Located in Arefu, next to the Transfăgărăşan mountain road, Pension Bella Vista offers rooms with TVs. The on-site restaurant offers Romanian specialties and international dishes.
John
Australia
Great food in restaurants, very pleasant staff, clean and comfortable
Situated just 7.3 km from Vidraru Dam, Casa Matteo offers accommodation in Arefu with access to a garden, barbecue facilities, as well as a shared kitchen.
László
Hungary
The house is located in a side street off the main road, which was quiet. In front of the house there is an enclosed yard, so we could keep an eye on the motorbikes. There is also a small covered patio in the yard, it was nice to sit outside after arriving.
There is a well equipped shared kitchen and fridge.
The host was kind and helpful, we had black tea for breakfast but could have asked for coffee.
Specially recommended for motorcyclists because of the enclosed yard and the location: the accommodation is located at the gate of the southern part of Transfăgărășan, so it is easy to avoid the traffic with an early departure.
Located just 10 km from Vidraru Dam, Pensiunea Drumul Voievozilor provides accommodation in Arefu with access to a garden, barbecue facilities, as well as a shared kitchen.
Malene
Denmark
Nice calm place on the way to the mountains. Needs access by car. Breakfast possible but a bit expensive for what it was.
Situated in Arefu, 4 km from Transfăgărăşan Mountain Road, Casa Dobrin boasts a barbecue, a children's playground and a terrace. Free WiFi is featured throughout the property.
Michael
France
Quiet place by a river and very friendly and helpful staff. Property owner a very trusting person. Everything at one’s disposal! A more traditionally Romanian country guesthouse as expected.
Featuring free WiFi and a barbecue, Pensiunea Diana offers pet-friendly accommodation in Arefu, next to Vidraru lake and 3 km from DN7. Free private parking is available on site.
NS
Romania
You should concider that is homestay.All extremelly clean.Car advised.Good location as a base for Transfaharashan road.Safe parking.
Pension Irina is calmly set in Corbeni Village, a 20-minute drive from Curtea de Argeş.
Gabriel
Switzerland
One of the best places I ever stayed, very friendly owners that did more than we ever expected. The restaurant next to the pension was closed, so they cooked for us. Thank you very much.
Located in Arefu, Cabana Zimbru Transfagarasan offers accommodation with flat-screen TV, as well as a garden and a bar.
Victor
Sweden
Where should I start…? 😊
We came to Romania for a one week road trip. From Bucharest it took us almost 3 hours to reach the property.
Once we arrived our jaw dropped when we witnessed the beauty of the location. Despite getting hyped in our ascension on the road seeing the mighty mountains, Vidraru dam and a couple of entertaining bears on the side of the road we still got pleasantly impressed by the view!
We booked one night but it took us only 5 minutes to decide that we need to stay at least two days there.
“Ishi” ( I hope that I don’t twist her name😊) made sure that we have everything we need upon arrival and she was extremely diplomatic and kind during the whole stay.
It was like a dream to be there especially that we had the whole resort for us and that made us feel like royalty. ( we arrived in the beginning of June)
The food was great and I was more than surprised by the traditional notes in every single dish we ordered.(keep in mind that my roots are Romanian and everything tasted like my grandmother cooked 😋)
Sadly none of the other places we stayed at in the rest of our road trip came close to even match Cabana Zimbru’s per total impression, hospitality and wellbeing.
Big thanks to Lulu and Teddy (the two dogs on the property) that were our “guardian angels” working day and night to keep an eye on everything that moves.
From a nature perspective, absolutely stunning. This area contains the southern part of the Transfagarasan mountain pass and there is a lot to see and do here. The scenery is spectacular - it also takes a long time to drive, so make sure that you have enough time. Try and avoid night time driving for animals (bears and dogs), but also for the fact that the road is extremely winding and tiring to drive.
You will certainly see bears - the southern part of the road (Highway #7C) is a bear conservation area along Lake Vidraru.
Stayed at the loft (2 bedroom) which was located at the top of the cabin, super clean and comfortable with wonderful views of the lake. Perfect location to spend the night if doing the Transfagarasan in two days, we were coming from the South. The hotel restaurant was surprisingly out of this world, grilled meat to perfection and maybe one of the best papanasi I had in Romania. Cabin staff were super nice, and made the best to accommodate us.
Came with friends for a couple of days. We got to the hotel at night! We were met personally by the owner, he helped to park our cars. Then they prepared sandwiches for us, although the kitchen was no longer working! Clean room, delicious food, friendly staff! It felt like we were at home! Definitely recommend to everyone who visits Transfagarashan!
Amazing place! very clean, quiet and in an amazing location next to the beauterful lake. The staff was polite and nice. The room itself is clean. Only one small minus - one fridge for all rooms on one floor. Also, it is not the territory of the hotel already, but it is not clean near the lake, what is very sad. But hotel itself is amazing
The service was great. Very welcoming and friendly. I would highly recommend. I have stayed at hundreds of hotels but the staff were more helpful and welcoming than anywhere previously. We arrived late and they still cooked us dinner and service with a smile.
A fantastic hotel and location. The hotel offered a well-rounded experience with a beautiful location, great food and wonderful atmosphere. The area is very quiet and the hotel very easy to find. The on-site parking was great and the staff very helpful.
A very nice family hotel on a gorgeous location on the most beautiful road ot europe ( as topgear said). The service was great, comfortable beds and room, good traditional food and a lot to see in the nearby surroundings
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