The lodge stands on Mala planina, a slightly lower part of the Velika planina mountain plateau; here are the old alpine settlements. The first closed-type outpost was arranged by black mountaineers in a rented hut on Mala planina, which was opened on 1 May 1954. Since they were unable to buy the hut, they began building their own home in 1962; it partly served its purpose as early as 1966, and was fully upgraded and opened in 1970. Many things were later improved and modernized in the home.
The three dining rooms have 45 seats, a bar counter; there are 60 seats at the tables in front of the home; there are 20 beds in 7 rooms and 25 (12 + 13) beds in a dormitory; WC; central heating, running water, electricity.
View:
From the home, especially from the top ridge above it, there is a beautiful view on all sides. To the east, the grassy and forested slopes of Velika planina descend towards Volovljek and the upper valley of Podvolovljek, above which, on the other side, is the Rogač group; in the south, the view extends across the Ljubljana Basin, the Polhov Gradec Hills, the Crimea and Mokrec to Nanos, Javorniki and Snežnik to Snježnik and Risnjak in Gorski Kotar; to the west is near Krvavec, which closes the view to the west, as we see only the southern and south-eastern part of the Julian Alps; from the northwest to the northeast, the peaks of the Kamnik Alps from Grintovec, Skuta, Brana, Planjava to Ojstrica rise to Velika planina, and the highest peak of Velika planina, Gradišče or Njivice, is nearby.