Special Offers
Remote Christmas week in Transylvania at former Prince of Wales, King Charles’s private retreat at Zalánpatak
Sat.23 - Sat.30.12.23
Dates flexible according to flights. Individual bookings welcome but can only be confirmed once the total of bookings reaches minimum 12 pax. 50% advance payment refundable only if cancelled 2 months before check-in
*Saturday 23.12 - Saturday 30.12. - 1.650 Eur/person all inclusive (sharing a double or twin room).
Including house wine with the meals, welcome drink upon arrival, use of hot tub and star-gazing telescope. In case of lasting snow, horse-sleigh rides included as well as snow shoes and sledges. Excluding any further beverages and transfers to / from the airport or station and optional activities.
Saturday
- Welcome drinks
- After dinner: using the outdoors hot-tub (salty water). The hot tub is available throughout your stay.
Sunday
- Carving your own walking sticks.
- Relaxing horse & cart ride and walk through the pastures and forest with barbecue picnic
- Afternoon: Time available for Christmas preparations, tree decorations. Dinner at 8 PM
*Optional midnight mass (roman catholic) to be confirmed
Monday
- The Pied Piper’s cave and canyon, excursion by car. Trip through a canyon leading to the cave from where, according to legend, the Pied Piper re-emerged with the abducted children of Hamelin, thus founding the Saxon population of Transylvania
Tuesday
- Discovering the village, visit at the small museum, the gas exhaust, fizzy mineral water sources, etc. high mass in the catholic church at noon with the village community
- Baking traditional chimney cake.
- Festive Christmas dinner.
Wednesday
- Long walk in the hills around the guesthouses, following one of King Charles’s itinerary
Thursday
- Walk to Prince Geoerge's meadow
Friday
- Day out following King Charles’ itinerary, barbecue piknik at a naturally sparkling mineral water source
Saturday
- Departure after breakfast
- Optional skiing day at Poiana Brașov or riding (lessons or day-ride) with countess Kalnoky at the family stud in Kőröspatak (Valea Crișului) 200 eur/person including transfers, full day
*Hot salt water tub and volcanic gas exhaust cabin on site.
*For availability and reservations please enquire at: reservations@transylvaniancastle.com
Ouiet New Year at the King's Transylvanian hamlet at Valea Zalanului
30.12.23 - 02.01.24
Dates flexible according to flights. Individual bookings welcome but can only be confirmed once the total of bookings reaches minimum 12 pax. 50% advance payment refundable only if cancelled 2 months before check-in
*30.12.23 - 02.01.24 - 590 Eur/person - 3 nights all inclusive sharing a twin or double room. Including house wine with the meals, welcome drink. Excluding any further beverages and transfers to / from the airport or station and optional activities.
30.12.
- Welcome drink in the main house
- Dinner - followed by hot tub for relaxation (hot tub available throughout your stay)
31.12.
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Carving walking sticks, baking traditional chimney-cake. Lunch on site. Afternoon discovering the village on foot.
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Evening New Year bonfire, open bar from 23h with mulled wine and beer. Extra beverages at cost.
01.01.
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Walk and horse & cart (or sleigh) ride through the hills, with mulled wine and barbecue
02.01.
- departure after breakfast
*Hot salt water tub and volcanic gas exhaust cabin on site.
*For availability and reservations please enquire at: reservations@transylvaniancastle.com
The Prince of Wales hopes that his guesthouse will encourage more people to visit Transylvania and in this way promote sustainable development. Proceeds from the guesthouse go to The Prince of Wales Foundation in Romania, member of The Prince's Charities.