This house is like our family. Multi-level like a multi-generational family, traditionally highlander, like the Krzeptowski family from the grandfather of great-grandfather, but at the same time colorful and crazy, like our characters. It lives in symbiosis with Zakopane and tries not to interfere with nature. It stands off the beaten track, yet close to the center, just like us, combining life high in the mountains with that in the city. We are the next generation running the Shelter in the Valley of Five Ponds, we have an uphill road to work, always on foot. And we absolutely love it. The Tatra Mountains, their wildness, unpredictability, sports opportunities that they give us. After many years of hosting and receiving tourists on the trail, we dreamed of creating a place that would show our beloved Zakopane from the quiet side and welcome you in lux comfort. In addition to an exclusive home for 10 adults and 5 children, we have something for you that others call concierge, and we call full service. Breakfast is served daily in the dining room, we vacuum when you are on the trail and we organize the best mountain guides for you. If you want to take off with a balloon from the backyard, we will probably also help.

This house is like a surprise egg. From the outside, it shines as an example of Tatra architecture and does not look like a giant, while inside, madness begins. Nobody expects 400 meters of space, a riot of colors, patterns and design like from the catalog. Every member of your team will find something for themselves here. Hikers have a network of trails behind the fence, athletes have a gym in the basement, moviegoers have their own cinema hall, lovers of the space of 2 hectares of a plot with a stream, kids have a slide instead of stairs, those who are thirsty for relaxation - a SPA room, a sauna and a tub. As a bonus, we also have a view of Giewont, a bear that leaves paw prints in the garden, a playground for children and adults and our two dog companions - Szara and Wójcia. Avoid the tourist hodgepodge and come to Krzeptówki. We will show you the best side of Zakopane.

Krzeptówki is a bit further from all the fuss, about 3 km from Krupówki, so we miss the avalanche of tourists and all the madness. As if that wasn't enough, the house is located in the last line of buildings, so instead of a view of the next windows, you have an undisturbed image of the Giewont peak and Droga na Regle. You don't really feel the neighbors either, because the house is placed in front of the other buildings. We have 2 hectares of land here, so by Zakopane standards it is a rarity on an absolutely unimaginable scale. From the windows you can see greenery, the Tatra National Park, a stream crossing the garden and birds of prey circling over our meadow. Besides, silence, mountains and just the side of Zakopane that we want to present to you. Beautiful, natural, giving a field for sports performances and brilliant rest.

After crossing the threshold of a classic Tatra house, nothing is typical anymore. Furniture made especially for these interiors, paintings painted by my daughter Hanka, lamps made by a local artist Jerzy Sarkowicz, women's bathrobes designed by designer Ania Kuczyńska. This is a house for 10 adults and 5 children.

The main floor is a common space. There is no tv or speakers here because we talk and spend time together. On 100 meters of the ground floor there is:
- Large kitchen with island, round seat, exit to the terrace. From the kitchen you go either to the hall or to the dining room.
- The dining room is a place for common meals, evening meals and morning breakfasts that we serve you. Here, no one wants to sit from the window side, because it is panoramic and shows the image of the entire yard.
- It is worth going to the living room for siesta. Big green sofas, a fireplace, an Art Nouveau sideboard full of goodness, paintings and lots of flowers. Double doors lead from the living room to the terrace.
- The terrace is like another room, only under a cloud. It's big. You can organize yoga sessions here, you can jump into a hot tub with a jacuzzi or a sauna. You can sunbathe in a sun lounger, you can go to the stream or take a decent walk to the other end of the plot and admire the house against the backdrop of Gubałówka.
- On the ground floor there is also a toilet, a dressing room at the very entrance, stairs leading up and down and a bedroom.
- The bedroom is designed for two people, with a large bed and hotel mattresses. It is adapted for people who have problems walking up the stairs or use wheelchairs. There are no thresholds here, and there are handles in the bathroom to facilitate movement and bathing.

Upstairs is the bedroom kingdom. The corridor made of light wood, lined with a navy blue carpet, does not announce what awaits behind the door. 4 pairs of arches lead to a land of colors, shapes and patterns.
- Each bedroom is different, has a different layout, different colors. The common denominator is double beds with mattresses, on which Thumbelina would sleep, and bathrooms. In two rooms there are bathrooms with a shower, in two there are bathtubs connected to the bedroom, and a separate toilet behind the milky glass door. Three rooms have exits to balconies.

In the corridor, a small staircase-ladder leads even higher, to the attic. Children rule there! Large slants deter adults, but the little ones have a paradise here. There are a lot of nooks and crannies, a game console, lego, board games, toys, mattresses for building bases that turn into beds at night. Five children will sleep peacefully here. The biggest fun, however, is the transport down. To get to the floor below, just use the tube slide. ATTENTION, parents - we also recommend you to try this treat - great fun guaranteed.

It's time to go underground, to a brick cellar, where robbers didn't dance, but you can. Thanks to the solid stone structure, you can listen to music here, laugh your head off and go crazy to your heart's content. It is also cooler here than on the upper floors. You will find here:
- A cinema room with a projector, great sound system, sofas, poufs and an armchair.
- Gym with all the necessary equipment, rubber mat, mirrors and ladders on the walls.
- Ski room.
- SPA room where you can order treatments composed by us.

We really want you to rest during your holidays and not worry about cleaning up. Every day, someone from our team will walk discreetly around the house and water the flowers, vacuum common areas, wash the dishes, collect glasses from the rooms. He will leave the house neat and tidy.

At Krzeptówki 133, in the same yard, we live - Marychna with adult children and our dogs. So we are at hand, we will always help and tell you, or Mrs. Marysia - the omniscient housewife - will do it.

Information for dog owners - we have 2 large dogs ourselves - Szara and Wójcia, which we love more than life. If you know that your dogs do not accept competition, you better not take them on holiday to Zakopane.

It is rare to serve breakfast exclusively at home, and that's what we do. Breakfasts are vegetarian with the addition of fish, e.g. smoked trout, tasty, filling and local. There are homemade jams, oscypek cheese, bread, honey, fresh vegetables, cottage cheese, fruit, muesli, etc. There will also be something for kids.

You can also make sandwiches for the trail and pack a backpack for the road. Once you leave, we'll clean up after the morning feast. You don't have to worry about anything.

Of course, at your disposal is a well-equipped kitchen with an island, all the necessary cooking and serving equipment, a large dining room, a terrace with a table. If you want to cook - go ahead. If you are taking a break from cooking, we can recommend places where you can eat really delicious food or order food home.

The first moment at Krzeptówki 133 is the time to breathe. You can't hear the tourist bustle of Zakopane here, you can't feel the rush of human masses, you can't really see your neighbors. What you can see (in good weather) is the very top of Giewont, which can be admired while lying on a deckchair or relaxing in a tub. In spring, winter and autumn, it is worth jumping into the sauna, and then cool down with water from a bucket or refresh yourself with water from a stream that flows through the center of the plot.

Well, the plot is an attraction in itself. We have 2 hectares of land, a view of Regle and a gate leading straight to the trails. Behind the fence, the Tatra National Park and Droga pod Reglami begin, so from time to time you will see the outlines of hikers going up the mountains from the terrace. You too can move from the house to beautiful glades, peaks, valleys and waterfalls. For pleasant walks we recommend Dolina Za Bramką, Dolina Małej Łąki, Przysłop Miętusi. A little further you have the Kościeliska Valley or Polana na Stoły.

Most of the plot is occupied by a flower meadow, which we mow twice a year. There are many trees on the plot. Insects feed here, hedgehogs live here, deer fall into the stream, and bears leave their tracks. We even saw him in our parking lot once.

You can plan further or more demanding hikes with us. We have the best mountain guides who can take you to Gerlach, Giewont or organize a nature trip for you in search of traces of bears and wolves.

We recommend a trip to the Valley of Five Ponds to absolutely anyone who feels up to it. We cover this route in record time, because we know it by heart. We have no choice, because this is our workplace. The best possible. My sister Marta and I have been working at the Shelter in the Valley of Five Ponds for years, we took over this job from my dad. It's only accessible on foot, so arm yourself with sandwiches, good ankle boots, all-weather clothes, and hit the road. We are waiting in the shelter, a delicious apple pie prepared by our grandmother and the most beautiful valley in the Tatras.

We also run a mountain school as well as a ski touring and mountain equipment rental. Our instructors and guides can take you on ski tours, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, teach downhill skiing, show you the least touristy corners of the Tatras. We have a full offer of winter and summer sports. We also have a niche knowledge of the area, so you will not be bored at all.

After returning from the trails and avoiding the stalls, you can relax at home. A bath in the tub, a book by the fireplace or gossip in the kitchen with a glass of wine. You can go downstairs to the cinema hall, which has a brilliant sound system, so music screenings are highly recommended. You can massage your tired muscles with a roller in the gym. If you still don't have enough exercise, jump on a bench and squeeze some weights, spread out a yoga mat or dance in front of the mirror. Here, in the basement, we also have a ski room and the icing on the cake - a massage room.

We can arrange massages and treatments for you on the heated massage bed. If you feel like a moment of deep relaxation, let us know, the masseur will come to you at the appointed hour. This is an additional paid offer.

There is a good chance that kids won't want to come home from vacation. We have a home-forest amusement park for them, which will take them for minutes, hours, days. To get to the secret base only for children, you need to climb the stairs to the parents' bedroom floor, and then climb steep stairs to the top of the house. Adults are not allowed there, because over sharp slopes they would have to walk bent in two. The little ones are crazy about it. Mattresses for building bases, playstation, Lego, toys, bends, corridors, space for yourself and a tube slide that leads downstairs. There is also a bathroom adapted to the size of users - toilet and washbasin. Folding mattresses for building bases turn into beds at night - five children can sleep upstairs.

If you want to organize a movie show with a sea of popcorn, just go down to the bottom floor. There is a cinema room with a projector, comfortable pouffes, a sofa, a great sound system and shading windows. On the same level, there is also a gym with a shock-absorbing rubber floor with ladders, exercise mats, hula hoops, weights, etc. This is where you can kick flips, climb and dance in front of mirrors. You have to go out to the garden for more fun. At the end of the yard, in the forest, we have prepared something for conquerors, adventurers, explorers and tree-hunters. Here you will find a tree house, a zip-line, a climbing net and a trapeze. When you manage to distract your children from play for a while, we invite you to learn skiing with instructors from our school, to Dolina Pięciu Stawów for apple pie, recipe of my grandma Marysia, for a walk to Dolina Za Bramką. Besides, we know Zakopane inside out, and maybe even better, so we are always ready to tell you what is the recipe for boredom.