Here is my review of Hampton by Hilton Krakow Airport (not to be confused with Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Airport). 

Location

There are now two Hilton properties near to Krakow airport. Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Airport is conveniently situated less than one minute's walk from the airport terminal. However, the newer Hampton by Hilton Krakow Airport is a cheaper option well worth considering.

The hotel offers a free shuttle to and from the airport, but it is straightforward to walk. It took me only six minutes to walk from the hotel entrance to the airport departures entrance.

To walk from the airport to the hotel, turn right out of the terminal. At the end of the terminal building, turn left and walk straight on, across a roundabout and single-track railway line and then you are at the hotel. The route is level, well-lit and the pavement on the right-hand side of the road is in good condition and suitable for luggage. I arrived on KLM around 11pm and had no problem walking to the hotel. After dark you can clearly see the red "Hampton" sign of the hotel almost immediately after leaving the terminal. The only people I saw were two hitch-hiking monks!

View of the airport from the hotel. 

Exterior of hotel

Check In

Check in was quick and straightforward. I was informed about breakfast times and given a coupon for a Gold/Diamond snack, which I later redeemed for some chocolate. There are two elevators and you need to flash your card to get to your floor. 

Room

The room was clean, standard and entirely as expected.

Bedroom

Tea tray with 1 still and 1 sparkling water

Mirror

Bedroom

Fridge

Safe

Floor plan. 518 looks like the only non-standard room.

Corridor

Bathroom

The bathroom was fine and clean. 

Dining

Breakfast is taken in the lobby. There is a decent hot buffet with scrambled egg, Polish sausage / hot dog, bacon, hash browns, baked beans plus various cold items, cereals, and apple and orange juice. There are also two waffle makers. It was tasty and certainly a better option than taking breakfast in the airport lounge. No pictures of the buffet area which was quite busy. The lobby provides plenty of room for breakfast and there was no problem finding somewhere to sit.

The bar offers 500ml draft lager for PLN 17.

Lobby

Lobby

Gym

There is a fitness centre in the basement. Apparently there is parking there too, although I also saw an outside car park behind the hotel.

Service

Service was polite and efficient from check-in to check-out. 

Overall

Overall this is a good property and a solid option for either a late arrival or an early departure from Krakow airport. Although Hilton Garden Inn is directly connected to the airport, the Hampton is barely less convenient and can be recommended as a good airport hotel.

There are 2 Hilton properties in the vicinity of the airport, this Hampton Inn and the Hilton Garden Inn.   The difference between these 2 properties are from price factor and location.  The HGI is located just across from the terminal but it is priced accordingly - more expensive compared to the Hampton Inn.  Since I knew that I would not partake in any of the hotel services, as it will be a quick night in/out of the property due to my late arriving and early departure, I decided to go for the cheaper Hampton Inn especially since I only had a backpack with me. 

Location

This property is walkable from the terminal,  about 10-15 mins without dragging any heavy luggage and walking speed dependent.  The whole journey by foot to this place is doable as there is a sidewalk all the way to the property.  Outside of that, there is really not much around the area - it is interestingly facing a sort of smallish wheat field and surrounding it are houses and lots of airport parking companies.  

I would even dare say that this is not too bad of a property to even use as a base to visit Krakow - as there is a train station (airport station) to downtown Krakow, especially if hotel prices in Krakow are crazy.  

Check In

I arrived close to midnight at this property and was surprised to see that the lobby/social area was still busy with lots of guests having a drink.  I was helped immediately, however the check-in process did take some time as I was helped by what I believe was someone new so there were lots of delay as she had to ask her colleague.  I did actually do an online check-in hoping that things would be more straightforward, but I have no idea why it still took like forever.  

The initial associate helping me moved over and even though taken over by the more experienced front desk agent, it still took them forever - another guest (which i think was also a fellow XP runner like me) arrived after me and had a 3rd party booking, and from what it seems, looks like a 3rd party booking and non-elite member was easier to process as in the end, the both of us ended up in the lift together even though I arrived about 5 mins earlier.

Room

I already knew from the design at the lobby social area that this was going to be the new Hampton Inn new concept room (my 2nd time at such a new Hampton Inn after the last one in Madrid).  This was more or less the same design as the Madrid property - which I liked as it made the room much more welcoming and not so basic. 

The usual small working desk, open wardrobe and tea/coffee making facilities were available.  The room had a view towards the airport direction.  

Sleep quality was good - with no external nor internal noise disturbance.  The climate control worked well, without being too loud and kept the room temperature well cooled.  Since I did not bother to set up the internet nor TV, not much to comment on these points, but I expect it would be sufficient. 

The bathroom area was actually quite spacious and the walk in shower area was very well designed and spacious.  Water temperature and pressure was good.  Toiletries were the usual Hampton Inn Spa brand.

Overall

Since this was such a short overnight stay, I did not try anything else at this property.  I am sure based on my previous experience at other Hampton Inn's in Poland, I am sure that the breakfast standard would have been good.  The staff were friendly in general (albeit the slow check-in process).  All-in all I would not hesitate to return to this property and recommend it to others.