The farmstead "Zubachi Check-in", Brest region, which we visited in mid-June 2022, left a double impression.
Usually, it takes me a very long time to choose accommodation options for any trip, but this time I chose in 1 day, succumbing to positive reviews on many sites that I think are 50% fake, this also happens.
We have been vacationing for the last 6 years and take a dog with us, this also implies nuances of location: a private house, a recreation center, a hotel, a boarding house.
Of the cons :
The description of the farmstead indicates that the Selets Reservoir is located next to the estate, about 200 m, and a pond on the territory.
In fact, it is an island overgrown in the form of a swamp, which is difficult to call a swimming pond. Photos are attached
The pond on the territory of the base itself is half overgrown with reeds where frogs croak, even our dog refused to get in there, but if only it would be great to take it.
You need to drive to a good beach
12 km , of course, it's almost nearby, why deceive people like that, I don't understand, someone is ready, and someone is not going to go for a walk and swim at the reservoir every day
A husky dog is sitting on a chain at the base, we also found out about it when we arrived, unfortunately we couldn't let him and our dog go, because both cables were tied, so everyone was on a leash, but the worst of all is of course on a chain in the sun, so every day, we fed him and tried giving sweets that he buried for a rainy day is very pitiful for him, it's just a mockery of the owners.
According to the placement in the house: it says there is an air conditioner, of course there is, but it only works for heating, we were not given a remote control, it was good that there was no intense heat above 30 and above, and so we would have to leave, I know what I'm talking about, so we got to Europe in 2019 for 35-38 g 3 weeks.
Ok, everything is cool, you can probably live without air conditioning, where there is a forest nearby, but there are windows on the ground floor, but there are no grids and you can't open windows because all sorts of insects will pour in, windows can only be opened on the 2nd floor.
The 2nd floor is 2 bedrooms, a staircase from which any adult can fall, not to mention children, the dog went down the first night and fell back on the last steps, on the 2nd day he stayed on the ground floor overnight.
Pros: the hosts prepare roast duck, boiled potatoes and lightly salted cucumbers upon arrival, and the sauna was also melted.
But all people are different, I don't really like to steam in the bath at +25, who likes it is probably a plus!
An excellent barbecue oven under the roof, a closed veranda at the sauna, there is also a fishing rod on the territory of the reservoir at the base, or go to the reservoir 12 km.
The territory is large, 30-35 acres approximately , near the exit to the forest.
The nearest store and the village of Bereza, 20 minutes by car .
Kobrin is a very nice city with the Suvorov Museum, an aquapark, a park, shops, but you need to drive 70 km.
The distance to Belovezhskaya Pushcha is about the same.
Of course, you can relax if all the criteria described above are suitable for your needs.
It seems like a good place ... and the very idea of accommodation.... But... everything needs to be updated and repaired. I do not agree with the previously left reviews about the pond: it is not a puddle. A wonderful pond; the keys are beating - you understand, right? In the heat, you don't want to get out of the water. That's just a problem with entering the water (the bridges can be repaired), and it is advisable to clean the reeds at least once every three years a little. And mattresses on the terrace of the bathhouse (there is a feeling that you are in a flophouse ...) But these are nuances… Anyway, I would like to express my gratitude to Alexander and Lyudmila for the warm welcome. They are trying very hard! Only one duck with potatoes and cucumbers is worth it!!!! It's wonderful to sit around the campfire in the evening! And my husband (and all the local cats) are delighted with fishing! A trip to the nearby forest also brought results in the form of porcini mushrooms, and redheads grow right on the site! The potatoes with mushrooms turned out to be divine!!!! And the apples?! Honey! And all this without leaving the site! So, dear travelers, if you are ready for some inconveniences in terms of the usual urban comfort, if you want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, you definitely need to visit this magical place. And to the hospitable hosts, thank YOU VERY MUCH again!