It is the only place on the list up on the mountain, and it scores 9.7 on Booking from more than 200 reviews.
About the place
The first shelter for tourists was built here in 1876; the wooden hut finished in 1958 was renovated and reopened in summer 2020. It has double and triple rooms and a four-person suite, all with private bathrooms, and the restaurant and terrace seat 70 each. Breakfast is charged separately.
The hut can only be reached on foot, on the red-stripe trail from Durău, in about an hour and ten minutes. From the front you see the resort, the Bistrița Mountains, Toaca Peak and the Panaghia rock. It scores 9.7 on Booking from 208 reviews and 4.4 on Google from about 1,900, and rooms can be booked for November and December 2026.
Good to know
- In winter, walk up in boots and, if the path is icy, with light crampons; ask the hut about the trail before you set off.
- Carry your luggage in a backpack: the hut describes itself as reachable only on mountain paths.
- From here, Toaca Peak and Cabana Dochia are another 2–3 hours uphill on the same trail, only with the right gear and weather.