Cabins in Băile Olăneşti

What a discovery - this traditional house is like staying in a museum in the countryside! Baile Olanesti is a small local spa resort, and not at all on the "tourist map". We seemed to have been the only forigen visitors in the whole region as we met no others. My family loved this - spending happy days with a book in a hammock reading, walking in the nearby beechwoods or down to the monastery (the nuns are very welcoming) and watching the wildlife (be careful - 2 days before we arrived a girl was killed by a bear!) as well as meeting the friendly local dogs and cats. Despite the simple setting - the house was clean and tidy, the bathroom is great with plenty of hot water and fresh clean towels; the beds are comfortable for two in each room (although there isn't much spare room in a country cottage). There is a basic kitchen in the house and a good fridge, and in Baile Olanesti there are small simple supermarkets. Just beware the complicated local traffic regulations with pedestrian only streets and a lack of car parking spaces. Day drives from here take you to some beautiful locations - especially the monasteries of the Hurezi valley...but mostly, my family wanted to stay put or take local walking trails into the hills or down to the monastery and river. The family all have said they would like to go back and stay again. If we could rate this an 11, we would do so for the totality of the holiday experience. Sophistication it is not - but for simple pleasures the house and its location is very hard to beat.

Great location, great facilities

Beautiful place in a lovely setting with an extremely friendly and hospitable owner.

Privelistea, linistea, a fost perfect!

Our stay at this house was nothing short of perfect – we couldn’t have imagined a better place for our trip. The location is ideal, the house is situated pretty much in the middle between Transalpine and Transfăgărășan so it is the perfect place to choose if you want to explore both of these iconic roads. It’s located on the hill so the view of the mountains is awesome. It’s the perfect place to just relax because of the quiet, peaceful surroundings, yet it’s still just a 15-minute drive to the nearest city and markets if you need anything. The inside of the house was just as impressive as the outside! The design is beautiful - raw wood furniture is really nice and it adds a cozy, rustic touch to everything. Both the bed and sofa were super comfortable. And the hammock chair? It was my personal favorite. I spent hours on it, just reading books and relaxing! While the house itself is remarkable, the experience was made even better by the host. We couldn’t have asked for a more thoughtful and attentive person! The owner was super, super nice, always ready to help, responding quick and making sure our stay was the best as it could be! He made sure we had everything we needed and recommended us a salt mine to visit - if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t know this place existed. He made the whole stay even better :) This place really exceeded all our expectations, and we can’t wait to return!!

Cottage in an authentic traditional style, but still all amenities for "modern" comfort. Superb natural environment.