In the westernmost range of the Carpathians, the largest river in Poland has its source, shepherds celebrate the traditional first herding of the season, and when it snows, a sledge and snowshoes are needed, and the old highlander houses find new owners.
Right here, in the midst of silence broken by the torment of sheep, we run an intimate cottage in the Beskid Żywiecki. Jelonkowo is a traditional cottage surrounded by a meadow, forest and beautiful views of wild mountains. Forest animals behind the fence, kilos of mushrooms under the larch trees and a family atmosphere in the cottage. The mountain cabin remembers the lack of electricity, the water from the wells and the silence unspoiled by telephone calls. It was built in 1894 and its owners changed several times, as well as its appearance and decor, always respecting the Beskids tradition. The cottage will provide a comfortable shelter for a total of 11 people.
The summer season is as follows: kilometers of trails in the mountains or hammocks/sun loungers in the garden for getting a nice tan. You can go to the mountains, knock at the hut for the best oscypek cheese and eat plums straight from our trees. To relax after a long hike, you can jump into the swimming pool in the former quarry below our mountain. In the winter, explore snowy trails with our snowshoes, build a snowman and create an igloo in the garden, or grab a sledge and slide down the hill right behind the fence. In the evenings, warm up by the fireplace with warming infusions.
We don't serve witchcraft or magic. But we do have people. Good people. We want you to feel at home with us.
On the premises we also have a detached four-person small HOUSE for rent - you will find it in a separate offer JELONKOWO - HOUSE:
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APARTMENT
Currently, we offer a separate large part of the house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room with a fireplace, as well as one independent room with a bathroom and a separate external entrance. The apartment also has its own spacious terrace with a dining table.
The Apartment has cozy bedrooms smelling of wood:
Larch, or a two-person guest in the attic with sloping ceilings. Here you will find a comfortable double bed 160x200 with bedside tables and a small bed 70x160 for a child.
Douglas fir is a much larger space for two or four people, one double bed 160x200 and two single beds.
Spruce is a cozy room for two children or adults with two single beds.
Keep in mind that the bedrooms are located upstairs, so people with mobility problems must remember this.
There are two bathrooms with showers in the house, one upstairs next to the bedroom and the other on the ground floor. Each bathroom is equipped with towels, hair dryers, hand soap and unlimited toilet paper ;) On the ground floor we offer you a spacious kitchen with a dining area and an atmospheric living room with a fireplace.
The apartment has WiFi and mobile phones have LTE coverage. The house is centrally heated, so you will be warm and cozy.
If you would like to light a fire in the fireplace, we will provide wood and in case of any problems with lighting it, we are on site to help you.
We invite couples, groups and families of up to 8 people for a mountain adventure.
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ROOM
We offer a double room separately, on the attic level with a separate entrance from the garden through the terrace belonging to the room. This room has its own bathroom, a double bed 140x200 and a large terrace for exclusive use with a beautiful view of the wild mountains, forest and forest animals behind the fence.
The room has a corner for preparing meals with a mini fridge, microwave, single-burner electric hob, kettle, water filter jug and coffee maker.
Outside the window there is a beautiful view of the mountains, forest and forest animals behind the fence. There is WiFi in the room and mobile phones catch LTE range. The house is centrally heated, so you will be warm and cozy.
We invite you to stay alone or as a couple.
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Outside, we have a barbecue shelter and a place for a bonfire for our guests, as well as 3 hectares of meadows around the homestead
A few important rules that we stick to and we ask you to follow:
Smoking is prohibited in the house and on the homestead, except for the designated area.
As is the case in a Polish home, we change our shoes when entering the cottage.
We do not organize loud parties, because we have plenty of wild friends behind the fence.
We will welcome you as befits good friends. We will recommend trails, shelters, restaurants and other interesting places worth experiencing.
In case of any problems, we will always help because we live next to you in a separate part of the house.
We do not offer food (apart from freshly baked homemade sourdough bread), but before your arrival you can order delicious home-made and local products that will be waiting for you. The dishes are prepared from the heart by local housewives. IMPORTANT! Place food orders at least 5 days before arrival. If you have not placed an order, you will still have the opportunity to order the set of the day.
Of course, you can cook, because when renting the apartment there is a kitchenette (fridge, microwave, dishwasher, full induction hob, drip coffee machine and necessary kitchen accessories), and in the Jesion room there is a corner with a mini-fridge, microwave, single-burner electric hob, kettle. electric, coffee maker and tableware.
Of course, there is also a place for a bonfire and a barbecue shelter in the mountain clearing. You will be able to eat and warm yourself in the firelight all night long.
CURRENT MENU FOR GUESTS:
*due to dynamic price increases, the amounts given may change
+ Cakes (apple pie, shortcrust pastry with streusel and seasonal fruit - tray PLN 100, cheesecake - tray PLN 120)
+ Dumplings (meat, Ukrainian, blueberry, strawberry) – PLN 2.20/1 pc. (minimum 20 pcs. of a given type)
+ Pancakes (with cheese) – PLN 10/pcs. (minimum 5 pieces)
+ Broth soup, pot 5 L – PLN 100
+ Tomato soup, pot 5 L – PLN 100
+ Kvass soup with meat insert 5 L – PLN 180
+ Red borscht 5L - PLN 110, 1L - PLN 25
+ Sour rye soup with sausage and egg 5L - PLN 200
+ Fried cabbage - PLN 30/kg
+ Young cabbage with carrots PLN 25/kg
+ Pork chop or poultry cutlet PLN 12/pcs. (minimum 5 pieces)
+ Vegetable Lecho 5 L – PLN 150
+ Sheet pancakes:
- with butter PLN 23/3 pcs., PLN 28/5 pcs.
- with cracklings PLN 30/3 pcs., PLN 35/5 pcs.
- with mushroom sauce PLN 35/3 pcs., PLN 40/5 pcs.
- with goulash PLN 35/3 pcs., PLN 40/5 pcs.
- with cream PLN 23/3 pcs., PLN 28/5 pcs.
+ Cod fish PLN 20/pcs. (minimum 5 pieces)
+ Poultry roulade PLN 15/pcs. (minimum 5 pieces)
+ Silesian roulade PLN 16/pcs. (minimum 5 pieces)
Additionally to eat:
A board of local cheeses from Zagroda Kasztan in Ujsoły - from PLN 50 to PLN 150, we suggest picking it up on the way. Call the owner Kasia directly at 506 517 411.
Eggs from free mountain hens at the neighbor's - PLN 10/10 pcs. Because the hens are free and happy, they sometimes lay more or less eggs, but never in bulk. So ask about the availability of eggs before your arrival.
Our homemade rye sourdough bread with seeds – PLN 22 per loaf
For Christmas orders, we can also order other dishes/products, including home-made cold cuts (orders at least 14 days before arrival).
When it comes to dining near Jelonkowo, we recommend:
Gościniec Smrekowa Chata - right under "our" mountain, 25 minutes' walk or a quick drive.
Colinka restaurant at the border crossing in Glinka with traditional Slovak dishes and more.
About 7 km from us, we recommend Bacówka na Hala Królowej with incredibly delicious oscypek cheese. Baca sells from May to October. He then drives 500 sheep from Zakopane here for the summer season. Unforgettable views in a package with oscypek cheese.
However, all year round, for delicious local cheeses, go to the Serowa Kraina in Rajcza or go for a walk to the landlady towards Wielki Smerekowo.
In Rajcza, on Thursday mornings, there is a local market where you can buy good products, and in Ujsoły, Delikatesy Centrum delivers real meats from local producers on Thursdays.
Waking up to the accompaniment of a bird radio, breakfast, a book, a mountain, a valley, a sheep, a deer, a clearing, a mountain, a shelter, a peak, dinner, a nap, a bonfire and conversations until late at night. This is what a standard day in Soblówka usually looks like. First of all, rest, relaxation, blissful laziness and an active escape from the concrete reality.
In the summer, we relax in a hammock, a deckchair, on the terrace, surrounded by forests and mountains, and those who are willing can help us stack firewood around the house.
Our habitat is located on the yellow trail to Wielka Rycerzowa and on the other side to Krawce Wierch. There are shelters at both peaks with delicious food and beautiful views. For mountain hikers, we have kilometers of hiking and cycling trails. We provide maps and advice on site.
In winter, the snow falls and there is no end in sight, so in addition to building an igloo, having a snowball fight, sledding in our field, you can grab a shovel and dig up the house as part of outdoor activities. Afterwards, it's time for mulled wine and warm air in the beautiful living room by the fireplace.
In winter, you can go ski touring just outside the fence, and if you don't have your own equipment, you can rent it near us in Rajcza. If you don't ski, we have snowshoes for you.
Autumn is full of mushrooms and the phenomenal calls of deer in the rut. It often looks like this: "Honey, I'm going to the larch for a moment to see if there are butterflies" and you come back with 4 kilograms of mushrooms.
There are plenty of local cultural events organized in the area:
There are plenty of local cultural events organized in the area:
An extraordinary event in August in Ujsoły is Wawrzyńcowe Hudy. It is a celebration of the highlanders from Ujsoły (it is part of the Beskid Culture Week), when there is a festival of folk bands from all over the world over the weekend, and the culmination is the evening burning of a 20-meter-high wooden tower. It is exceptionally spectacular and the firefighters have everything under control here.
An important ritual in the highlander culture is the spring custom and the autumn redyk. Where sheep graze in the pastures and meadows, there are also shepherds. These calling animals go with the Baca right from the Tatra Mountains in search of green grass. In June every year, a shepherd's custom takes place in Soblówka, i.e. a drive of sheep to the village and an accompanying event. In autumn, there is a holiday in Soblówka, i.e. Redyk. Shepherd's farewell before returning with her flock of sheep to Tarty for the winter. Every year, Baca drives a herd of 500 sheep through the mountains from Zakopane to Soblówka and back.
Not far from us, in Soblówka, there is a shepherd's hut where Baca works while grazing sheep. You can buy delicious, fresh and not cheated cheeses there. We recommend it wholeheartedly.
What’s there for children?
Endless stretches of grass, hares, roe deer, deer and sometimes sheep outside the window, in winter snow up to the tip of the nose and icicles like knights' swords. The reality is truly fairy-tale, and this is the best natural playground. There are hammocks and swings for babies to swing on. In winter, we provide snowshoes, sleds and shovels for building igloos for little yetis. Evenings are filled with baking food by the fire, playing board games, reading books and counting the stars in the sky.
We walk a lot here with our daughter, so we also recommend walking with children of all ages to our guests.
On site, we can rent a Thule off-road trailer for hiking (summer or winter) and mountain biking trips with children from 2 months up to 22 kg.
If you prefer closer contact with your baby, we have the Tula carrier for you. If you want to climb higher peaks and shelters, we will rent you a Thule backpack carrier.
Below our mountain (approx. 2 km away) is the Glinka Geopark - an old quarry transformed into open swimming pools. In July and August there is a zip line, a rope park, a playground and something to eat. There are plenty of attractions for a whole day of fun.
In the apartment for babies we have a cot, a highchair, a stool, a bathtub, a changing table and a potty.
What’s there for employees?
If you value privacy as much as white starched sheets, the apartment is the place for you. There is an eight-person table in the kitchen, where you will be able to do what you are paid for without any disturbances and in comfortable conditions. The largest bedroom has a desk, and at your request, we can also add a comfortable office chair and a monitor.
On the terrace there is a wooden table with a bench and the internet there is also flawless. We also have a power socket at the table in the garden, under the tree and under the barbecue shelter.
So don't hesitate any longer and give yourself the pleasure of working in nature.
