I stayed 7 nights(not usual as they expect tourism of 1,2 max 3 nights). At arrival, they informed us that cannot offer lunch. At the time of booking (end of Febr) the offer was with lunch for a fee. I had 3-4 email and phone exchange in which I asked if everything was ok and no one from Califar said that anything had changed. Half board: Fish soup every evening (I like to have this at lunch, not at dinner) and for the main course fish prepared in the oven or burnt (fried) tasteless or worse with the taste of rotten mud. Honestly, I did not expect a small guesthouse not to cook well "like at home" as I have met in all the previous years in the Delta, where I ate, especially at the locals. We asked to eat something pork or chicken as an alternative in 1-2 evenings, and even those came cold, poorly made.|The guesthouse is actually a large parking lot and transit point for all transfers to Holbina resort (they said it is a partnership) but also for private trips of all kinds. The courtyard is full non-stop of noisy groups who “occupies” all the facilities: the toilet on the ground floor (used as a public toilet), outside drink and relax areas, Parking lots|Boats come and go continually from and at that "private" pontoon. So tranquility and undisturbed fishing is a story for the naive. Is it written somewhere on online posts these aspects? Surely NOT! Otherwise I definitely wouldn't have come.|I hope that this review will help other tourists who still relay on...
Read moreAfter four hours of driving from Bucharest to Tulcea you take the road to Dunavatu de Jos and stop where the road ends. This is your first encounter with paradise. Water, boats, children, old people - everything is there to welcome you. Then you meet Ana Maria and her husband Claudiu - who can make all your dreams come true. You want to visit the Delta in a personalised way - they can do it. You want to go fishing - they know the perfect place for that. You want an engine for your boat- nothing is impossible for their guests. As for food, prepare yourself for specific Danube Delta dishes, homemade cakes, plum brandy and other wonders. Ana Maria and Claudiu decided to leave their hometown Hunedoara, somewhere in Transylvania to start a new life in the Danube Delta and turn this corner of paradise into a...
Read moreWe have arrived in the evening where a warm fish soup and many other delicious dishes with a greta bottle of white wine awaited us.|During our dinner the chef asked us what she should prepare for us the next day and what we want to have as a snack during the trip with the boat.|The room was clean and neat, a TV which was not used during our stay and most importantly, nets on the windows against the army of mosquitos outside. |WiFi was also available.||All in one we were very happy with the hospitality and the plentiful, various and delicious food. The trip got even greater thanks to such a good place to return during the night.||I can only recommend this Pension and I am already looking forward for...
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