Zakidovo Guest House

Zakidovo Guest House stands on the Valdayka River at the edge of Zakidovo village in Valday National Park. It is 20 km from the M10 Moscow–St Petersburg highway, including 2.5 km on a forest road. Distances are 400 km from Moscow, 320 km from St Petersburg and 160 km from Veliky Novgorod. There are 2 cottages with utilities: one has 2 rooms, while the other is divided into 2 halves with separate entrances. The houses have electricity, gas, heating and sewerage, plus refrigerator, stove, microwave, water heater, TV, iron, Wi-Fi and parking. The larger house has 2 separate halves, each for 4 guests, with an insulated veranda, kitchen, living room and bedrooms; the smaller single-storey house sleeps 3–4 people and has a kitchen and bathroom. Facilities include a bath-sauna, a large spring-fed pond, picnic area with barbecue, and boat rental. In summer guests can swim, boat and fish; the forest is good for mushrooms and berries. The private farm sells fresh meat including fallow deer, deer and wild boar, sausages and prepared foods, poultry and eggs including chicken, goose, duck, quail, chicken eggs and quail eggs. Farm tours visit wild-animal enclosures by all-terrain vehicle. Rates and reservations are available by phone.