What we learn from others

We looked at how rural guest houses work in Europe and Asia. We invent nothing from scratch: we take what already works for others.

Examples

Six models and what we take

Italy
agriturismo
Guests cook and harvest together with the hosts. We take cooking lessons and the autumn apple harvest.
Austria and Germany
Children's farms with a quality mark. We take feeding the animals on a schedule.
Poland
Podlasie
Horses, carts and sleighs at almost every farm stay. We set them up from year one.
Estonia and Finland
The banya as a ritual with a master. We take the banya ritual as a separate service.
France and England
Farm dinners for outside guests and a minimum number of nights. We do the same.
Japan and New Zealand
Many short, affordable activities. Our workshop catalogue follows their example.

Conclusions

01
Dinner comes first
The kitchen also works for outside guests, by booking.
02
Short activities
An hour or two with a clear price; a guest takes several per trip.
03
Our own shop
Everything you tried at the table can be taken home.
04
Harvest together
Juice, apples, mushrooms, honey: guests work with the hosts and eat the result.
05
The host close by
Reviews praise the host, so he sits with guests at dinner and by the fire.