The facility is located next to the Main Beskid Trail, leading through the most beautiful nooks and crannies of the Polish Beskid Mountains – hereThe facility is located next to the Main Beskid Trail, leading through the most beautiful nooks and crannies of the Polish Beskid Mountains – here, you will find peace and quiet and the boundlessness of the Beskid Sądecki., you will find peace, quiet and the boundlessness of the Beskid Sądecki. From the shelter, you can admire the picturesque panorama of the Beskid Niski and the magnificent scenery of the Polish and Slovakian Beskids and the Tatra Mountains from the top of Jaworzyna.

The first shelter was partially completed and put into use in 1934, with construction work finally completed in 1937. The facility became a tourist attraction and hosted, among others, the future Queen of the Netherlands Princess Juliana, Jan Kiepura, and aviators from the School of the Eaglets. In October 1944, the site was burned down by German troops during a raid on partisans. After the Second World War, the temporary 'Sarenka' Tourist Shelter was built on the foundations of an old farm building, which proved insufficient over time. In 1960, a single-storey wooden building with 20 beds was erected on the site of the old chalet, and the shelter was converted into the Cultural Centre of Mountain Tourism. It now houses the PTTK museum. The last redevelopment took place between 1993 and 1997. The standard of the shelter was then significantly increased. A cable car and several ski lifts operate at the shelter, and the slopes are about 8 km long (the longest being 2.6 km). There are currently 50 beds in 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-bed rooms with en-suite bathrooms, a dining room and buffet, a fireplace room, a drying room and a fire pit. In the winter, only full board stays are on offer. PTTK discounts are honoured, and additional discounts are available for groups. The shelter kitchen offers tasty modern as well as traditional food, including classics such as żurek (sour soup) and kwaśnica (sauerkraut soup), but vegetarian delicacies are also served. Apart from catering for individual guests, the facility is prepared to accommodate school and youth camps and white and green schools as well as hold special and corporate events, workshops, training courses and conferences, and organise weddings. Additional attractions for larger groups include games in a professional rope park, paintball, a campfire with a sheep roast, and feasts by the fireplace.

The shelter can be reached by a cable car as well as by trails from Krynica, Runk, Wierchomla, Szczawnik, Żegiestów, Piwniczna, Rytro and Hala Łabowska.

And finally, where Józef Piłsudski, the patron of the shelter, came from... The Marshal used to visit the summit of Jaworzyna Krynicka and is said to have planted a Swiss pine near the shelter. The Swiss pine did not survive, however, there is now a site dedicated to the Holy Father John Paul II (a statue).