It scores 4.4 on Google from about 1,450 reviews and stays open in winter, with a Christmas menu and snowshoe walks.
About the place
Conacul Ursului (the Bear's Manor) is at kilometre 104 of the Transfăgărășan, in the Piscu Negru area, at about 1,285 m by the Capra stream. The restaurant, bar and terrace seat 80 between them, according to its website, and the lodge has 17 double rooms. In winter it runs snowshoe walks and sells a Christmas 2026 package with a traditional menu.
It scores 4.4 on Google from about 1,450 reviews, and the rooms score 9.0 on Booking from more than 280 reviews. The website says card payments are not possible for now.
Good to know
- Bring cash: card payment does not work, according to the website.
- In winter the Transfăgărășan is closed further up towards Capra and Bâlea; the lodge stays reachable from Vidraru, but come with winter tyres and chains.
- Bears often come to the road here: do not feed them and do not get out of the car near them.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.