Stylish Farm House near Prague ideal for families

Bohemia Retreat, a renovated traditional stone built 170 year old farmhouse with large gardens located in a quiet village, surrounded by hills, forests and walking trails, just 45 km from Prague. Lots of activities for children, enjoy the nearby indoor/outdoor pools, water park, plus beaches, swimming, water slide, bars, restaurants at the nearby recreational lake. Supermarkets, shops and restaurants are a few minutes away - ideal for families, especially young children! British/Czech owners. A very stylish interior with a mixture of traditional and modern elements - everyone loves the big jacuzzi corner bath! - newly decorated throughout and kept very clean and tidy. This first floor apartment is very big (around 120 sq mts) and consists of a large kitchen with a breakfast bar (2 bar stools) and dining table that seats 6 people. You can relax by the wood burning stove in the central lounge area which has a comfortable leather suite. The largest bedroom (24 sq mts) has a double bed plus an upper single bunk bed with a desk below and the other bedroom has a king size bed with very comfortable orthopaedic mattresses and it would be possible to add a single bed meaning the whole apartment could sleep up to 6 and it may be possible to add another single in the lounge area if needed. There is a huge bathroom (16 m2) with large jacuzzi corner bath, separate shower cubicle, toilet and bidet. There is a separate toilet room with wc, urinal and wash basin, next to the door to the garden. Enjoy our beautiful mature garden, carefully designed with different areas to relax in, separated by trees, shrubs and covering over 1500 square meters - guests have described it as paradise! Make use of the portable BBQ, the wood fired bread/pizza oven or open fire pit to sit around and grill famous Czech sausages! And feel free to help yourself from our herb garden to add flavour to your meals. In the garden there is a hammock and hammock chair, we also have available bow shooting [small charge to cover cost of replacing worn/damaged items] with adult and children's bows, blow pipes and for children there is a high zip line, climbing wall, plus the kids playground immediately behind the house - where there is also a professional tennis/five aside football court and a few training machines. You can prepare your meals in the apartment´s big stylish and fully equipped kitchen (32 m2) or walk a few steps to a newly opened little restaurant/pub for a change. A few minutes drive is another village with bars and restaurants where you can sample authentic Czech dishes plus a newly opened Vietnamese restaurant run by Vietnamese people or a bit further is the nearest town that has a wide selection of restaurants and bars including a Chinese restaurant and pizza bars. Close by is the famous game restaurant at Konopiště Castle where you can try game in season, such as wild boar, roe or red deer, moufflon, hare, etc. We can also provide authentic Czech, Moroccan and Thai cookery lessons/workshops in English language. PLEASE NOTE: NEED EXTRA SPACE OR AN ADDITIONAL APARTMENT FOR FRIENDS - there are other rooms and another newly renovated open plan apartment available[see our other listing] at extra cost, plus an atmospheric all stone built wine cellar with a vaulted roof that is ideal for get togethers, parties, celebrations, etc. Guests are welcome to use all the garden areas and there is shared parking in the driveway or on the road. We are a British-Czech family and you can expect the best of both worlds – 'Western' standards combined with local knowledge and connections and we will be pleased to answer any questions about Czech culture or life. We are usually resident in our own apartment in the house and will be pleased to provide any help, advice or support you may require before or during your stay, including grocery buying service and interpreting/translations if needed - we are never further than a phone call away! We can assist with arranging airport transfers, vehicle rental, public transport, taxi services during your stay or any combination of these, plus advise on places worth visiting and day trips. Our village is pleasant to stroll around and just a few metres from the house start marked walking trails that take you through almost endless forests and a beautiful rolling countryside of meadows and hills - choose a short stroll or longer one will get you to Lake Slapy - see below. Explore the forests and try the national hobby of "mushroom hunting" - we can identify the edible varieties for you cook and eat. But there is much more to do and all within 10 to 15 minutes drive: Lake Slapy, the enormous recreational lake with clean water swimming, grass "beaches", water sports (big water slide, pedalos, paddle-boarding, windsurfing, motorboats, etc), mini golf, etc., plus cafes, bars and discos. Slapy is a popular venue for course fishing and there is also a small stocked lake within five minutes from us that holds specimen carp. In the wider area you can immerse yourself in history - just 15 minutes drive away is Konopiště Castle, the elaborately furnished former home of Franz Ferdinand d´Este, the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with beautiful gardens that are free to access and guided tours of the interior in various languages available for a fee. A little further is Český Štemberk and Jemniště castles, medieval towns (the walled town of Tábor named after the biblical mountain that was the fortified home of the Hussite religious sect), gold mining museums and many picturesque villages as well as other cultural attractions. With Prague being so close, you can do day trips and then escape back to the peace and tranquility of your apartment and our village. You can also try kayaking/rafting down one of the most scenic small rivers in CZ where they also rent out mountain bikes, visit an adventure rope park or play golf at a beautiful 45 hole golf park. There are many stables offering horse riding (you can hack cross country without restrictions if you take care not to damage forests, meadows or farmers crops) or take a carriage ride pulled by the famous Kladruby breed of horses. There is also a squash and an indoor swimming pool nearby, together with massage/spa treatments. Popular are also hot air balloon flights over the lake and lights aircraft flights from a nearby airstrip. For the fans of transport history there are museums of vintage motorcycles and the biggest military/ tank museum to explore. Our village has a bus stop which allows access to the whole public transport network, plus there is a main line railway station in the nearest town - visitors have come to us from Prague using public transport, which takes a bit over one hour and we can provide detailed instructions to make this easy. We can also arrange a rental car to be delivered to the house and may also be able to organize transfers from/to Prague. You can expect peace and tranquility as there is no through traffic passing the house and people staying often remark how relaxing it is and quiet at night.