Beautiful old monastery set in nature, well off the beaten path and away from the hustle and bustle. Sounds divine, right? Check ahead to make sure there’s no party scheduled in the building next door (60 meters away) during your stay. If there is, you will have no peace and quiet. When we pulled into the full parking lot and heard the boom-boom-boom base of loud music playing, we wondered if we were in the wrong place. A children’s birthday party, complete with bounce-house, DJ music interspersed with adults talking on a microphone!! There was nobody there to check us in, only a key left under a pot by the door. After two solid hours of listening to boom-boom-boom (clearly heard from inside our room with windows closed), children squealing and occasionally crying, I called the number given with our check-in information to see how long the party would be going. I was told that building is separate from the hotel, and they don’t have control over it. After another hour the music finally ended, then a half hour of people saying goodbye and making their way to their cars, and another half hour of a few stragglers with children running around the parking lot probably burning off too much sugar. Finally, after 10:00, some quiet.
The room and bathroom were small and sparse, but what we expected. The shower needs maintenance on the peeling paint. Twin beds were comfy, pillows were flat. Breakfast was a nice spreads of meats, cheese, fruit, yogurt, mueslix, bread.