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Travel to a place that time forgot. Count Kalnoky's family has returned to Transylvania after 50 years of exile. They set about finding ways to save their heritage and restore the Estate to its former character. Through the development of a unique tourism venture, the Kalnoky's are turning their vision into reality. Our guesthouses in the Transylvanian village of Miklosvar / Miclosoara date back to the 1800’s and before. The buildings have been carefully restored in order to preserve their original charm and character. The guesthouses are situated within spacious gardens, some with storks nesting on nearby rooftops. They have been beautifully furnished with antiques in the Transylvanian Szekler and Saxon styles. To ensure that our guests have a warm and comfortable stay also in winter, we have enhanced the original wood stoves by a hidden central heating system. The village has little infrastructure, therefore we cannot (and do not wish to) claim technical perfection. Some streets remain unpaved and pot-holed, so can become dusty in the sun and muddy after the rain. There can be no denying the rustic charm and original character, which offers an opportunity to step back in time, as if you were in a 19th century novel and had come to visit friends in Transylvania's countryside.
A typical mansion of the local Hungarian noble families, it impresses the visitor for its rustic elegance, preservation of traditional elements of the local style/both architecture and furniture pieces, and last but not least, live memories of the owners' intellectual pursuits and everyday life. Thanks to the guide, a very nice and knowledgeable young lady, we enjoyed tasting some delicious cookies and a glass of wine in the cellar - a very chic place full of olden-times stuff. After a very short stroll up and down the park,by a pond with waterl-ilies still in full bloom, we were sorry to take leave and get on the coach.. P.S. Quite nearby, nestled in the Carpathian foothills, in the Zaland valley, there lies one of Prince Charles' Transylvanian retreats.
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Date of stay: September 2019
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A very enjoyable couple of stays (2 + 3 nights) a week apart. Stay in traditional Transylvanian country accommodation, with historic furnishings and lovely textiles. Bathrooms very good and sympathetically done in the 19th century properties (we were in the lower house). Great relaxing in the garden or heading out to the local sights. We enjoyed our visit to the count's castle (manor house) and picking fruit from the local apple and damson trees. The bear watching trip was amazing and a total privilege. Excursions need to be booked 48 hours ahead.
Food was simple rustic hearty offerings cooked and served by local ladies of the village: a fixed menu each night. A couple of nights we were table d'hote on a single table with other guests, on other nights we were at separate tables. Go with flow! While there we enjoyed vegetable (spinach, celery) and bean soups; mains of pork roast with mashed potatoes, beef hotpot with polenta, veal meatloaf with hard boiled egg, chicken stuffed with mushrooms and roast potatoes; puds included pears in red wine, ice cream and berries, coffee pannacotta, crème caramel. It's very much ribsticking home cooking, but delicious. Good wine list, aperitifs and caraway shots. Breakfasts include local juice, jams and honey, yoghurt, ham/salami, cheeses and vegetable spreads. Omelette or boiled eggs on request.
Very friendly and helpful English speaking house managers.
Help the local community to continue its Hungarian Szekler traditions by staying here and support the local economy: slow tourism at its best.
My only request is I wonder if the cooks could provide some biscuits for the rooms or cakes to buy to take away! I bet they would be good...
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:The mineral water bottles are in the cupboards which look like flat pictures on the wall!
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We stayed here for a week in January 2020 and we loved it. We booked the all inclusive with activities and that seemed a good choice. This place is in a rural village with two small shops and not much else and is a great place to get away from it all and slow down. We stayed in the main house and liked the rustic charm of the accomodation. We loved the tiled ovens and traditional furniture. The food was excellent and local and wines very good too. It felt very special as we were the only guests for much of the stay, but could also see how nice it would be having dinner with other guests in the ‘wine cellar’. The activities were nice too with bear watching in a hide as an unexpected highlight. We loved the local Szekler culture and fortified churches. I think this accomodation is a great choice if you want to immerse yourself in the local culture and if you can live without TV and mod coms. We were initially surprised that our room faced the road but this didnt really matter as very few cars overnight. All staff were very helpful but unobtrusive. Sauna would have been nice but this didnt matter much either. There were lots of books/games to pass the time but would suggest you bring Chechov short stories Tolstoj or a Joseph Roth novel such as Radetzkymarsch if German to really complete the experience. Wonderful!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We stayed in the Prince Charles guesthouse in November 2018. There are good things about this place, but if you are afraid of dust on the furniture, some cobwebs in the corner, loose bathroom tiles and/or a slightly stained shower curtain, this is not the place for you. I was really looking forward to visiting this remote Romanian village and after reading the reviews knew I could tolerate random electrical or plumbing issues if they arose, but I expect perfection when it comes to cleanliness and tidiness. I'm not sure whether a regular housekeeping schedule exists at the Estate. But, what I do know is that the bed sheets that were drying outside on the line when we arrived were still there when we left three days later. Guest quarters aside, the candlelit dinners by the fireplace in the wine cellar were superb. Both wine and food were excellent. Breakfasts in the main house were good too. And, we loved walking around the bucolic grounds, visiting the farm animals and watching the cows come home from work each afternoon. The daily excursions were fun too but the dinners were definitely the highlight. It has taken me over three years to write about our less than desirable guesthouse because we really enjoyed meeting the people that work here and run the place. I just wish I had read a review like this before I decided to stay at Count Kalnocky's. I wish their group nothing but the best.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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June 9th 2024. I have just returned from one of the most exciting and exhilarating experiences on horseback that any rider could dream about. We were guests of the Kalnoky family, and Countess Ana personally is responsible for mounting her guests with the appropriate steed for your weeks ride. Needless to say I was mounted perfectly on a TB/ Akhal Teke cross for what turned out to be many gallops across meadows of wildflowers and enchanting forests of Transylvania, each day showed new vistas of farmlands, cows, goats and sheep grazing and quaint villages in abundance. The food was local and excellent in each place that we stayed 2 nights at the Kalnoky Estates, 2 nights in different hotels in Villages and 2 nights at King Charles Estate which is run beautifully by the Kalnoky's. I cannot say enough about this idyllic part of Eastern Europe, you will not be disappointed even if you are not on horseback!
Valerie Nickerson, California, US
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:This is stepping back in time in a good way!
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Beautiful place with old style renovated houses, situated in a very quiet village, surrounded by foxes and deer, delicious homemade food, friendly staff. Stayed in the Prince’s of Walles Room, which I think is the most beautiful of all. Enjoy it!
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Date of stay: February 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Authentic traditional Transylvanian cuisine ,guesthouse , friendly restaurant team .
Recommend visiting this place with friends, family, business partners ! Very nice place beautiful , amazing views of Transylvanian mountains natural
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled on business
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Miklosvar is a small village, along a rutted track and you need a car to get there. When you do, you should stay 2 or 3 nights to absorb the experience. The village houses where you lodge are beautifully presented, spacious and have good bathrooms. Breakfast and supper are tasteful and tasty, cooked and served by charming ladies. We were taken on a day trip to the surrounding countryside, going on a horse-drawn cart in the care of an expert and congenial guide and sustained by a superb picnic provided by the kitchen. We walked back to the village in time to meet the cattle, also returning home. Count Kalnoky himself often welcomes guests over a glass of local fruit brandy and is a relaxed, unfussy host. Well worth the visit.
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Date of stay: June 2005
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My heart was stolen by Miklosvar! The landscape and local people are truely magnificent and I cannot believe that such a place still exists in this world. The guesthouse is a wonderful place to stay, the accommodation was superb, so too was the food, the staff were warm and welcoming. Robert, our guide, was like a walking encyclopedia and had a ripper of a sense of humour to boot! We planned to stay 4 days/3 nights but extened it to 5 days/4 nights...which still wasn't long enough. If you get the chance to go to Miklosvar, even for one night then I implore you to do so. But please respect the gift that this is, treat the locals and the staff well and be generous with your money.
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Date of stay: December 2005
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I felt moved to write this review after reading one or two of the more negative responses to this hotel.
My sister and I stayed here for a week back in January 2008, and had fantastic and unforgettable time. Count Kalnoky's Guesthouses are anything but conventional and in order to appreciate them, guests need to be prepared to leave behind their expectations of smooth, standard and boringly predictable experience. This hotel is REAL. Rooms are not finessed and plush, they are characterful and quirky. Guests are not supplied with an endless stream of entertainment in the evenings - they are expected to make their own, in front of a crackling fire with home-made drinks provided. Food is authentic - my sister and I found every meal absolutely delicious, but if you require a French-style cordon bleu dining experience then you won't like it. The trips we went on were fascinating and all went very smoothly - but they were not riddled with health-and-safety protections and small risks are taken which inevitably I guess might occasionally backfire. Though to be honest the greatest hazard was slipping over on ice, and nothing can protect against that.
This part of Transylvania, as others here have already noted, exists in a different century to anywhere else I have ever visited: it is an absolute privilege to have seen it, and I would not have missed it for all the world. In order to appreciate it, however, you need to leave behind some of your 21st century expectations.
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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The guesthouse will be able to pick you up from most Places, and we were very happy to be pciked up and also be driven to Our NeXT stop because we don't think we would have found the way to the guesthouse ourselves and I doubt that there would be anybody we could ask for directions on the way who could understand Our questions.
They are both wonderful but different. Depends on what you are wanting. Zalanpatak is very isolated, rural, quiet - you need to appreciate nature and a very different pace of life to enjoy it there, no wifi by the way.
Miklosvar is more of a busy village in comparison but also beautiful. Wifi available at the main house.
Highlight of the day at both places is seeing the cows come back down from the hills in the evening and the villagers sitting out on their little wooden benches, chatting, and waiting for their own cows to appear and file themselves into their own farmsteads.
Yes, we were asked to send a photocopy of the credit card. Everything was on the up & up and the transaction was accurate. You need to realize you are going to a rural area which was once Communist-owned. This is truly like stepping back in time. It's a wonderful place.
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