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Cisnadioara, Romania
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Secret Transylvania Guest House
5.0 of 5 stars 79 Reviews
14 December 2011 -
suekentLondon
10 December 2011 -
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“and the secret is.......secret transylvania!!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011
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secret transylvania guest house is based in the beautiful village of Cisnadioara, which is just 40 minutes away from the Trans Fagaras Highway (the road to the ice hotel!!) In a totally fun and action packed four days, they took us to explore Rasnov Fort, Bran Castle and Sighisoara, the spooky old medieval citadel where Dracula was actually born!! You can even have a meal in the actual house where the real historical Vlad Tepes was born......creepy!! We also went to the beautiful nearby city of Sibiu and had a wonderful dinner in the best restaurant in town - Hermania which is a traditional Saxon restaurant then on for wonderful cocktails at the Atrium live jazz bar. Sibiu was the European Capital of Culture in 2007 and it's really not difficult to see why!! However, the best was yet to come and that was a visit to the Ice Hotel and church a Balea Lac. It can never be said enough just how BRILIANT it is. Dress up warm and leave your dignity in the cable car, this is the ultimate snow ball fight location!!!! We can also throughly recommend the wonderful warming soups and food in the Cabana restaurant, where the welcome and service is as warm as the food. Plus, their heating is very efficient which you will be grateful for!! Thank you Di, Jez, Nelutiu and crew from Secret Transylvania, you all made this holiday for us and it's no wonder that you have 64 excellent reviews and a ranked number 1 in the whole of Romania. We are more than happy to be in your fan club!! Thank you again and rest assured, we will be back!!!

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Punakha, Bhutan
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““Hospitality at its best!””
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

You are welcomed into the world of Secret Transylvania like long lost family , nothing is to much trouble for Jez and Di your wonderful hosts .
It has all been said already : fantastic food , perfect setting ,accommodation first class , villagers enchanting ,this is such a wonderful experience; it’s like going back into the past and I would highly recommend anyone to stay at Secret Transylvania.
We loved our stay in Cisnadioara , Di and Jez keep up the good work and please dont change anything :)

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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“More Secrets from Secret Transylvania”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2011

With all my travels, I'm a little late with this review of course but nevertheless...you WILL want to go here!!! I went for a second time to stay with the wonderful people at Secret Transylvania and knowing I have an adventurous side, they planned a wonderful 'surprise' day for us. I won't give the entire surprise away, but the end of the day, when you're thinking it can't possibly get better, they took us here! The Ice Hotel was a very unexpected delight for us, as it was April and we hadn't had snow where we lived for some time. The trip up in the old cable car was definitely a challenge for me (not so fond of heights) but the scenery from above was absolutely breathtaking so I quickly got over my fears. There was a snowstorm on the top of the mountain when we arrived so it was definitely cold and windy but Canadian girls are notoriously tough so we braved our way thru the snow to the restaurant where we had a meatball soup that warmed us from the inside out and allowed us to go further to discover the church and then onto the hotel. I won't give an opinion of the overnite stay in the hotel since that would be a very personal thing...to sleep in a bed made of snow (on a beautiful fur!) Can you handle it?! A massive thanks to Di at Secret Transylvania for finding this little gem for us to visit!

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Halifax, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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“A charming country”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

My wife and I took the second leg of our honeymoon here in June 2011.
We didn't stay with Jez and Di, but did stay in their apartment in Sibiu.

The apartment was clean and spacious in a charming courtyard in the heart of Sibiu.

We had very little contact with Jez and Di during our stay, but to be honest, that's just how we wanted it. They were available to answer questions on the phone when needed, and we visited their home one day to use the pool. I'm sure if we had required more contact it would have been forthcoming, but, let's face it, on honeymoon, you don't want a full on b and b experience do you?

Transfers from the airport were arranged both ways and were reliable. John (i can't remember his Romanian name, sorry) was a nice chap, and very pleasantly talkative.

Whilst I can't give a review of the all inclusive, I can say that their apartment is marvelously situated, Sibiu is beautiful, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Would love to come again!

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Amazing Hosts!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

Everything about our stay was perfect; the rooms were very nice, the food was amazing, Di & Jez do everything possible to make sure the guest is getting the most out of their stay, their staff is amazing, the greeting team (the dogs) were even amazing! The area is beautiful and there is lots to see, we found the people of Romania to be very warm and welcoming as well. We highly recommend the low level walk (about a 10 mile walk through the hills and tiny villages with Jez). Our experience was wonderful and we will definitely be back. Also, a special thanks to Doris who helped us arrange to renew our wedding vows while we were there!

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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