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Riverside guest house · Desești

Pensiunea Mara

A guest house with six double rooms on the bank of the Mara river in Desești, with a large garden and food cooked mostly from its own produce.

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Why it's on the list

It holds 9.9 on Booking from more than 100 reviews and 4.9 on Google from more than 200 reviews.

Maramureș.info editorial team · Checked November 2026

About the place

The guest house is in Desești, on the bank of the Mara river, about 700 metres from the UNESCO wooden church. It has six double rooms with private bathrooms, TV and internet, a large garden with a gazebo and a children's playground, and free parking. Its website says it lies within the Eco Maramureș ecotourism destination.

The food is cooked from local produce, most of it from the family's own farm. One Booking guest writes that breakfast and dinner were included, and Google reviewers praise the quiet, the host and the river behind the house. It holds 9.9 on Booking from 110 reviews and 4.9 on Google from 210 reviews.

Good to know

  • The wooden church of Desești is about 700 metres away; you can walk there.
  • Păstrăvăria Alex, in the village of Mara, is about 5 km away on the DN18 towards the Gutâi Pass.
  • There are only six rooms, so book early for summer and holidays.