Manuc's Inn (Hanul lui Manuc), Bucharest

When you are traveling for a longer period of time without any concrete plans, arriving in a capital city without any pre-booked accommodation can be a daunting prospect. A few days before we were due to travel to Bucharest we met Unrest (actually Ernest, a charming Swiss) traveling in the opposite direction to us who recommended we try Hanul Lui Manuc. We recognized the name having seen it as particularly recommended in our Lonely Planet and we tried to make a reservation via the hotel’s website but this function appeared not to be available. When we arrived in Bucharest we headed straight ... more

It's a big place in Bucharest that leaves you speechless with its design. The Inn it's about 200 years old. It is amazing how the building resisted in time when the other 70 buildings that were almost the same with it ( same design, same goal), vanished forever. The one leader of this building was Emanuel Mirsaian Manuc Bey, a very rich merchant and a man that was interested in the political life in 1800. The style of the building is similar with the Brancoveanu's family. The shape of square, of a castle, the indoors made from wood. The construction is amazingly simple, originally and ... more