MEZI PLUTKY, Czechia
Where a 200-year-old Wallachian farmhouse becomes contemporary, barefoot quiet luxury
Čeladná 266
739 12 Čeladná, Czechia
Type: boutique hotel, design hotel, heritage hotel, independent hotel
Style: minimalist, Nordic
Vibe: quiet, in the countryside, mountain refuge
Between Fences — Between Worlds
In the village of Čeladná, in the quiet green valley folds of the Beskydy mountains, stands a 19th-century farmhouse — meticulously restored, and now called Mezi Plutky. The name literally means “between fences,” and this hotel is exactly that: between past and present, between tradition and design modernism, between rural Czech soul and Scandinavian restraint. It is only four rooms — twelve adult guests maximum — but it has the presence of a place that knows its own meaning. Original sandstone floors underfoot, shingled roof in aged larch, exposed timber beams, doors and cabinetry in Czech oak made by craftspeople — yet sofas by Hay, chairs by Karl Andersson & Söner, Ronan Bouroullec in the garden, Patricia Urquiola by the fire, a rocking sheep by Povl Kjer. It is a dialogue, not a concept — a lived conversation between heritage and now.
Design as Poetry, Not Decoration
Here, design is not styling — it is feeling. You walk barefoot because the stone invites barefoot. The filtered palette — milk-grey flagstones, limed whites, honeyed wood, putty linens — makes your nervous system exhale. Upstairs, the loft suites are minimalist cocoons in grey-brown wood and white beams; downstairs, the “guest suite” is stone, terracotta, rough walls. A new barn holds a summer bedroom. Doors were replaced with glass — the old farmhouse now fills with moving daylight. The herb garden grows the same plants identified in Basilius Besler’s 1613 botanical works. And the Moravian tapestry by Petr Nikl, woven in the nearby tapestry manufactory, anchors the house in local cultural memory. Everything is intentional, everything is tactile, everything is quiet.
Communal Life, Country Rhythm
The open kitchen and living room are the emotional centre of Mezi Plutky — fire lit, music low, natural wine poured, Austrian and South Moravian bottles opened, Czech beer cold. Breakfast is ritual: Petr bakes dark bread, blueberry jam made in the house, farmers deliver cheeses and yoghurt, eggs with lard before Beskydy hikes. Dinner is optional — chosen at breakfast, cooked personally — or the owners point you to their own favourite countryside tables. Guests are older than 12 (unless you take the whole house privately). The point is not “family hotel” — the point is adult quiet, slowness, the sound of your own thinking in nature. Outside: pond, gardens, meadows, forest, mountains. Inside: fire, books, wine.
DNA Hotels Verdict
Mezi Plutky is rustic minimalism elevated into art — a place where architecture protects the past while letting modernity breathe through it. A deeply personal Czech country retreat that proves luxury can be softness, silence, and soul. For travellers who understand that the most refined design is the one you can feel under bare feet.
Amenities:
• bar • bicycle rental • free WiFi • garden • free on-site parking • skiing • outdoor swimming pool (open all year)
