The Piast Hotel was established in 1897, it was once known as the "U Franciszkanów" Hotel. Through the years of activity, since the nineteenth century, many well-known personalities have been guests from the world of politics, science and art. The restaurant was an integral part of the facility and scenes were recorded to several movies. He mentioned the pre-war history of the hotel in a book "Time of Women" well-known German historian and writer Christan Graf von Krockow.