Spending money for vacation in Poland

sapphire wrote:

I have never been skiing in my life, well unless you count one time in Norway when I was so bad I came back down on the lift! I only want to try it for one day so dont want to go and buy all those puffy waterproof clothes you need. Im not sure you can do it in jeans can you.

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 07:44 / #
OK I know this could vary a lot, but on average how much money per day do you need to eat and drink well in tourist areas. I have asked my bf, but he doesnt know as he always eats at his families place.

VaFunkooloThreads: 7 Posts: 823 Joined: Mar 24, 08	Mar 31, 08, 07:49 / #
Bladdy ell sapph, how many times has this question been asked and answered?

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 07:59 / #
well I did a search under spending money and couldnt find anything relevant.. what should I be searching under to find the thread?

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07	Edited by: ShelleyS Mar 31, 08, 08:02 / #
You can have a nice meal with a beer in a reasonal place for about £10- if you put aside £50 per day, that should be ample for going out and eating...lunch dinner and a few drinki poohs in the evening..have a mooch over to the Jewish district there are some fab places to eat and its a nicer atmosphere imho, less chance of having some fat fuking loud scouser sat next to you when you're trying to relax.. Im saying £50 but you could spend more since the rate has dropped since last feb when I was there...but if you're there and the sun is shining its going to be mainly salads for lunch so not that expensive to be honest.

davidpeakeThreads: 18 Posts: 515 Joined: Nov 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 08:07 / #
hi Sapphire, i would think 100zloty would do, unless you want to eat somewhere real nice.

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07	Mar 31, 08, 08:13 / #
davidpeake wrote: would think 100zloty would do, unless you want to eat somewhere real nice thats only £23 at the current rate a beer on the town square in Krakow cost about 5/6 zl just to give you an idea.

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 08:19 / #
Ok thanks that is helpful. I will definitely want to drink beer, vodka and have nice food so I just wanted to get some idea. Even though I am going with a Polish guy, he doesnt have a clue! Thanks for that apartment tip Shelley, I am going to stay there. Anyone any ideas how much it costs to hire ski gear per day in Zakopane?

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 31, 08, 08:34 / #
Last time I was there (2 years ago now) we paid between 35 and 50 ZL for skis, poles and boots a day depending on the quality of the skis. This was from an obvious location at the bottom of a lift. We were told that if you looked down the side streets you could get a better deal but we didn't investigate further.

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 08:41 / #
what about the protective clothes.. do you have to take them with you? I have never been skiing in my life, well unless you count one time in Norway when I was so bad I came back down on the lift! I only want to try it for one day so dont want to go and buy all those puffy waterproof clothes you need. Im not sure you can do it in jeans can you.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 31, 08, 08:44 / #
All I can do is recount what I was told about hiring ski clothes since I've got all mine. Apparently it was not easy to find clothes rental. That is not to say that you cannot find them but not as easily as in an Alpine resort for example. Maybe somebody else will help you out. There are a couple of reasonable web sites on Zakopane snowsports.

AngrydogThreads: - Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 23, 09	Feb 23, 09, 17:12 / #
Thread attached on merging: Costs in Poland for Vacation Hi, I will be staying for approx 1 week in Bydgoszcz in April of this year. I am looking at taking 1000PLN spending money. Will this be sufficient if I want to see a few sights, eat out at a few places etc? Thanks

MrBubblesThreads: 13 Posts: 768 Joined: Nov 13, 07	Feb 23, 09, 17:57 / #
Angrydog: 1 week in Bydgoszcz ... I am looking at taking 1000PLN spending money Dude, you will easily have enough money. In fact you can hang out with me if you like.

AngrydogThreads: - Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 23, 09	Feb 23, 09, 18:05 / #
MrBubbles: Angrydog: 1 week in Bydgoszcz ... I am looking at taking 1000PLN spending money Dude, you will easily have enough money. In fact you can hang out with me if you like. Hahahahaha, Cheers. I'm going to see a friend of mine over there. 1000PLN is only £200, so cheap for a holiday really! Thanks!

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 31, 08, 08:46 / #
thanks. I will check out the websites on snowsports.

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07	Mar 31, 08, 08:50 / #
sapphire wrote: I have never been skiing in my life, well unless you count one time in Norway when I was so bad I came back down on the lift! I only want to try it for one day so dont want to go and buy all those puffy waterproof clothes you need. Im not sure you can do it in jeans can you. You could probably pick up some semi-waterproof type bottoms pretty cheap )(cheap enough to chuck) just take some longjohn kinda thing for underneath and a fleece should be okay at this time of year. To be honest I dont envisage there being much snow.