We recently stayed at this hotel and found the Sopot property a reach as the best Sheraton in existence. However, we thought it was the best of the 6 Starwood Properties in Poland, and we were told it was the newest, having been opened about two years ago. The hotel is located on the beach at the origin of the longest wooden pier in Europe, extending out into the North Sea and our stay was slightly off season in early October. The hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the train station, however because of our luggage, we took a cab to the hotel. We were assigned a superb junior suite with the sitting area in a turret with a telescope aimed out to sea so that we could spot ships that were a few miles off shore, or peer into the ship docks at Gdansk, about 4 miles down the beach. The Sheraton has a club lounge on the top floor where white, red, and sparkling wine along with snacks were available during happy hour. If the bottles of wine or some of the snacks were unfinished, the staff would leave these for any guests with key card access to the club lounge. Needless to say, we visited the lounge frequently and enjoyed the benefits of our SPG Platinum level. Upon checkin, our status in the SPG program was noted, and we were offered and provided everything that was expected.

Breakfast was served in the hotel dining room, and with our Platinum status, we were treated to an extensive complimentary breakfast buffet with sparkling wine as well. One of the features of the hotel that we thought was superb were the pools--one an olympic sized pool for swimming and the second a large hot tube that was very popular with guests as there were always 2-4 other guests relaxing in the hot, bubbling waters.

We spent time walking along the shore on a paved path that extended for miles, walking around town, traveling to Gdansk for a day, and shopping for amber. One of our best dinners was at the Sofitiel's Grand Hotel next door where we have a fine dinner along with some very expensive Starka vodka, although the dinner in Gdansk was equally good.

The only glitch we found in our hotel experience was that the doors to the back of the hotel were locked so that those walking on the path between the shore and the back of the hotel could not enter the hotel without walking around to the front of the hotel. We understood why the doors were locked and wondered why room key access to the hotel was not possible.

Overall a superb Sheraton with a spectacular view. In early October it was a tad cold for long walks. When my wife and I evaluate Starwood properties, we usually do not place very much weight on the price of the room. In this case, though, we found that the rate we payed was the least expensive for the 6 SPG properties we visited in Poland.