Platan Crest

Guest Guide & Information

"Dear guests, welcome to Platan!"

To ensure your stay with us is as pleasant as possible, we would like to share a few details with you. You are located in a national park where a special human-nature regime applies.

This Guide is our little "Bible", so please take a moment to read it. Otherwise, you might not experience Platan in its true light.

Quick Contacts

For anything you might need, please don't hesitate to reach out:

Vesna:
063 580 201
Dragan (Tech Support):
065 2466 970

Internet (Wi-Fi)

Network: Platan

Password: None required

Fireplace:
- Use 3-4 fire starter cubes and a match (box located next to the firebox) to kindle the fire.
- Place the cubes under the kindling, light them, and IMMEDIATELY close the glass doors.
- Open the draft (the small knob under the doors) to let the fire blaze.
- Add ONE log at a time. Never place more than two logs in the firebox.
- Open the fireplace doors slowly (this minimizes smoke).
- Do not extinguish the fire with water! Close the air supply (draft) when you want to go for a walk or go to sleep.
- Once you reach a comfortable temperature or before going for a walk, always place the log with the bark facing the embers.
- Please never vacuum the ash with the small handheld bug vacuum. Use the small shovel and brush hanging on the wooden fireplace beam.
- Dispose of the ash in the square metal bin (located on the stairs below the Zvončica and Kraljica cabins).

Ventilation (Natural):
- The white switch above the radio (and near the headboard).
- Do not leave it running for more than 15-20 minutes.
- Use it as needed during winter (especially if it gets smoky); in summer, use it only in the evening.

Doors and Windows:
- Front door: After closing, always pull the handle UPWARDS and then turn the key.
- Wooden windows: Before opening, unlock the metal latches at the TOP and BOTTOM of the window.

Stink Bugs:
- The handheld vacuum cleaner is located under the TV.
- Vacuum the bug.
- You can release it on the terrace.

Luggage:
- There are two wardrobes in the cabin for your luggage. Feel free to use them to free up your space.

Sports Equipment:
Located on our terrace in the large brown "wooden" chest.

  • Badminton: Court next to the pergola; rules on the board for beginners, on the maple tree next to the court.
  • Table tennis: Equipment in the chest.
  • Basketball: Ball in the chest.
  • Electronic darts: Below the apartments. Equipment in the chest.
  • Foosball: Below the apartments. Pull the side lever to release the balls.
  • Bocce: Court below the apartments. Balls are in the small house next to the court, rules on the board for beginners.
  • Frisbee golf: Starting point at the musical well, rules on the yellow board. The frisbee is next to the court.

In the Cabin:
- Board games: Dominoes, Cards, Yahtzee, Connect 4... (in the large wooden box in the fireplace room).
- Brain teaser: "She takes apart, He puts together". Located on the notepad. The goal is to leave it assembled.
- Whispering mugs: "Something beautiful".
- Compatibility test: "Love test" near the fireplace.
- Make me laugh if you can: cards in a plastic box.
- Pannonian seal: "Something very beautiful", our favorite.
- I love you in 80 languages: "That's it. I love you."

Walking (Google Maps suggestions):
- Look for the precise "board" instructions on the path with cherry laurels.

Other:
- Mountain horseback riding: sumskastala.rs (mention you are our guests for a discount).
- Talk to yourself: Psychotherapy corner behind the Wigwam.
- Petting the cat: Free of charge. :)

Take a walk and explore the hidden corners of the estate:

  • Milica's creek: Dedicated to the poetess Milica Stojadinović.
  • Wigwam: Discover your Native American name and leave your mark.
  • Jacob's wishing well: At the entrance to the lower section. It granted our wish, give it a try!
  • Isidora's well: A newer well hiding a romantic secret (approach quietly).
  • Two totems: You will recognize them by the red heart. On the back is a tool to carve your initials.
  • Red bicycle: A corner dedicated to couples in love.
  • Seesaws: Try to decipher the messages.
  • Hyperbaric benches: Rest benches, "ozone boxes".
  • Recommend a book: Between the two windows with a mirror.
  • Saint Petka's small church: A must-visit.
  • Srđan's bench: Find it and sit down, you will feel wonderful.
  • Barefoot path: For the brave.
  • Secret passage: For the persistent.
  • E-Herbarium: For nature lovers.
  • Lonely walnut tree with a red heart.
  • In short, an open-air museum.

If you want to play, look at the scrolls on the fireplace. Please return them neatly to their place.

  • Geocache (treasure hunt)
  • Photocache (photo hunt)
  • Forest riddle
  • Živko (a nerve-testing game, near the electronic darts)
  • Museum of Love (near the badminton court)

FM Radio "Platan":
- Our commercial-free radio station. Tuned to 108 MHz.
- Note: The radio receiver in the fireplace room cannot be moved.

Home Theater:
- 50 selected movie classics.
- 300 evergreen music videos from the '40s to '90s.
- Scan the TV QR code on the fireplace for details.

- Do not look for standard TV channels, we don't have them. We offer the exclusive Platan TV and Radio program.

  • Univerexport (supermarket): near the traffic light (1 km)
  • Small grocery store: near the traffic light (1 km)
  • Green market (if you really must): near the monastery, open until 10 AM (1 km)
  • Butcher shop (unusual cracklings): near the monastery (1 km)
  • Bakery "Fruška" (mantije and other pastries): (500 m)
    063 327 632
  • Pizza grill-fast food Oktava (genuinely good): (1 km)
    022 466 046
  • Restaurant Stadion (delivery available) their Karađorđeva schnitzel is about half a meter long:
    060 174 6767
  • Restaurant Stari Orah (local Srem cuisine):
    062 466 233
  • Klopa kod Zeme, great pizza, they have everything (delivery):
    069 510 0165
  • We kindly ask you once again to fill out the Guestbook, if you haven't done so already.
  • Check-in: from 2:00 PM.
  • Check-out: by 12:00 PM (noon).
  • Late check-out: staying up to 6 hours after the designated check-out time is charged at 50% of the nightly rate and depends on accommodation availability.
  • Breakages: If you break something, don't worry, we don't charge for it. Just be sure to report it so we can fix it!
  • Noise: Please respect the peace and quiet, being mindful of other guests. We have installed sound insulation, but we still need your help.
  • Smoking: Allowed, but please be careful and do not throw cigarette butts off the terrace (there is a lot of dry wood around).
  • Pets: We love them as much as you do, but please do not let them roam unattended out of respect for other guests.
  • Stink bugs: They are harmless and part of nature. You have a small bug vacuum under the TV if they bother you. Please don't report bugs, cobwebs, or squirrels to us. You are in the forest. :)

Our Proposal for One-Day Trips

  1. Walk to the Vrdnik tower and Stone therapy, via the secret passage and mulched path.
  2. Location: Stone Therapy
  1. Location: Bešenovo Lake (Beli kamen).
  2. Distance to Bešenovo: 12 km.
  3. Route: Via Jazak and Mala Remeta.
  4. Equipment: Water, snacks/sandwich.
  5. Meal: Restaurant Lugarnica, Mala Remeta (venison goulash, mention that Vesna from Platan recommended it to the owner, Ljilja).
  1. Velika Remeta Monastery: Baroque bell tower (approx. 40m), replica of the Cave of Bethlehem, healing drinking water spring.
  2. Grgeteg Monastery: Three-story dormitories, iconostasis by Uroš Predić, copy of the Hilandar icon of the Three-Handed Theotokos.
  3. Krušedol Monastery: Medieval tradition and Baroque influences, burial sites of historical figures (Patriarch Arsenije III Čarnojević, King Milan Obrenović).
  4. Meal: Restaurant in Krušedol (check working hours after 6 PM) or Mines restaurant (veal under the bell/sač).
  1. Vrdnik mysterious stairs: Distance 1.5 km, walk through the forest.
  2. Milica's spring: Distance approx. 1 km from the stairs towards Novi Sad (turn left before the uphill), specific air quality.
  3. Beli majdan (Baća's cave): Distance 7 km (before Rakovac), uphill walk of approx. 200 meters, viewpoint.
  1. Visit the Wigwam (dogs are not allowed inside).
  2. Visit the small church.
  3. Psychotherapy corner and much more.

Enjoy your stay!

Yours, Vesna and Dragan

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