It holds 9.2 on Booking from more than 650 reviews and occupies a listed villa 200 metres from the cable car.
About the place
Vila Simu, known as 'Retezat', was built between 1903 and 1911 and is on the county list of historic monuments. It stands on Mihail Kogălniceanu Street above the centre, about 200 metres from the cable car and Știrbey Castle.
The guest house has 11 units: double and triple rooms, a studio, suites and a deluxe suite in the top corner of the villa, once a tea room. Breakfast is optional. Booking guests mention an attentive host and a villa 'full of character'. It holds 9.2 on Booking from 670 reviews and 4.5 on Google from 468 reviews.
Good to know
- Say when you book if you want breakfast; it is not included automatically.
- The cable car to Cota 1400 is about 200 metres away, so you can go up the mountain without a car.
- For the room in the top corner, ask for the 'Domniței Deluxe' suite, the former tea room.