker, then in 1972 founded the biscuit manufacturer Tago and later built up a hotel empire.