Jagodzianka is a family home on the main road through Biały Dunajec. The apartments are cosily furnished, with highlander touches, and each has a fully equipped kitchenette and a bathroom.
In the morning you walk to the train or get in the car, and 10 minutes later you are in Zakopane. Its location makes Jagodzianka a good base not only for the Tatras, but also for the Gorce, the Pieniny and Slovakia.
We look forward to welcoming you
Three apartments, each with a kitchen and bathroom
Apartments
One-bedroom apartment
The largest: a separate bedroom and a living room with kitchenette
33 m² floor area
up to 5 people
A separate bedroom with a timber wall and a living room that opens onto a bright kitchenette. A good choice for a family or two couples: the whole group can sit down at the table together, and in the evening everyone has a corner of their own.
Beds: bedroom: large double bed and single bed; living room: sofa bed.
A bright upstairs studio with a balcony. The double bed and bunk bed sleep a family with two children, and the kitchenette, with its large worktop and table, is all you need for breakfast together before heading into the mountains.
A cosy ground-floor studio with its own entrance straight from the yard. The timber wall and the nook by the table give it the feel of a traditional highlander room, while the kitchenette and coffee machine make you fully independent.
We will give you the price for your dates and tell you which dates are available by phone or WhatsApp. You can also check availability on Booking.com.
On site
House & garden
ParkingPrivate, on the property, no reservation needed.
Wi-FiGuests rate it 10 on Booking.com.
Private kitchenEach apartment has a kitchenette with a hob, fridge, kettle and kitchenware.
Private bathroomWith a shower, and towels included in the price.
GardenGarden furniture, a barbecue and a place to spend the evening after a day in the mountains.
PlaygroundA swing and a trampoline, plus board games, jigsaw puzzles and toys in the house.
For familiesCot on request, for children up to 2 years old.
Easy arrivalCheck-in until midnight by prior arrangement, invoice on request.
Hosts' guide
The area, getting here and trails
Biały Dunajec lies on the Zakopianka, the main Kraków–Zakopane road, 10 km before Zakopane. You stay highlander-style, in a house with a garden, and the Tatras, the thermal baths and the ski slopes are each a quarter of an hour or so away. Here we have gathered everything guests ask us before they arrive.
Getting to the apartment
By train
Biały Dunajec station is 140 metres from the house, a 2-minute walk. From Kraków you can get here by regional train without changing.
Buses from Kraków to Zakopane run via Nowy Targ and Biały Dunajec. The operators that stop here include Szwagropol, Majer Bus and Max Bus. When buying your ticket, check that the service you choose stops in Biały Dunajec.
The direct train to Zakopane takes a quarter of an hour or so, runs from early morning until late evening and doesn't get stuck in traffic on the Zakopianka. It arrives at the station in the town centre, from where you can walk to Krupówki street. In the evening you come back on the last train, and nobody has to be the driver.
Zakopane is 10 km away along the Zakopianka, and you are in town in about 10 minutes. In season, driving into the centre and finding a space take longer, so we recommend the multi-storey car park by the railway station. You leave the car there for the whole day and walk to Krupówki, and buses and minibuses run from the station to Kuźnice.
Termy Gorący Potok and Termy Szaflary stand side by side, a 6-minute drive from Jagodzianka or one stop by train. They are the simplest plan for a rainy day and for an evening after coming down from the trail. If you would like to compare, there are four other complexes in the area.
Discount for our guests: −20% We have vouchers for Termy Gorący Potok that make standard tickets 20% cheaper. Ask us for them.
On the Slovak side, the nearest are in Oravice, reached via Chochołów. Tatralandia and Bešeňová, in the Liptov region, are a full-day trip.
50 minOraviceMeander Thermal & Ski Resort: an aquapark with geothermal water at the foot of the Western Tatras, with a ski slope alongside in winter. Thermal baths website
1 h 34 minTatralandiaA year-round water park in Liptov, near Liptovský Mikuláš: pools, water slides and an indoor tropical hall. Thermal baths website
Thermal baths sometimes close for maintenance, most often in November. Before you set off, check on the venue's website that it is open.
Trails we recommend
We do a lot of walking in the Tatras ourselves and post photos from our trips on Jagodzianka's profile. These are routes we have walked ourselves and the ones we most often suggest to guests.
Hala Gąsienicowa in the morning, before the trail gets busy.
Gentle, also with children
Kuźnice – Nosalowa Przełęcz – Polana Olczyska – JaszczurówkaA gentle walk through the forested lower slopes, good with children. Watch the reel from this route
Wierch Poroniec – Rusinowa Polana – WiktorówkiA short climb and one of the finest panoramas of the High Tatras. Watch the reel from this route
Dolina Kościeliska – Hala Ornak – Smreczyński StawA broad valley, a mountain hut and a forest lake at the end. See photos from this route
Dolina Chochołowska – Grześ – RakońA long valley and the gentle ridges of the Western Tatras. See photos from this route
Kasprowy Wierch – Przełęcz Liliowe – Hala GąsienicowaUp by cable car, down on foot across the mountain pasture. See photos from this route
Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich and SiklawaThe largest waterfall in Poland and five lakes beneath the ridge. See photos from this route
Palenica Białczańska – Morskie OkoA classic, and one worth starting early in the morning. See photos from this route
For experienced hikers
Rysy from the Slovak sidePoland's highest peak by the easier route, a full day. See photos from this route
Hala Gąsienicowa – Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy – Karb – KościelecA steep climb from the Karb pass over rock slabs, with a view from the summit over the whole of Hala Gąsienicowa.
Orla Perć: Zawrat – Kozi Wierch – GranatyThe most difficult waymarked trail in the Polish Tatras: chains, iron rungs and considerable exposure. Only for those with experience, and only in settled weather.
In the Tatra National Park (TPN), hiking after dark is not allowed from 1 March to 30 November. Before you set out, check the conditions and the TPN announcements.
Getting to Morskie Oko
The trail starts at Palenica Białczańska, about half an hour's drive from Jagodzianka. From there it is about 8 km to the lake along a tarmac road, roughly two and a half hours' walk each way.
Tatra National Park (TPN) car parks at Palenica Białczańska and Łysa PolanaParking tickets are bought online, for a specific day and vehicle registration number. In season the spaces sell out, and once the park's website has no tickets left, you will not be able to buy one on the spot either. Book your parking in advance.
Tatra National Park (TPN) e-busesThe park's electric buses run from Palenica Białczańska and from Zakopane to Polana Włosienica, from where it is a short walk on to the lake. Tickets are bought online; the driver does not sell them. Services are suspended in winter, so check the current timetable.
Park entrance ticketYou can buy it online or at the ticket office by the entrance. Holders of the Polish Large Family Card (Karta Dużej Rodziny) do not pay for admission: just show the card, either the plastic one or the one on your phone.
Without a carMinibuses run from Zakopane to Palenica Białczańska; you buy your ticket from the driver.
Three wooden walkways raised high above the ground, with observation towers. They are an idea for a day away from the high mountains, also with children: two are on the Polish side, the third just across the border in Slovakia.
29 minBrama w GorceA three-level treetop walkway and two observation towers in Waksmund near Nowy Targ, at the foot of the Gorce. Attraction website
30 minSky Walk Serce PoroninaA walk in the clouds: a wooden walkway with an observation tower and glass terraces in the Zgorzelisko clearing in Małe Ciche, with a view of the Tatras. Attraction website
43 minBachledka Treetop WalkSlovakia, Bachledova dolina: more than a kilometre of walkway above the forest and a 32-metre observation tower in the Spišská Magura range. Attraction website
Skiing in winter
The nearest are the ski station in Suche near Poronin, an 8-minute drive from the house, and the small TOKO-LAND lift in Biały Dunajec itself. Nowy Targ has the small, quiet Długa Polana. For longer runs, head to Białka Tatrzańska or Jurgów, and there are thermal baths along the way for after skiing.
23 minDługa Polana (Nowy Targ)A T-bar lift and a magic carpet lift in Nowy Targ, floodlit runs with snowmaking, and cross-country ski trails alongside. Resort website
24 minJurgów SkiA ski station in Jurgów, by the Slovak border, with floodlit runs and snowmaking. Resort website
Kasprowy Wierch: book your cable car ticket in advance
On Kasprowy Wierch you ski on natural snow. The runs in the Kocioł Gąsienicowy and Kocioł Goryczkowy bowls have neither snowmaking nor floodlights, so check that they are open before you set off. Cable car tickets from Kuźnice are bought online for a specific day and time, no later than two hours before the ride, and you need to be at the entrance 20 minutes beforehand. In season it is worth buying your ticket in advance.
You cannot drive to Kuźnice in your own car. We recommend driving to Zakopane railway station and leaving the car in the multi-storey car park by the station. Buses and minibuses run from the station to Kuźnice. You can also get to the station by train from Biały Dunajec.
Białka has three resorts side by side: Kotelnica Białczańska, Bania and Kaniówka. At Kotelnica you can also ski in the evenings, under floodlights. The Tatry Super Ski pass is valid in Białka, in Suche, in Jurgów, at Długa Polana and at four resorts in Slovakia, including Strednica and Bachledka.
Via Jurgów or Łysa Polana you reach the Slovak side of the Tatras. The nearest resorts, in Ždiar, are Strednica and Bachledka, which has a gondola lift. Further on, in the High Tatras, are Tatranská Lomnica, with the highest ski run in Slovakia, and Štrbské Pleso. Jasná, beneath Chopok, the largest Slovak resort, is a full-day trip.
Zakopane is 10 km away, and you are in town after about a 10-minute drive. Krupówki street, Gubałówka and the Kasprowy Wierch cable car are close enough that you do not need to stay there overnight to see everything. The times below are driving times to specific places.
There is no need to drive to the shops: the Groszek grocery shop is a 5-minute walk from the house, Delikatesy Centrum 7 minutes and Top Market 11 minutes. Two highlander inns, Karczma u Furtoka and Karczma Polaniorka, are within a ten-minute walk.
You can order food for delivery from the Miedzuch restaurant, which also has inexpensive daily specials, and from Pizzeria U Janusza. For coffee and dessert, it is worth dropping into the Mimoza café.
On foot from the apartment (according to Google Maps)
Booking.com Traveller Review Awards distinction in 2024 and 2025.
Before you arrive
Questions and house rules
How far is it to the railway station?
Biały Dunajec station is 140 metres from the house, a 2-minute walk. The direct train to Zakopane takes a quarter of an hour or so and doesn't get stuck in traffic on the Zakopianka road.
Is there parking?
Yes, there is private parking on the property. No reservation is needed.
Do the apartments have a kitchen and a bathroom?
Each of the three apartments has its own kitchenette with a hob, fridge, kettle and kitchenware, and a private bathroom with a shower. Towels are included in the price.
What time is check-in?
Check-in is from 15:00 to 24:00, check-out by 10:00. Please let us know your approximate arrival time.
Can we bring children?
Yes. There is a playground with a swing and a trampoline in the garden, there are board games, jigsaw puzzles and toys in the house, and a cot for children up to 2 years old is available on request.
Do you accept pets?
No, we do not accept pets at the property. Smoking is not permitted either.
How far is it to the thermal baths?
The Termy Gorący Potok and Termy Szaflary thermal baths are 3 km from the house, about 6 minutes by car or one stop by train. We have discount vouchers for Termy Gorący Potok for our guests: 20% off standard tickets.
from 15:00 to 24:00, please let us know your approximate arrival time
Check-out
by 10:00
Children
welcome at any age
Pets
not accepted
Smoking
not permitted anywhere on the property
Quiet hours
22:00–6:00
Ask about availability
Booking and contact
The quickest way is to call or message us on WhatsApp. We will tell you which apartment is available and give you the price for your dates. You pay less when you book direct.
