Mountain hotel Portasky
| Business category 1 | Other Business Services |
| City ( of main office ) | Pec pod Sněžkou, CZ, Czech Republic |
| Address | Velka UPA 110 |
| Phones | 420-608-901390 |
| Fax | 420 |
| Web site | www.portasky.cz |
| About | Portasky mountain lodge is located in the most spectacular part of the beautiful Krkonose National Park. The lodge has been built above Velka UPA village 1050 metres above see level, and is located on the well-known tourist path from Velka UPA to the highest peak of the Czech Republic Snezka. The lodge is open all year round and offers its visitors wide range of activities including skiing, hiking and mountain biking, there are family activities as well as plenty of leisure time for people who come to the mountains just to rest and relax. The lodge offers accommodation up to 90 guests at the same time. All rooms and 2-4 person apartments are newly reconstructed, there are also shared large doormitories for 11 and 13 guests. There is a bar and a large restaurant open all day as well as eatery which serves 50 people. For the little ones up to 6 years old there is a play room where children can play with their parents or on their own. The restaurant is equipped with a Juke box for dance and entertainment. There is a large common entertainment room on the first floor where up to 50 guests can watch television, video, play table tennis, table soccer and other games. The restaurant offers wide range of Czech and Italian cousine. The guests can select a half-board, fullboard or a la carte dining. There is a range of special diets available on request. The bar offers wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks including mixed drinks. Winter Activities: The lodge and its location offers their guests a selection of activities including skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing and hiking. In the evenings guests are invited to join the entertainment room with all its activities and games, have a drink in the bar or take advantage of the sauna with indoor pool. There are three ski lifts 1000, 450 and 250 metres located really close to the lodge. Immediately next lodge is end station of ski lift. There is a 1750 m long ski slope for the more experienced skiers from lodge to down station of chair lift. Aproximately 50 metres down from lodge is the shortest ski lift, with snowboard park fascility open for the enjoyment of all snowboardists, which guarnatees high security for them and other skiers. There is a ski school available for children and beginners. For the more experienced cross-country skier there is a difficult path to Ruzova Hora (Pink mountain) and the bottom of Snezka about 5 km long, the less difficult tourist path around Penkavci Vrch (Finch hill) is about 4, 5 km long. Summer Activities: Krkonose National Park and Portasky lodge offer plenty of summer activities ranging from walking and hiking in the beautiful nature, mountain biking, paragliding, darts, billiard to sauna, indoor swimming, BBQ, garden parties, playground and more. Taking advantage of the mountain air this high above see level for prolonged periods of time is known to bring relief to people with pylon allergies. There are various day trips offered to smaller groups and families offered by own offroad (7 p. + driver) . How to get there: There is a regular bus service from Prague, the bus stop and a car park are located at the bottom of a chair lift from Velka UPA to Portasky. In summer it is possible to park directly next to the lodge. In winter the chair lift is used for transportanion from the car / bus park to the lodge, there are snowcat, snow scooter and offroad cars that carry luggage. And a taxi services is in place also. |
| Date | 2011 Oct 29, 09:10 |