Main building
Rooms for families and large groups, a dining room with a common room and a chapel right in the house. A good base for a holiday or a larger gathering.
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A mountain lodge with a family feel
We look after our guests like our own family
Here you can gather strength for whatever lies ahead. You will find peace and quiet, home cooking, a chapel for silent rest and the mountains right outside the door.
- Families with children: a new playground, a small pool and a meadow by the lodge
- School trips to the countryside and camps: full board and a sports ground all to yourselves
- Courses and training camps: peace and quiet for your own programme
- Spiritual retreats and faith communities: a chapel right in the house
Accommodation
Choose how you would like to stay
60 beds all year round, right on the Beskids ridge, for families, groups and whole schools.
Wooden cottage
A smaller log cabin with its own Finnish sauna, a short walk from the main building. Fragrant wood, privacy and quiet for families and smaller groups.
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Group stays
Exclusive hire for school trips, camps, courses and training camps. The dining room, sports ground and meadow all to yourselves.
More about stays for schools and groupsAccommodation from CZK 640 per person per night, room only · Full price list
What you will find here
Pool by the lodgeinflatable, for cooling off in summer
Children's playgroundnew climbing frames and swings
Fire pit with seatingevenings by the fire under the stars
Sports groundartificial surface, 31 × 13 m
Downhill and cross-country skiingGruňský ledovec slope by the lodge, cross-country trails along the ridge
Fireplace and dining roomhome cooking for 60 guests
Chapel in the housea quiet place under our own roof
Finnish saunain the wooden cottage, after a hike or a day on skis
The view from the lodge into the valley
One view, a thousand pictures
The same window, the same ridge, a different landscape every time. This is what you will see from the terrace through the year.
Our patron
St Joseph, a loving and caring father
He is our model in how we welcome everyone who comes to us. Besides looking after your comfort, we want to make room for the soul to rest as well: the lodge has a chapel for quiet reflection, and nearby we care for the little wooden Church of Our Lady.
Yet the most beautiful church of all is still the hills and forests that surround you here on every side.
Discover the story of the house and the association
Mountains on the doorstep
What you can do here
The lodge stands right on a ridge trail. Step outside the door and you are in the mountains.
Hiking
The ridge trail from the lodge takes you to Bílý kříž, Smrk and Lysá hora, with views all the way.
Skiing
The Gruňský ledovec slope with its ski tow starts a few steps from the lodge, Armaturka is a little further on, and by car you can also reach the SKI areál Bílá resort. In winter, machine-groomed cross-country trails run along the ridge.
Cycling
Loops around Gruň for families and longer ridge rides for well-trained cyclists.
Dark sky area
The Beskids are among the darkest places in the Czech Republic. On a clear night you will see the stars here as in few other places.
Wooden church
The little Church of Our Lady on Gruň is a listed cultural monument in our care. Occasional Masses are held here.
Lysá hora
The queen of the Beskids (1323 m) is in sight from the terrace. Climbing it is one of those experiences nobody should leave Gruň without.
From our guests' letters
What our guests say
Plan your stay
Call +420 731 604 114 or write to us. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
Right now on Gruň
A window onto the ridge, even from home
A live view from the lodge looking south-east. On a clear day you can see as far as Malá Fatra.
How to get here
Dům svatého Josefa (St Joseph's House), Staré Hamry 60, 739 1549°29'18″ N · 18°28'59″ E · 815 m above sea level
By car from Staré Hamry up to Gruň, right to the lodge. Snow chains are useful in winter.
On foot from Ostravice along the ridge trail, roughly a two-hour walk.
Free parking right by the lodge.
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Here I can rest, here I can be
near the stars, and God near me.