Mr Invisible

Does anyone have first-hand experiences of staying in private house
accommodation in Romania, organised through agencies such as ANTREC?

I'm hoping to stay near to the Apuseni mountains, using such
accommodation, in a months time, and I'm wondering what prices to
expect.

Any positive/negative experiences of this, and does anybody have any
particular recommendations for day hikes in the Apuseni mountains?

Also, what are your experiences of Cluj?

Gavin

Mr Invisible <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Also, what are your experiences of Cluj?

Loved it. Spent two nights there, could easily have spent two or three
more. Check out the outdoor, open-air market. It's a real experience.
There's lots to see and discover on your own just by walking around.
For centuries it was the most important city in Hungarian-controlled
Transylvania, so there's a real mix of Hungarian and Romanian cultures
there. Many guidebooks rave about Brasov and rate Cluj as a close
second, but I really didn't like Brasov. Cluj was much more interesting.

It's a university town and thus has a lot of young people around. There
was a festival on when I was there and there was a lot of "party atmosphere."

I stayed at the Hotel Piccola Italia (more of a suite in a
couple's provate home, actually), reasonably priced at about US$20 per
night, clean and comfortable, close to the city centre.

G