The Dipper
- Apartment 1.1
- Ground level
- about 75 m²
- Comfortable for four · up to six
- Terrace
01 · Book your apartment
Twelve homes on the slope, eight ready now and four still in the making, each named after a bird of the Beskidy.
The DipperApartment 1.1Ground level
The Golden EagleApartment 1.2Top level
The Hazel GrouseComing soonApartment 2.1Ground level
The Lesser Spotted EagleApartment 2.2Top level
The Black GrouseComing soonApartment 3.1Ground level
The White StorkApartment 3.2Top level
The Honey BuzzardApartment 4.1Ground level
The Peregrine FalconApartment 4.2Top level
The NutcrackerComing soonApartment 5.1Ground level
The KingfisherComing soonApartment 5.2Top level
The BullfinchApartment 6.1Ground level
The Black StorkApartment 6.2Top level03 · Ski
Six easy steps, from the first lift to the sauna.
04 · Hiking
Eight easy steps, from the first question to the last light.



WinterSpringSummerAutumnSzczyrk’s two mountainsThe frog and the phoenixA feature · Skrzyczne and Klimczok
The trailsColours, distances, plans
The art of photographyLight, fog and viewpoints
Wildlife, watched with respectDeer, foxes and our birds
Huts & food on the waySoup at the top
The winter photographerA winter morning, in five chapters
The landscape park386 km² of protected mountains, from your door
Paragliding over the BeskidyTandem flights and schools05 · Biking
Seven easy steps, from the first question to the last descent.
06 · Horse riding
Riding in the Beskidy, then five stables within an hour, the nearest first.
07 · Lake Żywiec
Eight easy steps, from the first look to a day on the water.



From aboveFrom Góra ŻarFrom the hillsAt golden hourBoat rental at the Zarzecze marinaSail Lake Żywiec, about 20 min from ChikApart.A feature · the Halny sailing club
Rent on the waterKayak, SUP, pedal boat, boat
Beaches & swimmingSwim at your own risk
Sailing & windsurfingSchools, marinas, the wind
Boat cruisesTwo ships from the Tresna dam
Around the lakeŻywiec, the brewery, Góra Żar, the dams
WinterRinks, never the lake ice08 · Szczyrk
Nine easy steps: the town, the places near it, then the practical things.
Near SzczyrkA few minutes away
The centre & the Żylica walkThe square, the river, the main street
Churches & the SanctuaryGórka, St James’, Sts Peter and Paul
The Skalite ski jumpsThree hills, a stage, a museum
Events & marketsFestivals, jumps, fairs
For familiesParks, ropes, playgrounds
The aqua park at Mercure SzczyrkPools, slides and saunas, five minutes away
The rope parkThree routes in the trees, in the centre10 · Utilities & Rental
Eight easy steps, from what you need to who to call.
02 · Book a tour
Your own Vito, the 3 Plans for your comfort, the days out, then booking.
A day, a destination, a driver — with your own VitoBy the day, for the week, or yours to drive
3 Plans for your comfortEssential · Prestige · Signature
KrakówThe royal city
Zakopane & the TatrasCable cars, lakes, thermal pools
Auschwitz-BirkenauMemorial and Museum · Oświęcim
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel FactoryKraków
EnergylandiaThe great theme park
Further favouritesPszczyna, Ojców and shooting09 · Restaurants
Five easy steps, from what you feel like to a table tonight.
01 · Apartments
Twelve apartments, twelve characters, one quiet slope.Eight are ready for you now; four are still in the making.
Every finished home has two bedrooms, a kitchen that lacks nothing and the valley in its window.
On the top level the homes measure about 100 m² (about 75 m² and a 25 m² mezzanine with a king bedroom), open onto a balcony and are comfortable for six, with room for up to eight. On the ground level they measure about 75 m² with a private terrace: comfortable for four, with room for up to six.
Each keeps its own character (a glass gable, a hand-laid stone wall, ochre plaster, black timber) and the name of a bird of the Beskidy. Which one is yours?

A story
You wake before the alarm, because the light has found the room. The house is quiet: black timber, a window full of mountain, and below it the slope falling away through the trees to Szczyrk, still half asleep in its valley.
You make coffee in a kitchen that has everything, and carry the cup out to the balcony or the terrace, whichever your home has. On some mornings, mostly between November and March, the valley lies under a white sea of fog while the summits stand in the sun. If it is white, go up.
Your home carries the name of a mountain bird of the Beskidy. To see one is luck, but the forest is right there. The day has no plan yet, and needs none. The blue trail passes the sanctuary on Górka, a short walk from the door; the lifts of Skrzyczne are a short drive away; your host is one message away on WhatsApp, day and night.
You pour a second cup. The day can wait a little longer.
The sauna · in the building
One sauna room in warm cedar, downstairs, shared by all twelve apartments.
There is no massage in the house: for one, your host books the PURE SPA at the Mercure Szczyrk Resort, about 300 m by road from the residence.
Each apartment
is named after
a bird of the Beskidy
Mountain view
Fully equipped kitchen
Wi-Fi
Smart TV
Parking space
A private terrace (ground level) or a balcony (top level)
Room for up to six guests on the ground level, up to eight on the top level
Fresh linen and towels
The luxurious sauna in the building
Ask us about the best time to use it when you enquire.
Personal check-in at the door
Your host in Arabic, Polish, French and English, 24/7
Home preparation and departure clean
Tell us who is coming, and when. Your host suggests the home that fits you and answers in person on WhatsApp.
The epilogue
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