Lavendowo

In a house with a soul and almost 400 years of history. When it came into our hands it was in a deplorable state. We decided to give him a second life, and for over 10 years he has been repaying the charm of a traditional country cottage, his warmth and cosiness. Your senses will be pampered by harmonious interiors, soothed by the smell of lavender collected in our field of 500 bushes and herbs from our garden. Our almost hectare habitat is located on a cul-de-sac, in a quiet valley in Michałowice - a village surrounded by four mountains: Piechowicka Góra, Drewniak, Grzybowiec and Płoszczań. Legend says that it was founded by three Michałów brothers who fled from the Czech Republic from religious persecution in the 17th century. Our house, on the floor of which we live ourselves, has: – 3 apartments, – a glazed room, which is a common part – it leads out onto a terrace surrounded by a garden, – Finnish sauna, – additional sleeping space above the common room. The Fireplace Apartment measures 65 m². At its heart is a clay fireplace and lounge area with couches. It consists of two separate, double bedrooms with bathrooms and a kitchenette. It can accommodate up to 8 people. It has a direct exit to the garden and a view of the playground from the windows. The Lavender Apartment consists of a 25-metre room with a kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower. It goes straight into the embrace of the garden. It is an ideal space for a family with two children or 3 adults. The Pastel Apartment is located on the first floor. It is a 20-meter, bright and spacious room with a kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower. Created for a couple or a family with a child or two children. Each space can accommodate travel cots with a mattress for younger children and children's beds, bunk beds for older children. The interiors have clay plasters that regulate humidity and temperature, make the house breathe and create a friendly microclimate, and the air is clean. There is also a 50-meter Lavender House in the garden. On the ground floor there is a kitchenette, a table, a sofa bed and a bathroom with a shower, and on the first floor there is an open bedroom with a double bed and two single beds. It will also fit a cot with rungs. We arranged the house in a rustic style, it is decorated with folk accents. In front of the entrance there is a veranda, from which you get straight to the orchard. We made sure to separate zones in the lush garden, giving each of our guests the opportunity to hide and rest. For adults, there are spaces with hammocks, deckchairs, tables with chairs and two large tipi tents with hearths, where you can spend the night or organize dinner. For children we have prepared a play area and a tree house. We have a place for a bonfire, and in the summer we put a large swimming pool in the garden. In the area there is also a lavender field, an orchard full of plums, nuts, cherries, cherries, apple trees and a vegetable garden. If there is no drought, a stream flows around the house, which brings coolness on hot days. 4 cats live with us: Puszek, Chudy, Toffi and Lila, which you will meet in different corners of the garden. Pets are welcome with us. Although our house is located on a hill (650 m above sea level), during our several years here, chains have never been needed to reach us. In the event of continuous snowfall, you will have to wait for the plow at most.

In each apartment we have a kitchenette, equipped with everything you need to prepare your own meal. However, if you are not in a hurry to cook for your holiday, you can order home-made dinners and have them delivered to Lavendowo. There are two places to choose from for dinner. From the first, meals arrive at the selected time (until late afternoon). During the week, the cost of a two-course dinner (soup + main course) is PLN 25, the option with dessert - PLN 30. On weekends, dishes are chosen from the menu, which is slightly more expensive (approx. PLN 30-40 for the whole meal). In the second place, you can order meals every morning (except weekends). You can eat meals indoors or at tables in the garden, there is also a covered space for feasting. There will be a barbecue and a fireplace area at your disposal. If you would like to pamper your taste buds with fresh sourdough bread and plum jam from our orchard, you can order both delicacies from us (please let me know the day before if you want the bread, it will be baked the evening before). About 100 meters from our house, there is a restaurant open every day until 10 p.m. (from noon). If your walks in the mountains are longer than expected, you can stop there for a hot meal on your way back from the trails.

We will not hide the fact that after entering our habitat, a person slows down. Breathing becomes deeper and all senses experience relaxation and relief. The days are spent indulging in blissful laziness in the garden, which takes many forms. It usually starts in the morning with a barefoot walk on the grass with a cup of hot coffee in your hands. If you get up early enough, you can see roe deer and deer coming to eat our raspberries. Then you read books on deckchairs, have a yoga or meditation session on the terrace boards or a glass room, and fall asleep for a nap in a hammock. With us you can: – see a lavender field with over 500 bushes and our harvests, which we turn into lavender oil, hydrolates, bouquets and scented bags, – go to a session in the Finnish sauna, filled with a lavender scent (one session is included in the price, each subsequent session is additionally paid), the offer is intended only for adults – organize a bonfire or dinner in a tipi tent (after prior arrangement and reservation), seasonal offer – sit by the bonfire in the evening (we organize common bonfires in the summer season, in the off-season we can prepare a bonfire at your request - it is additionally paid), – relax with a Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage with a hint of lavender or an Abhyanga massage, as well as a massage with the sound of Tibetan singing bowls or a bath in the sounds of Tibetan singing bowls and KOSHI bells (we organize them on request, they are additionally paid) If you come to Michałowice and want to climb the mountains, which won't surprise us at all, you can set off straight from Lavendów. You can reach the Szklarki Waterfall (the second largest waterfall in the Karkonosze Mountains after Kamieńczyk) along the trail in about 1.5 hours. Lavendowo is located under Śnieżne Kotły - two twin glacial cirques that cut into the northern slope of the main ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains. They are located between Wielki Szyszak (1,509 m above sea level) and Elbe Peak (1,472 m above sea level). It is also worth going on a trip to see Kociołki. This is a rock group with over 30 circular cauldron-shaped depressions. The yellow trail leads to them, which will also take you to the Złoty Widok viewing platform, which offers a panoramic view of the Karkonosze Mountains and Szklarska Poręba. You can admire it from the benches and deckchairs. A bit further there is a closed quarry. Other recommendations in the Karkonosze Mountains: Zbójnickie Skały, Wodospad Kamieńczyk, Wysoki Kamień, Wielki Szyszak, Bobrowe Skały. There are many bicycle routes of varying difficulty in the area: Olbrujemy Bicycle Range with over 70 km of routes named after Slavic gods and demons (the closest to us is the 19.5 km Piechowice Loop, which runs between Michałowice, Piechowice, and Jagniątkowo), single tracks in Michałowice and Świeradów-Zdrój, Karkonoski Express pod Reglami. In winter, you can go skiing in Świeradów Zdrój, Szrenica or Harrachov, and go cross-country skiing in Jakuszyce. We can organize for you: snowshoe hikes with a mountain guide, downhill and cross-country skiing lessons for children and adults, a mountain trip with a guide and bicycle trips around the Karkonosze and Jizera Mountains. We can also rent appropriate equipment (mountain snowshoes, downhill and cross-country skiing equipment, trekking and Nordic walking poles).