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Guesthouse with spa · Săticul de Sus (comuna Rucăr), pe valea Dâmboviței, la 13 km de Rucăr

Pensiunea El Monte SPA

A guesthouse opened in 2018 in Săticul de Sus, by the Dâmbovița river, with 30 beds, a restaurant for guests, a sauna, a jacuzzi and a heated outdoor salt-water pool open in summer.

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Why it's on the list

It holds 4.7 on Google from 527 reviews, and guests praise the traditional food, the trout included.

Argeș.info editorial team · Checked November 2026

About the place

The guesthouse is in Săticul de Sus, the village of Rucăr commune in the Dâmbovița valley, on the road that climbs to Lake Pecineagu. It has four double rooms, two family rooms, four apartments and Vila Dani for groups of up to seven, 30 beds in all. The restaurant is for guests only and serves buffet meals; there are also all-inclusive packages. On its own website it presents itself as a certified ecotourism guesthouse.

The sauna and jacuzzi run from 1 October to 31 May, 12:00–18:00, and the heated outdoor salt-water pool is open from 1 June to 30 September. Children have a playground, bikes can be hired and, when available, there are rides by horse-drawn carriage or sleigh. It holds 4.7 on Google from 527 reviews.

Good to know

  • Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 11:00; earlier or later can be requested for a fee.
  • Ask what the package includes when you book: one guest wrote that coffee at breakfast was not included.
  • In November the pool is closed; the sauna and jacuzzi are open 12:00–18:00.