An old traditional Romanian house made of wood and dirt ("wattle and daub") + garden, delightfully placed near the edge the forest, in the National Natural Reserve of Vâlsan River.
Far from the traffic, still a great location of access to the main roads to/from Transylvania: TRANSFĂGĂRĂȘAN Road to SIBIU (15min) or BRAN - BRAȘOV (2h).
In the past, the house belonged to my grand-grandparents; we renovated it in 2016, obstinately keeping everything we could in the wonderful original state.
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[Please note that the price listed is considered per person (if agreed, we also may stay in the house if your group is max. 6-7 people, or leave it all to you if your group is more than 6-7 people. Please contact me :) For long-term rentals, we happily offer significant discounts. ]
Our house is located on a (very :) ) secondary road in the village, in a splendid and picturesque neighbourhood. The house is surrounded by our 2000 square meters (21.500 square feet) land - orchard, garden, yard, backyard and pasture. Our orchard has very old nut trees, mature apple trees, and young fruit trees of all sorts. And grapes. And raspberries. :)
The house was raised in the 1930's by the builders' guild my great-grandpa was belonging to. After they died, in the 1990's, the house was not inhabited anymore until we started face-lifting it, in 2016. We tried renovating it respecting the wonderful cosy touch of the original house, using as many as traditional materials and techniques as we could, from wooden shingles roof, hand-made traditional-patterned ceramic tiles, to natural plasters and recycled very old alder wood, and keeping all the beautiful objects our great-grandparents had and reuse them and enjoy them. However, we equipped the house with all amenities necessary: fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, Wi-Fi etc.
At the floor level, there are two bedrooms ("The Good Room" and "The Great-Grandma's Room"), one bathroom, the kitchen and also the technical room.
Upstairs, there's a bedroom (called "The Night Sky Room" because of the large roof window through you can see the marvellous sky - no light pollution here, all stars and constellations available:), another bathroom and a generous L-shaped open-space which can be used as a big living room and, by night, as a space for sleep (the extensible sofa is placed in a niche providing privacy). Also, my tiny office for no-distraction computer work is available upstairs. :)
Outside, there are two porches/verandas and a wooden pavilion providing enough space for eating outside, and including a bread oven and a barbecue.
There are three different entrances in the house.
Due to the original architecture, we could not use more space for the bathrooms. Although they are furnished with everything necessary, for some persons they may feel small comparing to city standards.
Oh, and under the house, there is a stone cellar where we secretly keep all the home-made delights :)
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We proudly offer a delightful and rich traditional Romanian breakfast, using exclusively natural products, home made or from local farming, including the most precious local product - round pressed & smoked cheese. The price of the breakfast is 6 eur/person and, for longer stays, we'll be glad providing a discount.
Upon request we can provide traditional lunch / dinner / barbecue or you can use our kitchen / BBQ at own discretion.
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Guest access
Fell free to drink your coffee in any of the verandas, to have a lazy walk in the garden, sit barefoot on the grass, read or sleep in the hammock under our ash trees, pick some raspberries or some apples, climb in the walnut or use any other space in & out the house at heart's desire.
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