Szrenica mountain hostel

Szrenica Mountain Hostel is a high-mountain brick tourist refuge in the West Sudetes - the mountain chain of Karkonosze. It is located on the top of Szrenica (1362m) in Karkonosze National Park. It has a buffet, dining and conference rooms, 90 rooms for accommodation (from 2-person to 15-person).

The black tourist track leading from Poland-Czech border to rocks Horse Heads can be found nearby. The panorama of Karkonosze, Jizera Mountains, Jelenia Góra Valley, and Szklarska Poręba can be admired here. The tourist border checkpoint used to be located 300m from the hostel.

The refuge was built in 1921-1922 near the German-Czechoslovakia border. It was named Reifträgerbaude until 1945. The guardhouse of Border Guard Troops operated here after the war. In 1951 the owner of the object was Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society. Because of the bad technical condition the refuge was closed in 1967. The roof burnt in 1972. The renovation took place between 1973 and 1991. The hostel was opened again in 1992.