Type: Tourist Farm
Price Guide 27.00 - 45.00 euros/person Minimum nights: Single booking: 3, Itinerary booking: 2
Children welcome
OUR VIEW
Nestling amongst the rolling hills of Dolenjska, just over an hour from Ljubljana, Šeruga (pron. Sherooga) is the first tourist farm we have taken on.
There are many tourist farms in Slovenia but very few of them are wonderfull little idylls of rustic charm, welcoming their guests with gorgeous gastronomy, soothing slumbers and buzzy, hazy, lazy days. This is one of them.
The 'farm' (run by the Šeruga family) consists of a guest house for you lot, a house for the family where excellent traditional home cooking is served, between which runs a little trout stream. There are a number of out-buildings, full of farm stuff. Oh and, of course, Rena the golden retriever and the cats: Gina, George and Missy.
A note about Tourist Farms : you won't be sleeping in the hay loft, or wading through piggy poo, or woken by the wenches on their way to milk a moo at half-past nothing in the morning.
You will be more than welcome to help with farm chores, bread making or even fishing for trout in the stream. You will also be more than welcome to do nothing at all.
ACCOMMODATION As we hope you would expect, the bedrooms are all pine, linen and light. The beds are traditionally large and the rooms prettily furnished. All have en suite shower rooms.
THE RESTAURANT The restaurant is actually very sought-after. Most of the dishes are based on local Dolenjska cuisine, but brought up to date (i.e. less stodge, more cuisine). On our first trip there (just to see where it was) we were told by the manager of Otočec that we really, really should try to eat. Unfortunately, we were too late and had regretted it for a while... until we eventually got to stay.
The smell of freshly-baked bread wafts you across the stream to your breakfast - but you won't be wafted out again so easily after breaking your fast so completely. Do as much as you can during the day, as you'll need to make a hole big enough for the roasted porky-worky/baked trout/štrukli/palačinki Eva and Lili will be filling you with in the evening.
THINGS TO DO Hike/bike
- the local countryside lends itself to pootling off on legs or wheels: rolling hills, gentle walks and lazy rides (but a few steep ones if you want 'em). Spa-ing
- There are a number of good spas nearby, the best being our very own Vitarium. Sports
- tennis, swimming, fitness can all be had at the nearby Otočec. Ljubljana -
close enough for a good day trip. Pleterje - the Carthusian monastery itself isn't open, as they like to keep to themselves, but you can walk around the grounds and buy their excellent spirits (the alcoholic kind), ice-wines and honey. Kostanjevica - a fantastic modern art gallery in an ex-monastery.
LANGUAGES Slovene, French, English, German, Italian
Customer comments
Awesome rural spot. Great hospitality, wonderful home cooking (first class) and comfortable rooms overlooking the trout stream. What a fun place to stay. Great value and a chance to try some of the local specialties, including of course, trout! Bread was made daily too. Fantastic.
Loved it we had an excellent time, Šeruga is fantastic and we could not fault it and we are currently recommending it to everyone.
Thanks for all your help you've been great.
Šeruga far exceeded my expectation of accomodation and food. The farm was exceptionally well maintained, the bedroom/bathroom and all reception rooms were very clean. The food was delicious and well presented. Lilli and Eva provided first class accommodation.
Lilly, family, pets and farm were wonderful. IMHO, that was my favorite place of our five lodgings, and--had I known how lovely l it would be--would have tried to stay longer. Oh yes, and finally, the welcoming cats and dog were a big deal. I don't think that I've recently seen my husband as happy and relaxed as he was for the two days that we were there.
Šeruga was so much better than anything we expected, beautiful accommodation at a ridiculously low price.
Lovely, lovely place with lovely, lovely people - it would be difficult to overstate this. The farm was beautiful - green, pretty, lots of open spaces and things for us to look at, goats to feed, friendly dog, babbling brook and so on. Lili and Eva were the friendliest, kindest hosts.
CHILDREN More than welcome.
WEATHER Summers are warm - July and
August are the hottest months, with daytime temperatures
around 25C - while during spring and autumn you can expect
around 15-20C.
Winters can be very cold indeed, with deep snow sometimes
during January and February.
WHEN Šeruga is open throughout the
year.
TO TAKE WITH YOU In the summer, shorts, T-shirts,
sturdy shoes or boots, something warm for the evenings
and something waterproof in case it rains, for daytime
adventures. In winter: wrap up!
CAR HIRE AVIS - click on this link and you will open a new window for the Avis Slovenia website, from where you can book your car.
HOW TO GET THERE
Closest destination airports are in this colour.
Click on the airline name to open their web page in a new window. From Gatwick: Ljubljana with Adria (the national airline).
From Stansted: Ljubljana or Rijeka with EasyJet. Trieste, Klagenfurt, Graz or Balaton with Ryanair. From Luton: Zagreb with Wizz. From Manchester: Ljubljana with Adria (summer months only). From Bristol:
Venice with EasyJet. From Birmingham: Trieste with Ryanair, Wednesday and Sunday only.
Single booking, 3 nights; itinerary booking, 2 nights.
Deposit:
A deposit of between 10% and 25% will be required at the time of booking. The remainder will be payable directly to the hotel by you upon your arrival. Note that we do not add an extra margin to the hotel's prices: the price you pay by booking through us is exactly the same as the hotel's.
Take the E70 south-east towards Novo Mesto and Zagreb.
Ignore the first sign for Novo Mesto and Otočec, and continue driving until you see the sign Otočec 2 km.
Turn right just after the petrol station and then left past Otočec castle (across both bridges).
Turn left, following the sign for a golf course, drive through the woods keeping to the right.
Turn right at the village of Ratež.
Just before the inn (Na Klančku - the suckling pig is fabulous), there's a sharp right into a narrow road.
NOTE: there is now a vinjeta system on Slovenian motorways for collecting tolls. You can buy a vinjeta at any petrol station near the motorway or the airport. For 95/30/15 euros per year/month/week, you will receive a sticker that must be displayed on the front windscreen of your car.
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