About The Retreat

Indulge in our cozy spaces, enjoy the stunning views, savour creative dishes and pamper your mind, soul & body with daily yoga classes, sauna, jacuzzi, massages & time spent in nature.

We’ll start each day with sunrise yoga session, breakfast & cooking demonstrations and presentations that on how to form good habits and how to create a healthy home menu for yourself and the whole family.

You are warmly invited by our founders, Irina & Daniela on our retreat to rejuvenate and unwind.

More than anything, we promise you ample opportunities to reconnect with nature, the warmest of welcomes and the best local produce that this region has to offer, creatively reinterpreted to offer a varied, fresh take on healthy, sustainable food.

Explore the heart of Transylvania. With 91000 acres of wilderness on our doorstep, you will discover one of the most beautiful areas of Romania.

Visit Bran Castle, explore wildlife in Piatra Craiului National Park & adventure into the Bucegi National Park.

Whether you’re looking to escape for a weekend or indulge for a week, Akasha Retreat offers 11 bedrooms all telling their own tale ranging in size and character.

Our bedrooms are designed for rest, inspired by nature, promoting quality sleep with comfortable beds, pure cotton bedlinen, very fluffy towels and the little touches to make you feel right at home.

For the purposes of digital detox, the rooms do not have TV’s but we do offer a library with over 300 books to choose from. To aid rest & relaxation we offer daily yoga classes, a relaxing soak in our jacuzzi or gaze out to the mountain from our sauna.

Experience our exclusive Akasha Retreat Signature Package, carefully crafted to provide you with the ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation experience.

Indulge in our serene and beautiful rooms, each offering stunning Akasha views from our terrace, lounge, or common spaces. Unwind with healthy and abundant meals, customised to your preference – whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or prefer healthy meals that include meat.

Accommodation

Queen Room

Our most spacious room with beautiful bay windows that let in plenty of light and exceptional views of Pestera village and the Piatra Craiului Mountains.

The view room

The true kind of ”room with a view”, there is nothing between you and the exceptional views of Pestera village and the Piatra Craiului Mountains from your balcony.

Sunrise room 

This room has a balcony and east facing view. Your mornings here will be extra bright with stunning views of the sun rising over the Bucegi mountains and the front of the house.

Cosy room

These rooms are airy and bright, with large, East facing bay windows, overlooking the Pestera village and the front of the house.

Standard room

These rooms are mostly on the ground floor, accessible for guests with disabilities & pet friendly. All have easy access to the communal areas, garden & yoga studio.

Cuisine

We are an informal communal, casual dining atmosphere that promotes fresh cooking, zero waste, creative combinations and seasonal, premium quality ingredients.

You can dine with us on our regular breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets or join our supper club during unique one off dining experiences on set dates for a limited number of people.

Over the last 8 years Akasha has served food to over 35 000 people from all over the world, acknowledged by publications like The Guardian, Lonely Planet & World’s 50 Best Taste Hunters as colourful and creative plant rich casual dining food.

Our food is driven by what’s in season & what we like to eat, inspired by our global travels and the incredible produce we source in our area. We’d like to think our food is thoughtful, approachable, soul satisfying and fun.

If you need a reference to our cuisine it is similar to a paleo diet, foods that our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have eaten – whole, seasonal, local & wild ingredients and avoiding modern processed foods.

Our curated wine menu includes some of Romania’s best small batch producers & biodynamic wines along with expertly crafted cocktails, zero alcohol botanicals, slow pressed juices, smoothies, probiotic drinks, adaptogenic combinations, coffees & teas to enjoy at any time of the day.

Yoga and Wellness

Our daily yoga classes, taught by guest teachers in English are designed for beginners and intermediate practitioners. In the summer season, classes are usually done outdoors with sunlight & clean, mountain air.

Evening yoga sessions are restorative & contemplative guiding you into a state of profound relaxation and inner stillness.

During your stay you’ll have access to our traditional and infra red sauna with a view of the mountains, outdoor spring water jacuzzi & massage sessions with our resident therapists.

Retreat price

Prices from £200 per room per night (dependant on season and room category). Flexibility to reschedule in case your plans change. Rates are for 2 adults as standard.

Includes

Apart from your room & choice of meals ( breakfast only, half board or All inclusive) the Signature Package includes:

1. PRIVATE SPA Access for 1hr Daily per room to the Traditional and Infrared Sauna with a view, Outdoor Jacuzzi with Spring Water.

2. Daily Yoga Classes, 90 min, available Morning & Evening with resident Akasha instructors. All mats & equipment provided.

3. DRINKS included:
– Unlimited Organic Coffee, Espresso, Cappuccino with Dairy / Dairy Free Milk, available in the lounge and in your rooms
– Unlimited Selection of tea infusions and own Akasha blends, fresh ginger, honey, lemon, available in the lounge and in your rooms
– Unlimited Filtered Spring Water from our own well, free from chemicals or plastic, available in the lounge and in your rooms
– Slow Pressed Juice with Breakfast

All Inclusive Packages include:
– 1 x Massage Therapy Session valued at €55 per room per stay for a minimum 2 night booking.

All Inclusive starts with dinner and ends with lunch on the last day. Half Board includes breakfast & dinner.

We do not sell commercial bottled water and do not allow consumption of outside food & drinks on our premises. The lounge menu offers a selection of premium Romanian wines, cocktails as well as zero alcohol drinks, unpasteurised beers & more.

Does not include

* Flights
* Travel insurance

What past guests have said

”My daughter and I have just returned from this magical place – 6 days of utter relaxation and re-balancing of mind and body. Anything you see or read does not do it justice, you really have to be there to experience the serenity.”

”Loved every minute of my stay here! It’s the most relaxing place I’ve ever been to. The food was amazing, the view, the surroundings, the people, the massage, the yoga, everything! I’m already planning to come back.”

”No idea where to start as the whole experience was amazing from the warm welcome, right through to the fond farewell. Spectacular setting, delightful decor, fantastic food, super selection of spa therapies, and last, but not least, yoga!.”

What to pack

* Yoga clothes
* Walking shoes
* Jumpers or something warm for the evenings

How to get here

Our village is called Pestera which means the cave in Romanian. It is named after a beautiful bat cave that is a five-minute stroll from our centre. The Village is part of the National Park of Piatra Craiului, a majestic chain of mountains and forest valleys that still harbour an abundance of wildlife from bears to mountain goats and more. 7km away is one of the most debated Transylvanian icon, Dracula’s castle in Bran.

Fly to Bucharest International Airport, and then make your way to Brasov by train or taxi. We will arrange for a driver to come and collect you from Brasov.

Booking

To book your place on this yoga, wellness and nature retreat, send your enquiry via the form below.