When a person likes to travel, and is easily delighted and changes in life come easily to him, he should be careful. For me it was like this: an accidental drive through an unfamiliar village resulted in the sale of an apartment in a tenement house and the purchase of a bomb crater with three ruins of buildings. And as it happens with me, everything happened without any plan. Then, after only 1.5 years of renovation, getting moles out of the floor and bricks, Villa Kamionka was reborn - a space created with the heart, but without omitting the head. The space, let us add, was created on the site of a former sand opencast mine. On less than a hectare, we have almost several geographical lands here: there are mountains, valleys, a forest, and even a mini-lake. And all this in only 30 minutes. from Warsaw.

This is a place for those who like life. Those whose eyes light up when they hear the slogan: summer dinner by candlelight and go to sleep only when the last laughter on the terrace dies down. For lovers of art, color and good architecture. Moviegoers who like to lie down on a soft sofa and watch one of Sorrentino's films for the umpteenth time. For friends, workshop group, close families. For scuba divers, because there is DeepSpot, Europe's deepest diving pool, nearby, and I've hosted several such teams here. For deep conversations over wine and thinking about nothing in a hammock. A short drive from the capital, you are in a sanctuary where there is only one rule: enjoyment. So, pleasure.

Villa Kamionka is a bit of a mad architect's dream, a bit of what was saved from the brick ruins standing on the plot. In this way, a place was created that pleases the eye, ear and soul. It consists of two buildings: the Big House (7-9 people) and the Little House (4-5 people).

The Big House has 130 m², 4 bedrooms with bathrooms (1 duplex with a double bed and a sofa for 1 person, 2 with a double bed, 1 with a single bed), a living room of 80 m² and a large kitchen with an island.

The Little House has 40 m², a bedroom with a double bed and a bathroom, a bedroom with 2 single beds and a bathroom and a small living room with a fold-out sofa.

Both buildings have heated floors, so it is warm and pleasant in the winter season.

The wooded plot has a forest atmosphere, there are terraces, a micro-lake and a 60-meter covered shelter. There is also a fireplace and a place for a bonfire. There are two outdoor summer kitchens and places to sit, lie down and swing. Privacy is ensured by the absence of neighbors.

The buildings are close to the local road, and you can hear cars in front of the houses. Behind the houses, from the garden side, you won't hear them anymore. In the forest grove on the plot you will find peace and quiet.

I hope you love cooking, because Villa Kamionka's kitchens are designed to prepare miracles. But that's nothing compared to where you can eat them! The large, 14-person table in the dining room has seen many candlelight feasts and will see many more. On warm days, I suggest using one of two summer kitchens, which have their own unique atmosphere. There are even more possibilities - there is also a large wooden table waiting for you on the terrace, with a grill right next to it.

I would like to reassure those who don't cook - there is no problem in finding something tasty nearby. In 15 minutes you will reach Apretura in Żyrardów, where you will be fed not only deliciously, but also in a historic 19th-century factory resource building. For a more traditional dinner, go to the palace dining room at the Radziejowice Palace. After lunch, you can burn calories by walking around the palace park.

Staying at Villa Kamionka is a pleasure in itself, especially when you end up here in good company. At your disposal is the entire area of an unusual, forest plot, which charmed me with its topography. The house with a terrace is suspended 12 m above the place I like to call the “navel of the world”. Below, there is a pond, and next to it a wooden platform with poufs for relaxation.

In the evenings, you can organize film screenings at home. On site, you will find Hi-Fi equipment with Bluetooth, a DVD player and a projector with HDMI input, and you can comfortably stretch out on the huge sofa during the screening.

When you get tired of lazing around and throwing feasts on the terrace, you can get some exercise. There will be badminton equipment waiting for you, and on the veranda a ping-pong table, where you will probably play more than one game in the sun. 4 km from here is Deepspot, the deepest diving pool in Europe (!). It is 45 m deep. In Mszczonów there is also a water park with thermal waters Termy Mszczonów, and 7.5 km from here is Suntago with a sauna and many attractions for children. Half an hour separates you from the Bolimów Landscape Park. Few people know that in the very centre of Poland there is a wild area of the Bolimów Forest with marshy meadows, beaver habitats, a reserve of the winding Rawka River, which you can go rafting down, and numerous monuments: palaces, manor houses, romantic parks and churches. There are 23 tourist trails leading through the park, leading through the reserves "Puszcza Mariańska" or "Siwica". On the way you can meet otters, storks, kingfishers and even a moose.

In 15 minutes you will reach the post-industrial Żyrardów, full of monuments from the 19th and early 20th centuries. On site you can admire the impressive former spinning mill from 1833 or Żyrardów's main church, Our Lady of Consolation, with Art Nouveau stained glass windows and an impressive chandelier. Over 3 million bricks were used to build it!

I don't deny anyone the opportunity to come with children, but bear in mind that the terrain isn't the easiest: right below the terrace there's a steep slope, and at the bottom of the allotment bomb crater - a pond. So it's best to go here with slightly older children or with complete toddlers.

The Internet is fast, and there is more than enough space to work, and in various configurations and positions. Those who need concentration will find a secluded corner by the desk in one of the bedrooms. A team looking for space for brainstorming can settle at one of the large tables - in the dining room or on the porch. On the other hand, hedonistic employees can lie down on a pouffe by the pond and tick off tasks from the list in a half-lying position.