Valea Verde Retreat Transilvania

- The nature is amazing and there is a rustic feeling around the location where we stayed; - We needed help from staff’s retreat for a flat tyre and they helped us even if it was a Friday at 5pm. We are extremely greatful for that. Recommendation to avoid the stone road between Cind and Dumbraveni and do the longer road even if 20 km longer.

- Bathroom is outdated, smells like fungus - Tiles in the shower pose danger for cutting so you need to be extremely careful - No cleaning in the room during our stay - Staff is not proactive in sharing information about the area, activities, facilities of the retreat or other aspects - Missing mini-fridge and safety box in the room - Breakfast could include fresh baked bread and not 1-2 days old bread, as well as some specific Romanian food and sweets ( not gaufres as those are Belgium treats); - Missing basic thinks at breakfast, like oil or salt&peper unless you ask for it. - If you are not willing or afraid to eat breakfast on the terrace with stray dogs and cats I recommend not to come to this retreat -Wifi quite poor and does not work most of the time, TV in the room either as you need to get help from the staff to fix it. - Menu for dinner was quite fancy, not matching the location and traditions of the area and extremely expensive for what it offered.

- the concept is very nice; cute, traditional houses scattered around the village - the location is extremely peaceful and quiet, great place to disconnect and relax - the restaurant & the outdoor garden are beautiful, spacious - delicious vegetables from their own garden - staff was friendly - the house we stayed in was very big, with its own garden and terrace

- the accommodation is slightly overpriced and several aspects could use improvement: faucets were old and degraded; the lights on the terrace didn’t work; plates were clean (washed) but had lots of stains; the refrigerator should be retired; some doors didn’t work properly; missing hangers; no insect nets. - the entrance door is made out of glass, so the other guests could see right into our kitchen (no curtains or anything). We could see in their room as well. I find this a bit odd. - the facilities presented on Booking & their website are misleading. For example, they mention a natural swimming pool, therefore I expected a pool in which we could swim. No such thing, it’s more of a pond, which is very dirty and you wouldn’t want to go in there. - we had a big, beautiful garden; however, it only had a table and a couple of chairs, that’s it. I feel like there’s room for improvement there. We asked for a grill (BBQ was also mentioned as a facility), but they couldn’t provide it the same day (it wasn’t mentioned that you need to request it in advance). - the shower was, unfortunately, a nightmare. Water came in 2 waves: the right temperature but no pressure at all, and then suddenly some pressure for a couple of seconds, but burning hot. Literally impossible to take a decent shower.

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A rural, quiet place. I found the fine dining in this remote place and in connection with the accomodation absolutely extraordinary! Jonas is not just a chef and business visionary person, but also a warm and affable conversation partner.

Things are never perfect. Are they anywhere? But there are too many good things in this place to mention any shortcomings.

The house we stayed at was a lot bigger and prettier than expected. The landscape all-around is wonderful and an easy 5-min hike can offer you a panoramic view. The restaurant's yard is also really cozy and peaceful.

The breakfast was quite heavy, even for us, Romanians, with lots of meat and fat.