Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
Type: Farmhouse
Beds: 4 
Baths: 2 
Sleeps: 10Welcome to the tranquility of the Belgian Ardennes. Situated in the small hamlet of Wathermal in the province of Luxembourg, La Maison Charmante, our beautifully refurbished farmhouse, is the place to enjoy a quiet time of relaxation to ease your mind and soothe your soul.
Maison Charmante: The old, ivy-laden walls typify this area farmhouse, built about 150 years ago. The spacious grounds are quiet and serene with abundant berries and flowers. There is a lovely pavilion below the house as well as a functional, covered grill area. Also on the property is the original “Bakhaus” where the neighbors would gather to bake their bread and share the latest news. The oven still works well for baking bread, pizza or “flammkuchen”, an Alsace specialty. This enchanting old structure, fitted with table and chairs, is great for wine and cheese tasting, both of which are readily available. When you enter the house, you might imagine you have departed the Ardennes and are in a cozy Scandinavian cabin 2000 kilometers north of here. The previous owners built Finnish houses so they decided to do the inside of the house in typical Finnish fashion. The wood provides a cozy atmosphere that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer and very easy to maintain.
Day Trips: Three countries are within a few minutes drive. You can wake up in Belgium, shop in Germany and Luxembourg and be back home for lunch. One hour to the north is Maastricht, Holland where on Wednesdays and Fridays there is a wonderful market. Here are some approximate driving times to other popular destinations: Luxembourg City - 1 hour; Brussels - 1 1/2 hours; Trier (oldest city in Germany)- 1 1/2 hour; Bruges (Venice of the North) 2 1/2 hours; Cologne or Dusseldorf - 2 hours, Strasbourg - 3 hours; Paris - 3.5 hours; Basel - 5 hours. If you prefer to travel by train, there are excellent connections from Gouvy - 5 minutes. There are numerous Michelin rated restaurants located in the area. This area is not only beautiful but also truly a gastronomic delight.Within a short driving distance, there are several golf courses. The most popular one is in Clervaux, Luxembourg, about a 25 minute drive.
History: Our lovely area wasn’t always so peaceful. We are situated just between Malmedy and Bastogne where over 70,000 Americans gave their lives in the Battle of the Bulge. Nearby is the place where General Patton relieved the embattled 101st airborne division who were on the brink of defeat. (google patton bastogne 12/25) Patton is buried, along with 5,075 other American soldiers, about an hour south of here, in the American cemetery in the city of Luxembourg. (google luxembourg american cemetery) When you visit the monument and museum in Bastogne (google american memorial bastogne), you will come to appreciate even more the “greatest generation”. Thanks to them, we can live here and you can come for a visit.
We have been in this area for the past 15 years. Rosanne grew up in the Boston area - Ken in western North Carolina. We live 5 minutes from the rental property in an old farmhouse that we renovated. We have 6 children, 7 grandchildren, 3 horses, a dogs and a cat. We love this area because it is so peaceful. It reminds us of the days when we grew up in America - when there were fewer lawyers, less media and more time.Ken plays guitar and fly fishes. Rosanne loves decorating and is a gourmet cook.
Rental security deposit : 300 €. If no damage, fully refundable 2 weeks after departure.
Advance as a % of the rent : 30 %.
Processing fee : 0 €.
Charges not included : Cleaning fee is 100.00 € for use of 1 or 2 Bedrooms, 125.00 € for 3 bedrooms, 150.00 € for all bedrooms.
Electricity: Based strictly on usage; Heating Nov & March: €50 per week, Dec, Jan & Feb €75 per week.
Famous World War II battlefields.
Belgian Ardennes Information: - ://www.wallonie-tourisme.be/contenus/and_what_about_the_ardennes_____/en/2520.; - ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes; - ://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/tourism/the_ardennes/; - ://www.ftlb.be/en/ardenne/salm_sources_ourthe.php?&pay_id=13#liste; Golf: There are several courses in the Ardennes. Here are 2 links. - ://www.europeangolfholidays.com/belgium/durbuy (about one hours drive) - ://www.worldgolf.com/courses/luxembourg/golf-club-de-clervaux. (about 25 minutes drive to Clervaux, the most popular course in our area)
Nearby Shopping Center. Great restaurants. Golf.
Railway station - 5 minutes.
Rural farm and logging area.
English, German, French
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights.We accept payment per PayPal (credit card payment also possible). Long Weekend and Mid-Week rates also available. 10% discount for stay longer than 2 weeks. Rental security deposit : 300 €. If no damage, fully refundable 2 weeks after departure. Advance as a % of the rent : 30 %. Processing fee : 0 €. Charges not included : Cleaning fee is 100.00 € for use of 1 or 2 Bedrooms, 125.00 € for 3 bedrooms, 150.00 € for all bedrooms. Electricity: Based strictly on usage; Heating Oct, Nov, March & April: €50 per week, Dec, Jan & Feb €75 per week.
The 5 of us - two adults and three young children - stayed at this excellent vacation home in Wathermal in August. The home is spacious and very well cared for, with plenty of room outdoors for the kids to run (including a small playground just down the street). The location is fantastic - an ideallic setting in the breathtaking Ardennes, with easy drives to Bastogne and Luxembourg. And the best part of our stay was meeting Ken and Roseanne, who set a new standard in hospitality. They are very knowledgeable about the area, and they went out of their way to ensure we had an enjoyable stay. We highly recommend visiting them and their vacation property.
My Husband and I were here in May 2010 and we were blown away by the attention to detail. The kitchen is huge and very modern, the dinning room and living room are open with beautiful views over looking the back yard and country side. The walls are covered in lovely knotty pine and the floors are all solid wood too. There are 2 comfortable down couches in the living in front of the fireplace where you can sit and chat or watch TV or watch your friends play pool! This is a great location for visiting the WWII sites and touring the Ardennes. The bedrooms are decorated nicer than most homes! Why stay in a hotel when you can stay in a beautiful house with all the comforts of home! They have made this house turn key ready....all you will need is your clothes and toiletries! We loved it!
We gathered in Wathermal for a family & friends reunion during the Christmas and New Year of 2010. We had never been to the Ardennes and since I was the group̢۪s coordinator, I was a bit nervous. When we walked into the Pittman̢۪s homely rental, exhausted from our long car ride from Bruges, we were utterly relieved and surprised at how beautiful the home was. A gorgeous baby grand piano stood in the center of the family room. The bedrooms were tastefully furnished and Christmas decorations adorned the whole house. They even had an iPod docking station! The kitchen was fully equipped with everything we needed to feed a large group. We spent 8 days amid snowflakes and snow ski̢۪s. This was the most relaxing part of our trip to Belgium. Thank you to the Pittman̢۪s.
Your Belgium Ardennes Holiday
