Hotel Stary
Kraków, Poland
Built 2006 · Last completed renovation 2007
Hotel Stary in Kraków was last renovated in 2007, and originally built in 2006. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 3.4/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Kraków, Poland
Timeline
2006
Hotel opened in June 2006 following renovation of a historic building
2007
Won Prix Villégiature 'Most Beautiful Hotel Interior Design in Europe'
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2007 renovation
“The impressive renovation in fact winning the prestigious French architectural Prix Villégiature as 'the most beautiful hotel interior design in Europe'.”— source · retrieved 2026-07-14
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced2006
Last completed renovation
Sourced2007
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The impressive renovation in fact winning the prestigious French architectural Prix Villégiature as 'the most beautiful hotel interior design in Europe'.”
“Opening of the Stary Hotel took place in June 2006, and in 2007 already won the prestigious price in Paris Prix Villegiature contest, in the category of "the best hotel interior architecture in Europe".”
“Opened in the summer of 2006, The Hotel Stary is the marvellous reincarnation of a magnificent 15th Century Merchants House”
Own or manage Hotel Stary?
Add your renovation date
Know its timeline. Now check the price.
You’ve seen when it was last renovated — book with confidence.
Booking links may be affiliate links.
For hoteliers
🏷️ Embed this Chrono Score on your site+
Hoteliers: show your independently verified freshness and link guests to your full timeline. Free — paste this where you want the badge.
<a href="https://hotelchrono.com/hotel/hotel-stary-krakow" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="https://hotelchrono.com/api/badge/hotel-stary-krakow.svg" alt="Hotel Stary — Chrono Score, verified by HotelChrono" width="360" height="112"> </a>
More hotels in Kraków
Frequently asked
When was Hotel Stary built?+
Hotel Stary (Kraków, Poland) was built in 2006.
How old is Hotel Stary?+
Hotel Stary is 20 years old — it was built in 2006 and last renovated in 2007. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Stary last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2007.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Stary?+
Its Chrono Score is 3.4/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.