Eco-Resort Butuceni

Name: Eco-Resort Butuceni
Address: Eco-Resort, MD-3552, Butuceni, Moldova, Orhei, MD
Telephone: +373 796 17 870
Price range: moderate
Rating: 4.4

Restored manor in the Butuceni museum-village, above the Răut meander

4.4 · 1785 reviews· Orhei

Moderate300-700 leiCasual60 min from ChișinăuBoth

What makes it worth it

Stay in a restored peasant house + authentic Bessarabian dinner

The story

Eco-Resort Butuceni is the pension that opened Butuceni to tourism in 2005, when Anatolie Botnaru bought and restored 12 traditional 19th-century peasant houses with original wood, clay and straw, preserving the original architecture. Rooms open onto the Răut meander — direct view to Butuceni Rock and the cave monastery. The kitchen serves an exclusively Bessarabian menu (clay-pot zeamă, hearth-baked pies, mămăligă with cheese and cracklings, cauldron lamb, barrel wine) at long tables in a stone-walled hall. Activities: guided tour of Old Orhei, hike to the cave monastery, carriage rides, folk-musicians evenings, ethnographic museum in the courtyard.

What to expect

Best at

AfternoonAt sunset

Duration2-24 h

Ideal group2-60 people

LanguagesRO · EN · RU

ReservationRequired in advance

Good for

Traditional foodWith familyTourist weekendCultural discovery

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What people love

Authentic Moldovan cuisine, home-style taste
Vaulted cellar-hall, spectacular rustic décor
Ideal base for Old Orhei
Warm staff, treats you like a guest of the family
Local wine served with stories

Photo moments

The cellar-hall with dried herbs
Long tables set for lunch
View from the cliff over the Răut
Stone and shingle entrance

Ambiance

Family-friendlyGroup-friendlyOutdoor seatingReservation neededParkingCards OK

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What visitors wrote

“We had Sunday lunch here after visiting the monastery. The setting is quite nice, and it is very sweet to have so many animals there. Super cute cats running around, and the goat enclosure is a nice touch. The service was moderate. It took us 3 different people until we found a waiter that could actually tell us what seats were available and serviced. The food was not terrible,…”
— Eva von der Lippe 3
“Fantastic food and fabulous setting. I recommend the pickled vegetables and borsch (not the chicken soup). Food arrived within 15 min Absolutely abysmal service. Do not wait for service - you'll die of old age first - pick you're own menu up and go to order inside. Very limited English (though better than my Romanian...) Recommended booking to eat inside. You can probably fin…”
— CJ 4
“My stay at Eco Resort Butuceni was an experience I’ll never forget. ♥️ Tucked away in the heart of Moldova, inside the beautiful Orheiul Vechi Natural and Cultural Reservation, this place is pure magic. The surroundings are breathtaking — peaceful hills, the Răut River flowing gently nearby, and a sense of history that you can truly feel in the air. It’s a protected natural are…”
— Capatina Alina 5