Frequently Asked Questions

We offer beautifully appointed guest rooms with vinery or mountain views, each featuring traditional Bulgarian décor mixed with modern amenities. Our accommodations include private bathrooms, TV, comfortable bedding, complimentary Wi-Fi, air-condotioner, coffee-machine.

We offer comprehensive wine experiences including:

• • Daily wine tastings featuring local Struma Valley wines
• • Guided vineyard tours with Your Host NIkolay.
• • Wine and food pairing dinners
• • Visits and degustations to nearby Melnik and other famous wine regions

Yes! We have an extensive wine shop featuring our own wines. We can arrange shipping to your home country or help you pack wines safely for travel.

We're conveniently located in the Struma Valley:

• • 2 hours by car from Sofia (160km)
• • 2 hours from Thessaloniki, Greece (150km)
• • 20 minutes from Sandanski
• • 30 minutes from Melnik wine region
• • Airport transfers available from Sofia, Thessaloniki, or Skopje
• • Free pickup from Sandanski bus station
• • 60 minutes to lunch at restaurant "Lebed" in North Macedonia
• • 90 minutes to Asprovalta beach in Greece

You're perfectly positioned to explore:

• • Melnik - Bulgaria's smallest town and wine capital (25km)
• • Rozhen Monastery - 13th-century spiritual site (30km)
• • Sandanski Spa - famous thermal springs (15km)
• • Pirin National Park - UNESCO World Heritage site (85km)
• • Rupite - volcanic area and Vanga's sanctuary (20km)
• • Bansko - ski resort and UNESCO town (77km)
• • The village of Dolene - The most beautiful flowers in the village Dolene (60km)
• • Rila Monastery Tour (90km)
• • Pirin Golf & Country Club - With two world-class golf courses ranked among the best in continental Europe (77km)
• • Hike around the 7 Rila Lakes- Enjoy the beautiful nature and clean air of the Rila Mountain! (120km)
• • Heraclea Sintica is an ancient city in today's Southwestern Bulgaria (32km)

Check-in is from 3:00 PM and check-out is until 11:00 AM. We can accommodate early check-in or late check-out based on availability. If you arrive early, you're welcome to store your luggage and explore our property or enjoy a welcome drink while your room is prepared.

Plans change—we get it. While we don't provide full refunds, we're happy to move your reservation to new dates and apply your payment as credit (subject to availability) when you let us know at least 15 days before arrival. If you inform us between 8 and 14 days before arrival, we'll refund 50% of your payment. If you inform us 7 days or fewer before arrival, no refund is available. Share your preferred dates anytime, and we'll do our best to make it easy.

We love helping guests celebrate special occasions! Whether it's an anniversary, birthday, proposal, or other milestone, we can arrange private wine dinners, decorations, special wine selections, and memorable experiences. Contact us in advance to discuss your celebration, and we'll create something truly special for your important moment.

I believe that language is not learned — it is lived. Words come alive when they carry emotion, when they're wrapped in context, when they emerge from real situations. Language is the soul of a culture, and it can only be truly understood through living that culture. Here, you'll speak Bulgarian naturally while buying bread, discussing wine, sharing meals, and connecting with locals. After twenty years in this village, I've learned that the most beautiful conversations happen when we stop trying to impress and start trying to connect.

This is for anyone who seeks something essential — yourself. Whether you're a curious traveler, language enthusiast, wine lover, or someone seeking authentic connections, if the idea of simple village life speaks to you, come and live it. If you believe that the real world lives in homes, vineyards, and people rather than tourist attractions, then this place is calling you. Don't just visit Bulgaria — come and live it the way I do.