Guest User
June 7, 2023
I loved my four-night stay at this extremely pretty guesthouse. Liuba is a lovely lady who takes real pride in running it and the first thing you notice is the beautiful garden which is a treat to spend time in, with several places to sit. The room was very nice with good wifi and the village is very quiet, so I slept well every night. Another big selling point is the food. As well as the breakfasts, I had the optional dinner every evening: really tasty traditional food with wine. There's plenty to see in the area: the ridgetop monastery and cave monastery in Butuceni (40 minutes' walk) with gorgeous views, or in the other direction - west from the Vila - there's a lovely walk through the neighbouring village of Old Orhei following the river as it winds its way north, with superb riverside scenery and kingfishers. This place is definitely worth a visit on any trip to Moldova. My advice: book directly through the Vila's own website, you'll pay a lot less that way. The Vila can arrange a taxi from/to Chișinău if you need it (I guess it would be an hour's drive from the city centre), but you can also get there by rutieră (minibus) from Chișinău bus station, they go roughly every 2 hours from morning to early evening and the buses to Butuceni/Trebujeni can stop at the Vila if you ask the driver. The minibus journey from the Vila to the bus station took me about 1.25 hours. You can put a suitcase in the back.