Glamping and tiny houses

What it is

Glamping comes from glamorous camping. It means holiday accommodation in an attractive natural setting with comfortable furnishings. It spread in the 21st century, markedly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is often linked with the idea of a digital detox and sustainability.

According to the available data, at the start of 2023 the highest concentration of glamping sites in Czechia was in Vysočina, and the lowest in northern Moravia.

Types

Type	What makes it special	Watch out for
Furnished tent, tipi	closest to nature	night-time temperature, the noise of rain
Shepherd’s hut (maringotka)	cosy, often with a stove	little space
Treehouse	the view, the experience	stairs, children, the toilet at night
House on the water	water beneath your window	mosquitoes, stability
Railway carriage	an unusual interior	cramped
Tiny house	a fully equipped small house	storage space

Tiny house

A tiny house is a miniature, fully equipped and habitable house, usually of roughly 10–20 m². The tiny-house movement promotes smaller, simpler living. For a stay it is ideal for two: a kitchenette, a shower, a bed and a big window onto the landscape.

Questions before booking

1. Where are the toilet and shower? In the unit, or a few metres across the meadow?
2. Heating: a stove, electricity or nothing? What is it like at night in April?
3. Electricity: enough to charge a phone? Is there a fridge?
4. Access: can you drive right up to it? And after dark?
5. Rain: where do you spend the day when it rains?
6. Children and stairs: crucial for treehouses.