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Hanul Bran $
( 0268-236 556;
www.hanulbran.ro
;
Str Principala 384; s/d 100/120 lei)
Probably the
plushest dead central option ('scuse the pun), this ochre-coloured hotel with a bubbly ad-
joining restaurant enjoys a dramatic view of the castle. Large genial rooms with comfy
beds, TV and en suites.
HOTEL
PENSION
Guesthouse $
( 0744-306 062; Str Principala; r 120-140 lei, tr 150 lei)
With terrific views of Bran
Castle, this guesthouse sits almost opposite Hanul Bran and is clean and family-friendly
with a kids' adventure playground and communal lounge and dining room.
Popasul Reginei $
( 0268-236 834;
www.popasulreginei.ro
;
Str Aurel Stoian 398; r 120 lei; )
Just
across the park and down the street from Bran Castle, this 16-room place has an attractive
restaurant serving traditional fare (though waiters are a bit gruff). Tasteful rooms with
white walls, en suites, TVs and flower-filled verandahs.
PENSION
Getting There & Away
Bran is an easy DIY day trip from Braşov. Buses marked 'Bran-Moieciu' (6 lei, one hour)
depart every half-hour from Braşov's Bus Station 2 (Autogara 2). Return buses to Braşov
leave Bran every half-hour from roughly 7am to 6pm in winter, and 7am to 10pm in sum-
mer. All buses to Braşov stop each way at Râşnov.
From Bran there are about a dozen buses daily to Zărneşti (5 lei, 40 minutes), and a few
to Pitesţi originating from Braşov.
AROUND BRAN
Be sure to stop at the roadside for fresh cheese and honey as you meander through green
hills studded with farms and hayricks. Some 4km southeast of Bran, on a road that starts
paved but quickly deteriorates to moonscape, is the village of
Şimon
, with shoulder-to-
shoulder villas and hiking trails leading into the Bucegi Mountains.
Mama Cozonacilor
(
0745-151 424;
www.branturism.ro
; r 80 lei; )
is a pleasant 25-room complex
backed by a steep hill; staff arrange activities such as hikes, biking, horse rides and paint-
ball. Breakfast is 25 lei.
