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That applies only to New Year holidays, otherwise the hut is open every weekend from Friday at 15:00 to Sunday at 16:00. It is possible to arrange for the hut to open during the week too. In the attic there are two rooms with shared bunks for 20 persons each. Discount also applies to PZS members. If you avoid the Sunday crowd, usually from 9:00 to 13:00 it is very pleasant in the hut, the warden is friendly and the service is excellent. As I said, I avoid Sundays, I come exclusively on Saturdays. On Sundays I usually visit other huts on Ivanščica that not many people visit. In the hut at Majer under Oštrcgrad the warden is Dragec who was previously the warden in Pasarićev dom. It is also pleasant there with excellent service. The fastest way to Majer is via the path over Mrzljak and at Grobek continue straight (there is a sign). The hut at Belecgrad is also pleasant but only drinks are served, it is open only on Sundays. It is located on the southern side at the foot of Ivanščica. You can reach it also via Mrzljak and at Črnim Mlakama turn towards Beligam. Good luck on Ivanščica.
Pasarićev dom: Berislav Geček +385 98 872471
Majer: Dragec Hanžek +385 98 418225
Belecgrad: Stjepan Hanžek +385 91 7941399

Dear Velkavrh, a little clarification. Ivanščica is located on the border of Varaždin County from the north side, starting point for ascent is the town Ivanec and Lepoglava, and Krapina-Zagorje County from the south side, starting point is Belec, Lobor and Budinščina. Krapina is not under Ivanščica at all, it is far to the west under the mountain Strahinjščica. Mt. hut Pasaričeva kuća on the top is open all year round only on weekends and holidays.

Hiking trails on the northern side of Ivanščica are marked by HPD Ivančica from Ivanec. Currently there are three paths from that side. Path via Konj, Mrzljak and Prekrižje. For the Pioneer path over Stričec ridge a few years ago it was decided not to mark it anymore for preserving valuable protected flora. That decision in my opinion has no purpose because the path is well trodden and follows the ridge so there is no orientation problem, hikers still use it in large numbers. It is considered the hardest and most beautiful hiking path on Ivanščica.
Regarding New Year's Eve 31.12.2017, the warden announced working hours two weeks earlier saying the hut works till 16:00 that day and then again on New Year from 7:00. Everyone who comes to Ivanščica on Sundays and holidays in recent years is aware of the crowd in the hut those days. The warden says the hut is closed on NYE night and doesn't organize New Year welcome because he wouldn't manage to clean and prepare for a large number of hikers on New Year's morning.
We also welcomed New Year on Ivanščica summit, we asked around and knew the hut would be closed, prepared for the forecasted wind and in the end we had a good time.
As Michelangelo says, not everything is black and white. It's been more than 10 years since I came to Pasarićev dom on Ivanščica on Sunday due to the big crowd. We often come Saturday evening when the hut is empty, the warden is exceptionally kind and has never chased us out though we often stay past 22:00.