21.7 - 27.7. Tereza say:
I'd like to start with positive things. The nature around the cottage is amazing. Beautiful trees, peaceful. Communication with the owner is perfect, very nice. The cottage can be reached by car even in rainy weather, we have a hyundai i30, so not very high chassis, and at a speed of 6km/h we made it to the cottage without harm - where we stood by the habitable cottage on the road, there is no parking space - but during our stay there were two cars passing. Also, a gentleman with a machete walked past the cottage, with whom we had a bit of a conflict (we thought it was private property and no one should go there) - as we had our dog on a leash, and he was guarding us, it came to the point that he barked at the unexpected visitor at the cottage, and the gentleman was already preparing his machete for defense.... This is where I start with the more negative stuff. The first shock came right away with the cottage. We went on a family holiday in the countryside with our children (3 and 5 years old). Somehow, based on the reviews and photos, we came to a different picture of what to expect than what the reality was. The first impression made me want to cry and we even considered leaving, because of the children's enjoyment of the outdoors we said we would try to make it work. We are used to being in nature, but this derailed us. We let the kids sleep on the fold out couch, on mattresses on top of it (the couch is very dirty and spotty). The general state of hygiene was unreal. I didn't even want to touch anything, everything was incredibly spotty, dirty. Mouse poop on the mattresses. I don't know how to fit more people in the cottage. We had to sleep on the floor, on mattresses chewed by mice, when we really swept the poop off them. I barely slept the whole week we stayed. I was sorry we didn't bring a tent because we would have preferred to sleep outside. Every night we were visited inside by a plch. It's a beautiful little animal that climbed into our food bags and tried to steal our waffles. By sleeping on the ground, because there is no other option, (unless you want to sleep in the horrible, creepy second cabin), the flea walked around our ground "bed" and lived with us. He makes noise, watches, steals :D but he is beautiful. But really count on him being inside with you. Kadibudka is so horrible we didn't go in the whole time. I was glad we brought a potty for the kids just in case. The smell from the kadibudka goes directly into the hut, so better not open the windows on that side. Overall, we tried to just live by the fire pit, outside, and then it was beautiful. The cottage was a really awful experience, I'm so sorry, even considering the owner is a really nice gentleman, but I don't understand how no one could mention it from so many reviews.
Kitchen facilities - giant kettle over the fire, two pots, pans, bowls, mugs, cutlery, knives, chopping boards. Spices, sugar, salt, coffee, mocha pots, teas. Total: bin bags, torches for lights, a couple of flares, candles, matches, lighter, deodorant, books, games, wet wipes..
So in summary, really beautiful nature, the hut was a horror for us. Maybe for two adults it will be great, if they sleep on the couch, not caring about some hygienic elements - like really dirty mattresses, couch,..