Pros: Perfect location to experience rural Romania, Maria is a wonderful traditional cook - breakfast and evening meals were a delight of home cooking and far more food than I could eat. Do ask for meals when you arrive, I can really recommend them.

Cons: The two roads to Marisel are in poor condition (potholes) so drive carefully, best access is via Belise when they finish the road works, absolutely terrible at the moment (Sept 2018) but don't let this put you off, Casa Eden is worth it.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Excellent place and service, very good traditional Romanian food by Maria the owner. Lots of stuff for children - trampoline, pool table, ping pong.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: well maintaned pansion and very clean. beautiful surrounding , vergin nature, the generosity of the owner (Maria)

Cons: the owner dosen't speaks English all though she uses googel translation . to prevent misunderstaion ask about breakfast and dinner prices

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Very friendly owners! We got all we need and even more!

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Everything. Food was to die for. Cornel and Maria are amazing.

Cons: Nothing to complain about/Nimic de criticat

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Silence and the well treatment of the host. Good food, cosy room great facilities

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Great place!

Cons: Nothing

10.0 Excellent

Pros: I can not recommend this place enough. If you want a nice quite place in the country with the friendliest host this is the place. The host goes above and beyond to make your stay pleasant. We stayed for two days here and wanted to stay longer. Honestly this was one of the highlights of our trip to Romania.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Great place for families. Kids love the place and the area is also very beautiful for morning preventing walks. We loved the place and will definitely stay again .

Pensiunea Vis Alpin Belis

9.2 Excellent (93 reviews)

$74+

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Set in Beliş, Pensiunea Vis Alpin Belis has a garden, bar, private beach area, and free WiFi. Guests at the 3-star property can enjoy garden views in the rooms and access to a hot tub. The guest house has a spa centre, children's playground and sun terrace, and guests can dine in the restaurant. All guest rooms at the guest house come with a seating area and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The rooms feature a desk. Continental and buffet breakfast options are available every morning at Pensiunea Vis Alpin Belis. The area is popular for cycling, and bike hire is available at the accommodation. The nearest airport is Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport, 63 km from Pensiunea Vis Alpin Belis.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Excellent location, super staff :), very clean and cozy. I definitely recommend it and I will be back again for sure.

Cons: Everything was just perfect!

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Warm and welcoming people. Nice room. Very nice garden. A truly relaxing place. The breakfast is plentiful and good.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: It is located on a wonderful place in Apuseni mountains.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: The location and facilities are fantastic. We were 2 couples traveling with small children, and we had a relaxing stay. The fact that you don't have to worry about anything, they have food, a large outdoor space, play area for kids.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: This property completely exceeded my expectations. The inside and outside is amazing as you can see from the picture. The people working there and the owner made us feel like home. I recommend the food, the food is made with local products and are old Romanian recipes. It is just amazing to go there, relax and enjoy the fresh air, the silence and the good food

Cons: Nothing

9.3 Excellent

Pros: We had perfect stay, perfect services in whole pension...restaurant, reception and bar services. Great location. Thanks for all

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Viorel is an excellent host and good cook

9.3 Excellent

Pros: Really caring and nice staff, a quiet place.

8.8 Excellent

Pros: There are nice facilities - trampoline, sports games extr' The crew is realy willing to help.

Cons: The breafast is very basic (especially if you vegetarian) The price is way to expansive for what you get.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: We had an amazing time! You can also rent bikes and the area is amazing!

Cabana Moţilor

9.0 Excellent (569 reviews)

$57+

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Less than 3 km from the ski slopes in Mărişel, this chalet-style guest house offers a restaurant with a terrace and mountain views. All rooms have views of the surrounding forest. Rooms at Cabana Moţilor are fitted with wooden floors and wooden or wrought-iron furniture. Each has an en suite bathroom with toiletries and a shower cabin. There is a common living room with comfortable leather sofas and a flat-screen TV. The restaurant serves a rich breakfast and national dishes for lunch and dinner. Free Wi-Fi is available everywhere at Motilor Cabana. Belis Lake is only 12 km away from the guest house. The distance to Cluj-Napoca and Apuseni Natural Park is 50 km.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: I loved the view from the house and had some really delicious, home cooked vegetarian food. The stuff was so kind to cook for our dietary needs and made our stay so enjoyable. I highly recommend.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: The location is very nice and quiet. The food is excellent and they also have a variety of homemade fruit gems, liquors and tea.

9.3 Excellent

Pros: Perfect match for a perfect journey. Great hospitality. Great location. Stylish, spacious, and clean. Superb breakfast. Very responsive hosts. Looking for it next time!

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Very friendly Family Good food Nice view from the room

Cons: The wifi was Not good

10.0 Excellent

Pros: It was our seccond time here, more than a year appart, in the same room, and we were impressed both times how clean everything was, both in the room and bathroom. The food is awesome, and noting compares with a good breakfast on the terrace with some homemade tead and juice. The area is delightful and we had the chance to witness both sunset and sunrise from our room.

Cons: Depending the room you are in you can hear the noises from the hallway, we were located in the attic. Felt like the service was a bit slow when we waited to be served with lunch and dinner and that the lady in charge of serving the people had allso other responsibilities witch contributed to the delay.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Amazing place in the middle of beautiful nature. Great staff, thank you for taking care about us.

9.3 Excellent

Pros: - amazing location - very clean property - quiet area - wonderful view, from the rooms and from the restaurant as well - friendly staff - good breakfast - local food

Cons: - there are no lights in the parking area which is situated near the main road, outside the property so it was uncomfortable to carry our luggage during the night, surrounded by dogs that we didn’t even see coming towards us; - breakfast was delicious, but could have had more variety and something to drink like water, juice or syrup;

10.0 Excellent

Cons: Amazing calm environment, great hospitality, nice host couple with good English, tasty local food. The road is a little rough to climb from Kolozsvár but definitely worth to take

9.5 Excellent

Pros: All was fantastic, lovely experience from the beginning to the last day!!! Warm welcome, helpful and super friendly people, freshly cooked and tasty food!! Breakfast is lovely and dinner is really nice after a long hiking day. So quiet!!!

Cons: Nothing, all superb!!

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Awesome landscapes, peaceful area, a tremendous relaxing accommodation, excellent food and traditional things to enjoy, welcoming owners ! I have collected great memories over there!

Pensiunea Claudia

9.2 Excellent (51 reviews)

$21+

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10.0 Excellent

Pros: Very kind and smiling people!!

10.0 Excellent

Pros: The owner is kind and friendly

8.8 Excellent

Pros: There is a neat place for bbq in the yard.

8.3 Excellent

Pros: Very nice and helpful hosts. At our request they have brought fresh milk from the neighbours, which was wonderful.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Nice shared kitchen and kitchen table. Very friendly host.

Pensiunea Denisa & Madalina

8.9 Excellent (88 reviews)

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8.8 Excellent

Pros: The balcony on the green grass garden. The grill in the garden.

Cons: Nothing.

8.8 Excellent

Pros: location, surroundings quite place friendly host large rooms and bathroom very good food very good wifi (including outdoor)

Cons: no support for the towels or clothes unchanged towels, and no garbage removal during the whole stay

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Everything else was great! The location, parking, cleanness, food! The hosts were super friendly and helpful!

Cons: There was no Soap or Shower Gel in the Room.

6.3 Good

Pros: The owners welcomed us with with some drinks and said goodbye with coffee and tea.

Cons: We had no contact with the owners during our 3 days stay. Maybe speaking was the barrier, but at the beginning we were not asked if we would like to order breakfast, is it possible to use the kitchen (it wasn't easy to prepare it in the room, because there was not proper table, and there are not many restaurants nearby) or even given wi-fi password, though I asked for it. Except for welcome and farewell we felt a little... abandoned in the house. Like there was noone interested in our comfort or pleasant stay.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: The Host is awesome, conditions are ok, the area is excelent, free parking, big balcony, fresh air, silent and relaxing, everything was great:)

Cons: The walls are a bit thin, and you do hear steps and sounds trough them.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Perfect

Cons: All ok

6.3 Good

Pros: Private parking. Good breakfast after payment around 8 eur for 2 persons. It is fair price because the accommodation is located in small village. It was just fine, nothing more nothing less.

Cons: The owner was nice but language was a big barrier. You have to have a translator in your phone if you are foreigners outside Romania.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: The host is very nice and helpful. The rooms are clean,with a lot of space and comfortable. The kitchen is well equipped. Great place!

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Great location next to a lake and Apuseni mountains. Tasty dinner and breakfast, helpful staff, clean rooms. Great option for a longer stay also.

9.5 Excellent

Pros: Verry friendly people and nice food. Nice location and beautifull suroundings.

Cons: No complains

Hostel Alpin Marisel

8.8 Excellent (59 reviews)

$43+

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Set at an altitude of 1.250 metres, Hostel Alpin Marisel is a 10-minute drive from the Apuseni Natural Park. The property features a barbecue and children's playground. You will find a coffee machine in the room. Rooms come with a private bathroom. Hostel Alpin Marisel features free WiFi throughout the property. There is a shared kitchen at the property, as well as a sun terrace, and guests can enjoy a drink at the bar. Free private parking is available on site. A selection of activities are offered in the area, such as hiking and skiing during winter. Arieşeni is 60 km from Hostel Alpin Marisel, while Vartop is 67 km away. Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport is 57.5 km from the property.

8.8 Excellent

Pros: Great host with lot of flexibility in adjusting timings of breakfast/ dinner and helping out whenever needed. Amazing landscape and authentic traditional buildings still standing across what seems to be largest lived mountain plateau, equal in size to whole Bucharest.

Cons: Shortest access routes quite broken. Had to go back to Cluj on a longer, but decent route...

9.3 Excellent

Pros: The location is a real jem. Located at the middle of a remote rural area you get the feeling that you just entered a yime machine and landed a century ago.

Cons: The rooms are basic and The walls seem to be very thin. Other than that The facility is well msintained.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Calm, beautiful location, nice staff

Cons: -

8.8 Excellent

Pros: Very nice host and also the location and the breakfast.

Hotel Bianca

8.0 Excellent (360 reviews)

$31+

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Located at 1,050 metres above sea level in Fantanele, Hotel Bianca is 65 km away from Cluj-Napoca. It provides a tennis and volleyball court and billiards facilities. All rooms and suites have cable TV, minibars and balconies. The private bathrooms are equipped with hairdryers. Guests can have their breakfast at the hotel, and enjoy a refreshing drink at the bar. Set between the Vladeasa and Gilau Mountains on the shores of Lake Fantanele, the Bianca is a good starting point to go fishing or hiking.

9.3 Excellent

Pros: The view

5.5 Okay

Pros: Lovely lakeside location, and a good starting point for exploring the national park.

Cons: There was no hot water in the morning. As we were the only guests, I can only assume they had not turned it on.

7.0 Good

Pros: Wonderful view over the lake, clean rooms and bathrooms with good sound insulation. Nice waiters at the restaurant. Parking in front of the reception.

Cons: Pretty old school hotel. Some furniture looks like it was inherited from the communist era, but bathrooms are new. Same for the restaurant: furniture from 30 years ago, only a few items on menu and dinner closes at 18:00. No ironing facilities. TVs only have a couple of channels. Each TV has different channels.

9.3 Excellent

Pros: breakfast was a delight, people were really kind and we've had a fantastic view over the lake

Cons: nothing in particular, for the money value this was excellent

8.3 Excellent

Pros: Excelent location. The room was clean and the bed was very soft and comfy. Also there is a very nice pavilion, where you can prepare food and eat. The restaurant offers great food, but it's only open until 18:00

Cons: Extra banket for the cold nights would have been great.

8.8 Excellent

Pros: Great views, nice staff and good food.

5.0 Okay

Pros: Good view, good breakfast

Cons: Bed not confortable, rugs are not clean, bedclothes not looking great, you can hear everything from other rooms and pipes. Not so friendly staff.

10.0 Excellent

Pros: Fabulous view, like fhe Swiss mountain lake panorama. All was just perfect including the delicious food at the restaurant: grilled fresh trout!

Pensiunea Meridian

7.0 Good (42 reviews)

$34+

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9.5 Excellent

Pros: Unique style room and house and zhe location is beautifull. The owners are helpfull. Its really worth to take a night walk and watch the night sky.

8.0 Excellent

Pros: Great location to start your trips. Fresh air and view is amazing.

Cons: Its an older house built from wood and the floor was sometimes noisy.