Zemplinske Hamre holiday ski cottage rental with walking, log fire, telephone, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Brook House (cottage)

Home description

Recently being fully reconstructed to a high standard the house has gas central heating and solid wood floors with rugs.

The living accommodation is on one floor comprising of a master bedroom with en-suite and a large family bedroom. The lounge has a feature wood burning fire in Slovak style and a sofa which can be used as a bed.
In the main bathroom can be found luxury fittings including a corner bath. All facilities are new and of high quality.
The kitchen is fully fitted in cottage style with dual fuel hob, large fridge/freezer. A full range of garden furniture is supplied including gas and charcoal barbecues.

One can relax in the cottage or garden with lovely views of Sninsky kamen or leave the house and immediately begin a walk to Morske oko, one of the most beautiful lakes in Slovakia.

The property is ideal for a get away from it all type holiday or for outdoor pursuits such as cycling, walking, and skiing as well as for nature lovers and people interested in history and culture in an area of very reasonable prices.

Brook House	Brook House from the road
Family bedroom	Master bedroom

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The East Carpathians region

This, the most easterly region of Slovakia is where in the past the Roman and Byzantine cultures met, even today we have two nations living side by side, Slovaks and Ruthenians, sometimes called the "lost race of europe". The result is many live traditions that can still be seen and architecture such as the wooden churches "Carpathian pearls" which are beautiful to see.

The climate is central european, cold bright winters with snow cover and warm sunny summers. The main tourist attraction is the Poloniny National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site which is adjacent to the Bieszczadski National Park in Poland. Forests cover 80% of the area with beech and beech-fir predominating. Mountain meadows are common, many plant species are endemic and rare with incredible biodiversity.
For the nature lover there are 3,500 invertibrates, 504 butterflies, 198 birds, 210 lichen and 800 fungi recorded as well as short-toed and shrill eagle, honey buzzard, black stork, wolf, lynx, bear and european bison.

The unique Stuzica virgin forest is situated under Kremenec (1221mt) the highest hill in the region.
There is advanced skiing at Parihuzovce 14km from Snina and family skiing at Chlmec ski park 27km away. This is a larger venue with night skiing suitable for beginners. Further afield there are many ski resorts within travelling distance.

Zemplinske Hamre area

Zemplinske Hamre is a peaceful village situated at the head of a scenic valley overlooked by Sninsky kamen.
Walking trails abound of varying lengths from the 20hour mountain ridge walk to one of 1.5 hours to Morske oko a beautiful glacial lake overlooked by Sninsky kamen which has an outstanding view in all directions.
The area is also very suitable for cycling with six cycleways noted including part of the R61 from Poland to Ukraine.

There is fishing, swimming at Sninske rybnicky (5km), winter sports, cultural monuments and village and town festivals to see. Wooden churches are locally at Rusky Potok, Topola, Habova Roztoka and Ulicske Krive. A short distance away(2km) is the small town of Snina with shops, supermarkets, banks, post office and pleasant restaurants at very reasonable prices. There is the MIRO art gallery presenting Slovak and foreign artists just off the main square. In the summer there are often local bands playing for the public. Nereby in the National Park is Starina reservoir which provides drinking water for much of the region. This provides beautiful views and traces of abandoned villages.

The historic town of Humenne (26km) is also rich in cultural and sporting events. A favourite with visitors and locals alike is the skansen, an open air museum of historical old buildings including a wooden church. In the town is Humenne castle which is open for visitors and nereby are the ruins of medieval fortifications.
Further afield one can visit the Andy Warhol museum at Medzalaborce, military museum at Svidnik and the historic medieval town of Bardejov. Spis castle on the road to Poprad is the largest in europe.
Going south one can visit on the "Slovak sea" Zemplinska Sirava a popular local holiday destination near Michalovce.

To sum up, the area is highly attractive for people wanting to get away from it all and experiance a different culture with very reasonable prices. A paradise for lovers of outdoor activities, nature and history with the bonus of not being over developed. Without a doubt one of the hidden jewels of the new enlarged european community.

How to get there

You may fly direct to Kosice from Manchester (starting 30.6.08) Luton, Vienna, Prague, Dublin and Bratislava and then hire a car, the journey to Zemplinske Hamre is approximately 100km. Another option is to be collected at Kosice airport by 7 seater taxi for two thousand Sk.
Sky Europe are offering some extremely well priced flights and Czech Airlines can also be tried.

Train, you can travel from Kosice station after a taxi ride from the airport and take the train to Humenne at minimal cost and then taxi to Zemplinske Hamre.

Special negotiated car hire rates are available in Humenne.

Activities near Zemplinske Hamre

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Following full reconstruction to a high standard the house has mostly new equipment including a quality large screen cable connected Sony TV, DVD, radio and CD player, gas central heating, telephone, electric kettle, iron and board, toaster, microwave with grill, clothes drying rack, gas and electric hob cooker with oven, fridge freezer and washing machine.

The rooms are of good size with lots of Slovak atmosphere and are entered by a large hallway on two levels which has open and fitted storage.

Further details outdoors:
The house is surrounded by extensive gardens on three sides which have mature fruit trees and vines as well as many floweres and shrubs. One can look up to Sninske kamen (1005mt) which is topped by a slab of sheer rock rising above the tree line and accessible by iron ladders.

A protected forest area reaches down to the roadside which has parking for 4 cars off the road.
Beside the cottage is a lovely clear brook with access from the garden, the former owner said that he caught 7 trout in as many minutes from it in one day.

There is a outside garden store which can be used for entertaining if the weather is poor and tables, chairs, parasol and sun lounger as well as gas and charcoal barbecues.

Further details

With a large stream being accessed from the garden via steps, the house would not be suitable for small children. Older children would love it.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Standard Season	5 Apr 08	1 Jul 08	300£ 300	5050	5050	Flexible
High Season	1 Jul 08	16 Sep 08	400£ 400	6565	6565	Flexible
Low Season	16 Sep 08	15 Dec 08	250£ 250	4545	4545	Flexible
Christmas	15 Dec 08	5 Jan 09	500£ 500	8080	8080	Flexible

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.

Rental prices are originally quoted in GBP.

A deposit of 20% will secure your booking.

Prices may be subject to change at the owners discretion.

A deposit of £100.00 is required against breakages and extra cleaning at £6.00 per hour. This will be refunded within 2 weeks if not called upon.

During the winter months gas used for heating will be charged at cost to be paid at the end of the rental period. Logs for the fire will be provided free.

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To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/48582

Contact details for home 48582 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	John Holland
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Advertiser joined: 1 Feb 2008 This property added: 1 Feb 2008

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