nocowania

Nocowanie is the act of spending the night away from one’s own home, usually as part of travel, recreation, or temporary lodging. The term comes from noc (night) and nocować (to spend the night somewhere else) and refers to the practice of staying overnight in a place other than home. In practice, nocowanie encompasses a variety of forms of accommodation, including hotels, hostels, guesthouses, campsites, shelters, and agritourism farms, as well as informal arrangements such as sleeping at a friend’s house.

The related noun nocleg denotes the lodging itself—the place where one spends the night—while nocowanie describes the activity of staying the night. This distinction is common in travel planning and tourism contexts, where one might discuss nocowanie in a specific location or plan several nocowania along a trip. For example, camping can be described as nocowanie pod gołym niebem, whereas staying in a hotel would be nocowanie w hotelu.

Nocowanie is widely used in tourism, outdoor recreation, and everyday travel when planning itineraries, reservations, or allowances for overnight stays. It also appears in organizational contexts, such as school or youth trips, hiking groups, and hostel networks, where arrangements for multiple nocowania may be coordinated. Related terms include nocleg, noclegownia (a shelter or lodging facility), and spanie (sleep).