Sprawled over 80,000 square metres, the colossal structure will be the biggest hotel in the country (Picture: Gołębiewski Pobierowo) Thirteen floors, 1,240 rooms, 80,000 square metres: a colossal mega-hotel on the Baltic Sea is about to open.On Wednesday, June 17, the five-star Gołębiewski Pobierowo will open its doors to guests. While it won’t be the largest in Europe – narrowly beaten by the Royal National Hotel in London (1,630 rooms) and the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest (1,459 rooms) – it comes a respectable third place. Rooms at the hotel, in the Polish resort of Pobierowo, can already be booked, starting at £300 (€350) per night. Suites go up to £775 (€900). Marketing chief Marta Maslowska says more than 2,000 bookings were made in the first 24 hours alone. There is, however, a catch. Of the 1,240 rooms, only 500 have been completed, according to German outlet BILD. But for guests who do stay, there’s a lot to look forward to. The outdoor pool is 104 metres long and 60 metres wide (Picture: Gołębiewski Pobierowo) As well as a vast outdoor pool, 104 metres long and 60 metres wide (more than double the size of the Olympic standard), there is a water park with whirlpools, water slides, a sauna, and a salt grotto. In addition to the wellness area, local media reports that the hotel is planning to have a cinema and a supermarket, and activities for travellers who can’t sit still: climbing walls, a bowling alley and volleyball courts. There will also be a pianist serenading guests in the lobby, and a disco and entertainment area for children. On the hotel’s website is the promise of four-themed restaurants, though it’s not clear what the themes will be. It’s all set on the banks of Plaża w Pobierowie, a two-and-a-half mile long beach with soft white sand and the dazzling waters of the Baltic Sea. The hotel towers over the forested landscape (Picture: Gołębiewski Pobierowo) A short drive down the pretty coastal roads there are charming seaside villages such as Trzęsacz, famous for its 15th-century church and an interactive museum, which brings visitors on a journey to the past. A half-hour walk is the town of Pobierowo. In the summer, it has an outdoor inflatable park and treetop climbing experience, and it’s a popular destination for active breaks. The hotel, which will be the largest in Poland, 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. An Instagram account for the hotel, curated in Polish, already has more than 9,000 followers. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTxzxC3DczA/ Pobierowo is about an hour from Solidarity Szczecin-Goleniów Airport, which is served by Ryanair from Liverpool and London Stansted. With flight times of under two hours from London, this Polish seaside gem could become popular with Brits looking for a short seaside break. In recent years, Poland’s Baltic region has seen an uptick in visitors, as tourists increasingly shun the sweltering heat of southern Europe in favour of milder climates. For the past two summers, visitors have packed Gdańsk’s historic old town, lounged on Sopot’s long beaches, and wandered the cliffs near Gdynia. ‘Poland’s coast increasingly attracts tourists from further abroad,’ said Katarzyna Smierzchalska, marketing manager at Hotel Nadmorski in Gdynia. She noted that international guests are looking for relief from intense heat elsewhere. Further east along the Baltic Coast, resorts in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are also seeing a rise in visitors. Lithuania’s Baltic Coast is increasingly popular with travellers (Picture: Visit Neringa) Lithuania’s tourism board reported that the capital Vilnius clocked a record 10 million international arrivals in 2025. Coastal regions such as Palanga are also increasingly popular with holidaymakers who want a beach break without the Mediterranean heat, and crowds. Our writer Lucy Daltroff recently travelled there and said she has never been rewarded with ‘such inviting beaches, beautiful nature and consistently good food’. Ryanair flies direct to Palanga from London Stansted from around £88 return. You can read Lucy’s full report on what to do, and where to stay, here.