The whole house
from 1,800 lei720 m² on two floors, for a single group of up to 16 guests. Final price per night for the whole house, with no VAT charged.
A house from 1901 in a Saxon village, all to yourselves
Our grandparents' house in Gârbova (Urwegen) is let only as a whole, to one group of up to 16 guests: eight double rooms, each with its own bathroom, a dining room for the whole group, a courtyard and an orchard.
Check availabilityCasa Bunicilor was built by our grandparents in 1901 in Gârbova, a Transylvanian Saxon village first recorded in 1291. In 2018 we extended it and converted the attic, and since 2023 we have welcomed guests. While you stay, the house, the courtyard and the orchard are your group's alone.
The house
8 double rooms
private bathroomsEach has a double bed, air conditioning and its own shower room.
9 shower rooms
+ 2 WCsEvery room has its own shower room. Bed linen, towels and toiletries are included.
The dining room
for the whole groupEveryone eats together, next to a kitchen equipped for large groups.
The courtyard
with two gazebosAn inner courtyard away from the road, with two gazebos, a barbecue, a cauldron and a fire pit.
The orchard
4,000 m²About 30 fruit trees, a lawn for football and volleyball, a slide, a swing, a trampoline, a zip line, table tennis and table football.
Outside
The courtyard
Through the arched gateway you enter a courtyard sheltered from the road, as in the village's old houses. There are two gazebos, one in front of the barn and one behind it, as well as the barbecue, the cauldron and the fire pit. Firewood and charcoal are included.
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The orchard
4,000 m² of courtyard and orchard, fenced, with a lockable gate. About 30 fruit trees whose fruit you may pick in season, a lawn for football and volleyball, a playground and a barn for rainy days.
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Hot tub, sauna, horse cart
The hot tub takes about three hours to heat, the sauna about 30 minutes; we fire them up for you, winter included, if you let us know two days ahead. The horse-drawn cart ride through the village and the countryside around it is free.
Prices are final, in lei. TDA TURISM RURAL SRL is not registered for VAT.
More about the hot tub and saunaHot tub
500 lei
per session · 10–12 people
Sauna
300 lei
per session · 2–4 people
Horse-cart ride: free, through the village and the countryside around it
The village
Urwegen
Gârbova – Urwegen to the Saxons – was first recorded in 1291. In the middle of the village stands its 13th-century fortress; in the gate tower, the Bacon Tower, villagers still hang their bacon. On the hill above lie the ruins of a Romanesque basilica. At Pentecost, many of the Saxons who emigrated come home.
- to the A1 motorway
- 10 min
- to the A1 motorway
- to Sebeș, where the Transalpina begins
- 20 min
- to Sebeș, where the Transalpina begins
- first record of the village
- 1291
- first record of the village
The story of the house
1901
Our grandparents build the house
2018
The extension and the attic
2023
The first guests
The house was built in 1901 in a Saxon village and has stayed in the same family ever since. In 2018 it was extended and the attic converted; since 2023 we have opened it to groups who want to stay together.
The whole houseWhat guests praise
Guests most often praise three things:
Cleanliness
Fresh bed linen, fresh towels and toiletries in every room.
The garden
4,000 m² of courtyard and orchard, with two gazebos, a playground and about 30 fruit trees.
The quiet
The house is your group's alone, in a quiet village.
Groups and schools
For groups
Groups of friends, large families, school classes with their teachers, motorcyclists on their way to the Transalpina and Saxons coming home. The whole group sits down together in the dining room, and the house sleeps you all, up to 16 guests.
For groups and schools