Szénpataki kulcsosház
Spartacus kulcsosház
The place
Kulcsosház (key-access lodge) managed by Ipoly Erdő Zrt., in the Ipoly forest region of Hungary, at 405 m elevation. Listed among the company's Bakancsszállások (budget accommodations), which operates several types of lodging: premium guesthouses, youth forest hostels, and budget lodges like this one. Booking required; email contact: szenpatak@ipolyerdo.hu.
Getting there
Kulcsosház ("house of keys" = Hungarian key-access lodge). 27 beds across 4 rooms with terraces (room 1: 9, room 2: 6, room 3: 7, room 4: 5). Wood rooms heated by ceramic stoves (dry wood included). Enclosed glass veranda as a winter common room. BBQ area. Sanitary block with 2 showers + 2 toilets, hot water via wood-fired boiler. Access via Königsrét (Királyrét) → paved forest road. On foot to Nagy-Hideg-hegy, Csóványos, Magas-Tax. National Blue Trail 1.5 km away.
The setting
Szén-patak valley, heart of the Börzsöny (northern Hungary, 47.92°N 18.97°E, 405 m, Pest county), 3 km north of Királyrét.
A bit of history
Former forestry woodcutters' cabin, later a tourist shelter known as the "Spartacus Tourist House." Essential renovation (30 million forints from the Active Hungary Program) completed, with official inauguration on 30 September 2025.
