Klejniki · Podlasie, Poland · 20 min from Białowieża Forest
A log house built around 150 years ago in Klejniki, a quiet village in north-eastern Poland, among forests, fields and meadows. Białowieża Forest starts in Hajnówka, about 20 minutes away by car. You rent the whole house: up to 7 guests, pets stay free, firewood is included.
The house
Behind the red door is a house that has stood in Klejniki for about a century and a half. Its heart is a green tiled stove in the living room and a kitchen with a traditional cast-iron hotplate. The house is heated all year, so autumn and winter are a good time to come, not a season to sit out.
During the renovation we kept everything that could be saved: the cleaned original logs, the old layout of the rooms and the stoves in their original places, rebuilt by two local stove makers. Wiring, plumbing, insulation and the graphite board cladding are new.
There is no cable TV. Instead there are books, CDs, a hi-fi and a large collection of DVD films. WiFi works (usually around 20 Mb/s, variable as in most villages) and there is a place to work.
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Price and booking
350 PLN per night and up, whole house
Weekdays off-season 350 PLN, more at weekends, up to 700 PLN in summer holidays, long weekends and Christmas/New Year. Minimum stay: 2 nights. Check-in 14:00–23:30, check-out by 12:00.
Booking direct (no commission): e-mail us your dates and number of guests. We confirm within 48 hours and send transfer details for a 30% deposit.
Prefer a booking platform? Booking.com · Aloha Camp
Live availability calendar: on the Polish page.
The area
Klejniki is in Czyże municipality, Hajnówka county, in the Podlasie region of north-eastern Poland. Forests, fields and meadows start right outside the village. Hajnówka, where Białowieża Forest begins, is about 20 km away; Bielsk Podlaski about 20 km; the village of Białowieża about 40 km.
One of the last large fragments of the primeval lowland forest that once covered Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to free-living European bison. Walking trails, cycling routes and guided tours of the strictly protected area start from Białowieża.
Around Hajnówka and Bielsk Podlaski many villages are Orthodox, with wooden churches and roadside crosses. Christmas and Easter are often celebrated twice: by the Catholic and by the Orthodox calendar.
Little traffic and little light: storks in summer, mist over the meadows in autumn, stars on clear nights.
Questions
E-mail us your dates and the number of guests, or book through Booking.com or Aloha Camp. When booking direct we confirm within 48 hours and ask for a 30% deposit by bank transfer within 3 days; the booking is binding once the deposit is paid.
Up to 7: two double beds, one single bed and a sofa bed for two. A cot and a baby bath are available.
Yes. It is heated all year, and there is a tiled stove and a fireplace. Firewood is included.
Yes. Pets are welcome, with no extra charge and no limit.
About 20 km (20 minutes by car) to Hajnówka, where the forest begins, and about 40 minutes to the village of Białowieża.
No. You rent the whole house.
Yes, in practice. Klejniki is a small village; shops and restaurants are in Hajnówka and Bielsk Podlaski. There is parking for 4 cars.
350–700 PLN for the whole house, depending on dates. Minimum stay is 2 nights.
Contact
We reply personally. Tell us when you would like to come and how many of you there are.