Restaurant-Hotel "Hanul lui Hanganu"

The Hanganu family's agritourism guesthouse in the village of Lalova, Rezina district, on the bank of the Dniester, 100 km and an hour and a half from Chișinău per the site, with GPS coordinates instead of an address. The site describes 28 rooms, two "bașcă" cabins with a stove and a hayfield, in rustic houses with traditional decor, each room with its own bathroom · the "Cușma lui Guguță" house, the "La Titiana" house, the traditional house · plus a conference hall, a sauna on the Dniester and a pool. The cellar, "in traditional Moldovan style", holds red and white wine and "over 20 kinds of fruit țuică", tasted at an archaic table; activities include boat trips on the Dniester, fishing, hunting, evenings by the fire and excursions to the monasteries and waterfalls at Saharna and Țîpova. The hosts are Mr Sergiu, "a skilled hunter and a good householder", and Mrs Emilia, who "knows all the secrets of Moldovan cooking". Reviews: "a hidden gem on the Dniester river", with "incredibly warm" hosts, the dog Lola and "a feast of traditional Moldovan dishes, all homemade"; "the most delicious Moldovan traditional food", with a tour of the laboratory where Sergiu distils liqueurs. A couple who came by minibus tells it all: the direct bus leaves daily at 15:00 from Gara de Nord, or you take the Rezina bus to Cogâlniceni and walk through fields and walnut trees via Țîpova; at the inn you get no menu, "the kind lady at the counter just talks with you like you're her grandson's best friend" and cooks mămăligă, zeamă, colțunași and brânzoaice; a full dinner for two with wine and compote was 450 lei in November 2023; the "La Titiana" house has a big terrace with hammocks and a river view. The same couple's reservations: no hangers for the towels, water "cold like hell or hot like hell", and vegetarians have "a lot less options" · "Moldovan rural tourism is not about comfort in a luxury way, it's about the comfort of feeling like home".