Idyllic, family-friendly mountain cabin "Seidl"

Entire chalet in Zgornja Rečica, Slovenia

  1. 12 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 7 beds
  4. 1.5 baths
Hosted by Urban
  1. Superhost
  2. 10 years hosting

Listing highlights

Great check-in experience

Recent guests loved the smooth start to this stay.

Peace and quiet

Guests say this home is in a quiet area.

Valley view

Soak up the view during your stay.
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Forest house from a fairytale. Once a foresters' home now available to you, with the magnificence of the surrounding nature, a mountain stream, beautiful bread oven and a quick access to neighbouring spa and ski resorts, to the biggest climbing site in the country, to Celje, Laško and other sights. It is big and roomy, accommodates up to two families or a group - also known as: Forest house Seidl.
IMP.: tourist tax is not incl. in the price, it is paid on the spot: 2.5 eu per adult per night.

The space
The house is often mentioned for its very pleasant atmosphere: it has two bedrooms, two chill-out rooms, a big rustic kitchen and a bread oven to make your delicacies in it or just to chill and warm yourself on in the colder, beautiful autumn and winter days - and a biiig cellar with table tennis. It is ideal for cooking enthusiasts with all the equipment for rustic and modern indoor (wood-fired oven and a gas stove) and outdoor cooking (goulash/stew fire pot, sač - a kind of a dutch oven, grill, firepit etc.) you will never run out of options to create. The surrounding forests and hills offer a treasure of cycling and hiking oportunities:
- famous Laško spa is 15 min away by car (must-try)
- biggest natural climbing site in the country, 5min away with a car down a forest road
- beautiful prealpine meadows, forests, views and ridges surround the hut
- famous sights in this part of Slo within an hour drive away (Ljubljana (1h), Maribor, Celje (36min), Logarska valley (1h, 15), Rogla or Golte ski resort (1h), Charterhouse Žiče (45min), Ptuj (1h), Kostanjevica na Krki (1:30), etc.).
- It takes about 2h to get to from Zagreb (Croatia) or Graz (Austria)

Info: the other 'house' on the picture belongs to the property too - it is actually not a house, but a 150 y.o. granary - nobody lives there :)

Guest access
To the whole house, with the exception of some closets.
There's also a table tennis table ;)

Other things to note
Tourist tax (2,5 eur per day per adult person and half the price for children) also applies and is collected additionally on spot.

The house has all the usual comfort of an urban dwelling (comfort, fully equipped modern kitchen, bathroom, running water, boiler, electricity, mobile phone signal (4G), gas stove. That said, it still is a mountain cabin, so expect a bit of romantic rustic roughness - heating is by wood. And bring proper clothing for the outside.
It is possible to raise tents on the meadow and make a campfire, grill etc.

An option on demand in colder days (not always possible, but worth asking) is to heat the house beforehand - somebody goes up and heats it the day before - for an extra charge of 70 euro.

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With booking at this property you're actively supporting its maintenance and are further ensuring the existence of precious pre-alpine and alpine vernacular architecture in regions and altitudes where it is (due to the changing patterns of forestry and economy) demographically endangered. Thank you!
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The house has quite a history. Built in 1939 as a solitary forest-house for the foresters of a wealthly land-owner (in the place of a previous farm, of which the typical granary remains) it acted as a partisan resistance spot during WWII, where the two forester families often gave shelters to guerrilla fighters evading the occupation forces in the surrounding hills and forests.

Where you’ll sleep

Bedroom 1
1 double bed, 1 single bed
Bedroom 2
1 double bed, 4 single beds
Living room 1
1 couch

What this place offers

Valley view
Kitchen
Free parking on premises
Pets allowed
Private patio or balcony
Unavailable: Smoke alarm

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 72 reviews.

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Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Zgornja Rečica, Laško, Slovenia

The house is solitary, with a big plot of land (2000 sq meters) in the middle of the woods at 800m altitude, and next (30m) to the beautiful views of the valley. It has a great position for families (safe), mountain cycling enthusisasts, hikers, mushroom pickers and climbers (5 minute drive to the biggest natural climbing site in the country, "Kotečnik") or artists on longer projects.

SKIING
For skiing there is a bunch of great and big ski-places within an hour of driving - Golte, Rogla or Mariborsko pohorje ski resorts, slightly further Kope - or Petzen on the Austrian side. For beginners and children there is a smallish ski-resort, called Celjska koča just 20-30 min drive away.

Meet your host

Superhost
148 reviews
4.83 out of 5 average rating
10 years of hosting
My work: journalist, writer, filmmaker
I spend too much time: skiing, riding, languages, curiosity
I'm a journalist and a film-maker by profession I love any good company and love to tell and listen to stories. I love to travel, usually backpacking. I'm fluent in English and I can tell you things about Ljubljana, the country, culture, the backroads and outdoors like nobody else. I'm open to all kinds of questions. Welcome!
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
12 guests maximum
Safety & property
Smoke alarm not reported
Carbon monoxide alarm
Must climb stairs