Bujtina Kaçaku · Mountain Guesthouse in Rugova, Kosovo

The wooden guesthouse under limestone cliffs, with a camper parked on the meadow

Wake Up Facing
the Peaks

High in the Rugova valley, on the Peaks of the Balkans trail, Bujtina Kaçaku is a family-run guesthouse with balconies facing the peaks. Whether you arrive on foot after a long stage or come for a quiet escape, a warm room and a full table are waiting.

Family run

Rooms & Balconies

Modern, spacious and very clean rooms, each with a private bathroom and a private balcony. Hot showers, fast Wi-Fi, and a shared lounge with couches and a fireplace for the evenings.

Explore Rooms

Bedroom with the balcony door open to the valley

Room with pine-clad wall, double bed and a wood stove

Bed beside a glass door opening onto the garden and the mountains

Wooden dining room and lounge with a hanging fireplace

Amenities

Balconies

Private balconies facing the peaks

Wi-Fi

Fast Wi-Fi for every guest

Fireplace

A shared lounge with couches and a fireplace

Hot showers

Private bathrooms with clean, hot showers

Meadow below the cliffs with small cabins and camping gear

Ways to Stay

Choose a spacious room with a private bathroom and balcony, or a family room that sleeps five, with a king bed, two singles and a sofa. Every room is modern and kept very clean.

Carrying a tent? Camping spots come with electricity, and a little shop sells drinks and snacks. Dinner and breakfast are home-cooked, and there is plenty of it.

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Your Perfect Room

Family Room

Sleeps:5 guests

Room Specials:

A king bed, two single beds and a sofa: room for the whole family after a day on the trail. Like every room, it has its own bathroom with a hot shower and a private balcony facing the peaks.

All Room Features:

Private bathroom, hot shower
Private balcony with a mountain view
Fast Wi-Fi
Shared lounge with a fireplace
Home-cooked dinner and breakfast

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Guest Room

View:The Rugova peaks

Room Specials:

Modern, spacious and very clean, with a private bathroom and a private balcony. The view comes up in guest reviews more than almost anything else.

All Room Features:

Private bathroom, hot shower
Private balcony with a mountain view
Fast Wi-Fi
Shared lounge with a fireplace
Home-cooked dinner and breakfast

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Camping

Pitches:With electricity

Camping Specials:

Pitch your tent in the meadow with the peaks all around. One guest camped here and loved it so much she stayed two extra days.

All Camping Features:

Electricity at the pitch
Hot showers
Little shop for drinks and snacks
Home-cooked dinner and breakfast

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Rugova valley

A Haven of Peace High in Rugova

“The views from Bujtina Kaçaku are insane.”Bree Z., Google review

Herbal mountain tea in a glass pot on a wooden terrace table

Covered terrace with wooden beams looking out over the Rugova valley

A large home-baked pie with small bowls of honey

Family run

A family business, with herbal mountain tea for new arrivals.

Mountain guesthouse

Here, the only thing better than the rooms is the view from the balcony.

Location

Drelaj, in the Rugova valley near Pejë: a stage stop on the Peaks of the Balkans trail.

Basecamp for the Peaks

In Drelaj, high in the Rugova valley west of Pejë, the guesthouse sits right on the Peaks of the Balkans trail. Walk in at the end of a stage, or drive up through the gorge. Spring, summer and autumn, the trail starts at the door.

Get Directions

Peaks of the BalkansA stage stop on the trail

Plus code P45C+Q9Rugovë, Lekë Pepa, Drelaj, Pejë

Days in Rugova

From the doorstep

Clouds over the forested Rugova mountains beside the guesthouse

Hike the
Peaks

A stage stop on the Peaks of the Balkans

The guesthouse with its long wooden balconies under a bright sky

Balconies
& Views

Wake up to the peaks from your own balcony

Breakfast of fried dough, cheese, jam and honey on a long table by the fireplace

Home-cooked,
Plentiful

Dinner and breakfast from the family kitchen

Hikers come for the trail, and guests mention the views again and again. Some stay a day or two longer than they planned.

Plan Your Stay

The carved Bujtina Kaçaku guesthouse sign hanging from a tree, mountains behind

Your

Base for the Peaks of the Balkans

From your own balcony, look out across the Rugova valley to the limestone peaks. Hiking is the reason most guests come, and the view is why they remember it. At Bujtina Kaçaku, your time is your own.

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What Guests Say

“I camped here and loved it so much I stayed two extra days. The view is stunning, the food is delicious and plentiful and the hosts are welcoming.”
Karen S., Local Guide

4.9 ★ on Google · 157 reviews

More Reviews

The guesthouse in autumn sun, wooded hills turning gold behind it

Family Run,
Family Table.

Bujtina Kaçaku is a family business, and it feels like one. New arrivals are welcomed with herbal mountain tea, and the home-cooked dinners are, in one guest’s words, “delicious and plentiful”.

Home-cooked Food

The wooden dining room with long tables and a hanging fireplace

No more words

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The guesthouse glowing at night under a dark sky

Home-cooked food,
and plenty of it.

Dinner and breakfast are home-cooked and served in the wooden dining room or out on the terrace, with the valley in view. Guests remember the herbal mountain tea on their first night.