From the verandas used for summertime basking, the patients of the Heidehaus were soothed by the same blissful view. A new classic has breathed life into the old interiors.

A doctor from nearby Görlitz called the luxury guesthouse from 1896 the Heather House. Later, the facility hosted Brothers of Mercy, and afterwards, Franciscan Sisters: it is their pointy cornets that gave the house the name “Jaskółka” (“Swallow”). Since the 1960s, it has been a resort for Soviet astronauts, and later, for Polish presidents. It took years of work by conservationists to restore Jaskółka to the state it was in a century ago. Design icons look at their reflections in old parquet floors, hang from ornate ceilings and hug the doorframes.

For adults only.

Cloud-shrouded mountaintops of the Giant Mountains and a large park immersed in the sea of rhododendron flowers can be seen from the glazed porch of the 19th-century gem located on the slope of the Jizera Mountains ridge, breathing the Alpine air.
Meticulously restored woodcarvers’ masterpieces are balanced by the modern simplicity of the interior design. Each bathroom is tiled with stone sourced from a different part of the world, with spring water flowing from faucets.

For adults only.